Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-01
MEXICO MILITIA.
A Company Will be Organizsd-n
Petition Being Readily Signed
by the Young Men.

Hon M. F. Bell, IAdjutant General, Jensr.-
City, Mo.
eve, the undersigned citizeul 4
the City of Mexico, Missouri, Hahs
to military service by reason OF BAH.
Of proper age, and by consent Of a,
parents, in consideration that -
State of Missouri will furnish us srms
accoutrements, uniforms and drfa
hall, free of charge, hereby agree z
enlist In the National Guard Of ~.
souri,, and to faithfully serve md
the officers over us until honorahl.
discharged"
Lagre Gary. Ed. Shearer.
J .G. Galloway. Richard Fry.
j. w. Plunkett. L. M. Settle.
8. T. Cooper. T. J. Williams.
8. 8. Howard. j. P. Kemp.
L. E. Lonpe. J. d. Boatman.
Harry A. Dey. F. 8. Luckie.
II. B. Mckinley. Fred M. Steele.
Oliver Rouse. Walter s. Moore.
F. Roy Burkhart. O. F. Roberts.
Gus Graham. W. G. Hutton.
Hughes Graham. o. W. Harding.
Glare Harding. Chas. Squires.
j. W. Fowles. Fred Hiner.
Emmett Bolts. W. @. Wallace.
Chas. Karnes. E. ]. Hanley.
W. H. Wright. R. A. Bradley.
Bert Luckie. Fred Pitcher.
@. T. Mcintyre. Roy Boatman.
Ora Boatman.
This movement, started by the inn-a
GER Saturday, is being gladly tAksn
hold of by the young men Of Mexice:
and it promises to develop into q CON-
pany of soldiers equaled by none IN
short time. AS set forth in the a.
plication to Adjutant General Ban
the company can be organized undee
the laws of Missouri and become I
part of the State National Guard. an
things necessary to such a company
will be furnished by the state "a:
there is no better place to Organize q
the state than in Mexico. We hayS.
the proper class of young men ~
enter such an organization to profess
the life and property of the state.
Within the past two months Jsfer-
son City and Fulton have both organ.
lied companies, the first with Q mem
bershIp of SO and the latter with 3
men. 1t is the idea of these two
companies to form a battalion and
Mexico has been spoken of as being
a good point to form a company 8.
join the battalion, which may conaa
of not less than two companies al
not more than six. A battalion ID
lowed a band, a major and q futl In
of battalion officers, hospital corps,elN
This would be the first battalion 4
the N. G. M.and the Adjutant Gensri
would Immediately place the battalios|
in full working order. This1s on
reason that that the Mexico compauy|
should hasten toward prompt organ
ization. A meeting viii very likely -
called for the latter part Of man
week to get things under way.
The following will be the military
agreement to be signed by membsls;
T., aged - years and by occp.
patton a -, do hereby, on this -
1897, volunteer and enlist to serve -
a soldier in the National Guard e
the State of Missouri, in - Con-
pany, - Regiment thereof t.
the term of three years unless soena
discharged, under the provisions q
the laws and regulations for ~
government of the Missouri mifti{
and such amendments as may
made thereto. And ], r., do -,
EMMY swear that 1 will bear tn
faith and allegiance to the State 4
Missouri, and Will support the CO..
~stitution thereof, aud the constituttpe
of the United States; that / Ng
faithfully observe and obey all laN1
and regulations of the governmeuf
of the Missouri militia, and the laW.
full orders of all officers elected 81
appointed over me, so help me God