The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-29
NEWS FROM CAMP THOMAS
COMPANY A. NEW ULM, EN-
JOYING HOME LUXURIES

Relief Society of Their Town
Eye of u Chattanooga Newspaper
Man-Winona Recruits Arrive.
Special Correspondence The st. Paul Globe.
CAMP THOMAS, June 26.-The fol-
lowing persons made up and sent a
box OF pipes, tobacco, chewing tobacco,
Whisk brOOms, cigars, in fact all the
things that go to make camp life pleas
ant. for the New Ulm boys. Company
A, of the Twelfth, and the boys wish
to return their heartieSt thanks through
The G l o e to them:
Mrs. Enderlin. Mr.. Friedman. Mrs E. Al
brecht. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Theirs. Mrs Dee
tave Schaller, Miss Lena Mueller, Miss Lotte
Mueller, Mrs. Augustus Mueller. Mrs, Stamm,
Mrs, G. Albrecht. Mr. Weinhagen. Miss Flora
Lene, Mrs. Steifel, Mrs. p j. Giesen. Miss
Clara Albrecht. Mr.. Enrrup George Benz
very HberaD, Miss Josie Shell, Miss Klein,
were collected by Mrs. Charles A. Albrecht.
with the assistance of Lima Mueller, Lottie
Mueller. Anna Mueller and Clara Albrecht.
Company G, Twelfth. was remember
ed in a substantial manner by the
Ladies Relief society. of Austin. They
gave supper recently for the benefit
of the boys and today Capt Wood re-
ceived $3.50 from the managers. G boys
are missing all the high places in camp
tonight as they stroll about. They step
so proudly.
Recruit Ferd Flatz began the journey
back home tonight.
Chaplain Clemens was up to the
brigade headquarters today While
waiting for some business matters to
fOr Loft
ton wagon drew up in front of him
loaded to the top Of the box with boxes
OF cartridges. The driver came to a
salute and addressing the chaplain
said: Where do you want these cart
ridges, general?" The chaplain's face
never twitched ais he looked the man
over, studied a moment ard then said:
Cartridges! l did not order any
cartridges for today. Perhaps you had
better ask some Of these other gen
erals"
Then he meandered away softly hum
ming Old Hundred to himself and look
ing wise.
The following are the new recruits
assigned to c, of the Twelfth.
w. Cripple, Galesville.
Christianson, Galesvile
Feiring GaleSville.
Guarding, Galesvlle.
B. Pauline, Galesviile.
B. Martin Galesville.
B. Kleese Winona.
Jim Byers, Winona.
Palmatier Winona.
Gordon. Winona.
Burr, Winona.
Bither. Wnona.
Wildgrub, Winona. -
b. Kleese, Winona.
Larsen, Wnona.
Press. Winona.
Adams, Winona
Hazelton. W1nona.
Harvey Barber, Winona.
Harvey Aldrich, Winona.
c. Prick. Winona.
Capt. Van SAINT and other citizens Of
Winona. through Rev. S. F. Kerfoot, of
the Central M. E. church, sent $50 to
Chaplain Clemens to be used in pur-
chasing tent, chairs, desks, ETC., for
Twelfth regiment reading and writ
ing room for the boys. The chaplain
will have it started for business early
the coming week It will be good
thing. The boys now have to back up
against tree or gun rack and get
into all sorts of uncomfortable posi-
tions to write the letters so longingly
looked for at home. 1t will not only
increase the volume of letters, but will
have tendency to keep the boys away
from the canteen and will promote So
cial intercourse among them. A barrel
of ice water in connection would make
it very popular resort.
IW01Cy-One OF the IWelfth regiment
boys are inmates of the division hos
pital. None of them are seriously sick
and each and every one of them is do
ing nicely.
acquisitions for the equipment of the
: Twelfth regiment are ordered to have
preference over all other regiments in
the park. This looks as il the Twelfth
was to be one of the first to move from
here. Gen. Haynes, the division COM
mander, says that the Twelfth is the
best marching regiment he has yet seen
in the park.
Capt LIE May examined $4,000 rounds
of ammunition today for the Twelfth
Some of the shells sent the PennsyI-
vania regiments were found to be per
forated and rendered useless thereby.
as they stick in the gun barrel when
exploded and can only be removed with
shell extractor. A good soldier could
be killing four or five Spaniards while
he would be extracting one shell. The
Minnesota boys don't want to be both
cred that way.
The Chattanooga Times of a recent
date says:
Chaplain Clemens spent Thursday night
in Chattanooga The chaplain is one Of the
most original and congenial of men. He
does not happen to have the great fame of
he has been rather modest about telling the
public what share of the praise he is emit
tied to for wit. humor, pathos and the like
He has pleasant face, but can look serious
if he tries. His fame will have been earned
on that day when he tries the plan adopted
by his Twain cousin to make his first lecture
take"