Rock Island Argus., 1898-06-10
MORE MEN WANTED,
Lieut.. Dillon and Sergt. Dunavin
to Recruit the Rock Isl.
and Company.
ALTERNATIVES FROM CAMP ALGEB
Twenty-six to Be Enlisted Here-Boys i'm
Good Health and Enjoying Life Beneath
the Tents Near the National Capital
Their First Pay Day-Those Edibles

Uood heaith ana Enjoying Life Beneath
the Tents Near the National Capital
Their First Pay Day-Those Edibles
From Home.
Sergt. Ed Dunavin, of Company
A, who is delegated to assist Lieut..
Dillon, OF Sterling, in recruiting the
Rock Island company to its maximum
of LOG men, arrived in the city last
night from Camp Alger.
Twenty-siX men are wanted. They
must be able bodied and healthy.
Sergt. Dunavin does not believe
any difficulty will be experienced in
securing the required number, but
instead more will want to enlist than
can be accommodated.
He began taking the names of those
desirous of entering the service today.
Lieut.. Dillon will probably be here to-
morrow and swear them in.
Life at Camp Alger is fine said
Sergt. Dunavin. With a few excep-
tions the Rock Island boys are eniov-
ing good health and are in excellent
spirits. There is enough excitement
there to keep Us interested. but the
boys would much prefer to be in the
field of action. did not get Il chance
to partake of the delicacies which our
good friends here sent to camp, as
left the day it arrived
Our Boys Receive Pay.
The most important happening in
Camp Alger where the 9th regiment
| boys of Illinois including Rock Island S
Company A are. Yesterday, was the
visit OF the government paymaster,
who distributed remcmbrances from
| Uncle Sam to cover their services to
June |. The 7th Illinois bows hope
to have the honor of receiving him
next.
The men are said to be dissatisfied
with the amount each received for
volunteer services from April 26 to
May IL. During that time they be-
longed TO the national guard and en-
pected the state would pay them at
the rate of 81 per day. May II they
entered the federal service and do not
object to being paid at the rate OF
$3.50 per month from that date. In
this matter it is said Illinois is the
only state that has refused to pay it,
soldiers for services rendered prior tc
their 'mission into the United States
army.
The Chicago Records Camp Algel
correspondent SAYS: Company A of
the 9th Illinois has received Il car LOAD
OF things to eat and drink from friend.
ut Rock Island. The officers of the
regiment. under the sweeping order.
OF the chief surgeon, had to surrender
the hospital tents they were using a.
lquarters, but Capt. Barber, the quar-.
termaster, obtained others before
nightfall. The commanding officer,
OF the two Illinois regiments are in
clined to contest the orders to turn
over to the division hospital all cots
pillows and other supplies in
their regimental hospital Such ar.
tlcles in their care We're contributed by
friends of the regiments and for thai
reason they want to keep them. TIL,
Illinois soldiers say that the quality
as well as the quantity of food ISSUED
them has improved and that they ar,
now receiving rs good meals as any
| "A general order has been issued
prohibiting the sale of pies and lemo-
made in camp. This action is taker
to prevent the hospital being over
taxed during the summer months. A
detail from the 9th Illinois last nirht
apprehended a liquor dealer engaged
in distributieg forbidden beverages in
camp and turned him over to tn,
civil authorities.
| Postmaster Thomas has been noti-
fed of the establishment of a money
order office known as Chickamaupa
Park postal station, Chattanooga.
Tenn. and another known as Camp
Alger postal station, Washington
ID. c.