The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-28
RECRUITS ON PARADE
FIRST INSPECTION OF THE FORTY
FIFTH INFANTRY HELD
YESTERDAY
USE OF THE LAKEVIEW RANGE

Capt. Monfort VIII Visit Gov. Lind
Today with "a View to Arranging,
State Rifle Ranges for Uncle
Sam's Young Men, Now at Fort
Smelling.
The Forty-fifth regiment was in it's
best clothes yesterday, the occasion being
the first official inspection given the COM
mand by the war department. Lieut.. Col.
a. l. Wagner conducted the inspection of
each company separately, and completed
the task assigned to him before euard
mount in the afternoon. He expressed
himself as we'll pleased with the progress
the men are making in the use of arms,
and it is averred that Col. Dorst has the
material for one of the jest regiments in
the service.
lieut.. Col. Wagner will make out his
report and forward It to Washington.
Upon this report depends cry largely the
future movements of the regiment. Col.
DCrst says he doesn't Inow when h. will
be ordered to the coast, ana Maj. Pond
gives it as his opini ~ hat tie Forty
fifth will be in camp at Smelling Until
snme time in November
The appointment OF non Commissioned
officers gave more tone to he guard
mount yesterday. The first sergeants had
their men on the line very promptly, and
there was no hitch in any of the move
merits. The airing notes Lf the btgles
announced the ceremony, small SQUADS of
soldiers came from every company street
No f,-,o
was the officer who mounted the guard,
Lieut.. Col. Wagner and Col. Dolst Sat
in their tents with the flags hung back
and witnessed the assembly from a dis
lance.
The six bath houses have been COM
pleted.
All the officers of the regiment have
been taking their meals away from the
camp. They expect to organize the Of
tcers' mess sometime to lay, as he pres
ent arrangement is very inc2nVenienu.
canteen has been opened on the West
side OF the camp, and is apparently en-
JCylng a very notable season of pros
perity for an enterprise of such recent
date. However, the business is mostly
credit, as the men have yet to draw
theiI first pay from the government.
Capt. Montfort has been Designated to
ascertain If the rifle range at Lake CITY
can be used for practice by the Forty
fifth. He will call upon The governor to-
day
Bandmaster Hill has succeeded in or
ganizing the regimental band with the
exception OF three pieces. j. "A. Morning
has been appointed principal musician,
and Allen Hannay, son of Maj. dannay,
of the Third regiment, has been selected
as drum major. There are now twenty
four players with three yet to be sup
piled. Master Hill expects to receive in
st1uments within short time.
The following new names were added to
the roll yesterday:
~ Stanley Mentally, John Doty George A.
Trunbo, George e. Rice, Martin r. Pc
terson, Barney Anderson, Martin Thomp-
son, Eugene M. Graves S. F. Lowry.
Claud Hewitt, r. c. Wait, John F. K'apf'
Sam G. Hutchinson, John ]. Mcbride, ice
Flynn, w. M. Bowser, Benjamin Tay or
Jr, Joseph A. Reighert, c. B. Cochran,
4 M Giesler J: II. Miller. Jose
WITH Tyitl1a {. Gha 21! II May Albert f. Ross,
f1lc4ard William, Fred Walsh, Edward
G Williams, George Carpenter, James
McKeever. John o NIera, John Davis, Ed
gar Kelly, Patrick Murphy, Paul Lognus,
James Mudhail and Otto J. Herbert.