The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-18
MONTANA MILITIA.


bpOughhs h'rGeents btte
Annual Report.
From the Helena independent.
The acknowledgement of the Montana
National Guards has presented an inter
cstinG report To Governor Toole. Accord
ing tO the last report there were i'm the
National Guard a. officers and 543 en-
listed men. making an aggregate force of
500 men. During the current year three
and n regiment band have
been mustered into service. The Nation.
nj Guard now comprises ono regiment of
infantry. two troops OF cavalry and one
battery of artillery. Various applications
have been received for authority To raise
new companies. from which IL IL
sS;%s": no S shas the in i .:a,s wo shs
numbers Of it's guard should the law lie so
modified as To permit the increase. The
and u il hoped that the business public
will give it's influence and recognition To
she militia. To encourage this the cm-
ployer should allow the necessary time for
drill and e-ncampment. The report says
that the camp at Fort Ellis did much To
familiarisc the officers and men with the
details pertaining To n soldiers life. and
that the benefit received was fully propor-
tionate To the expenses. Special credit Is
ID, First infantry, for marching tai Fort
Ellis and return. Credit is also given to
the citizens of B"zc'man for making the
II Is recommended that tine state establish
a permanent camping ground at Fort
Ellis. The act allowing a per diem during
the annual en-caInpunents has done much
to increase the efficiency OF the service.
Attention is called to the report OF Adju-
tant General j. e.. Kelton, u. =. A., RECON-
meniing state cncampmcnts and certain
necessities i'm connection with them. The
cost OF the cncamplncnt at Fort Ellis To
the state WAS SO, 6.56, the heaviest item
being $?,!ao for pay to the troops. Genera
Rougla recommends the presence of an
army officer at the next annual encamp-
nlcnt to inspect the national guard. The
official register, y. G.. NJ, il as follows,
general headquarters at Helena.
His cxcellency. Joseph *. Toole, COVER
nor and comlnandcr-in-chief: adjutant-
general. Brigadicr~Gensral :. Il; Douglas,
Helena; gnarterniastcr>gensrai. Brigadier-
missary-gcneral.. Brigadicr~S;cneral {. =.
Warren. Butte; IinsBector-general, BriGn-
Ssyor.ssncrai T. nrisadisroGsn.rai s. b.
oneI L. L. Holmes, Butte; aide-dc-samps
Helena; C~oiolonel A. L.. Babcock. Bill
Gi:nJaie; chief OF ~orlidancc, Colonel
general. First Lieutenant William Zas-
trow., Helena. First regiment infantry,
Follow Rsaimcn,ai staff, Col. C.. +.
Lloyd. Butte; Lieutenant Colonel. Harry
G. kessler.. Butte; Major Z. A. Kenney.
Dillon; Captain r. r.. Musser, assistant
surgcon. Helena; Captain +. T. Webb,
chaplain, Helena First hisatenam; b.. n;
+. Loeber, rcRimental 9uartermastcr,
Butte. Company A., Great Falls, 81 men:
Company b., Emmet Guard Butte. ~
men. Co. G.. Meager guards. Helena, 81
men; Go. ID. Virginia City. A5 men; Co. r,
Dillon. ~ men; Co. +. Montana Rifles.
Butte, So men; Co. 9. Washington guards.
Butte. a. men Co. E, Webb guards, Bill
lings. "a men; Co. /, Missoula. S5 mon:
CO.. X. Anaconda, 20 men with regincntal
unattached cavalry; troop h. Capital
guards, Helena. "A men; troop IL, Gallatin
Valley guards. Bozeman. b6 men; unat-
tached artillery. battery A, Helena. A
men. The rccapitulatiou shows that
there are 50 commissioned officers and 7l2
enlisted men, MAX ing n total of 49, men.