The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-24
wrestling with touch of the prevail

wrestling with touch Of the prevail
Ing stomach. trouble.
Our company has a poet in Private
Dyslin. We have not learned his last
poem. but there is something about
bareback and bacon" mixed up in 1t.
Hurrah for Spikes"
Lieut.. Boyce, has a good deal of work
on his handssnow that our captain has
gone. Lieut., SLATER being on the sick
list it throws the weight of the COM
pany on his shoulders. but he is cap
able of doing such.
A wedding in D-Private McAuliff
and the Shovel"
Sergeant Clark is raising peach Of
a mustache. He is liable to have to
wear Atwood's shoulder braces to keep
from getting, stoop shouldered. It's
all right, there are Others"
Corporal Pratt says he is stuck on
being street commissioner" C'section
bosso; It is no snap. is it, "Puss?"
Private Graham holds the best rec
ORD on the range, making AZ out Of a
possible so points. The boys are going
at this work with zeal.
First Sergeant Clark Is one Of the
busiest men in the company, getting
out details and reports.
Guard. detail for July 10, morning:
Privates L. Fleming, Gimm. Hughes,
Hansen and Hicks; division guard, July
~, Sergeant Bird, Private Houghtaling.
Private Henry Meyer is holding
down Quarters" nursing felon On
his right hand.
Private Van Amber is sick. in quar-
ters with stomach trouble.
Regimental parade every night at
Gro
Canteen has been closed.
Those on police duty today were: Prl-
Yates Eaton, Johnson, Wilcoxen, Pull
yer. Personals. Schoeppach, Alderman,
Pickett and Blencoe, in charge Of Cor
poral Williams. The corporal treated
them very generously with egg lemon
ade, which made them feel much fresh
err.
private Buchan has been detailed as
marker at the rifle pit. Private Cutler
had some stomach trouble, which caus-
ed him to be in quarters.
John Wolter- (mule whacker) is in
favor Of a rough house for ten min
utes. John is equal to the occasion.
Private. Arthur Young, on being de-
tailed to dig a sink, was suddenly
taken ILL., The sink is now nearly fin
1shed, and he is improving. "No more
SINKS, no more sickness" He will prob
ably be able to get out tomorrow.
The noncommissioned officers and
pr1vates Of the Twelfth Minnesota
presented "a handsome sword and belt
to Capt, Game. of the division hospital;
1t was thankfully received. The presen-
tat!on speech was made by Private c.
Leney. of Company D. who did it up
brown. Gapt.C Game was formerly with
the Twelfth Minnesota and the boys
appreciate his kindness to them in the
hour Of need.
Officers school every night at p. m.
July 20: Corporal Conklin is in charge
of street. police today.
Guard detail: Privates Hicks John
SON, A. johnson, r. Blair and hilbert,
Lieut.. ':N. fR. Boyce is senior officer
of the guaRd to-day. With Lieut.. Boyce
on guard and Lieut. Slater being ill,
leaves the company in charge of the
ssergeants, but they are capable of
handling the company.
Lieut. Slater was taken this morning
to the division hospital; a fever is the
ailment, but with Private Greer, of
Company D. he will have the best Of
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Officers and men Of the Twelfth Min
nesota are. objecting to so much hard
drill, about four hours a day Gin the
heat Of the day, at that). Too much
drill is the cause Of a great deal Of
the sickness in the Twelfth Minnesota;
boys are drilled to pieces, with the
thermometer at about 100 degrees in
the shade They have to get out and
run all over 100 acres of Georgia soil.
great many fell out of ranks this
morning by the intense heat. Not a
bit Of breeze stirring. Terrible hot.
We understand that stories are afloat
in Fairmont involving the reputation
Of some Of the members Of the COM
pany. If correspondents will adhere to
the truth there would be no grounds
for anything that may reflect on the
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Those police duty today are: Pri-
Yates Arthur, Young, Eaton, Schu-
macher, Personals, Wright, Cams,
Necher, Alderman, in charge of Cor
poral Conklin. Lieut.. Boyce on guard
leaves the company in charge Of First
Sergeant Clark, who handled them sue
cessfully.
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