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 View to Arranging,
if Possible, -four the Use of the
State Rifle Ranges for Uncle
Sanl's Young Men, Now at Fort
Smelling.
The Forty-fifth regiment was in its
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 or
each company separately, and completed
the task assigned to him before Guard
mount in the Afternoon lie 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
ma terial for one of the oest regiments in
the service.
lieut.. Col. Wagner will make ont his
report and forward It to Washington.
Upon this report depends very largely the
future movements Of the regiment. Col.
Dcrst says he doesn't know when he will
be ordered to the coast, ami Maj. Pond
gives it as his opinion hat tt c Forty
fifth will be in camp at Smelling Until
some time in November.
The appointment OF non comm: ss.onel
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 bcgles
announced the ceremony, small SQUADS of
soldiers came from every company street.
mt Dot VII al
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
be en- taking their meals away from the
camp. They expect to organize the Of
f1cers' mess sometime olay, as he pres
ent arrangement is very inconvenient
A canteen has been opened on the West
side of the camp, and is apparently en-
Joylng 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
their first pay from the government
Capt. Montfort has been lesisnatei to
ascertain if the rifle range at Lake CHty
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. Hannay
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:
Sta! Stanley 1McNally, John Doty, George A
Irumbo, George e. Rice, Martin R. Pc
terson, Barney Anderson, Martin Thomp-
son, Eugene NJ. Graves, 8. F. Lowry
Claud Hewitt r. c. Wait, John F. K apf,
Sam G, 1H7utchinson, John ]. Mcbride Joe
Flynn, w: NJ. Bowser, Benjamin Taylor
Jr., Joseph A. Refghert, c. B. Cochran.
z; M GIesler, J. II. Miller. Jose h
with, Charles H. May, Albert F. Ross
Richard William, Fred Walsh Edward
G: Williams, George Carpenter, James
Mckeeyer, John O'Mera, John Davis, Ed
gar Kelly, Patrick Murphy, Paul Lognus,
James Mudhall and Otto j. Herbert