Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-08
TWO wEFKs MORE.
Before the NORTH Dakota Troops at
San Francisco are to be
nustered Out.


rlus} }ered Out.
A correspond fnt of the Minneapolis
Journal who wdnL to San Francisco
with the NorthIDakota party to re-
ceive the troopf on landing writes
his paper as follows under date of
September 1:
1t was and ounced this morning
that the First North Dakota will be-
mustered out of service Sept. 25.
Sept. Z and the ordnance officers
will be at the Presidio to receive the
arms now in possession of the men.
Work has bee1 begun on the prepara-
tion OF the muF Fter rolls and every
thing will be badly by the time the
date set Tor leaving the service ar
rives.
This morning Colonel Truemann
called the officdfs together and gave
them full and explicit directions as to
the routine to bd observed in prepar-
ing for the fnalI muster.out.
The sick belo1E Eging to the regiment
are doing we'll, ahd it is now thought
that every one ins the hospital will
recover. I
The regiment il now comfortably
ensconced in thef quarters at the
Presidio, and waiting with such pa
tience as they CAM for muster out of
the service of the government and
return to private fife. Both officers
and men feel that Ehey have made a
record OF which they can be proud,
aud one which wilt reflect credit both
on themselves andfthe state. There
is nothing in their record which they
would care to change, and they. are
willing that the people of the whole
state shall render al verdict on their
conduct during theI time they have
been absent.
The camp in which they are now
stationed at the Presidio is a model
one in every respect. All the tents
have floors and stoves, and there are
sidewalks running the whole length
of the company streets, with separ
hate one for each tent so that no sol
der need set foot on The ground un.
less ne wishes to do 50. Straw beds
have been provided / each man, to.
gether with real feather pillows. Il
is needless to say these articles are
looked uponsas great luxuries by the
men who for the past few months
have been living il dog tents and
lying in the mual Their work as
soldiers is practicA cAly over. Thirty
men we're told off Sfor guard duty
yesterday afternoop. bot this number
was lessened tn b afternoon, and
most of the men viii be given the
fullest amount pf liberty. There
may be a few ddlls later op, just
enough to afford fhe men the sneces
sary exercise. but this yet undeter
mined, At any hte there will besnc
more hard work, End for this the meu
are profoundly \ thankful. Even the
policing of the Gimp is looked after
by civilians, and lll the men will have
to do from now Sn will be to cook
their food and ht it.
The regimenearrived at the camp
yesterday preci fely at noon and were
entertained at hess by the First Cal
ifornians, whic regiment is making
a reputation for itself for open
handed hospit Pity. Before the ranks
we're broken, e men in each CON.
pany we're il formed that the re-
mainder of th& &day was their own, il
which to do al (they pleased, but thai
they would bd Expected to be present
at roll call th morning. Most o1
them immedia ply took the street cars
down town, there they INDUCED
themselves in die more good Ameri
can meal. x
The most mott lsble thing connected
with their holidaf was the fact that
hardly man on 3he entire command
went near said N, and practically
all of them were hck in camp before
taps sounded. Y
While it is dific| ut to get the Off
GERS or men to say nucn concerning
the situation in the philippines, it is