Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-10-26
BAD WEATHER FOR SOLDIERS
iney are Experiencing Wisconsin shivers
AT Camp shipp-company BOYS
stuck on Their colored Cook-Win
Lanreis in Regimental Field Day Con-
tests.

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ooM .,s,s IN, FOURTH WIscoNsIN REcm sNr.
CAMP sHtPP, ADMISSION Ala, Oct q, Isgs.
FRIEND MUNsoN: A pr.-ssare of da.
tails has headed off every fort 10 write
line to the CENSOR from camp he past
week, but hereafter we will try and write
few words, ar least, to let the friends
OF the boys in Company NJ know how wa
are getting along, if only word 10
reference to the health OF the camp. We
have had some very disagreeable wealth
er-coo'er in fact than We supposed it
got here any time during the winter A
tent is not an altogether agreeable place
In cold, rainy weather, as anyone knows
who has ever tried it, but we have
managed the best possible with the
means at hand Il came so sudden if
found us unprepared. but plans are
oeing formulated to prevent recurrence
OF the same discomforts agsin if possible
We are settled here foe the winter. it
seems, unless the peace commissioners
fail to agree on the se' tiement of the
peace terms. The government will
soon board mp the ter to the drop,
three tents will be placed together and
more OF them issued go that there will
% not more than ten men in every three
| tents, hen there will be q stove in each
middle tent. Each com ny will have
q ness kitchen costing bout $3.50. /
don't know how soon thess plans will be
perfected, but the regimental officers
nre doing everything in their power to
hasten matters, and when these arrange
ments are completed the bows will be
| comfortable. Severe colds have been
contracted Ia the co npany, but nothing
serious is likely to result, judging from
present indications.
W. A. Allen, formerly of onr company.
but now transferred 10 The hospital
corps, is quite sick in the division hospi-
tai He Is one of our recruits at Camp
Douglas and has 90 friends among the
| readers of the CENSOR at home. Onr
| COOK, Dell Buxton, is nurping a sralded
baud, and colored Individual is temper
arily installed as C ,ok. We have quite
job keeping the boys from a .rting
with the cook Our rations are all right
again, but were rather thin for few
days. Some of tbs bacon sent here from
Chlckamauga, was condemned by the
board of survey and we got our issue OF
sour bread.
The greatest event sir CO we came was
the field day of regiments, one week ago
to day. 1t proved to be proud day
for the Fourth, ard added more lsurels
to her crown. 1t was contest open to
| all the regim ME The Fourth Wjecon-
SIN, Third Tennessee, Fourth Kentucky.
| and Second Arkansas contested The
regulars did not have any contests. The
fair ground. six miles from here. wa
used for the purpose. The day was an
| ideal one for out door sports. The
street cars were entirely inadequgte to
carry the crowds, and hundreds were un
able to get ont to the gr funds. Three
street cars We're broken down bv the
great crowds that persisted on crowdipg
In, The Wisconsin buys we're every
! where, and the -rah. rah- Wis con sin ~
resounded through the street cars and
all over. Wisconsin was the ONLY regi
ment that had yell, and apparently
he only regiment with good, strong
lungs Wisconsin had entries 10 every
event except the bicycle races, and won
placein every one. The Third Tonnes
see was winner at Caiekamauga, and
their ting of war" team had never been
defeated. They had one runner that
was professional, and int for him and
the fact that the Fourth bad no entries
IN the bicycle race, it would have been
one sided affair, indeed The result in
points was: Fourth Wisconsin, II; Third
Tennessee, 81; Second Arkansas. 10 and
Fourth K ntucky 0 S-rgeaut Ben
Borgersou, of Company NJ, was in fine
form and won e-sily in the 220 yard
dash from fin . field ot"thoroughbreds"
He also won third in thu 100 yard dash.
Corporal Frank II NeAfe, our Wood
stock, Richland county boy, was one of
the team in the tug-of- war, and in the
trials defeated all Corners ia the regi
ment, and think it is conceded that we
enjoy the distinction Of having the
strongest man in the regiment. Our
Baraboo boy, VIM. Draper, is the cham
pion pole vaulter, but that event was
decided off on account Of the pole not
coming in time The Wi~cunsin base
bal tan has defeated thu Tennes zee in
both the games played The best of
feeling prevailed.
Many of our boys took advantage of
cheap rates to visit the CITY of Birming-
ham, last Sunday. Tue northeastern
| Alabama fair WAS held at O xford. x
miles from here, this week The raei-
ment had half holiday, yesterday, and
about half of tn. m attended the fair. Il
was typical county fair, and while
there WIS not much to be seen the
northern boys erj,yed the contrast
between this and orr northern fairs.
Saturday is advertised as "nigger" day
This term implies no off-nse here. A
colored man is called "nigge-," and
this is what he ordinarily calls himself
Capt. Dawson, of Company F, is quite
sick at the hotel down town He is
district attorney of Lincoln county and
was lately promoted from first lieuten-
ant. Yours,
JACKSON SILBAUGH