The Dickinson press., 1898-05-28

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Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co.
Our Volunteer Boys.
As soon as it was settled Tuesday that
Co. X was to pass through Dickinson on
their way to the Philippines about every
person in the place began to make prepa-
rations to do something nice for the boys.
The ladies were all busy at their homes
preparing all sorts of delicacies and the
men made up a purse and bought edi-
bles in large quantities, enough to last
the boys a week or nor Cases of fruit
were included in the list, cigars, etc. A
large loaf cake was made for each of the
companies-A, G, H and K-thc letter
for each respective. company being plac-
cd on the cake in an attractive style.
The boys left Fargo. Thursday at l2:4s
p. NJ, arriving in Dickinson at 1880 in
the evening. The band was u and
every man, woman and child in the place.
A number of people were also in from
the surrounding country.
At II o'clock the whistles blew and the
fire alarm was sounded which was notice
to the townspeople that Co. K was due
to:arrive in 80 minutes. Bonfres we're
burning andrtorch lights had been placed
along the platform at the railway station.
The train was held an hour and a half
and there was nothing too good for the
boys. 1t was hard I see them 60. not
knowing when they would return, but the
parting had to come; and we trust that all
will be we'll with our soldier boys and all
the other soldiers bound for the Philip
pines.
The boys told their friends that Thurs
day was their first day on bareback ra-
tions.
The boys are expected to remain in
San Francisco for some little time. Az
ter they leave Frisco mail need not be
expected very often. Until they sail, ad-
dress mail by companies, North Dakota
volunteers, San Francisco, Cal.
L. H. Osborn, brother of Lieut.. A. ].
Osborn, is a member of Co. G, 33rd
Michigan volunteers.
The regimental flag was presented to
the N. D. troop by Miss Paige Sunday
afternoon.
The tents at Camp Briggs did not
prove exactly water tight during the
heavy rains last week.
Lieut.. H. ]. Gruschus Of Co. X was
officer of the guard Wednesday at Camp
~Briggs-the last day in camp.
Wednesday night troop l of Miles
City and troop M of Billings, Rough
Riders for Grigsby's command, went
east as a second section of No. 2.
Senator Hansbrough has been prom.
Used that the troops will be equipped
with Krag- %Jorgenson rifles.
LA. Simpson was mustered into the
United State services Tuesday as a
member of troop G.
Colonel Grigsby, commander of the
Rough Riders. is attorney general of
South Dakota. He has been a resident
of his state for IS years. He is a veter-
an of the civil war and was once a pris-
oner at Andersonville.
The boys will get the following pay in
the service-2o per cent more than in
time of peace: Private, $3.50; corporal,
s18; sergeant, s2o.4o;f first sergeant S26.4o;
sergeant major, $3.50; hospital steward,
s5I; second lieutenant, SIG; first lieuten-
ant, sl25; regimental quartermaster, $3.50;
regiment adjutant, sI5o; chaplain, sl25;
captain, $50; major, a2oS.33; lieutenant
colonel, $40; colonel, szoI.67; brigadier
general, s458.33; major general, s625.
The soldier boys of North Dakota have
formed a Y. M. c. A. and the association
will secure a tent and other appliances
so that wherever they go the boys will
have the advantages of an association.
Literature will be sent them from the
San Francisco Y. M. c. A. Sergeant
Fulton Burnett is the Co, x member of
the executive committee.
Troops 6 and H were routed out at an
early hour Wednesday but did not get
away from Fargo, over the Great North
ern, until 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
They made a short stop in St. Paul, ar
irving in Chicago Friday morning re-
manning there until Sunday morning
when they will go 10 chickdmauga via
Louisville: They have the honor Of be.
ing the first troops to leave the state
and will be known as Colonel Grigsby's
command of Rough Riders. The boys
will not get their uniforms and equip
ments for a few days and they have had
very little drill, but they are a fine lot of
boys, full of determination, and will lose
no time in preparing themselves to fight
the Spaniards.
L. A.. Simpson finally decided tS join
Captain Gregory's cavalry troop. Mr..
Gregory, like MI. Simpson, leaves a
large law practice to go to war. They
are old friends. We give the roster of
troop G as Stark county has furnished
one member and a number of the boys
are from the vicinity of Williston:
TROOP G.
Captain-C. E. Gregory.
First Lieutenant-N. A.. Way,
Second Lieutenant-Dan Ruckholder.
First Sergeant. Denoyer.
Il Quartermaster Sergeant. Parker.
Second ~Sergeant-C. Worst.
Third Sergeant-C. ]. Jones.
Fourth Sergeant-R. E. McHugh.
Fifth Sergeant. F. Sinclair.
Sixth Sergeant-A. Rolling.
Seventh ~Sergeant-C. Pope.
First Corporal-Stokes.
Second CornOral-McT auohlin.