The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24

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est. but IL is impossible to tell what
may occur to cause delay. The train
will Join the one bearing the Missoula
troop at Silver Bow. and they will then
be run as one train in two sections.
Owing TO the inability to secure
enough tourist sIeepers and get them
ready for to-day. day coaches VIII be
used to Ogden. where the tourists will
be waiting. The troops Will be trans
ferred to them and the train VIII leave
Ogden over the Rio Grande Western.
The troops will go over e.Scenic line
to Grand Junction. where they get the
Denver & Rio Grande. which will take
them to Pueblo, where the Missouri
Pacific gets them and takes them To ST.
Louis One section OF the train VIII
carry all of the men with the excep-
tion of one commissioned officer and
a squad Of 20 privates, who will be de-
tailed to travel with the second section
to care for the horses.
Major Monteath came over from Hell
ena yesterday and will travel with the
troops TO Chickamauga In command Of
the battalion. Major Monteath was
kept busy during the day receiving the
congratulations Of his friends over the
success that mas attended his short mill
tary career.
No especial arrangements ave been
made to give tire troop . 81 nd-off. but
there will no doubt - a biz crowd OF
people at the station 20 BID the troops
hon voyage. Il Response Ia he request
of the citIz eas' committee. read from the
pulpits Of ;te city Sunds! evening and
published IN The morning piIers. the
ladies Of .he city sent c:cst stores OF
good things TO eat to tie aimory yes
terday afternoon. where a committee at
tended TO ara gins the contributions in
boxes to be given to the mbe OF the
troop to eat on their railroad journey.
IL - 80 AnI al HHaANf
grub" as the goodies are called in army
circles. and IL the troopers do not make
themselves sick IL will not be from any
lack of generosity on the part of the
ladies. The d~elicacies were taken TO
Camp DAILY last evening and packed
with the troops commissary.
All was i'm readiness at Camp DAILY
yesterday to have left at 10 o'clock In
the morning had the Missoula troop
been on hand. Major Carr. who came
back from Mlssoula the night before TO
finish the purchase of horses, was at
the camp bright and early and the re-
naming horses for the troops compile
ment were rapidly put through their
PAGES. To his great surprise the horses
that had hardly had a rope on them
when he left for Missoula, two or three
days before, had been so successfully
handled by Captain Stivers' rough rid
Al6 III MS h'sN
ridden with perfect ease. The 20 that
were needed were accepted and brand
ed in short order and nothing remained
to be done but pack up and get out, ana
there was not much packing to do. The
troopers. filled with enthusiasm In the
belief that they were soon TO 60 10 the
front. had busted themselves with max
ing final preparations and, as stated,
could have pulled out at 10 o'clock.
There was no drill. but instead the men
were allowed their liberty for the day
and put I'm their time during the day In
visiting with friends. who visited the
camp, or came to town To say last good
byes. for there will be but little oppor-
tunity this morning.
During the time the troop has been in
camp they have proved model soldiers.
But two Of the members have been in
the guard house and that only for "A
short time To sleep off the effects of a
trife too much good cheer. and they
have studied tactics To such good pur-
pose that they will arrive at Chicka-
manga considerably better than raw re-
cru!ts.
As the time for the departure of the
troop drew near. one trooper came to
the conclusion he would not sing OF the
girl he left behind him, but the wife.
Procuring a leave of absence. he pro-
ceeded to the residence OF Mace Warn
or. at lO5 South Ohio street, where his
sweetheart. Miss Minnie keating.
waited him and there, in the presence
of a few friends, the couple were quiet
~ married by Judge Trapp. The
trooper was Thomas Mathews. When
Captain Stivers heard of the wedding
he was not especially pleased, as he
would have preferred 10 have had the
man remain single. but as the knot was
tied. he gave the trooper his liberty Till
this morning to allow the couple to
have as much of a honeymoon as pos
sible.
Captain stivers feels very grateful
for the assistance he has received from
the people of Butte in organizing his
troop.
Il want to express my gratitude
said he last evening. TO all those who
contributed To the success of raising the
troop. In particular | feel deeply in
debted To Senator Mantle. to Marcus
DAILY, Ex-Governor Richards. Colonel
Callahan, j. IA. Lynch. T.. $. Booth,
Prof. Mckay and Superintendent earns
Of the race track. all of whom were of
the most substantial assistance. | wish
also to thank the ladies' who contrib
uted delicacies for the men on the jour
ney."
Preparatory to leaving. Lieutenant
Wedekind. the commissary officer of the
troop. yesterday Lid in 10 days field
rations and five days travel rations
per man for the troop The field ra-
tons were purchased to avoid the un-
-pleasantness many other volunteers ex-
perienced. of reaching their rendezvous
and having nothing to eat for several
days. The horses of Lieutenant Colonel
Lloyd and Major Monteath will go with
the horses of troop l.. Lieutenant
Ahern was in the city yesterday COM
] Elasf.,ay HE "a pRa 49,, ~. - kHfsl. al. coil
road for the transportation Of the Isl,
regiment.
Lieutenant Homer Richards was over
from Helena yesterday an1 spent the
day with his people.
As soon as the business of paying for
the horses purchased for troop l. is
wound up Major Carr and Lieutenant
Bigelow will leave for Miles City to
buy horses for the troop there. The
average price paid for the horses pur-
chased here was 500.
The troopers were the recipients last