Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-08-31
COMPANY . MAN HOrIE.
Private Niesigh Was Left at San Francisco
Suffering From neasIes and Has Come
Home on EurIough.

Private Bernard Niesigh, who en-
listed from Gilt Edge in Company !,
arrived in Lewistown last Thursday
He was among three members of the
company who were i'll in hospital at
San Francisco when the company
sailed for Manila. and since his par
tial recovery has been granted 30
days furlough to recuperate, at the
end of which time he must report at
San Francisco and will probably be
sent to join his company i'm the Phil
ippines.
The young soldier is still very pale
and quite weak, though he is feeling
better every day since reaching the
mountain climate. He is a good SOL
dier and not at all inclined to criti-
rades, but takes pleasure in speaking
of some who have won the hearts of
the entire company by their kind
ness. OF Lieut. Croft he can hardly
say too much, and says every COM
rade is equally attached to the ejunior
lieutenant. He also speaks highly of
Corporal Pfaus.
Private Niesigh says Private Ram
sey and Corporal Skinner were the
other members of the company de-
Thr former is still in hospital, pneu-
monia having taken a firm grip on
him after the measles had been mas
tered. Corporal Skinner has recov-
cred and been attached to the Sew
enth California, which Is among
troops sent to Honolulu.
Concerning general conditions of
the regiment, the Great Falls Tribune
prints the following interesting inter
view had with the cOnvalescent:
Private Niesigh was told OF the sew
eral reports, rejecting upon the regi-
ment, that had been received in Mon
tana, and was asked if they were
true. 81 knew nothing of the alleged
occurrence until l reached Butte" he
replied. 1.-The San Francisco papers
grossly exaggerated everything that
occurred i'm camp. The Call is the
lyingest rag on the coast, and the
Examiner, the most reputable of the
papers, is too sensational to be de-
pended upon. The papers reported
that Private Stanley of Butte en-
deavored to- assault Lieut.. Conrad of
Anaconda. No such thing occurred.
Stanley and Conrad had words, Ser
geant Morford of Butte knocked
Stanley down, but he was not in
jured as severely as reported"
Are the reports of Col. Kessler's
incompetency and unpopularity cor
rect?"
Il did not hear any complaints.
The colonel did not show himself
much. but the men were not hostile
to him."
| "How was the food?"
"At first the cooks were not onto
their jobs, but it became better after
we had been there a while. The pro-
test of the Butte company had a
good effect. The Butte men did not
mutiny. They simply were unable to
drill and said SO, giving the reason.
Other companies in other regiments
did the same, but the San Francisco
papers treated the Montana regi-
ment unfairly at every opportunity"
Ibid the Montana men incur the
displeasure of the papers by their
conduct about the city?''
'No; they behaved better than
most other regiments, but the papers
wanted sensations and had to jump
onto somebody. We caught it,"
"Are the regiments now in San
Francisco anxious to go to the Phil
ippines, or do they want to be mus
tered out?"
"They want to get out, now that
peace has been declared, for they are
disgusted."