, 1892-06-29
AT CAMP MURRAY.
Life in the Hot Sun on an OpeT
Prairie.
What the Boys of Company A and
other Companies are Doing.
Some Personalities of the Camp
ON the Prairie.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
CAMP MURRAY, June 29.-Camp Murray
is almost a limitless stretch of prairie.
There are 1000 acres, owned by the MUIR
ray brothers, and the camp grounds them
selves cover 80 acres. Companies A and
K, of Aberdeen, are on the same street
Rag Alley" the boys have dubbed it. The
Aberdeen boys are manly, congenial
class of men and make it pleasant for Com
pany A. Their central figure is a species
of black eagle and "Governor Ferry" is it's
name. 1t was presented to the company
by one Of its members. 1t measures eight
feet from tip to tip, is perfectly tame and
always heads the company in procession.
Camp lite in the evening is in striking
contrast to the heat and discomfort of the
day. The cheerful light of the camp fires,
around which the boys are grouped, the
pleasing strains of music from neighboring
camps and the cooling breezes make it de-
lightful, The boys are well tanned and
find relief from the oppressive heat in the
waters of the beautiful lake adjoining the
camp grounds.
Captain Reinhart and First Lieutenant
Reed are much admired blythe ladies.
Corporal Woodruff is busy STUDYING
tactics for the squad drill on the skirmis6
line.
Second Lieutent Milroy rode a fiery gray
when he acted as adjutant.
First Sergeant Whitney now carries
sword.
Privates Ruth and Campbell enjoy the
water.
George Wolff is here to see the sights and
learn the fashions.
Private Hooper makes poor waiter.
Private Blakeslee put in his first appear
ance yesterday morning.
Private Chandler has been chosen chan
lain of the company.
Dr. Gentle is the camp dentist.
Company A would be pleased to have
Baker Tustin furnish some pies.
M. 0'Oonnor went to Tacoma yesterday
morning.
Private Sparks monopolizes all the butter
at the mess.
Tom Connolly returned to camp yes
terday morning.
Charles Burr is the adjutant generals
orderly.
H. B. Franklin regrets that more Olym-
pia ladies do not visit the camp.
Private Hartshorn suffered yesterday
from an overdose of Irish stew.
Sergeant Cowles is losing flesh very rap
idly.
Sergeant Willis has stopped kicking.
Quartermaster sergeant is the only one
who gets anything to eat.
b. b. Smith was corporal of the guard
yesterday, and made many arrests.
Corporal Mcmahon has reduced argu-
m rents on military tactics to one after each
meal.
Cor poral Tillotson is arbitrator for the
company.
Corporal Taylor is always first and last
at the tables and is fond OF canned peaches.
PriYates Rice and Atkins are doing "a
hours guard duty.
Private Abernethy feels the effects of the
heat.
Prlvates Brown. Kincaid, Henry and
Crisman visited friends in the country last
evening.
Mrs. Judge Dunbar and Mrs. and Miss
Bigelow have been comfortably located
here.
X. Kincaid came out number 1 in First
regiment foot race on Monday.
George Wolff danced at Lake City last
night.
Sergeant Willis is in Tacoma.
Sergeant Cowles returned from camp to-
day.
Privates Blakeslee, Pridham and Lans-
dale returned to camp yesterday.
Tommy Crisman makes ami efficient
cham bermaid.
t. J. McBratney and family spent the
day in camp.
Ray Bigelow has returned after tempo
rarY illness.