The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-21
TO BE MUSTERED IN.
IN TEN DAYS KENOSHA COMPANY
WILL BE IN NATIONAL GUARD.
NEW OFFICERS MAY BE NEEDED
AS the Present officers Are Unwilling to
Go Into Service Under Such Condi-
tons Soldiers Are in Favor
of Going Immediately

The following order has just been
issued at Madison by Adjt. Gen.
Boardman to govern the formation Of
the Fifth regiment of Wisconsin volun-
| teers:
The First, Second, Third and
Fourth regiments and the Light bat
terry having volunteered for the war
with Spain, the officers of the compan-
les from the following cities to fill the
vacancies have been accepted: Chip
pewa Falls, Rice Lake, Eau Claire,
Ashland, Rhinelander, Waupaca, Port
Washington, Oconomowoc, Milwaukee
(two), Reedsburg, Kenosha.
For the purpose of inspection and
mastering in the companies, the follow
ing detail with their assignments are
announced: Gen. Swietusch, quarter
master general of the state, the com
panies of Milwaukee, Port Washington
and Oconomowoc. W. FL. Patton,
assistant adjutant general, the com
panies at Waupaca, Rhinelander,
Reedsburg, Kenosha. George Ora
ham, aid de- camp, the companies at
Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Rice Lake
and Ashland.
The officers named will at once pro-
coed with the mastering in in accord
ance with the provisions governing
the same as laid down in the laws and
regulations governing the Wisconsin
National guard, copy of which, to-
gether with all necessary blanks, have
been sent to the home stations, in
charge of those engaged in the forma-
ton of new companies.
In reference to this work the Off
GERS detailed will communicate imme-
diately with Edward Loew of Milwau-
kee; G. D. Townsley, Port Washing
ton; K. L. Preceding, Oconomowoc;
G. F. Dewey, Waupaca; F. n Mason,
Rhinelander; W. A. Wyse, Reedsburg;
W. C. Hartwell, Chippewa Falls; 0. II.
Kitten, Eau Claire; James Atkinson,
Rice Lake, and B. j. Mowann, Ash
land.
new companies of Milwaukee and Ke
nosha will be sent later. The neces-
sity for the formation OF these compan-
les is urgent and prompt action must
be taken. G.. r BOARDMAN."
Col. Graham, of Toman, has been
detailed to muster in the companies at
Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Rice Lake
and Ashland" said the adjutant gen
eral last night; Col. Oscar Swietusch
to muster two companies at Milwau-
kee, and those at Oconomowoc and
Port Washington, while Col. Worth!e
Patton will muster in companies at
Reedsburg, Kenosha, Waupaca and
Rhinelander. Full instructions have
been sent to the organizers of these
companies relative to the laws and
regulations governing the National
guard, and all necessary instructions
have been given the mastering officers.
Notices have been sent to the cities
offering companies, that their organi-
cations have been accepted, and that
they will be mustered in within the
next ten days. The Quartermasters
department is already making arrange
ments to distribute the state equipment
discarded by the volunteers in camp
among the new companies. antici-
pate no trouble whatever in filling a
regiment.
These orders have been received in
this city but there is diversity of
opinion among the volunteers as to
whether or not they will allow their
organization to be merged into the Ma
ton guard. The captain said last
night that the Kenosha company was
organized for the war, and that the
men were lOath to accept anything
except place at the front, and if the
Kenosha boys accept there is strong
probability that it will go into the new
regiment with other officers than their
present ones. There is an element OF
expense in being members of the Ma
tional guard which will KEEP not few
of the volunteers out. The recruiting
officer is expected here either today or
tomorrow and at that time some ar
rangements will probably be made.
SOMEBODY BLUNDERED.