Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-06-23
GRlc.y COWBOY CAMP.

drawing the latter and demurring or
moving to quash the Indictment.
GRlc.s COWBOY CAMP.
Gossip Of the CaMp Frons the stand
point Of . SleRher-RapIdJy Get
ting Into Fighting Trim.
Cor Sioux Falls Argus-Leader.
Camp Thomas. Gait is Sunday at
Iernoon. with a very fine rain in prog
rpSS. The regiment spent quiet day
lin camp. The day broke hot and dusty,
as there had been no rain 10 amount TO
anything for three weeks. Chaplain
|Clevenser conducted services in the
large Salvation Army tent. adjacent to
the camp. delivering a powerful and
eloquent sermon on Brotherhood"
Speaking of our chaplain we were
most fortunate in finding man who
is so kind. so gentle and 50 active in
| looking after the wants of the sick.
Parents and other relatives Of our
toys need not worry over them at all,
as long as they have such faithful
friend As the chaplain
| We are rapidly getting into fighting
shape. We have all Of our horses ex-
cept fhir1y-niue. many of them fine
+. specimens Of Southern equines. who
| will rot have to be acclimated. as our
Northern horses do. Daily we expect
the ordnance and ordnance stores, con-
sisting of our carbines, revolvers. sa-
beers. ammunition and horse equip
ments. after which mounted drill will
be pursued with vigor. Very few Of
our boys have been SO sick as to make
their speedy recovery doubtful. and in
all cases where there is any such doubt
the relatives can rely upon it that the
chaplain will keep them fully advised
of the conditions and progress.
| The boys are all healthy and looking
as fine as fiddle" save the slight in
convenience caused by the vaccination
| they are subjected to.
| Since Col. Grigsby has been in CON-
! mand Of the brigade the command Of
| the regiment has devolved upon Lieut..
Col Lloyd Lieut.. D. F. Conner. Troop
D. from the Black Hills, has succeeded
10 the position Of regimental adjutant,
made vacant by Asst. Adjt. Gen. Sues,
| of the First cavalry brigade, and Lieut..
| Herbert V. Bailey. of Troop NJ, Mont
| ana. has fallen heir to assistant quar-
terlnaster, Gen. Parliman's position in
the regiment.
1t can he easily imagined that we
have no time to get lonesome, hardly
any time TO write to the dear ones left
behind. We have first call for reveille
at 4:15 a. M. revielle at ). which is
succeeded by stables. morning drill.
watering horses. fatigue necessary to
keep the camp in sanitary condition.
then afternoon stables, drill and IN
dress parade. Between this We sanI
witch sick call, meals and theoretical
Instructions. and at 9:15 taps. we are,
OR are supposed to be. sound asleep.
You can imagine the interes. the Ar
gus-Leader creates among the South
Dakota boys. They chase after it ike
a brood of young pullets after rain
worm. the successful Splinter safely
hiding it away until a favorable op-
portunity arrives to read the home
news. Troop X. from Milford. Neb..
received handsome silk guidon from
the ladies of their native town. and
Troop NJ has each received neat lit
tie camp bedSack. the handiwork OF
the ladies of Billings. Mont. where
they hail from. Naturally they consid-
er themselves degree aboev the other
troops. who are still sleeping upon the
ground except for the Intervening al
lowance of straw.
Gen. Wade. commanding one of the
infantry divisions in camp here. has
full-fedged broncho mule, who had
gotten loose and resisted all attempts
at capture by the ''doughboys" He hit
upon the scheme of sending for some
of tue cowboys to capture the recreant
mule. which he did accordingly Mai.
Were hastily dispatched with ropes
and the necessary paraphernalia. in
pursuance of Gen. Wade'S wishes. and
soon the mule had Maj. French and the
cowboys in merry pursuit. Up hill and
down hill they scampered breaking
up several regimental devotional exer-
cises that were being held-for it was
te-day-but still intent upon obeying
orders and determined TO catch the
mule When his muleship observed
that his purSuers knew a trick or two
themselves, he hastily made for a
thick c1ump of underbruSh, in which
he successfully evaded further pursuit
or capture by the dreaded rope Here
was 4 strategic movement on the part
OF the enemy worthy of Il better cause.
But lie had reckoned without the ma
jor. He 1.-THE major hastily held a
council Of war with Lieut.. Cusick.
which resulted in a company of in
fan1ry being deployed on the yon side
OF the underbrush to shoe the mule
out. who fell an easy prey TO the lasso
as soon as he showed his nose in the
open. The mule was triumnhantly
marched to Gen. Wade's camp. where
three rousing cheers We're given for the
cowboys. and another notch in our rep
utation nailed fast.
\ very amusing incident happened in
our camp here this afternoon. which,
for it's coincidental ending. will bear
bear repeating. \ sentry PAGES along
in front of the row of tents in which
that Of our good Parson Clevenger is
situated. 1t was raining Very hard;
the sentinel had no protection but his
blue shirt. and the parsons sympa-
thies were fully aroused. He held COM
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