Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-06-17
Boys at San Francisco Receiving thei,
Equipment and Getting Ready
to Move.
Notes from Various Members Of the
Companies as to their Expert
ences in the Camp.
State Dairymen's Association Held a
Meeting at oakes-other
News Items.
Troops at Frisco.

Reports from San Francisco state that
the North Dakota boys are beginning to
receive their supplies, which include
two suits of uniform and a special suit
of canvas for the hot weather on the
other side of the earth. The receipt Of
the uniforms and Of two months pay
has a tendency to make the boys salts
fed with their lot-as it is hard to be a
soldier without either cash or clothes.
First Sergeant Henry Of Go. G writes
home as follows: It's hard to realize
that we are 50 many miles from home,
there are so many home boys around.
It makes it pleasant to be away among
so many friends. We are laying off this
morning on account Of wet weather and
getting equipped. We received u
shoes and blankets last night and ex-
pect to receive our duck suits and IN
derwear today. Some of the regiments
have the suits already. They look like
a thresher's outfit. It's too cold to
wear them here. Our ordnance stores
are expected the first of the week.
Fred Conklin, whom you remember was
assigned as first lieutenant of 90. B.,
has already been detailed as ordnance
officer. Lieutenant Gearey makes a
splendid adjutant.
The boys we're all vaccinated yester-
day, and there is a number of sore arms
in camp today. AS you've probably
heard, the last order read was that the
first company mustered in wasthe rank
ing company of the regiment, which
makes Captain Mudgett ranking cap
tain. Say, but there was an awful howl
went up from the other fellows, espec-
tally Captains Frame and Moffet. Cap
tain Keye don't especially care, as it
makes no difference in his rank, on &C.
count of his previous service in the
regular army. The weather is horrible,
three days warm and three days cold.
You see it breaks every three days, and
big fogs come over the city from the
ocean. Don't ever come out to this
place for your health, because there are
more cemeteries here than any other
place in the country. North Dakota
weather is a paradise to this climate.
We expect to get our shelter tents soon,
each man carries half of it, dog tents
they call them.
San Francisco is very patriotic and a
soldier a get pretty nearly anything he
want for the asking. And as for girls,
the town is loaded with them, all kinds,
and fine looking ones at that.
There are about 1850 soldiers here
now and regiments are expected from
New York, Iowa, Indiana and Tennes.
see next week. The first brigade is ex-
pected to leave for Manila on Tuesday
next. They are looking after and TAX
ing care of the men that are to go in
pretty good shape.
There is not very much sickness in the
first battalion, but in the second there is
a case of pneumonia and four or five
cases Of measles. We eat in u tents
now, and have hired a cook, each man
paying fifty cents a month toward pay
ing him. Say, you ought to see the
saloons that have sprung up around
here lately, it is a corker.
Several Of us took in Chinatown the
other night. It is the worst hole I ever
saw. 1t ought to be burned out and
every Chinaman in town fired from the
country.
We are kept pretty busy now and by
the time taps are sounded nearly every
one is ready to turn in. The order Of
the days duties is as follows which you
will notice keeps the first sergeant busy.
$40 a. m.-Reveille, first call.
$50 a. m.-Raveille.
600 a.. m.-Assembly.
6:15 a. m.-Breakfast call.
700 a. m.-Sick call.
1900 m.-Dinner call.
600 p: m.-Supper call.
7:1O p. m.-First call for retreat.
7:15 p. m.-Assembly.
900 p. m.-Tattoo..
1920 p. m.-Call to quarters.
1920 p. m.-Taps.
This Of course doesn't include COM
pany, battalion and regimental drill or
guard mount, and other things which are
left to the discretion of the respective
%regimental commanders. It averages
four or five hours a day, however.
The rifles Of the North Dakota troops
have all been condemned and they will
be furnished with Springfield's of the
model of '84. It was thought at first
that the men might be supplied with
Kraig-Jorgenson rifles, but the demands
for these for the Cuban army has been
too great, and as the boys from this Sec
ton have all drilled with Springfields,
it may be better for them to be equip
ped with that pattern Of guns.