The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-29
TO CLEAR IT ALL UP TODAY
THAT IS THE HOPE OF OFFICERS
NOW RECRUITING HERE
Az Soon as These Men Leave the
State Gov. Clough VIII Begin the
Mobilization of the Fifteenth
Regiment for Surety-It IL
Said Capt. LeOnhaeuser VIII BE
It's Lieutenant Colonel.

Today will be a busy day for the
various recruiting officers stationed in
st. Paul, as Surgeon Hesselgrave will,
with the assistance of the officers, en-
deavor to complete the examination Of
men necessary to complete the organ
i7ation of the Twelfth and Fourteenth
regiments on a war basis.
With the exception of Lieut.. Erstad,
Of the Fourteenth regiment, who is
now at Crookston recruiting for Capt.
Decker's company, and those of the
Twelfth regiment, recruited in South
ern Minnesota, the men are all in st.
Paul and Will be sent South possibly
tomorrow and not later than Friday.
Sergeant Gregg, of Company L, of
the Twelfth regiment, has list of over
sixty men, out of whom he will select
the twenty-three necessary to complete
the quota for the st. Paul Sons of Vet
Grams company, upon the recommends
ton Of Surgeon Hesselgrave. Lieut..
Erstad, in charge of the recruiting for
the Third battalion of the Twelfth, will
be in SIT. Paul some time today and
muster Company L men in. This will
complete the Twelfth regiment, as all
the Southern Minnesota companies
have been transported to Camp Thorn
as.
Capt. Eva, Of the Fourteenth regi-
ment, has twenty more men to raise
before his battalion Will be complete.
Thirty-four men were sent South last
night, the names of whom were pub
lished in yeTterday's G o b e.
Capt. Eva is somewhat disappointed
at the small number of men recruited
from st. Paul, but he expects to meet
with better success today. II he finds
that he cannot secure enough men in
ST. Paul within the next twenty-four
hours, he will go up to Minneapolis
this Afternoon and try his luck there.
Owing to the fact that only three men
We're reported from p nceton and only
twenty from Fergus Fails, the captain
is compelled to secure the deficiency
in the Twin Cities.
Three of the men who came with the
squad from Fergus Falls on Sunday
were rejected yesterday and furnished
transportation to their homes In Otter
Tail county,.
Col. Powell will be at the armory
bright and early this morning to as
sist DR.. Hesselgrave in putting the re-
cruits for the company of engineers
through the physical examination. He
will bring with him squad Of men
secured at Duluth and. Grand Rapids
men for his company and they will be
also put through the examination to-
day.
1t is not expected that the whole
company will be secured in ST. Paul,
as only about siXty-five have been en-
rolled as prospective members for the
new company, and 1t is quite possible
that quite a number will be rejected.
Gov. Clough took no action yester-
day looking towards the organization
of the Fifteenth regim enr.
A we'll known military man who
stands close to the governor and who
Is booked for regimental commission.
stated yesterday that he thought that
by next Monday a good portion of the
companies of the Fifteenth would be
In camp at old Camp Ramsey. 1t was
the intention of the governor to make
his assignments of companies imme-
diately following the comp elton of the
work of recruiting for the present regi-
lnents. Every. town in the field with
q company already had an organiza-
ton perfected and were, in measure,
well drilled, and there would be no de-
lay whatever in getting the regiment
together following the call of the gov
ernor
Nearly all the supplies and equip
ment for the Fifteenth. with the ex-
ception Of uniforms and arms, are now
ON the ground, and no time will be lost
getting the troops equipped.
The blankets ard all other equip
ment for the Fifteenth have been pur-
chased in ST. Paul and Minneapolis
The order for the 1000 blankets was
divided. between two of the largest
wholesale dry goods houses in the citv.
The tents were made in Minneapolis.
The knives. forks. camp KETTLES ard
camp uhnsils were ell rade in ST.
Paul. and will be invoiced to the gov
eminent by the state as soon as all the
| acquisitions are in.