The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-20
NEWS FROM CAMP THOMAS.
What the Minnesota Men Are Doing
Between Drills.

| CAMP THOMAS, July 17.-Thursday's heavy
rain put stop to drill, and the boys en-
| joyed themselves by reading and card play
ing.
Gen. Poland Is keeping the boys busy at
range work. and will do so as long as thew
remain in the park The Minnesota boys are
anxious to get away. Anywhere, just SO It's
move and a change. A division court mar Al
is being organized Each brigade now has
a court martial board. Sentries sleeDing on
their post hereafter will be, severely dealt
with. The Third battalion has just returned
from the shooting range at Ringgold, VIII re
tney nave been for the past three days The
Fourteenth is improving on its shooting. The
! regiment will average rs per cent. The Four
tenth is to have water tanks for hauling
water from the Blue Lick springs The car
penters are at work upon them today
Capt. Bartlett of Company B, reported for
duty today. He has been visiting his family
Capt. Elisha Wood, of Company K, was Of
fcer of the day yesterday.
These will be the sharpshooters of Company
~, Fourteenth. Corporal Douse, Prvates
Florence.
Sergeant Cooke. of Company I, Fourteenth.
received box Of dainties from friends at
home. The sergeant will entertain his COM
rades.
The Twelfth Minnesota will probably move
to higher location.
The champion boxer of Company X,
Twelfth Minnesota 1n1f. is Private Mcdonnell.
Private Williams, of X, Twelfth Minnesota,
Corporal Charles McHugh, Of Company H,
Twelfth Minnesota, has recovered from his
tanooga. City life agrees with the corporai.
to judge by his smiling countenance when
he returned. He called on. Corporal Lynch,
VINO is In the Letter hospital, and found him
much improved.
Pete Lobbin feels and looks more like
soldier every day Pete is one of the best
first sergeants in the Twelfth.
Musician Tweedy furnished the music for
the Company 1 dance.
ouartermaster Sergeant Ed Bobb.e;er Of
mental sergent major. This will be popu-
lar appointment. Ed is one of the boys
Cook Elmer, Of Company A, Twelfth Min
purchase Of hen fruit that he made he man
aged to get hold of thirty six that were very,
Gen. Wylie complimented Company A on the
good line it had at dress parade lat night.
He said that the Twelfth's parade was the
at w. he had Mer in d Comn.nv
Twelfth, sticks to his mules, and only pays
occasional visits to his old comrades of the
Quartermaster Sergeant Frank Rodgers, of
Company l Twelfth, is making a great repu-
ta Grna among the boys as good provider
ed him when pitching curves, they were al
ways getting tangled up with the ball. He
has been sheared.
mudded up Thursday. He fell into mud
mole; Ira s Is getting SO fat he can scarcely
nanule nlmSelf.
Bob GroLt is getting some of his old army
color back That recruiting trip nearly
ruined Roberts complexion
Those whiskers of Sergeant Miller knock
the spots off of anything in Company c. They
are Galway style, only more so.
Cook Woodville, of Company l. Is dealing
In groceries Felix is the silent partner of the
firm.
Company A and part of intend to stay
! at the park awhile and are putting new floors
in their residences.
Sergeant Graft and Corporal Slocum vi:ited
Chattanooga yesterday.
Private Slim Williams is culivating hand
holds.
Monke Ellingson of Company X, is always
shooting scenes with his camera. No one ever
sees them in the picture.
Fred Straub is as busy cranberry mer-
chant these mornings with his police force
Ed GIFTS don't seem to get very fat up there
at the officers mess.
One of the best old souls in the Twelfth
Minnesota is Brother Geo. Lumkin, who cooks
at the officers mess. This is Georges sec
ond time on earth, but he like wine. i'm
proves with age. He certainly knows how to
cook. His daily scrap with the Ice man.
which Chaplain Clemens referees is getting
to be feature Of our camp life.
If you have friend who Is injuring him
self by excessive use of liquor, advise him
to go to the KELLEY INSTITUTE, Corner
ark md