Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-07-06

Hua nssHappy-NO Knowing How Long
They WIN be There Many Items OF In
terest.
HEADouARTERsC COMPANY IN THIRD RE. /
CAMP DOUGLAS. July 2. 1895.
The Viroqua company arrived here
without sre1ial incident, on "Wednesday
afternoon about 3 o'clock. and went
into camp in driving rain, which
drenched 81 me OF the embryo soldiers
to the skin. At every station along the
branch the boys We're treated to q most
complimentary and sppreciat.v, on
ton. Westby turned out the whole al
her population and The church and
school bells kept mp a changing during
the short stop. Cashton doomed the
cannon and brought ont the band. and
many OF the boys well known to the
citizens were presented with bouauets
Capt. Hnnt Ia out the stars and stripe
from his home at Melvina and gave The
company military salute. Infirmatief
prevented his going to. the train te
make personal greeting.
The Viroqna company was second In
can ?, and We're given what appears te
be the most favorable location ON tbs
reservation. The company street is 8
pleasant dry avenue, at the head Of
which, at slight elevation and unde,
branching trees is the company eff
GERS headquarters, occupied by the cap
tain and lieu enants. Their tent Is
about 2ox20 feet, high and roomy
h'ored, iron cots with wire springs and
good mattress, which, with large gov
ernment Blankets, gives us as good and
comfortable sleeping accommodations as
one could possibly desire. Our company
has seventeen tents for the privates
which average six men to the tent
These are supplied with brown denimas
ticks and good blankets, two men to q
tick.
The reservation known as Camp Doug.
las embraces something over seven hun
bred acres in exSe Mt, is finely located a
short distance north of and adioinin q
the village OF Camp Douglas. The
property is owed by the state of Wis
consin and is used for drill grounds by
the state guard regiments in their an
nual encampments. 1t has all the net :
essary buildings and a splendid water
Q 'pply. For rifle practice and as pa
rade ground it is said to be uneauaIed
10 the United States. The abrupt, rocky
bluffs on the east of the target field re.
move any possibility of danger to life
from practice. The park, in general
surface. is level and dry, and The heav
lest rains cause no Inconvenience from
mud. Eight companies OF the Fourth
regiment are now in camp, and the re-
manning four are expected to arrive
from Milwaukee tomorrow. Then the
real spirit and preparation for war will
take definite shape. Six of the eigh,
companies have already had their med.
ical examinations. There has been quite
liberal wedding out in the ranks, and
one or two companies, which came tc
camp with their full quota of LOG mer
have had their number deceminsted te
75. The Vernon county volunteers die
not escape this pairing by the medical
board. Twenty Of our crowd we're drop.
ped for one cause or another, largely
for defective eyesigLt. They are: j. T
Ady, Theodore Spellum, Chas. A. Chan.
der. Ernest F. Nix, Willis Wallace
Victor Lind, Lewis Marker, A. O. Car.
penter, Geo. s. Bryant, Fraok Endner
Otto A. Ristow, Geo. e. Ward, Herschel
Clements, Vim. H. Willis, G. +. Gale
Chas. D. Carter, Sam Shower, Henry
Helgeson, A. l.. Price. Mr.. ADV was
not accepted because OF average Theo
Spellum is two pounds under weight
but will be accepted if he attains the
required weight before muster. Nearly
all the boys ara greatly disappointed
over their failure to pass, and there was
genuine sorrow in the camp over the
fact. There appears to be plenty OF
opportunity to fill the company's quota
recruits Offering themselves at our head
quarters daily from different sections
Recruits from home would be preferable
to strangers, and number more are ex
pected to enlist from old Vernon. There
is little doubt that the ranks will be
filled before the final muster in, which
is expected to take place before the
close OF the present week. The military
uniforms, guns and other equipments
have arrived and will be given over to
the boys on muster. Then you would
be surprised at the soldierly bearing oil
the Vernon county "green'' volunteer
And, by the way, there are good rea.
sons for stating that no better put-ur
set OF men are encamped here than ours
Although below the average in age,
they are not inferior in other respects
Capt. O'Neill's company of woods
men," from Bayfield, county, are a
husky crowd, and in stature are at the
head of the class. There is one conso-
lation, j. e., that all the companies are
"green," and as one wag said, "It's q
mighty clever thing that the reserva-
tion is fenced SO the cattle at large
can't reach u.s."
Soldering at Camp Douglas is not
altogether "snap' for either privates
or officers. I append herewith the
daily routine Of work in camp:
Reveilie-5:30 a. m.
Police call-Immediately after reville roll
call.
Mess call-6:00.
Sick call-6:30
Officers call and school-7:0).
Guard mount. first caIl-7:45.
Drill call-S:20
Recall from field-11:90
First sargents' call-11:30.
Mess call--12:00 m.
Officers call and SCHOOL, 80 d. m,
Drill call--3:00.
Recall from field-4:30.
Police call-4:45.
Mess call-5:30.
Officers call or schooI-6:2&
Assembly of battalions-650.
Adjutants' call and parade -6:55.
Officers call and pracbice-S:00.
Tattoo-9:30.
Call to quarters--10:15.
Taps -10:3O
It will thus be seen that shere is over
four hours of drill in the field each day.
Besides being out with respective com,
panies in drill the officers are obliged to
attend school four tines a day and take
instruction in maneuvers, etc, and put