The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-15
ARE READY TO Be MUSTERED IN
Captain stivers Troop Will Sign the Roll and Take the Oath
This Afternoon-Ninety-T Two Men Out of 1O3 Passed
a Rigid Medical Examination.

ants Wedekind n Haskins. Inc
non-commissioned officers came next
and then followed the privates. Each
man was required to disrobe n was
weighed. IL he weighed 125 pounds he
was all right. provided he did not go
over 165. Then his height was taken,
and he had to come etwee 5 feet 4 and
5 feet 10. with slight variations being
allowed IL the man was otherwise
sound. He was next required to hop
across the room on the ball of his right
foot and back on the left to see IL his
heart was all right. Then his chest ex-
pansion was taken. which had to be
4 inches. Then his lungs were tested
and his muscles critically examined
and a careful search made for any de-
feet he might have. Next his eyesight
was tried. and IL that was all right the
recruit got a slip of paper marked
Passed" which he presented to the
clerks. and his name was enrolled and
his ran in the troop. his age. height,
complexion, color of eye and hair.
where from, occupation when he Joined,
name of the recruiting officer. resi-
dence. the distance traversed to the re-
cruiting point. were all recorded. As
each man appeared for examination
there was a noticeable in
his n for fear he would not pass,
and IL he got a slip marked Passed"
there was always a broad smile on his
countenance. BY noon all the officers
had been examined and al hour was
taken for lunch, after which the eX-
animation was resumed, and by 4
o'clock the whole troop had been eX-
amined. OF the II recruits who failed
to pass the most were rejected for hav-
ing v~aricose veins. The disappoint-
ment of those who failed was Of the
most intense character. Following Is
the list of those who passed and from
whom the 81 members of the troop will
be selected:
Captain D'Gay Stivers. First Lieuten-
ant George Wedekind. Second Lieuten-
ant Frank w. Haskins. First Sergeant
William j. Rankin. tr., Quartermaster
Sergeant J. Charles Sullivan. Sergeants
William l.. Boyce. John Il. Mitchell,
Ralph Y. Richards. James {. Collins,
Edward j. Dierks. Edward McRobert;
Corporals Harry G.. Bryant. Thos. j.
Walker. Paul a. Hudtloff. II. IA. Post.
John Wrath. Robert Ellis. jr., Thomas
Judson Brown. John G. Gillespie. Far
rier andrew +. Gray. Blacksmith John
Cameron, Trumpeter John Nj. Tobin,
Wagner Charles +. Dooley, Privates
n. w. Pearson. r.. w. Baker. James
Lane, V. Price. John Dempsey, Miles X.
Diamond. w. Belliveau. i. McGloin. A..
c. Walker. II. ID. Simpson, i. F. De-
loughrey. JOS. Salay, Jos. Fisher, l.. NJ.
Des Jarden, X. H.. Darlington. Il. j.
Kennedy. Henry Philbrick. Jackson J.
Hill. VIM. +. johnson. John r.. Lloyd,
Chas. A.: Newman. Samuel Turnbull,
Daniel Harley, Chas. :. Langley, Henry
NJ. Reynolds. John Chenette. Samuel
Turnbull, Jesse T.. Kavn. Jas. Roach.
Ed V. O'Malley, j. Edgar Caylor. An
gus ID. McDougall, Emile Christensen,
Chas. :. Connors. edward Shay. w. II.
Mathews, +. j. Ferguson, william Ison
Wright. Robert Carleton. James R.Wy-
con-. Thomas Mathews. Hiram Amsden,
jr. AloEzo G. Cunningham. Delbert j..
Haldeman. Clinton II. Kerr. John A.
Osborne. Edgar n. Alley. Lawrence +.
Hanson. William J. Weeks, Carl Goertz.
Cass ID. Taylor. Harry Van Gordon,
Fred Martin, Jos. Allen, James Dunn,
Alphonse Kabloth. william Smith, Geo.
V. Lewis. NJ. w. Ragan, VIM. +. Gull
lette, VIM. :. Gillespie, Peter Callan,
James G. Dennison. George White,
Thomas Hunt-a total of 30 men.
At the track this morning Lieutenant
Ahern will inspect the horses offered for
the troop for the purpose of informing
the department of the character of ami
mails offered. A band of 81 magnificent
animals arrived from Marcus Days
ranch yesterday. which gives the troop
about $50 to choose from.
Lieutenant Ahern is enthusiastic in
his praises of the Butte troop. He
stated last evening that he regarded
the HtU az bidkiill'thl SptNiiithS VI
physical manhood and from what he
has seen of the horses say they will be
as finely mounted as any troop in the
service. He predicts that Montana will
be proud of the Butte ,aNa5y troop be-
fore the boys come home, and for The
matter of that. he predicts the same
thing of all the Montana troops. They
are so much ahead Of the ordinary cav
airy men I'm the regular service in in
teligence. said he. that there is no
comparison between them. Then they
have a seat in the saddle that not more
than 20 per cent. of the regular cayal-
| rymen ever acquire. They do not have
To learn to ride or shoot and will learn
| tactics in a short time. and then they
will be the pink Of our army
As soon as the troop H. mustered In
to-day IL will go into camp at the race
track. using the stables for shelter in
the place of tents.
Among the troopers who passed the
examination yesterday were five who
were not of age. but they furnished
certificates of consent to join from pa
rents or guardians. The troop is better
equipped for artificers than most troops
Of volunteers. and has :lembers of al
most every trade. including "A q and
a tailor. Ii is only short in one par
ticular and that is IN A saddler. Cap
tain Stivers wants a man competent at
this trade.