The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-26

car at the rear Of the first section. There
are too many OF these good-byes,' said
the colonel. with a smile. Too many
for the good OF the men and too many
for the good Of those they leave behind.
1t would have been better for all hands
II The first parting at Butte could have
been the last n the boys could have
left the state at that time. Afterwards
came another parting when the Suite
people went over on an excursion to the
camp at Helena. Now. here is q third
parting which we had hoped to avoi
for the good Of all concerned. Each
parting is painful and three partings
are three times as hare as one"
How long do you expect to be kept
in San Francisco"
w should not be more than 10 days.
We will be fully equipped and uni
formed there. The government is get
ting along much more rapidly with the
manufacture OF supplies and equipment
now. and I do not think the delay will
be long. / expect we will be on the
water in two weeks"
.! hope you win come back all safe"
said the reporter to Private John c.
Heilig. formerly alderman in Butte.
II am not coming back" said Heilig.
If all goes well 1 shall take up the 100
acres allowed the soldier and run for
alderman Of the Philippines"
Captain Gardner. Charley Abbott and
Chef Smith said they are also going to
stay in the Philippines IL 1t comes right.
They AVE heard that there Is gold up
in the mountains and they are going
prospecting after the war is over.
II am coming back, all right said
Captain Wynne. Il don't expect to be
h one that is killed, but / hall do my
duty every time"
"Oh. yes, you will see me back" said
Captain Hill, as he shook the reporters
hand; but IL the bullet ppe to come
my way I'll stop it,"
w are very glad to get away from
the Helena camp" said Corporal w. G.
Fucker. ANY change is good, and II
Is better to sleep sitting in a car seat
than to have your bed washed away by
floods during the night"
There are two clergymen in the
ranks" said Chaplain G. c. Stull. so
shooting myself. the regiment will still
have a selection of good chaplain ma
~terial."
Major Byron II. Cook, who ran for
mayor in Butte a year ago. looks as SOL
dierly as any man in the whole works.
Il would rather go to the war than
try to run the city of Butte" said the
major. as he forgave the reporter all old
scores. Il am glad / wasn't elected. I
may gain some credit in this, but no.
body could run a city to suit everybody.
no matter how hard he tried"
Snake" King, the football player. re-
ceived more attention than the colonel,
although he only had some symptoms
of a uniform. All the girls bade him
goodbye.
w. B. Knowlton bore up manfully un-
der the final separation from his father,
mother n young wife, who went to
Silver Bow with a few parting gifts.
Il am glad we are getting started"
said the lieutenant, as he babe the re-
porter goodbye, and 1 don't think we
will be gone as long as some think. 1t
will be over in less than six months. IL
there Is any fighting to be DONE, Mon
tana will give a good account of herself,
never fear"
p. j. Bordeaux told the reporter he
was going to start a banana plantation.
Bart Kennedy Of Anaconda promised
to send a picture of everything he got
q good view Of on the trip. .
Governor Richards was over to Silver
Bow to bid his son goodbye and
Colonel Sanders grasped his IONS land
once more.
Mrs. j. M. Kennedy was over from
Anaconda to see Lieutenant Kennedy
once more.
Sergeant McGrath stopped shaking
hands with his old friends long enough
TO say to the reporter that the state
ment hat he worked against the demo-
cratic tickle at the last city election was
a Spanish lie. and when we get
through with the Spaniards / will come
back to Butte and hunt up the man
that said It."
Adjutant B.. T.. Calkins was running
a regular information bureau and was
the most sought-for man Of all. Through
It all he was quite pleasant, accurate
and unrufied, a model man for the
place.
Goodbye" he said. TEL all my
friends that I wish / could see them
once more, 1t Is business from now on.
and the more business and harder work
We have the sooner 1t will be all over,
and We can come back home again."
About two-thirds of the Montana men
hav uniforms. The rest wear some
portion of a uniform and all up with
store clothes. Some have only a pair
Of blue trousers, others only a soldier
cap. while some have only a cartridge
belt around their waists to distinguish
them from ordinary citizens. There are
all sorts of traps, including many ban
jos and guitars and a full a n
Rev. S. c. Blackiston. Rev. f. ].
Groeneveld and Rev. w. w. Van Orsdel
were among the clergy who went to Sill
yer Bow.
The regiment departed in four Sec
lions. 1t took SO long to a the trans
fer that II was decided to wait until the
o. 8. L. passenger train passed the
junction and follow that out. The men
did not hav tourist sleepers. but COM
Portable day coaches. with some chair
cars. The first section carried eight
coaches for the men. while each of the
other sections carried nine, the aim be-
ing to give each company three cars.
Besides the cars for the men. each sec
ton contained a Pullman car for the
officers and two baggage cars. The
first section took the car of 10 horses.
The first section left Silver Bow for
the south at 4:10. 1t was under charge
Of Colonel Kessler. with Drennan's bat
talon. Companies H. L and X. The
second battalion wal in charge Of Major
Cook and carried Companies b, d and
q. II left at 4:30. The third section was
In charGe Of Maiox Miller aud carried