The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-09
IN VIRGINIA CITY.
Wednesday n Day which Will he Long
Remembered.

Wednesday a nay which Will he Long
Remembered.
Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
Virginia City. May S.-wednesday
will be a day long to be remembered in
the history of Virginia City. The war
cloud which has been slowly moving
westward has at last reached our noun
tain city. and from IL will be taken
nearly eighty OF u brave men, who
have SO calamity and periodically an
swered the summons of their country's
call. Gloom. sorrow and sadness will
darken the home OF nearly every cit
izen of this city. for from 1t one or more
loved ones will be taken to MI the ranks
of company ID, N. @. NJ, who leave for
Helena Wednesday as volunteer SOL
diers, under the command Of Captain
Geo.. w. Ref, First Lieutenant c. w.
Mead and Second Lieutenant 4. j.
Canaan n following telegram was
received here Sunday evening, May I.
1898. dated Helena. Mont. to Captain
Geo. w. Ref, company d. LIST regi-
ment, Virginia City. Mont:
Volunteers for infantry regiment
will be started to Helena probably next
Wednesday. You will be allowed to
bring YOU two lieutenants and 81 en-
listed men. physically sound and be-
tween the ages of IS and As. preference
to be given to members OF National
Guard. Begin enrolment of men at
once Wire number of men you can
bring. Instructions by mail.
T 1S,sn sess1ssrramsssMia,rT' an e GGwefeSr, one
by the members of the company, quite
a number were about the headquarters
when the news reached the city. Cheers
were at once given by the boys. and q
hurrying to and fro announcing the
news, which. like wildfire. flew through
a,,t tIn aassrn afty Tn N xrorxr Shntf tiv,n
In obedience to the call. company ID
will leave the city Wednesday morning
for Helena. taking private conveyance
to Whitehall, where sufficient car room
to transport the company to Helena
has been arranged for. The company
roster contains the names OF several
boys who have not yet reached the
age OF majority. but not one has
hinched from answering the call. al
though some have been compelled to
quit the company, their parents refus-
ing TO give their consent to allow their
sons TO volunteer. Tuesday evening
company d will assemble at the City
Auditorium. where a reception and
farewell ball and banquet will be given
the company by the citizens, express
ing to the brave volunteers the high
esteem i'm which they are held by all.
the thankfulness hat Virginia City will
be and il so honored by them in fur
nishing the company. which will be
the leaders OF the LIST Montana regi-
ment. as place IL given to the company
according TO the rank Of its captain.
n as Captain Ref In the senior cap
tain Of the state OF Montana. company
d will lead the regiment. Mayor A.
J. Bennett will be orator of the even
ing. The company Is composed al
most entirely Of unmarried men, al
though the o%ffcers, Captain Ref and
First Lieutenan nj Mead. are both married
men. Captain Ref leaves a wife and
four children. while Lieutenant Mead
leaves a wife and two boys. Not a
company in the state will be under bet
ter drilled officers than company u.
Captain Ref is a most thoroughly
drilled man, having been In active serv-
ice for a period of time. and at the or
ganization of company d went in as a
private. but the company. quick to see
the ability Of Captain Ref. he was
soon raised to position. until. in 1893.
January !, he was elected captain. and
the office he has since held continu-
ously. First Lieutenant G. w. Mead
frs, began his military career when a
boy. attending a military school. from
which he graduated. Lieutenant Mead
has been a member Of company ID for
years. holding various Offices. until
January q, 1895. he was unanimously
elected TO the position he now holds.
Second Lieutenant f. ]. Canaan. like
the other officers. rose to his position
from the ranks. and was elected TO the
position In 1896. January !. The minor
Offices are held by equally good men.
and In consequence should company u
be given an opportunity. without doub,
they will cover themselves with glory.
The following list Is the names OF those
who will leave Wednesday morning for
Helena: @. W. Ref. G. w. Mead. y
j. Canaan. Willard Fisher A. Martin,
Geo. A. Lowman. A. L. Rooney. G. w.
jackson. l.. c.. Kellogg. c. f.. Wilson
Dave Kenealy. q. d. vickers. w. r
Stobie. Walter Curteman. Albert Case
Msurice wiles. r. q. Reynolds. A
Johnson. Henry Buford. Fay Kohis. r
C.. Wilson. A. f. Cole. r. b.. vickers
Henry Lowman. J. A. Ogden. VIM. Nc.
Donald. Chas. NJ. Edghill. A. X. Kel-
Iogg. Robt. Lee. A. J.. Mckenzie. Jas
mcclure. j. A. Spalding. =. ". Cham
pion. u. W Vickers. Perry wilsey
Chas. Nacie. Nelse Peterson. Tneo. ~
HnviIand. John X. Rogers. Herbert Nc.
Peters. Elisha Sipreile. Ray Zeigler. =
n. orth. Chris Zeigler. j. NJ. Randall
G. r.. Brooks. 7. w. Boutwell,. j. W
Boyd. Thomas Richards. ]. ID. Garrett
Oscar Stone. Joe Comley. WIN. Roddin
Ed Gardner, j. D. Foster. Mark Hon
kins. Alexander y. Macarthur. Grant ID
Mathew. Edgar Gindry. J. NJ. Box.
y. Gould. j.. A. Barclay. J. II. Bohmsn
Chas. Kelley. T. q. Paisley. Thos. vii
son. r. w. SOmmers. r. Mack. o. Cur
It's. Bert Mack. G. NJ. Morse. w. J. We
mark. J. l. Carbon. Jerome Maryland
J.. A. Casebeer. n. Ryder. Larry Blsuzh
]. W. Black. s. p. Norris. Berry Knut