The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-02
Last Day Of Camp.
The Militia Boys Leave
the Fire Stricken
Town.
Other Notes From OntOnagOn.
Other Items OF Interest Picked Up
Around the Metropolis or the
Great Copper Country.

ONToNAGoN, October o.
Today is the last day OF camp for tn
militia detachment which have been OF
duty here since September l and tomor
row morning at IL o'clock Lieut.. FLEECE
command take the train for home, ar
irving in Calumet Friday afternoon
Yesterday afternoon all but twenty o.
the State tents were taken down and
today the balance were packed up, load
ed on the car and shipped to Lansing
The boys will all be crowded into one
tent-the dquarters-tonight in order
| to leave as little work for the morning
as possible. From the time the detach-
ment was called out until their dismissal
will be thirty-two days, which isthe long
est time Company d. or portion there
OF, has been in service since its organiza-
ton in 1881. The campaigns at Iron
wood and Ishpeming lasted twenty-sev-
en- and twenty.three days respectively.
While the boys have, In a measure, en-
joyed their camp here, still the majority
of them will not be reluctant TO return
to the life OF civilian. One thing has
made their "sojourn" pleasant one and
that is the fact that there has been no
trouble here nor any property save that
OF the State to guard.
A few days ago Lieut.. Fliege found
himself running short OF funds, without
which, OF course, no supplies could be
procured and he wrote the Quartermas-
ter general for money to keep the detach-
ment in provisions. The board OF audi
tors declined to act and, had it not been
for Col s. Ii. Avery, assistant quarter
master general, the boys would have
been obliged to go into their own peck
ats Tor money to purchase provisions.
When Col. Avery saw that the State ma.
chine was working so slowly, however,
he Immediately went into his own purse
and telegraphed the lieutenant $50 and
this money, by careful use. land few
poor meals), has put the boys through
until the present date, when they
are again BROKE" When Lieu
tenant Fliege read Col. Avery's letter
20 the boys the latter gave three
-hree cheers for him and while he was not
present to hear or to inspire the sentl
nent, still his generous and thoughtful |
ict did Just exactly what would have &C.
'urred had he been here IN person.
To the readers OF the News it may |
eem strange that camp has been broken
10 suddenly and all the tents taken down,
nasmuch as your correspondent stated
n the issue OF the 2Sth inst, that there
we're still about 100 people sheltered
nder canvas and that the time OF their
departure was apparently as far off as
yer. This the writer wishes to explain
nd can do 80 very briefly.
Orders were received on the 2Sth by
lieut.. Fliege from headquarters to break
amp not later than by October 1, and
efore that time il possible, and to take
own and ship back every tent belonging
o the State. This meant that the teuts
'ere to come down on or before October
d, whether occupied or not, and would
box as II the powers that be at military
eadquarters, which is Lansing, were
etting-well, for the want OF better
Expression, we will say-disgusted with
be inactivity or easy-going actions of
be relief committee. The commander OF
he detachment Immediately notified Mr..
awyer, chairman OF the relief commit
ee of the orders he had received and al
ersonally told the inhabitants OF the
ents what action he was obliged to take
n the morrow and the day succeeding.
lie also informed them that military or
ers were imperative and as far as he
las concerned there was no alternative
o take or appeal to be made. Thus
many OF the unfortunate people had the
ents taken down from over their heads
nd the little OF their worldly posses
ions, which they had snatched from the
ames. were left in the open air. Some
ncceeded In finding shelter under the
oofs OF houses Of their friends, while
theirs took the floors used In the tents
nd stood them up A-shaped, with a
lird floor to protect the rear. And still
few more sought shelter IN the big cook
,anty, where the cooking has been done
uring the past month for those depend.
x upon the relief COMMITTEES for susie
ance.
IL In true that several OF those who
ere quartered in the tents ought to have
sen shut off from the support they have
zen receiving, long ago, but there are
Tiers to whom charity is a God send
nd who positively cannot get along
ithout help from the relief stores. And
lese people must be taken care OF by the
'mmittee. both In regard to being sup
led with provisions and also IN the
after OF finding shelter or place for
EN- to live in. The News correspon-
mt has the names Of these latter unfor-
mates and we doubt not but that the
lief committee has also. Many OF these
ople could secure ground on which to
It up shelter, II not a more preten-
BUS home, II they could but secure the
cessary lumber from the relief commit
;, but which the latter, for some reason
other, decline to donate--at least with
ly few exceptions, to date. All Of
EN- have mo friends who will shelter
EN-, neither can they 90 away to any