The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-17
LAST DAY IN CAMP.

CO1QUdn16S kept I'D the
military routine yesterday. All were busy
packing and guard, police mess and guard
house were lost in the shuttle, so to speak.
Some of them who had done a great deal
of packing Sunday night and others who
hadn't much to pack went through the old
order of things until near train time.
Second Lieut.. Limperic, Company M, st,
Cloud. appeared in new uniform and gloves
and carried a sword.
First Lieut.. Bruckert, Company NJ. st.
Cloud. was wearing a neat-ftting new uni
form.
Company G, Red Wing had the usual drill.
Speaker Jones and wife were down to bid
Long Prairie, farewell:
The rank and file of Company X, Still
water, had a photo taken in barracks at
noon.
Sergeant Hickman and Corporal Colwell.
Company B, Anoka, returned from homo Sun
day evening. Colwell is not yet fit for duty.
ceved 500 from Ladies' Aid Society No. 1, of
Princeton, yesterday to be presented to the
| Fourteenth regiment band
Company L, of Crookston, drilled two hours
yesterday morning under Lieut.. Folwell.
Mr.. Westerbsrg, Company L, called on his
son yesterday.
Private Berg and Capt Miller, Of Company
H, Olivia, returned from home yesterday.
Company H, Olivia, did nothing but pack
and watch Quartermaster Sergeant Helms yes
terday The packing was finished early but
the Helms job lasted until train time For
three days the quartermaster has been say
ing, or trying to say, goodbye to sweet lit
There have been popcorn AID peanut stands
without number on the grounis, and when
the last train at last got away and the peo-
pie had scattered to the street cars the state
fair grounds were ready for rich harvest
by the rag man, and all the surrounding
country for miles about was beautifully dec
GRATED with paper bags
Letters for the members Of either the
Twelfth Fourteenth regiments should be
addressed Camp George H. Thomas, Chicka-,
manga, Ca and must bear the regiment ana
company of the one to whom it Is sent.
Capt. Swigert, mastering officer, and Lieut..
Leonhauser, quartermaster. will remain at
Camp Ramsey for several days settling up
accounts and arranging their reports. After
wards they will rejoin their respective COM
mands in the regular army.
Chief Surgeon Fitzgerald has received most
of his hospital equipment for, the Thirteenth
regiment, and will fit cut hospital depart
ment each section Of the train. All men
not seriously sick were taken along:
Young Charley Mcclure. from Duluth, 2
unhappy of men. He was married Sunday
evening to Miss Sue. Bailey, of Duluth. Rev;
a OF IN tsa
church. Mcclure and his bride parted with
hearts almost crushed. but If the troops have
time, Mrs. Mcclure will follow her young
husband as fast as steam will take her.
Sergeant Walter H. johnson. F. Thirteenth,
apolis. Sunday morning, with message for
the Rev. Matt Hughes, was treated to
pleasant surprise At the close OF the serv-
Ices the minister presented him with a
handsome gold watch, the gift of the SER
geant's friends in the church The inscrip-
ton on the watch was: Wesley Church
Friends to Walter H. Johnson May Is,
1895"
Bandmaster Safranek, of the Twelfth regi-
regiment band has gotten together some good
musicians. The music yesterday was above
the average, and spoke well for his efforts
in so short a time.
The Twelfth made a fine showing. From the
time they struck tents until they were aboard
the cars, they bore themselves like veterans.
Their appearance as they came down the
slope toward the secretary's residence re-
called the old song:
''They marched away down the village street
With banners floating gay;
The children cheered at the trampng feet
AS they marched to the war away"
Jack Flynn, the o,d-time pugilist is men,
Der of D. Thirteenth. Jack was on guard at
one Of the sentinels at the coach door during
the long wait at the yard. Several of the
boys wanted to get out and visit with the
girls. but Jack was adamant. They didn't
press the matter with him.
The Twelfth boys had a heap of fun with
Hebrew junk man who was Shopping"
around the camp during the morning. They
boxed him up in big blanket case, and,
from the way he called police, he must have
imagined himself down on Wabasha and
Seventh
The bows were liberal with buttons yes
terday. The brigade must have furnished a
barrel of them to the girls as souvenirs.
The pie and sandwich man sold out as often
as he made his appearance last night.
NINNEApOUUS GAVIN 900