Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-05-18

me1Ster, darrlS buSer, COT-
derio, Milton B. Carroll, Conrad Du-
vail, Joseph Ecker, Charles G. Ed
wards, John F. Fisher, Charles r.
Frost, LIE Roy Gorley, Frank Grant,
Samuel Grant, Edward j. Grindrod,
Frederick Hall, George W. Hall, Will
lam j. Hannah, Arthur T. Harvey,
Edward b. Harvey, Alvin NJ. Hill,
william r. Hortop. Marshall H. HUI
fine, James P. Johnson, Frederick H.
Jones, John G.. Kertz, Edward j.
Kurz, James Logan, Joseph LOrenz,
Edward j. Lynn, Andrew j. Newton,
William r. Meyersick. Fred j. Miller,
John F. NUM-, Robert H. Mckee.
Thomas G.. Nielsen, Bernard Niesigh,
Michael j. O'Connor, William c.
O'Leary, Gilbert T. Olson, Shelton N.
Paine, Samuel C. Purdy, Claud Ram
Charles f. Robbins. William j. Rob-
erts, Alexander Robertson, Roy o..
Sherman, John Il. Schultz, Louis ID.
Smith, Charles Sternesha. James w.
Stevenson, Frank A. Storey, Alexan-
der Van Iderstine, Edward NJ. Wea-
yer, Hiram L. WEIGH.
The Independent has been publish
ing each day short notes of thecamp,
several of which referred to Company
l and are here appended:
First Sergeant Thomas D.. Barton
of Company 1, who left his case on
the Fergus County Argus to go wher-
ever his country calls, is one of the
best drill masters at the camp.
Lieut.. E. A. Foster of Company lis
the crack pistol shot of the regiment,
and his friends believe he would win
a match against any pistol shot in
the country. On the trip over Lieut..
Foster astonished those who did not
know of his skill by hitting every
thing he aimed at without a miss,
although some OF his targets were
small and the distances proportion
ately great.
Corporal Edward Grindrod of Com
pany / is a former resident of Helena.
He is a lawyer and a for some
time in the office of A. j. Craven in
Helena, later accepting a position as
law clerk in Lewistown last August,
giving up the place to become a sol.
dier.
Company l of Lewistown was mus
tered into the service March 20 last,
and since then the weather has not
been favorable for much outdoor
drill. In addition to that 60 new
men were added when the lists were
opened for recruits, but the company
is working hard now and is making
a hard race for second place among
the companies of the regiment, the
first place being given Company A OF
Great Falls thus far. Capt. Preston
believes that there is nowhere a body
of men more attentive, more suscept-
ible to discipline or more anxious to
learn than Company l.
There are now two lighting par
sons" in Company 1 of Lewis,own.
The first is Rev. Albert Pfaus, pastor
of the Presbyterian church at Lewis
town, and the second Rev. William
j. Hannah, state senator from Sweet
Grass county. Senator Hannah
came to Helena in the first place to
endeavor to secure a place in the reg
iment for a company of 40 volunteers
from the vicinity of Big Timber, who
were anxious to go. Not finding a
place for them, he yesterday enlisted
with Company l as a private, and
will carry a musket through the war.
Rev. Mr.. Hannah i'm the last legisla-
ture opposed the election of a chap
lain of the senate, on the ground that
he vas an expensive as well as a USE
less luxury. He believes now that
an additional soldier with a gun to
shoot with is of more value to his
country i'm time of war than the
chaplain who is allowed each regi-
ment.