The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-28
Thirty-fourth Is Ready
to Move On Short
Notice.
The Officers Who Command.
Hon. Sam stephenson Remembers
the Boys From The Upper
Peninsula.

ISLAND LAKE, May 20, 1898.
The Thirty Fourth Michigan Volun-
teers Is now stern reality and the thous-
and and over men and officers, compos-
ing the flower OF Michigan's you1gman-
hood have sworn TO "obey the orders OF
the president OF the United States and the
officers appointed over them for term
of two years, unless discharged before
that time" The different companies
had ali been mustered separately before.
but the ceremony this afternoon consist
ed OF verifying the rolls and mastering
the field and staff Governor Pingree
and other State Officials attended the Ger.
emony which took place IN front of Col
onel Petermann's quarters. The officers
we're sworn in By Capt. Irvine OF the
United States army. Then the compan
les OF the regiment we're drawn up on the
q I'D and Captain Irvine counted the men
over ana found them correct.
The following is the list OF the field and
staff az mustered into the service:
Colcnel-John z. Peterman. Calumet.
Lieutenant -Colonel-John h. Benefits Mus
k-gon.
First Major-Edwin b. Winans, Hamb irg.
Second Major William G. Latimer, Detroit.
Third Major-Fred NJ Hodskin. Manistee.
Surge on-James A. King, Three Rivers
Assistant Surgeon John A. Bobb, Calumet.
Julius NJ. Wilhelm, Trav-
erse City
Chaplain-W William f. Wright, Big Rapids
Adjutant-John MacNaughton, Calumet.
Regimental Qlartermaster-Henry Roach,
Fort Clark. Texas.
Sergeant Major-James Ryan, Muskegon.
Quariermaster superintendent Mcleod,
Calumet.
Hospital steward-Geor McElveen, Hough-
ton.
Hospital steward-william n. Rein, Iron
Mountain.
Hospital steward-Gilbert Carpenter, Iron
Mountain
Chief Musician Frederick Scott, Calumet.
Principal Musician-Harry King, Caluu ct
Principal Musician-George Holderness. Chi
cago.
Tue governor has appointed William
Latimer, OF Detroit, as the other msjor
OF the Thirty Fourth regiment az noted
in my telegram of Wednesday. He is one
oil the best known Michigan National
Guardsmen in the State and was former
ly colonel OF the Fourth regiment, He
had a military education and is gentle
man in every sense OF the word and his
appointment meets with evident satisfac.
ton among the men and officers.
Now that the regiment and it's officers
have been mustered, orders to move may
be expected to come from Washington ar
any nom, Mt, Tor the secretary OF war
was notified at once OF the mastering in
OF the regiment.
Colonel Petermann has issued orders
prohibiting the men from wearing badges
and the like on their clothing unless they
are medals OF merit or honor. he
number OF hawkers W no have been about
camp selling different badges is large
and they have done big business, so
that hall the boys IN the ranks carried
some kind OF badge or other. When they
got out to dress parade with all these
ribbons and medals on they made rath.
er ridiculour appearance.
Hon, Sam Stephenson. OF Menominee,
has again remember, d the boys from The
Upper Peninsula and this morning Col.
onel Petermann received letter from
him stating that he knew what butter
from the Lower Peninsula was like and
that he though he had some SO etter"
from his own farm that would be appre-
ciated, so he sent six tubs OF it with his
compliments to be given to the different
companies from the Upper Peninsula.
The butter proved a decided improve
ment over what the boys have been use
to getting.