Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-24

Extracts From the Dakota news IN
s.The American SOLDIER"

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..The American SOLDIER"
A copv of the America nSoldier,
| printed at Manila, under date OF OCT.
S. has Just been received. 1t contains
a good deal OF news of the North ana
| South Dakota regiments, from when
the following extracts are cleaned:
First S. ID. infantry U. $. v.
Items and opinions of o. w. Coursey,
| sergeant Company g.:
Our quarters were dislnfected Tues-
day.
The company sic kreports are IN
larging daily.
Mai. r. G. Warne came over from
Cayite an dmade a short visit Monday
afternoon.
Several applications for transfers to
other companies and t oother regi-
ments were filed during the week. I.
Several Of the boys partook OF the
queens hospitality on board the POW
erful Sunday.
Chaplain Daley mas taken a stand
against the use of the army cantaen,
and drawn up some resolutions per-
tanning thereto and submitted them 10
the other army chaplains, stationed
here and at Cavite, for consideration.
Private Jensen of Company G., who
accidentally shot a large portion of his
left hand Off and received other inJur-
les by an explosive shell at Cavite,
Sept. 3, having recovered sufficiently TO
be able TO cross the ocean, was given
his discharge Tuesday. This makes
the second man in Company G. who
has ben discharged for physical disa-
bility arising from accidents, the other,
Private Trevaillie, who received a Sc
we're wound while bathing at the Sutro
baths. San Francisco, being discharged
July q, and has already filed his ap-
%pl'cation for a pension.
The one question among the boys Is:
when are we going homer
The boys of the Second battalion Of
the South akota regiment are smiling
since Wortser's Pain Cure has been in
trodueced in camp, ans it knocks ou
cramps and ~dysentery in short order.
Company +, Of which Wortser Il a
member, now call him "Doc," and say
that he Is 0. X. on the above com
plants. Doc has a few bottles on
hand, and he Is willing other troops
and regiments should try 1t. He can
be found at Barracks No. 10, just out
side the walls, a half-mile from the
sea.
Company ii.
Sergt. Fl. ID. McCosham, Corp. Ca
puter and five privates, who were left
at Cavite, joined the company a few
days ago.
Some of our boys attend the debates
which are held in Company BIS quar-
tiers, every evening.
Good thing; push 1t along. The
members OF Company Il have Clipped
In and furnished themselves with ice.
Our regimental mascot, Dewey"
the goat brought over from Frisco on
the CT. Paul, is as lively as ever, but
don't like monkeys, and proceeds to
make them a scarce article. He has
bit one or two of the natives, and now
has full sway as far as they (the ma
tlyes) are concerned.
First Sergt. Schlosser OF Company
Z, has returned to duty. He had a
long sick spell, but has entirely recoy-
cred.
Private r. o. Johnson OF Company
C has been detailed as clerk in the adj
%jutant's office.
First North Dakota Regiment.
Company Il Is stationed at Fort Ma
late, where they are doing guard duty.
They are very comfortably quartered,
and with few exceptions enjoying good
health.
Company X has the distinction OF
getting the orderlies during the past
two weeks, a few times, both for the
brigade and regimental headquarters.
This speaks well, and shows that the
Cowboys can dress up when they feel
like it.
"Dr. WISE" the senator's son from
Missouri, says he used his judgment to
good advantage when he Joined Com
pany G, and is getting along fine with
his more Northern comrades.
a Y. NJ. G.. A. organization has been
effected at Malate, for the Fourteenth
North Dakota and Idaho regiments. A
permanent organization was effected
last saturday evening, with election of
officers and drawing up a constitution.
Lieuts. Aspenwall and Slattery have
been on the sick list during the past
two weeks, but are able to attend to
duties again.
Priyates Anton Adelman and George
Dollard, Company X, are at the divis-
ion hospital.
Company G has n new mess force.
and the kickers have given up their
job.
Sergt. Olson, Company G, laments
the fact that he can get no white cloths
ing large enough for him. He is the
largest man we have In Manila.
Corp. Hagan, Company G, is at the
brigade hospital, and is reported to be
very sick.
Capt. Mudgett and Lieuts. GotcheI
and Proy, Company G.. have purchased
a very nice pony and two-wheeled car
riage, and hired a young Filipino to
take care OF 1t and ride the small seat
on the rear end of the carriage.
Capt. Moffett, Co. A, now holds the
position OF city prison Inspector.
Corp, William Logan and Private J.
IL. Franms, Company ID, are at. the
division hospital.
Privates Skis, Hibbsman, Moe. Ras-