The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-24
SOLDIER BOYS OF MINNESOTA.
raj Place, Privates Dsron. Duncan and


Dutchie.
Sergeant Hyde will have charge of quarters
today for Company E.
Private Andrew R. Mitten, Of Company e.
says the rifle is mightier than the paint
brush Andy says he won't be satisfied un-
til he daubs few Standards.
Thos. O'Phelan, Of Company e, can walk a
his station in the old days at Graceville.
Mike Lannan is going to run for county
surveyor. When he gets back home, Mike
won't need any chain, he has learned to
pace so well at Camp Ramsey.
Elmer Lang says that his musket feels aw-
full light to him after handling cultivators
and disc harrows for so many years.
Jim Phelan says il they would only give
him. one of his good plows, back home, he
would trench the Fifteenth and wouldn't
charge q cent for it.
Jim Hoben is the same jolly soul that he
was when he was the crack base ball catch
grown bald-headed remembering friends
By the earnest manner which 'Snood' kulp
of Company |, bangs the big drum he must
be training his pitching arm for a ball game.
There are several lawyers in Company l
who have nracticed law before Capt. Bond
in the past. They make some amusing breaks
day one of them saluted the captain and be-
gan Your honor" He went back to study
UP.
The boys of Company l wondered what
made Robert Arnd so painstaking and care
full about all his duties. until they found
that he was one of Winthrop's best watch
..
Henry Doetz, Company l. has climbed the
hill from the depot to town at Young Amer
lea often that these Camp Ramsey marches
come easy to him.
Musician Thurston came from Cokato. Be-
tween bugle calls Ludwig quotes Blackstone
to the boys of Company l.
Benjamin Crippen, of Company i, used to
paint things down in Farbault before he
Joined the army. Ben wants a chance to
paint Havana a carmine hue before he goes
back home.
Companies A and l. are arranging for a
Joe Brett. of A, used to jump counters at
Rush City Judging frcm the move Joe gets
on himself at Camp Ramsey he must have
been good one.
Tom Johnson works just as hard at drill
as he used to at other work in Wells.
John Hughes used to drive team at Kellogg.
John says he got tired riding and concluded
to walk awhile. hence his enlistment -,
Guard detail for Company l. yesterday: Pri-
Yates O'Donnell, Gusdonoyic and j. N. Jonn-
son.
Private ]. Hunt, of L, got leave of alb
sence for twonty-four hours yesterday.
Corporal kjall, OF l., had charge OF quar-
tiers yesterday.
Corporal Mackey. of Company L. has forty
| eight hours leave Of absence.
The photographer did lot Of business with
Company l. yesterday.
Guard detail last night for Company H:
Privates Hawknson, Hertzig, Holton and
Hovey.
John Ballard. of Company 1. would make
handy man with sword. John handled
!
easy for him.
George L. Michael has been teaching the
young idea how to shoot" up at BigeIow
! for some time George Joined Conf
! pany I to have some one teach him ideas how
/ to shoot Spaniard.
Willism F. Brabitz. Of Company I. was a
| barber at Adrian when he enlisted. George
| says he passed the physical examination by
close shave, but that he is ready now to help
lather Banco. George ought to get a lieutan-
ants commission soon. He has the straps.
| Harry Burmeister wondered for the first
day or so at Camp Ramsey why SO many
fellows were signaling go ahead. until he
| found that they We're saluting. Harry was a
| railroad brakeman before he became a soldier.
If Bill APPLE from Worthington. could only
take a spin around the race track on sulky
pow he would be satisfied. The only thing
Bill is lonesome for is a plow, and Company
1 does not furnish them.
Company VI guard last night: T.. Neher.
Himle end Rask.
Joe Kerkove says drilling is about as hot
as firing, and that's one reason why he likes
Ole Himle and Theodore Israelson have con-
| cluded to go into business together when they
get back to Montevideo.
Donald Cousins. CT Company NJ. can lay
down the moral law or any other old law to
the boys. He does it for a living UP at St.
Cloud between wars.
Charley johnson. Of Company M. laid down
the trowel to take up the bayonet., Charley
is never out Of line, though sometimes the
balance of tine company is. Capt. Gilmore got
him at Pipestone.
Corporal WeDsoie's father came I'D from La
Crosse to see him yesterday.
Clerk ReddelI OF Company NJ was laid up
with neuralgia yesterday.
First Sergeant Steward, of Company NJ, has
gained pounds in weight since coming to
| Camp Ramsey
Company F are pleased at the move they
! made. They say that the noise is on one side
! of them. Now they plug enc and sleep
bully.
There are two happy souls UP In Grand
Forks today. Sergeant Brown. of Company F,
got pass and left for that place yesterday.
Sergeant Mark is the ladies' man of Com
| pany F. He is regular "cuss' for catching
! John Larned, of Company F. knows a good
| crop when he sees it. John strol!ed over to
them an offer for their crop. John buys grain
at Waverly and always has an eye to BUSH
ness.
Camp Ramsey would just suit Frank Lanka
mer If there was dancing pavilion attached.
| 1t makes Frank sick to have 50 many good
| looking girls around and no chance to waltz
Private Milburn is the best entertainer In
| Company F. lie can always furnish a song
to the boys to cheer them up.
| Dan Kelly, of Company G., drives away
many dull hour for the boys with his man
dolin.
Company G is long on mascots In addition
| to Dewey, who weighs 3H pounds, they now
| have Private Bakers st. Bernard, Don
who weighs 16S pounds bare-footed.
skippey of Company G, was printer UP in
| Alexandria before the war. If guns were
loaded with type, Skippey says he could do
great execution.
Luther Bush, of Company G, in speaking of
the barrel of his gun always refers to it as
| the pipe. Luther was steam filter back at
Luverne and his old ways are hard to shake.
Chauncey Campbell. the Pine island farmer
| hoy was certainly cut out for a soldier. He
| falls into the life as easily as he used to fall
into his fathers watermelon patch.
mos. interest allowed Jan. l. 1899 on de-
posits made or before Aug 8 at the State
| Savings Bank, Germania Life Bldg, 4th and
| MINI. sts.
Great Reduction Sale.
L. o. Wilson, Merchant Tailor, 2s5 East
| Seventh street, will for the next thirty DAYS
sell all his remaining summer and fall suit
| ings at greatly reduced prices Goods work.
| manshp style and fit guaranteed the best.
| Leave your order for suit now. L. O. Will
| son, Merchant Tailor, 265 East Seventh street.