St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-22
FLOUR CITY FINDS.
a New Military Company Of
Which the City Nay Well
Be Proud.
Two Minneapolis Couples Run
Away and Are Joined for
Life.
Some of the Property Owners
Make a Kick On the Mime
tOnka Bill.
Big List of LunatieS--Heavy
Damages Asked From Cor
p0ratiOns.

The new independent military com
pany, the Minneapolis Light Guard,
has become quite we'll organized, and
regular drills and meetings have been
held for the past three weeks. Its mem
bership is drawn almost entirely from
those who have served in the national
guard, and most OF them have been
officers. The roll of members is as iol-
lows: j. H. Amory, L. Z. A. Howe, ).
q. Williams, E.. ". Goddard, G. S.
Williams, E. G. Falk, w. j. Wilson. j.
l.. Fournle, j. 5. Taylor, F.B. Matthews,
J.. &. Fisher, Frederick Chambers, l..
r. Redfed, j. G, Rogers, w. NJ. Spanld-
ing.J. H. Blocktin, f. ID. DaSSett, Perry
Harrison, q. e.. Torrance, q. IL. Hutch
ms, John Mcknight, w. Ii. McMullen,
Frank l.. Conkey, f. l.. Douglas, E. ID.
Bartlett.
The organization is incorporated with
a capital stock of $780, 600 Every active
memberiS obliged to deposit a guarantee
of $50 that he will serve three years.
At the end of that time he receives five
shares of stock of a face value of $40
each. besides certain profits. The man.
agement of the guards is placed in the
hands of a board of seven directors, five
of whom are the civic officers OF the
guards. The first board Of directors
and officers is as follows:
President, John l.. Amory: vice pres
Ident, S. q. Williams; secretary, Z. >.
Williams, treasurer, L. p. a. Howe;
auditors. W. j. Wilson, Perry Harrison
aud f. w. Goddard.
The military officers of the guards so
far elected are: Captain, Johns i.
Amory; iirst lieutenant, Perry Harri-
son; first sergeant, L. p. A. Howe;
sergeants, S. q. Williams, +. G. Falk;
corporals, j. l.. FOurnie. w. j. Wilson,
O. G. F0rman. l.. Il. Redfeld. When
the roll reaches fifty members a second
lieutenant, second serge ant and second
corporal will be elected. Four battal-
ions will be formed when the member
ship reaches 10.
The uniform is to be a rather odd
one. The dress coat is buff broad
cloth, double-breasted short Sklrted
tunic, with black cloth trimmings on
collar and cuffs. The trousers are Of
black broadcloth with narrow buff welt.
The dress hat is a black shake with
dropping vizor and a buff and black
pOmpon with a gold ornament OF 4
special deSign-a SiX-pOlnted star with
a circle and Malta cross. The fatigue
coat is black broadclOth with small
standing collar, trimmed with broad,
black braid around edges, collar aud Oh
the back seams. The fatigue cap is
low cadet forage cap of black, with
a black silk cord and a mon
ogram in gold, IN. l.. Co." in front.
The acc0utrements are body belt of
black-grained leather, with a silver
plated belt plate. on which are raised
the letters M. l.. g." in gold, and a
IA - tot, i ..,r,4
plate, on which is the gold-pated design
of the company and the cartridge box.
The due, are Sl2 yearly, and otfenses
are punishable by fines. The uniforms
are to be paid for at the rate of 81 per
week. The field officers are elected by
the line officers and they are elected
from the ranks. OF course an armory
and club house are looked forward to III
the future some time.