The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10
First Regiment Is Ex-
pected to Leave
Camp Soon.
n6 Calumet Boys to Go Home
trOit Hospital Receiving the
Best OF Care.


IL Is now "vhen will we move south
that rs talked OF among both officers an
Snen who are anxious to get into the fra
or at least somewhere nearer it thai
Island Lake and but for the coming ply
sical examinations, which just at presen
oyershadow almost everything else, th
question oil moving is the important one
nc ~ nov given out that the reason fol
pushing the First Regiment through the
examinations before the line officers o
the other regiments were examined was
co get them ready TO move before the
other go. Ii is now Colonel" Gardner
sss he has taken his place at the head a
that regiment and everything has been
patched up very nicely. When the others
will be examined is only question of a
lew days as the work is being pushed
siong very rapidly. 1t is more than
hseiy that by the time this is in print the
First will have l. II Island Lake for the
south in command OF Gardner.
The strength OF the Light Guard has
oeen reduced by sixteen men who left
camp today on their way home. They
stay 10 Detroit until MonGay evening
aud will be home on Tuesday evening.
the names OF those who left are Sergt.
Samuel Jess, and Priyates John Welsh.
ON X. Williams, John A. Macdonald.
William Martin, George Martin, William
Lamatta, Walter Jecka. John C.. Harris.
Edward Hicks, Richard Craze, Angelo
Crosse, John Mckenzie, Gasper Shellmap.
John Williams aud William Mackenzie.
they are all men who are married and
aaye people depending on them Tor sun
port or who were certain they would not
pass the examination and therefore
thought it useless to waste any more
time here as they could not 90 apy
farther with the company. They are all |
good men and their loss is serious to the |
company.
Lieut.. Thielman was the happiest man
40 camD this morning when he was as
sared, although not from an official
source, that he had passed the physical
examination. lie was the only line Off
Ger OF the Filth examined. but he was
uesirous OF ecurlDg few days furlougb
aud accordingly was examined before the
Others. He will recruit men enough at
Calumet to fill up the vacancies caused
oy those who returned home and those
~ho Will not pass the examination. The
recruits must be physically sound in
oroer to get into the company after ar
irving here
Private fred Piowaty was remoy ed to
Detroit today as be will be given better {
treatment at the hospital there than he C
'ould get at camp. Fred has made many d
nends among the boys in the short time
re has belonged to the company and
'Veryone greived at his illness which,
lowe'er, Ia not serious one. Privates
Neon and Dolan are getting along very
lcely at Detroit, The latter has been p
DE subject OF great deal OF newspaper Fl
ak IN the Detroit papers on account ell
he shabby treatment accorded him by
hs mead OF the hospital and as a result o
the stand DR.. Farrand took in his
ehalf at the hospital he has resigned his
oation. The rupture at the hospital
unfortunate but the men and officers
the Fifth were highly indignant at A
'oian's treatment and DIR. Farrand is A
i<aiy commended for his manly action A
resenting 1t and giving Will the proper %
are. -
Charles Ko oplemann's "Mild Ones' sell r,
Se hot cakes among the boys who are q
lad to get good smoke again. II
lhe soldiers are making the most OF "a "a
ne pleasant evenings now and im- o.
romptu minstrel entertainments are on O
he taps nearly every night. Tom Flah- i!
tv VINO is here with the from Mountain
'mpany is the leading spirit in these, =
at Corp. Cook OF the 500 is also SHIN 4
ng1ight. The latter is city editor on
le Democrat at Sault Ste. Marie and is y
Ding newspaper work for that paper
re. Henry Schwellenback OF the Iron
oantain Tribune is also among the n
lily Cot from that own. in
Or. j. A. Bobb arrived from Calumet -
lis afternoon and Immediately UNDER
ent the medical and physical examine n
on with flying colors. DR.. McElyeen II
no came down with the Houghton CON- "
any as a private, took determination,
IL failed to pass. Although Colonel =,
etermsn has as yet made no appoint =
ents il Ia understood that CAPTAIN
- Ill 20 xromotad fo ro...-x,
Irgeon and DIR. Bdbb made assistant
18th the rank OF captain. The Calumet n,
,ys were all glad to see DR.. Bobb and II
ore than pleased when it was learned
at he had successfully passed the ex-
nination. lm
A meeting Of officers Of the Fifth Regi. -
ent was held this afternoon when it
as decided to elect q major to all the
scancy caused by the resignation OF