Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-11
MAKE GOOD MARKSMEN.
Heavy Target Practice Among the
Wisconsin Soldiers at An
niStOn, Ala.

Camp Ship. Admission, Ala. Jan. i.
Special. Target practice on the new
rifle range is in full sway now and has
added much 10 the interest Of camp life
Marksmen are making excellent records
every day, and it IS safe to say that the
eight companies outside of those from
Milwaukee. will give the boys a hard rub
for first place IN rifle practice. All the
shooting thus far has been at 100 yards
and the preliminary work has been very
satisfactory. The circular target has
been abolished altogether in the army,
and intead figured targets are used. Maj.
Birkhaeuser still has charge of the target
practice. The Second battalion went on
the range Monday afternoon and finished
st noon Tuesday. The Third battalion
began Tuesday afternoon and completed
its shooting the following morning
Dress parade has been by battalion the
past week, and Tuesday evening the Sec
ond battalion was reviewed by Gen Col
by. who declared that it was the finest
review he ever saw The battalion passed
in both quick and double time.
Lieut.. Il. c. Brenizer Of Co. NJ and
First Sergt. Mitchell have returned from
4 trip through the old Southern battle
fields. They secured some very line relics.
The bugles sounded taps at l. o clock
on the last Of the old year, then shortly at-
terward reveille was sounded to bring i'll
the New Year. The band turned out and
Town Tonight My Country IT'S OF
Thee" and Yankee Doodle Most of
the boys were awake and wishing their
comrades a Happy New Year" and
many a tear was visible on the faces OF
the men. when the band played My
Country IT'S of Thee" The WISCONSIN
yell was repeated often during the night.
Sergt. Hade of Co. G received an hon
Orable discharge Tuesday, and has left
for his home in Milwaukee. From there
he will go to Madison, where he was for
merly employed. The men who have been
home on furloughs are returning on every
train. Musician Carl Wettstein, Co. q,
received an honorable discharge Welt
stein had been sick for some time at the
division hospital and just returned fg0m
Milwaukee, where he had been on fur
Tough.
1t is thought that the backbone of the
cold snap has been broken and milder
weather will now prevail The mini
mum temperature was not low this winter
that is, for Wisconsin men--but the
Admission people claim it was the coolest
winter they had in many Il year. The
men in camp did not suffer much with the
cold, except those on guard. who had a
bad time of it. The tents have, as rule.
been banked up with earth, keeping the
cold air from forcing its way through the
bottom. The blankets are warm and the
snacks well heated with the Siblcy stoves.
Col. Seaman will leave camp today on
twenty days leave.
Tuesday evening an officers school was
conducted in Co. Ms mess hall, by Col.
Seaman. and very interesting and profit
able evening was spent. 1t is expected
that these schools will be held about once
a week Much good can be accomplished
at these schools, and many little Difficult
ties in tactics Strengthened out IN such
way that all can understand them III the
same light.
Private David e. Noble, Co. NJ, was
returned from the division hospital, where
he was treated for a fracture received
from being thrown off a wagon. The
weather today is clear and the boys are
airing their blankets and bedticks in the
sun as this is the first day this week that
it has not rained.
The new corral barn and also the guard
house are nearly completed.
Chaplain II. II. Jacobs was taken sick
while travelling through the South and is
now laid uD in New Orleans
There will be a revolver competition
among the officers of the Fourth Wiscon-
sin in the near future which may prove
interesting.
Capt Oliver E. Lewis is officer Of the
day and Lieut.. Kiey officer of the guard
Col. II. L. Seaman has today left on a
| twenty days leave of absence for Mil
Waukee Wis L. Ellis Reed.