The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-18
BILLINGS VOLUNTEERS.
Troop NJ. Third 4. >. Volunteers, Mustered
In Amid Patriotic Scenes.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Billings, May 17.-At the opera house
this evening, Troop A of the Montana
National Guard was transformed into
Troop NJ, Sd L.. $. volunteers. Lieu
tenant Ahern, the mastering officer, ar
rived this morning and the volunteers
were subjected to a rigid physical eX-
animation in his presence by Drs. Town
send and Rinehart. Eight men were
rejected for slight physical defects n
a full troop of 81 men of splendid ply
sique were duly certified to as fit for
serviCe. At the request of the citi-
zens the ceremony of taking the path
was held this evening at the opera
house, which was packed TO the doors
with an enthusiastic concourse of citi-
zens. The house was profusely deco
rated with flags and banners, and on
the stage were arms stacked and a pic
ture of Dewey with the motto: Re
member the Maine" The band played
patriotic airs and the school children
sang patriotic songs as the men who
had been assembled on the stage We're
signing the muster roll. AS each man
returned TO his scat after enrolment,
he received an ovation.
Judge j. II. Goss. an old soldier Of
the civil war. made an eloquent and
patriotic speech, when the whole audi
ence rose and SAM America" Then
there were cheers for everybody and
the audience dispersed. After the ad-
journment a dance was given In the
armory in honor of Troop NJ. To-mor-
row evening they will be entertained
at a banquet.
The volunteers are excellent young
men and the city Is proud OF them.
They are now awaiting orders to join
Colonel Griggsby's command at
Chickamauga. The following is the
muster roll of the troop:
Captain, j. c. Bond; first Lieutenant,
IL. V. Bailey; second lieutenant, Rob-
ert Leavens: sergeants, William III.
Morse. John b. Herford. Elmer b. Car
ter. William H. Mccormick, Stanley
| Guy, James II. johnson, Abraham h.
Newman, John c. Hughes: corporals,
John w. Selvidge. Otto w. Eastman,
| Edwin j. Ranger, George II. Carpenter,
Lorrin Il. Clark. william b. Calhoun
Levi II. Stoddard, William G.. King;
trumpeters, lanes Brown, Herbert r..
Summons, August Scheiblhut; farrier,
Charles n. Whipple; blacksmith, san
ford w. Johnson; saddler. Fred f.
Hortop: ~privates, Charles Belez. George
Bradley, G.. ID. Brooks. Leo Carper,
F. Caswell. r. Collins. f. CASTILLO, j.
A. Daniels. q. l.. Darrell, G. H. Davi
l.. f. Davis. G.. NJ. Dodd, G. ID. Ed
wards, p. j. Eagan, Harry gilmore
Gilroy. Arch Griffin. j. NJ. Gum. j. w
Hall, James Hamilton. j. {. Hanson
b. 8. Horner, A. j. Hart Walter
Hedges, Philip Hochslatter. oscar
HoImlund. A. s. Hortop. G.. +. john
ston. ]. W. Julian, c. II. Lockhard. A.
Lumsden. Edward Lyons. +. G.. Mey-
ers, NJ. NJ. Meyer, James Moore, w. o.
Magoon, Frank Mills. Bert Moore
house, Martin IL. Morgan, Frank "A.
Morse, James +. Mount, Edwin Nc
gladden., w. J. Mccormick, John NC
Garry, Pat O'Brien. T. j. Rea, L. T.
Reid. James Richards. August Schiller.
Julius Schulz, j.. A. Smith. Lynd
Smith. c. Sorenson. A. j. Steinoruick
Mark Thompson. George Todd. VIII
liam w. Williamson. j. r. Wright. A
L. Nockey. j. Ziminiski.