The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-28
co. | is DISGRACED,
Mustered Out of the National Guard
On Account of Poor Discipline
and Conduct.
MUST SURRENDER EQUIPMENTS

The Two Companies at Beloit and Keno
sha Had Been Warned of Approaching
Doom and Had Failed to Come Up to the
Standard of the Guard-Both Mustered
cut Yesterday to Make Room for Better
and More Representative Companies
The military spirit in Kenosha is
dead, for the pride of the city, Com
pany L, is in disgrace. No longer will
the bug1e call the assembly or the
boys march out in their uniforms of
blue, for at Madison yesterday the
state officials cut off all hope of dis
tinction for the Kenosha company by
mastering it out of the ranks of the
Wisconsin National Guard. The reas-
ons given by the Adjutant General
were that the company had been
dropped on account of poor discipline
and because they had failed to take
proper care of the State property.
With the Kenosha company the Belo1t
company was also found lacking and
there are now two vacancies in the
State Guard.
The announcement of the fact that
the company had been SO sumnar1ly
dismissed from the service of the State
came as great surprise to the Keno
sha soldiers as well as to many OF their
friends. However, the officials of the
company had seen the handwriting on
the wall and they knew that the days of
the State Guard in Southport were
numbered. However, hoping against
hope, they had made a gallant attempt
to resuscitate the military spirit of the
city and to bring the company up to a
point to meet the requirements OF the
law. At the last inspection by the
State officials the company was given
only fair report and since that time
it has been on the decline. One of the
officers of the company was seen asst
evening and he was not surprised
when told that the company had been
mustered out. He said that he had
been expecting it, but that the State
officials had promised to give the COM
pany another chance before taking
final action.
Lieutenant Harrison, who has taken
perhaps a greater interest than any
one else in the company, said that the
disgrace of the company had come as
natural result. He said that since the
company had returned from camp lit
tie or no interest in the work had been
taken and it was almost impossible to
get the company together for drill or
anything else. Other members of the
company said that they had not at
tended the meetings on account of the
fact that the company had degenerated
until now it was nothing more than
social club.
1t is not probable that any effort
will be made to get the company back
to it's former place in the regiment and
it is probable that the Kenosha soldiers
will step aside and make room for
some other city which has men who
are more ready to confirm with the
demands of the state officials. The
uniforms and other equipments of the
company will be taken in charge
by the state officials within a week
and it is probable that the armory will
be closed and the company as an or
ganization will cease to exist. AS all
the rifles will be sent to the new COM
pany which will take the place of the
Kenosha boys in the state organization
there will be no chance for Kenosha
to have a military company. Today
some of the boys are making an effort
to keep the members of the company
together with the purpose of forming
a social club but this will probably not
result successfully.