The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-20
HENRY LARSON CAPTAIN
ELECTED BY BATTERY B BOYS
At LAKE CITY
Camp This Year Is Comfortable and
the ArtiIlerymen Are All Well
Pleased With Their Quarters and
With Their Mess-Target Prac-
tice With the Calling Guns Be-
gins TOday--NOtes of the Camp.

gins TOday--NOtes of the Camp.
CAMP LAKEVIEW, Lake City, Aug.
10 Especially -Everything at camp
begins to have a settled appearance
now, as the boys have most of the work
done. This morning they moved the
| officers tents back toward the lake
from the former position so that the
batteries will be able to hold most Of
their drills on the grounds, where the
infantry generally camps. The boys
are very comfortably located in the
mess houses. One end they use as a
dining room and at the other the cots
are placed along the sides. All are
very much pleased with the way the
camp is arranged and they all say that
they are getting the best grub that
they have had for years.
The Battery A boys are all praiSe
over the mess that their Quartermaster
Sergeant c. F. Clinton is giving them,
and the way that he has decorated
their barracks with lanterns and pic
lures. Through the center of the room
he has arranged small boxes, so that
the boys can throw all rubbish into
them ana in that way ksep the floor
clean.
At the election, held in Battery AS
Henry Lar son was elected captain; Sec
end Lieutenant Burton E. Allen, first
lieutenant, and former Chief Buglel
Rude M. Groh, second lieutenant All
of these officers were examined this
morning by Capt. Geo. c. Lambert.
Corporals Fischer, Schoerstein and
Obst, of Battery A, were promoted to
Lopgbehn, Fuller and Closer, of the
nrOmAfp6
rorals.
CAMP NOTES.
There is considerable talk among the
officers Of changing the time of dress
parade to an earlier hour, as at present
it gets dark before they can get
through the drills. This question will
be decided this evening.
Maj. Libbey arrived in camp this
morning.
The batteries were out this morning
for cavalry drill to instruct the new
men as to their duties and to get the
horses accustomed to their work.
The targets at the range were placed
in position this afternoon, and tomor-
row morning the target practice with
the Calling guns will be commenced.
The two batteries appeared in the
field again this afternoon for the reg
ular gun drill.
The surgeons report that the mems
barracks are very neat and clean.
In talking to one of the officers in
regard to the horses, he stated that
they had had a hard time this year
in getting enough draft horses to haul
their guns, and, as most Of them were
not used to this kind Of work, he eX-
pected to see some fun when the boys
began firing the guns. The reason of
the difficulty he states is that at this
time there is a great demand for horses
in the city for hauling purposes.
Twelve men belonging to Battery A
arrived on the morning train, and be-
tween ten and fifteen are expected to-
morrow.
The officers were practicing shooting
at a target with pistols this afternoon.
AS yet no men have reported at the
hospital or guard house.
Surgeon Coon is going to St. Paul
tomorrow to spend the day.
Lieut.. Nelson, of Battery A, acted as
officer of the day.
William Meyer, the member of Bat
terry A who had part of his hand shot
off while firing salutes for the Thir-
teenth while they were departing for
the front, Is In camp with the boys
and is acting as clerk for the quarter
master sergeant.
The boys have no band with them
this year, but they manage to furnish
considerable music with the string in
struments that are strung through the
camp.
The men are not allowed to leave
theccamp or go to Lake City without
they have pass.