Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-24
COMPANY G AT HOWE.
The Boys Arrive This Afternoon From
Camp Lincoln at Burlington.

From Wednesdays Daily.
At sunrise this morning, the old can
non on the parade ground, vomited the
last salute to Camp Lincoln, and the
last reveille was sounded. The boys
| walked ont of their tents at $40 and
after breakfast at 6 O'Clock, began to
make preparations for their home
| ward journey, and break camp. Ev-
cry one was busy, and soon the tents,
mess tents and all else had disappear
ed from sight, and the finish of very
successful camp had arrived.
| Companies q, ii and NJ broke camp
about $3.50 and marched to the depot,
boarded the specials attached to Bur-
lington No. Q and homeward bound
they started with three rousing cheers.
Company q arrived home at .: 10, and
| though the b oys are little tanned
they are all in good health and looking
well. They have all enjoyed the
Eeamping and many would gladly have
stayed IL week or SO longer. On dress
parade last evening at Camp Lincoln
| Company q made u better showing
than any company in the regiment,
land many of the officers complimented
| them on it. During the entire en-
campment the company conducted it
self in a very gentlemunly manner and
ranks with the best.
Last night was almost sleepless at
Camp Lincoln, for it was the last one
to be spent in camp and every fellow
/! in the regiment was out to do the
thing up properly. The suffers We're
the victims of the rampages of the
hoys. The one who had the big tent
near the camp was the first to bow to
the inevitable, for an hour after that
All had everything they wanted
to eat. About i o'clock crowd of
the boys got together and raided the
suffers upon the corner, block from
the camp. This caused trouble as
three of the boys We're recognized and
We're placed under arrest this morn
ing. Two of the men, who were from
Company A, Were released, but Ser
geant Claude Barker. of Company i,
Centerville, was held, and by agree
ment, he was made to pay for the
stolen property, which amounted to
$50. Both Colonel Caughlan and Ad-
jutant General Byers are highly in
| dignant about the matter, and al
though they did all they could to pre-
ment this movement, the boys got out
| i'll an unlocked for moment. 1t is re-
ported that Adjutant General Byers
said that should the owners of the
various stands put in bill for the
stolen property, he would allow them
and deduct the same pro rata from
every man in the regiment. There are
many other reports out against the
raiders. and of proceedings that are
to be taken, but none can be substan-
| tiated.
Company C, of this city, will be one
of the companies to enter into the
prize drill to be held in Des Moines at
the Semi ON Sed, during the first
week in October. They were selected
by Major c, H. Austin, who has the
work in charge, as one of the five
companies to go to Des Moines, from
the Fiftieth regiment. 1. n. G. Five
companies from the Fifty-second regi-
ment will also compete for the prize.
The companies will receive no pay
during the time they are at Des
Moines, but transportation, sustenance
and quarters will be provided for
them. The best drilled company will
be accorded prize, but will have to
forfeit it should they be outdrilled by
any of the companies that attend the
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showing. and iudpinn from The many
compliments thev received on Their
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