The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-04
AMONG THE BOYS.
Company NJ, Rine Earth.


Mayor Ross and DR.. Cpuper called on NJ
yesterday. The mayor was on his way home
from trip to Seattle After looking the boys
over he left a present Of $50 in the treasury
as a reminder of his call.
NJ is Of the largest companies in the
battalion, If not the largest. They muster
1T men. thirty Of them are from Wells.
NJ bested c. of Winona, at boxing and clog
dancing night before last.
Company NJ challenges any company in the
brigade for a game Of base ball. Come on
boys.
The following are acting n-commiss onad
officers until muster day. AT that time some
changes may be made: Second sargeant, Ru-
fus Woolery: third sergeant. E. o. Bennett:
fourth sergeant, Louis King; fifth sergeant,
George Brown; corporais. John Legreed, VIM.
Bill Billings; Paul Giese, ghas- Owens Aug. stil,
Blue Earth but Sergt. Bennett and Corp.
owens, who are residents Of Wells.Ie "a
= Company n, Winona. q
The boys got the first mail they have re-
ceived from home yesterday. Most all Of
them had smiling faces in consequence.
E had company drill yesterday forenoon.
Company X, Wnseca.
Corp. Bil,adeu received visit from his
mother yesterday.
Private Turnclfff was detailed orderly to
Acting Colo@al Mead,
Corp. Wards mother came to camp yester-
day to him. =
Company ID, FairmOnt.
Guard Detail Yesterday-Sergeant Ted Mont
gomery, Privates Charles Swearingen Frank
Theobald, 3. Meye-. sure numera"y, Ha se1.
has asswen barber shop. The chair, the
like of which was never seen before, is the
result of Ben Binds ingenuity.
Lieut.. Everett, when at home, edits the
Fqi
Company. F. CrOOkstOn.
Private Chamberlain, whose home Is Pleas
ant Grove, is in brigade hospital.
Bugler Chrstianson has not recovered suf-
f1ciently from his illness to attend to duties.
He will be on deck in a day or two.
Company G, WinOna.
Second Lieut.. Blocker received his straps
yesterday, and the boys didn't do thing to
him. They laid for him and the, first time he
walked down the company street they began
to emerge from their tents. One after another
they came into view.. 1t was salute-salute-
salute. All the waytdown the street he got
it. 1t was a good thing; and they pushed 1t
along. 1t warmed the lieutenant up some,
did one hundred and some salutes, but he
stuck to it manfully until she reached his tent.
Then he brought out the cigars. Inc boys
are all pleased at his promotion. ..
First Lieut. Pletke was commander Of the
brigade guard Monday night He found and
closed blind pig which was doing busi-
mes inside camp limits.
Sergeant Plutke was out with his kodak,
taking snap shots at, the company yester-
day.
When Lieut. Smith got off his horse yester-
day his walk resembled that of q man-o' wars
man. He stepped wide. He evidently has not
ridden much of late.
Company G, Austin.
John Corneveaux, Bert Sherwood, Fay
Smith, Drs. Allen and Johnson were callers
yesterday.
The boys will have their physical examina-
tion within thirty-six hours.
Six Of G answered sick call yesterday. No
serious illness was reported.
Privates HORNED, Switzerland, Frenary,
Decker, Fairbank and Barrett were on mess
detail yesterday.
Each of the boys got Herald yesterday.
Guard Detail Yesterday-Acting Corporal
Christopherson, Privates Monte, Horrobin and
Rausch.
Company b, Farfbault.
The tent occupied by Sergeants Miligan
and Merrot and Privates Fredette, Wall,
Norton and Quimby is graced by a nice new
mess table. the handiwork Of the boys them
selves. D "a
Private straub received a new shirt yes
terday, per requistion on Quartermaster
Lind 1t improves fhisi appearance, and his
mospherical conditions etc., greatly.
Yesterdays Detail in Cook House-Privates
N. Hanson and Hammond.
General Police Dhty-Dienhoven, De Wolf,
Allickson and Enrude. n
Company Police Duty-J. Fremouw. F. Fre-
mouw, Gudin and cGrandy.
Detail for Guard Duty Last Night-Pivates
L. Hildeman, Hanson, johnson, Lawler and
Corporal Townsend. oh
Privates Straub and Fund, who resemble
each other so closely that they are often
taken for twins, are great favortes with the
fair sex.
Private Peterson made a trip to the guard
house yesterday for violating the regimental
sanitary rules.
Company H, st. James.
o. j. Parker, of LIE sueur, was visitor
yesterday.
H has new cook house built by Privates
Syverson Rutherford and Berghtal under
direction Of Chief Cook Thompson.
Charles Nixson Harry Shaw, of St. James,
and Jacob Berghtal, Of Butterfeld. enlisted
in H yesterday.
w. E. Korth, an ex-Henderson boy, is one
of HIS sergeants
D: De. vaney is one of the st. James
Plaindealer staff.
Roy Lambert called yesterday.
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