The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-05
SOLDIER BOYS OF MINNESOTA.

pany A, to first lieutenant Of Company f, left
the Twelfth. he was next man for a coni-
mission. 1t was somewhat of a surprise to
f hH boys in general but It was earnea a
the part Of the sergeant. He has seen ten
years of hard work in the military service
Of this company, first eniistlng IN 1881. sarv
year, after which he served as DUTY ser
geant two years, after which he was appoint
ed first sergeant, which he has held five years
to the entire satisfaction of the commissioned
officers of the company. To bring the com
pany to as high standard as was possible
in his power to do was the steady aim OF the
genial first sergeant, and to this one point
will Second Lieutenant Fritsche work. Lieut.
Frtsche has the congratulations of the COM
pany.
Dan Siemans today received box of good
things from the Modern Woodmen OF Amer
lea which consisted of chocolate. canned goeds,
chewing gum, tobacco, etc. When las. seen
Dan was sitting under large tree with a
stick of summer sausage in one hand, while
he held can of sardines in the other, with
Bingham Lakes best In it was between his
teeth, and Pete" poor boy, with look on
his face that made the sun blush and get
behind an approaching cloud, stood b3dy
guard over Dan with two light batteries. one
company Of infantry, a spade, toothpick and
one of Bob" Boesch's dishrags. No trou-
BILE had befallen Dan when last seen.
Found: A pair of sergeant's STRIPS rum
ming around Company AS kitchen with a
pair of trousers and the chief trumpeter's
form and face. Himer. please call and taks
! the same away. No charge will be demand
ed II taken right away, but Cock Bosch
says IT will cost the owner $s per day at er
Assistant Cook Lockway has a distinct
, path beaten from the kitchen to the first
tent rport aS; f 81 poce
day. and on his staff of aide de-a-poli cans
and sink diggers were Privatss Aron, Barnes
Beverly, Bierbaum, Pete siemans ane-and-
w nf Pftf
got /. in the neck today" BY tie way, the
genial corporal he never had better 81:
shock he ever received was to really
experience and realize such miracle see
| Ing newspaper man work. OF course he
Corporal Clausen was chief Of police today.
| 'Ole" had his ("go-get-it') goatee cut and
it scared the first sergeant so he got S. u.
tedav.
Sergeant Graft was appointed color sergeant
yesterday.
Tony Weisner. second lieutenant Company
J. formerly Company A always comes up to
. when have pancakes to eat. lie
knows what is good. We don't believe it
one bit. Tony.
From time to time we have thought serious
ly of writing up a short bout concerning
the officers and enlisted men of this company.
We wished to begin at the top of the list,
but will be unable to do So On account of
Capt. S.einhauser's being absent days
visit to Newport, Ky. However we will be-
gin with First Lieutenant Buscaers, who
private. In April. 1888. he was made a cor
poral, in which capacity he served until June
4, 1885, when he was commissioned as sec
ond lieutenant. only on the following June,
year later, to be appointed first lieutenant.
Lieut.. Buschers is well liked by all the m IN
and is he'd in the highest esteem. and when,
some time ago, they heard he was going to
resign, it did not take the company long to
tell him that they could not think of such
thing, at which he promised to think the
matter over The lieutenant is bookreeperr
G. H. Hornberg, of New Ulm, at the time he
responded to his country's call.
Second Lieutenant Louie Mueller, when
had to tax for him. Lieut.. Mueller enlisted
as private in Company l. s.. Peter. in 1889
After serving three years there he was trans
company he was duty sergeant for one year,
in 1894 being appointed second lieutenant.
The Lieutenant is a bookkeeper. and at the
time of McKinley's call for volunteers was
justice of the peace, which he resigned. He
has been transferred to first lieutenant in
Company F. We're sorry to see him go.
The reg1mental Y. M C. A. tent was put
can use ink TO write their letters.
rs a. ~ BoOck chief srumPeter and princ-
first sergeant. ALBERT" as we cal him,
received his first military training with tn
High School cadets at New U:m. afterwards
serving three years in the militia. all of which
time he was in Company A, and one year in
the cadet corps of the University of Minpe
sofa, and was also connected with the band
He enlisted as an ordinary field musician in
the volunteers, since acting as brigade
bugler at Camp Ramsey. but shorty after
arriving at Camp Thomas was appointed
chief trumpeter and principal musician by
Lieut.. Col Mccoy. He spends great deal
of time with the field musicians and to his
energy and hard labor is due all the sue
upon to help out in the band, Playing an
E fat solo cornet There is not bstter
trumpeter in the park, if there is an equal
not only that but they appreciate the fact,
Sergeant Major Ed Bobleter or "serg ant
Bob, as BE was best known among the boys
was a former member of this company His
first experience was as regimental marker.
in which capacity he served for six years
Ed Joined Company c, FIRST g.mant now
the Thirteenth, at St. Paul as D ate
A year later he was promoted to corporal,
movements earned for him the quart srmaster-
ship after he had been corporal bat year
In In all he served FIVE years with Company A
service but when the call came for volunteers
Ed was right on hand ard was sw IN in as
a private. At Camp Ramsey tie eompeny
sergeant and Capt. St.enhauser pick d him
out as the right man for the right place. He
mas mas seryed faithfully in that capacity
ever, as he always did ev,r, thing with a,
much dispatch as was in his power He was
APPOINTED regimental sergeant major July 49,
and las acted in both places TIL some ono
could be appointed. The sergeant maior is a
son of Col. Jas. Bobleter, of the Twelfth.
The Twelfth took another battle fol m ,tic n
exercise today over to Snodgrass hill The
trip was some seven or eight miles in all
and some of the boys say it was 102 at east.
However Company A only lost two men il the
or something Of the sort. 1t is no easy lob
to fall out of the company, for if there IS not
an excuse from the surgeon it means guard
house and hard labor.
The writer. while walking back from the
regimental skirmish at Snodgrass hill, st pped
on a young rabbit that had been scared un
it was a. battle with blood OF the retre4t.
Rather innocent Blood said one of the
boys. Vic
Sergeant Joern. Corporal FreEn and Priv te
Fllck were out getting the lay of the land
roads, etc The reports from this trip are
sent to Washington for CT t,cism
company.
It's Lieut.. Frtsche now boys, and be sure
You salute, too.
- The company enjoyed good big treat from
the lieutenants last night
Lieut.. Fritsche today qualified as second
lieutenant at the examination
In next letter look out for a utt1e
write-up of Adjt. Vogel and Battalion Adiuo
tant Rock, both old members of this COMPANY.
We want the people to know what kline of
material is in Company A, the leading COM
pany Of the four regiments from Mime SOL a.
The Thirteenth NAV have the crack com
pany D. The. Fourteenth its B but none of
them can touch New Um's crack COMPANY
tocherby took Aron (a-run) after Brandt,
and on the way between some Bsrns'
where he got Boeseh from a Raeder. This
Lehman. who. lying a Gray stone wall for
the Pope Of York, who en-"Flick"-ed
very bad colony to his face. just under his
not St 5e and
Westlake, and. was not aware Of the danger