Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-02-15
OUR NAT ONAl- GUARD!

NJ otes by the Inspector General
Captain Masters, of "a. e. 1T ID.
Smet, has a new reerui, for his comp,n,
an eleven pound gIrl II is understood
she will practice in the "manual o.
arms" for some time, before she can T.,
expected to accomplish muct IN ia,
foot movements"
The presentation of prizes W u by thr
National Guard last year was tnlsi,ed al
Redheld, on the oath. inst. G." L." "a
connection with the GA K Post, Nefe
the en- ertainers. and from ,neir wei
known hospitality, il Is safe Ia SAY AL
their guests were royalty treated. ann
that the event will long be remembered
by those who participated.
Feb. 22nd, the birthday of the 'Fstler
of his Country the immortal Wash.
ington. lis almost universally appIoprl.
ated by the several cumpanies of the
National Guard ss the date upon ~hict,
to hold their annual inilitar, entertain.
meDts, and very elabo.ate preparations
are being made by several of the com.
panies to celebrate this anniversary ~
an appropriate name
The circular letter sent out some ten
days ago from the overwhelmingly
Office, outlining a plan for the next sea-
sons riff practice. rs being rrslo,"t-'i ~
quite generally. All replies so far, arr
very much in favor OF carrying "ut I'll"
idea proposed. This is very gratifying
and indicates that the guard na- In-l
o n of their interest, aud that the riff.
practice Of the coming season will b"
more interesting than last year.
At the drill of Co. F." of Aberdeen.
Monday evening, Battalion u,i-Is were
read, granting Captain George l. Cad.
we'll leave of abs nee tor three months
First Lieut.. Ghas. A. Howard Will have
command of the company iu''ng Capt
Ca.iwells absence. MIR Kutnewsky
has appointed Sergeant John J-w-tt of
Co. IF" Qnartermaster Sergeant Of the
First Battalion. 1t is expected that the
First Battalion, which incln'ies the
Aberdeen BOYS, will 20 into camp al f..
Sissston in June.
Reports from Washington show that
the Wal Department this year, has
rep rts from the Adintant General of
every state in the Union, Sowing the
condition Of the National Guard and the
unorganized militia. THIS has never
occurred before, so far as known, in thu
history ofthe Government. This is very
gratifying and INDICATES a growing in
terest IN the reserve OF the army The
report shows l02 1872 officers and eslisted
men, uniformed. equipped and fairly
well drilled. This is a nucleus upon
which to build a large force, should an
emergency arise.
Although Co X" Of Webster. has
been in existence for seven years, it
has never been in as good shape as at
present. For the past three years it
has been running back ward, and. when
Inspertor-Genersl Jeffries arrived here
Nov. 20th, for the purpose of inspection,
he found no company 10 inspect. He,
both by his presence and talk, awakened
a new interest and the boys ieorganized
and elected Hon. L. @. Ochsenreiter
captain. He immediately began with
his muster roll and now has a fnll com-
pany to show for his hard work. Every
Saturday night at 7:30 o'clock, the buyle
sounds and the streets present quite a
military appearance as the bows answer
tile call and present themselves at the
armory. The company turned out in
full force on the Pad, as escort to attend
the funeral of w. u. Dickinson, who
was an honorary member of the COM
panv, and, Notwithstanding the severity
OF the weather, they escorted the re-
mains from the residence to the church
and presented a very c~reditable appear
ance.