The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-08-15
LIFE At CAMP LLOYD
Everything Running Along Smoothly
at the Encampmsnt.
GOV. RICHARDS AT THE FORT
Company n Wins at the 3oo-Yard
Range-Contest for the Trophy
Signal Corps Returning
Notes From the Post.

| Montana National Guard, arrived III
Bozeman this morning, accompanied by
his daughter, Miss L. r. Richards, Col.
A. b. Babcock Of Billings, aide-de-camp
to the governor, coming in later in the
| day. His son, Leslie. came with him.
| Governor Richards went TO Fort Ellis
this morning, staying in camp for an
| hour. when he returned to Bozeman
and was the guest of Director Emory
at the experiment station OF the agri-
cultural college. dining with Professor
Emory at noon. The governor was then
shown over the experiment station farm
with which he was more than pleased,
finding crops Of every kind in the best
possible condition and everything about
the farm and buildings trim and neat.
The governor was present at Fort Ellis
at o'clock in the afternoon when prac-
tice review and drill was gone through
with, in preparation for the grand re-
| view. which comes Off before the gov
ernor and staff tomorrow afternoon az
3 o'clock.
The Second battalion was at the 800
yard target range this morning. The
conditions were favorable. and a high
|
ham of Company ii, made the highest
score. Al, and the highest for this range.
The following teams have qualified for
advance practice, and will meet on the
long ranges tomorrow and complete
their scores for this year; Company A,
Great Falls, 5: Company B. Butte. 81;
Company D, Virginia City, z. Company
L, Dillon. 8; Company f, Butte. 3; Com
pany G, Butte, 9; Company II. Boze-
man. s.; field and staff, 2. The contest
for the trophy has narrowed down to
four teams. as five or more men In a
company must qualify for a team. AMI
the result is awaited with much ankle
ty by friends Of these companies.
Col. j. r. Miller Of the signal corps
heard from the party who went to Jef-
ferson peak at Pony this afternoon.
They had reached Comper peak 80 miles
west of Bozeman, not having caught
The gleam OF the telegraph signals from
Camp Lloyd since leaving Camp creek
on their way out. They reported the
atmosphere at Jefferson peak as very
razy, preventing their signalling from
that point and sIgnaled that they would
reach Camp Lloyd at late hour to-
night.
Last night at Fort Ellis an Irish
wake was held by one company. and
Photographer Cunning caught the en-
tire proceedings with his camera by u.s.
ing flash lights.
While Company b of Butte held a
mock dress parade on the parade
grounds, Corporal Ed. Maloney acted
as adjutant, and his orders were de-
cidedly original snd amusing.
Four crates of watermelons were re-
ceived from r. d. Leggatt of Butte to-
day by Company @, and they will use
them for ballast on their shoot for the
state championship cup tomorrow.
Bozeman's fire department practiced
for the benefit Of the visiting soldiers
from the fort this evening. Guss Hess
of Butte acting as inspector and criti-
cising their work, which he declared
was exceptionally well done. and would
do credit to paid department in a
large city.
First Lieut. Alfred Seadorf. while
driving 10 the fort last night. had an
accident and his horse ran away, de-
molishing the buggy, and the horse
dashed into barb wire fence. severlng
both jugular vein and wind pipe.
Adjutant Marsh to-day made UP an
interesting record of Butte's famous
Company G., showing the number of
officers furnished by that company and
the honors won by it. Governor Rick
ards. commander-ln-chief OF the Ma
tional Guard of Montana, is an honor
AIRY member Of the company.
The present adjutant-general OF the
state, c. +. Lloyd. was the first cap
tain of the company. and organized Il
in May, 1887. He also was the first
colonel of the First regiment.
Gen. C. s. Warren Is an honorary
member of the company, and was Sp-
pointed mastering officer under Cover
nor Toole.
The present commissary- general. A.
J. Davis, was appointed from the same
company.
DR.. l.. f.. Holmes was adjutant OF
the regiment and colonel and muster
ing officer under Governor White. DIR.
Holmes was a lieutenant in the COM
pany when he was appointed by the
governor.
The present lieutenant-colonel. C. S.
Shoemaker, was elected while he was
captain of the company. During his
services in the regiment he has acted
in the various capacities Of battalion
commander and range officer at rife
practices.
The present major. b. ii. Cook. has
served as adjutant OF the regiment un-
der Colonel Lloyd. captain of Company
G.. and j. now filling the position as
inspector 0f rifle practice under the
present administration. his position be-
ing stan office.
The present regimental adiutant. G.
7. Marsh. was an original member of
Company g. and has served as SER
eenat-mljor under Colonel Lloyd.
The present sergeant-maJor. i. W.
Holmes. was appointed from Company
6.
James Thompson, the drum major.
was appointed from Company C.
Captain T.. ". Wynne, while lleutel-
ant ~ the company served as battalion
adiutant al the last encampment.
Senator Lee Mantle and Judge W. o.