Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-19

On the placid waters of he Pacific ocean, fresh from their baptism of fire
In the Philippines, are the battle SCARED heroes of the First Montana regiment
n borne by "a winds are en- QUITE to their homes, where as royal a welcome
awaits them as "a ever accorded vaorous victor by al Enthusiastic
grateful people
Out from the Orient they ome frsh from batleheds where some have died
for he flag, n Ill have fought with a bravery M ganantry that las accorded
to them n the state from whence hey came a niche high I'M CONSPICUOUS in
the Temple o. Fame, n away down IN the. future heir deeds will be told in
son ant story, INC ambitious youths will yearn to emulate their val"ous N
pots
First o' 100000 eager fighting me to respond to their country's call, an
indeeda most honorable M envlabe me and one IN whch the STATE winch
them forth takes much rid n pleasure. They have helped to push thu
ton in IL his wisdom could have even dreamed md best OF a' they are COM
ing home, no because of requests from Montana men in high places. not be-
cause of petitions irons soldiers in The field worn withb battle and an antagonihc
climate and weary Of lighting, bt because the government mas coshr
that they have done heir full duty nd has ordered their return.
winds which watt them honeward be as strong as the herce typhoon for speed
ID as soft n snken as the gentle chinook of their native land for heir COM
Of Balboas ocean speed strong and rue May thu zephyrs which play
about the pam groved islands of the Pacific whisper gently in their earso the
tired fighting men AM tell them that the prayers o. a great people anxious to
10 them honor, aef for them. May the great God o. battles speed their home
coming!
FIRST MOUNTAINS HISTORY.
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T Fnsts oH rAe oM@s ANDY ND tears e. i' N brave 1husaas as the battalion @srchedI away way:
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voyage across the Pacific it vas the peto Of San Franeheo and Inc nearly as much
boys beer native sons Of the golden west. Its friends in The great coast city
". T 4 s&S%r ,u Of fh the s, yqyssf a% eros x the pf 35m. in The 4 tf"s sma. Psans si 9he
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