Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-07-13

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services. Corporal Downs and Chas.
Jorgenson came up from Camp Ram
sey to assist in recruiting and escort
ed the boys down Saturday afternoon.
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The village council has appropri-
ated $500 out of the village treasury
to be presented to Co. D., and a num-
ber of private subscriptions will prob
ably swell that amount considerably.
The following petition was circulated
in the village and signed by a large
number of tax payers:
Whereas, portion of the citizens of the
village of Willmar have shown their patri-
4tism tn;n Ia. and love for our country by giving
And, whereas. those of us who remain de-
also al ts desire to prove to those who have gone
to the front from our vicinity that we fully
| appreciate the sacrifices made by them;
Iheref0re we, the undersigned, tax payers
tae yoa Eat ct Wla
village Five Handred Dollars for I'll the u use si Of
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The following items, taken from
the Minneapolis Tribune of last Sat-
urday, will prove of interest to the
friends of the Willmar company:
! Another good company is Co. D.
of Willmar. The company kitchen
and quartermaster' tent are as neat
and tidy as milady's at home. All
the tents are in the strictest army reg
ulatlon and the company street is lev
eled off and free from litter. The
quartermaster of the company has a
way" about him and he got 20 bales
OF straw when the other companies
got but 10. The two company cooks
are experts and they fix up the plain
army ration in a way that would make
it an appetizing dish on hotel table.
co. d. is model company"
Lieut.. Col. Leonhauser, while in
specting the camp yesterday morning,
was horrified to find a square yard Of
one OF the Co. D. tents scribbled over
with pencil message. Capt. Spicer
and his lleutenants, who pride them
selves on the neatness OF their street
and all their camp belongings, were
bored to distraction by the discovery.
On inspection the message was found
to be the work of some St. Louis girl
who worked in the factory that made
the tent. 1t seems that she took that
means of securing a husband outside
of St. Louis. Corporal Maloney, of
Willmar, is the soldier who has first
claim on the st. Louis girl. This is
the letter she wrote:
St. Louis, May Is, 1s9s.-My Dear Soldiers
would like to make the acquaintance with
for am a brunette with blue eyes and nice
To- form: Az FIVE feet six in height and weigh
hone we nay not meet before the
! over. would like to hear from you as soon
as you get this tent. Your sweet little tent
! maker. Minnie K H.
In care Of Herman Wenzel, 124 n. Main
street, St. Louis.
Co. D. had the guard detail Satur-
day, with Capt. Spicer as officer of the
day and Lieut.. Rice as officer of the
guard. The reports are that our boys
have been doing their full share of
work along this line, and are receiv-
ing favorable notice.
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The WILLMAR TRIBUNE will be
among the newspapers which will
make their regular visits to the boys.
We have been promises the services
of correspondent from Co. D., and
hope to be able to furnish our
readers with interesting news occa-
sionally from the camp.
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1t is predicted by those who are in
a position to know that the Fifteenth
regiment will become the crack regi-
ment OF Minnesota. The regimental
officers speak very favorably of the
men in their charge, especially of
the interest taken in drill and practice
work.
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The regiment is to be congratulated
on having for it's colonel man like
Shandrew, who shows such strict OBJ
servance in the line of temperance.
| We quote the following: "Not drop
OF liquor can be obtained on the
grounds. There will be some hard
lines for the man who gets too friend
ly with John Barleycorn, as Col.
! shandrew is down on the old enemy
of mankind.'' =.
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| Co. D. is receiving her full share
of visitors, and the boys are not Tor.
gotten by their fair admirers. The
boys are not lacking in their attsn.
tions to their ''sisters,'' as far a
camp rules will permit. ...-
!. Owing to the shortage of men to fill
up the ranks, ours is among the com
panies that have labored under q die-
advantage in waiting to be mustered
in. A few deserters were reported
soon after the companies arrived. In
the physical examinations conducted