The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-29


Eastern Minnesota at Ills and Com
pany A over the st. Paul & Duluth
hfteen minutes later. The great crowd
stayed at the depot until the train had
pulled out of sight shouting and sing
ing. The demonstration was by far the
greatest that has ever been witnessed
in Duluth.
Special to The ST. Paul Globe.
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, April 2S.-
Company F, Third regiment Minnesota
national guards, received the call to-
day, for which it has been waiting
for week, and started for ST. Paul
on the Great Northern train tonight,
100 strong.
The company was escorted to the
train by Stanton Post, G. A. R., and
uniform rank, Knights of Pythias.
The town blazed with excitement with
flags waving everywhere and thou
sands of cheering people lining the
streets.
Special to The st. Paul Globe.
RED WING, Mimi, April 2S.-The
citizens here presented a purse of 81, O0o
To the boys who are going off to war.
The money will go to the families of
the soldiers.
Special to The St. Paul Globe.
SALTWATER, Mimi, April Is
St1llWater's company of volunteers will
leave here at an early hour tomorrow
| morning, and will probably reach St.
Paul at 9 o'clock. Arrangements have
been made to go over the ST. Paul &
Duluth road, and Capt. Masterman is
endeavoTing to hold the 7:35 train until
O'Clock, or to secure a special. The
boys spent most of today at the armory
and were around the city bidding their
| friends adieu. They are fairly we'll
| equipped and will take their blankets.
| ETC., with them. Ex-members of the
| company and G. A. r. veterans will
escort them to the depot, and many
will accompany them to St. Paul.
Special to The st. Paul Globe.
| AUSTIN, Mimi, April 28.-Capt F.
E. Wood, Of Company G, Minnesota
national guards, received orders last
night at o'clock to report, with his
| company, in st. Paul at II o'clock Fri
day. 1t had been previously arranged
that when the orders should come, it
should be made known by an alarm
from the city fire whistle, and when
shortly after o'clock last evening the
shrill blasts from the whistle announc-
| ed the news, amid shouts of enthu-
siasm and booming of guns and heavy
| crackers, the crowds Surged towards
the armory, where Tichys band had
already been stationed, and the volun-
teers were given their final drill before
| leaving. Citizens have raised a fund
of 5000 to assist in equipping the boys,
who will be given a grand banquet to-
night at the G. A. r. hall.
Special to The st. Paul Globe.
NORTHFIELD, Mimi, April Is
| Company and its new recruits will
leave tomorrow morning to join the
Second regiment in ST. Paul.
| Last night they were given a supper
! by the Rebekah's, and a reception by
Mayor M. w. Skinner, at his residence,
! by prominent citizens. The st. Olaf
| band furnished music for the evening.
Special to The St Paul Globe
| ANOKA, Mimi, April accompany B re-
ceived orders to be ready to leave on the early
| train tomorrow morning for St Paul.
The CALL 49, was sounded by the steam
whistles and all the bells in Anoka Over one
hundred men will go from here.
Great excitement reigns. The ladies of
Anoka met Yesterday and today are sewing
for Company B. The G. A. R. ladies will give
reception for Company tonight and 9TH
| them.
Special to The st. Paul Globe
WINoNA, Mimi, April accompanies e
anu y. OF the SECOND regiment, Will leave
the city tomorrow morning at o'clock
| At a. m. every whistle and bell in the city
will awaken the city to the fact that her
soldier boys are preparing to leave for the
war, and again will the din be heard at I
| o'clock. Each company will be escorted to
| the Pythian hall with brass bands, where at
a. m. they will be given series of ad.
dresses and substantial breakfast. Mr.
John Dietze of this city, has presented each
company with handsome flag.
| About dozen boys belonging to the COM
panies leave the high school to obey orders,
| and four boys serve from the state normal
school, here At the normal this morning
the whole school was assembled for an i'm.
| promptu greeting of their soldier boys and
! to bid them an impressive God-speed Fer.