The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
Affairs at OntOnagOn
Wisconsin Tents Are
Now Being Taken
Down.
wisconsin Troops Also Leave.
Other Items OF Interest Picked IN
Around the Metropolis OF the
Great Copper Country.

ONToNAaoN, Mich, September 4.
Today the members of the Michigan
National Guard in camp here were turne'
out at 3 a. m. and after breakfast tn
work of taking down the Wisconsin
State tents was begun. Michigan nov
has log tents up, in which are quartereC
perhaps $50 people, besides the dozer
tents which comprise the military camp
Capt. Williams, the Wisconsin quarter
master, arrived here Saturday afternoon
from Fort Douglass and will remain
until all the tents belonging to his State
have been taken down and shipped, when
he and the three privates here will depart
for their homes in Milwaukee.
The weather yesterday Sunday was
delightful clear sky and warm balmy
air-and hundreds of visitors came to
the White City" as the tent settlement
is called. Farmers drove in from miles
around to see how the people were faring
who were camped out in tents and also
to visit the blue coats. Many of them
had never seen man in Uncle Sans uni
form before nor seen body OF troops at
drill. In response to many inquiries and
requests Lieut.. Fliege consented to give
an exhibition drill OF fifteen minutes and
issued orders for the men to report at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon. The drill was
not a very good one, but it pleased
the people OF this locality and the boys
were satisfied on that account. The
tents are pitched in hollow square with
the rulitary encampment or street on the
outside or toward the west. 1t was on
this latter street that the drill took place.
Saturday afternoon on the arrival of the |
train the boys were all made happy, for |
among the express was box containing |
twenty-four pounds OF Peerless smoking
tobacco and also box of mild Ones"
These precious articles, which are almost |
as great necessity to a copper country
ties existence az the quartermaster's
were received with much re-
oicing, as the supply the boys brought
With them had become exhausted and to
procure it here, at any price, il out OF the
question. The cigars as well as the to-
'acco was the gift OF Second Lieutenant
". II. Thielman, OF Calumet, and men,
'ers OF ID and F companies are singing
lis praises.
No sickness has occurred among the
Militia and everyone OF them are well,
earty and getting fat on the rations
rovided by Regimental Quartermaster
Ohm MacNaughton. Dr. Jordan, Onto
agon's physician, who lost his Office.
C., In the fire, has been very comforta-
y quartered in two good-sized tents
ear headquarters and his professional
I'LL and medicine chest are at the dis
osal OF the soldiers should any require '
edical attention.
Tuesday, the sth inst, eighteen men
Ill leave for home-nine members OF the )
oughton company and an equal num- {
II OF the Light Guard. This will leave
n men and two officers here who will re-
ain perhaps month longer or until 5
e people have secured shelter. Those ,
no will remain here are as follows: y
cut. Fliege, Sergt. Mcdonald, Corps.
lmeron, Jess and Pascoe, and Privates u
cRae, McLain, Van Ripper, kaufman, \
'bnson, Erickson and John McRae, of C
'mpaDy ID. The squad will leave Tues p
" morning and reach home Wednesday
ternoon. k