The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-12
TheaFlfth Regiment to
Leave lslake Lake
Soon.
Now Waiting For Recruits.
Calumet Boys Who Are I'm the Hos
pital at Detroit said To he
Doing Nicely.

CAMP EATON, May 8 1898
1t is now positively known exactl,
how the National Guard 10 TO be reor
gained before il can be mustered int,
the service OF the United States and mos
OF the reorganization work has been done
by this time. The First Regiment. al
previously noted, has hall of the Detroit
regiment annexed TO il and by this time
has moved to the front. The other hal
OF the old Fourth Regiment has been
added to the second which will move to
the front in short order. The Third and
Fifth will each have to add four CON-
panies TO bring them up TO the required
complement OF men. These four CON-
panies will be picked up from the differ
ent parts OF the State and will be ordered
here as soon as it has been decided which
companies will be accepted. Sergt
Busch who was at one time a member OF
the old Marquette Rifles and one of it's
best members now. attends ths uniger-
sity at Ann Arbor and has a company
which has a fair chance OF getting into
the Fifth Regiment 1t is composed OF
students whom he has been drilling for
some time and whom he says are nearly
all physically able to pass. He was
down Sunday and interviewed Col. Peter.
mann in regard to the matter. Mar.
quette has a company which Is also anx-
iOus to join this regiment. but it's chances
are not considered any too good.
From present indications it will be at
least another week before the Fifth
moves south. The examination cannot
possibly be finished before Thursday or
Friday and after that the companies will
= have TO recruit Up to their full number
from their home stations to fill the places
OF the men who are knocked out on the
examination which is at least twenty
men in every company. This will take
time aud then the new companits CON-
ing in will also have to do some drilling
here before they can be sent south. The
boys are still on the anxious seat in re-
gard to the physical examination and
they are all hoping it will be over soon
80 as to relieve their minds one wsy or
other. Lieut.. Bawden wishing to secure
short furlough, took the examination
ahead OF the other Fifth Infantry officers
yesterday, but failed TO pass. He &C
cordingly has left the company and |
started for home today. The Houghton !
boys are sorry TO lose him. lie is feared |
that quite few more of the officers will |
be knocked out. la the new service all !
their places will be filled by appointment
by Colonel Petermann. DR.. Bobp has
been hard at work on the examining
board since he arrived and they are rush.
ing through the work as speedily as pos
sible. de is well pleased with what little
be has already seen OF camp life.
Colonel Petermann has been very snc.
c5siul in securing a man to take the reg
mental qnarter-mastership in place of
Lieutenant Holman who resign !. Lieut..
Roach who is here on the examining
board and who has seen service for years
IN the regular army, will get the place.
de speaks Spanish, fought in the late
civil war and has Travelled extensively in
the south. 1t takes a man with consid.
cradle business ability to take care Of the
place in active service and the colonel
feels satisfied he has secured an excellent
man for the place.
Major Cox is right in the harness. again
aud Major Lathrop has returned to Cal
umet. Frank 3. Thacker OF the Fifth
Infantry band left last night for Calumet
having decided not to volunteer in the
service. The band is endeayoring to &C.
cure good man fer his place. Their
music is just as enjoyable as ever. They
gave concert Saturday night in Co, DIS
mess tent which was listened to by a !
large number OF the boys.
ubere was another large crowd at
camp yesterday and the Calumet and
boys had many visitors from
among the large number. The day was
an ideal one and crowds come from all
parts Of the State. Special dinners we're
served in nearly all the quarters.
The members OF the Calumet company
who left for home did the square" thing
by the boys who stayed and set before ,
them four cases OF Hop Tea" which was
drank for remembrance sake in the mess
tent Friday night,
Word from Detroit says the Calumet
boys at the hospital there are getting
along very nicely and Private Dolan is
expected back for duty in a few days,
They are all at Grace Hospital now,
having been moved after Will Dolan's
shabby treatment. GUcK.