The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-29
BUTTE News.
WAITING FOR RECRUITS
A Small Number of Applications
Made.
DALTON IS IN CHARGE
The Corporal Comes OF Fighting Stock
and Is Determined to Win His
Spurs-Recruits Don't Want
Their Names Published.

The United States army recruiting
office in room Of the st. Charles lodg-
ing house is beginning to assume pro-
portions of full fiedged part and par
eel of the equipment of Uncle Sans be-
longings. Yesterday Corporal Arthur
T. Dalton was busily engaged in direct
ing the work of setting up Howe plat
form scales. A number of boxes con-
tanning stationery and other mysterious
things used about army headquarters
were unpacked and their contents ar
ranged in desks and drawers and in
other convenient places. A large placard
bearing the inscription, Army Recruit
ing Office" was among the conslgn-
ment. This the corporal hung in the
A couple of young recruits assisted in
the work. Monday morning the Office
will be in working order. However,
small number of applicants has put in
an appearance.
Captain Detchmendy, In charge of
this office, is at present in Helena, but
viii be here in day or two. In the
meantime Corporal Dalton is attending
TO the work of the office. 1t is in
. measure a contrast to the order of
things as they existed last year when
volunteers were called to the service
of the country. Then the several COM
panies of the state were recruited with
out delay. Now there is not such a
rush in the recruiting office. Last year
the boys were anxious to have their
names published in the newspapers.
This year most of those who have APP
piled at the local office have requested
10 bni
names out of the newspapers. The rea-
son of this is not stated. However,
some say they don't care whether their
names are published or not.
Arthur T. Dalton, the young corporal
of Company F, 9th regiment of regu-
lars, comes from fighting stock and he is
proud of the distinction, as he should
be. His grandfather was colonel of the
4th Massachusetts in the civil war and
fought under the command of the ia
nous General Guy v. Henry His
father is retired militia colonel of
Massachusetts,. His uncle, General
Samuel Dalton, has been adjutant gen.
eral of the state of Massachusetts, since
Ben Butler was governor. His brother,
Harry f. Dalton, is first lieutenant in
the 9th regulars in Manila. Recently
he was promoted, but Arthur does not
know to what office he has been as
signed.
Arthur sustained his first crushing
defeat last spring at the Presido He
was the fortunate applicant among $50
for the position of second lieutenant in
the regular army in the Philippines. He
was all ready to sail, and had shipped
his baggage, papers and books. Two
hours before the boat on which he was
TO sail left the dock he was ordered to
be examined. This process he had ex-
pected to take up at Manila He failed
TO pass the rigid examination. Ambi-
tious and hopeful, he carried a stiff
upper lip and started out to overcome
his disbursement. He says:
Il will get there yet l had not the
time to prepare for the examination
they gave me at the Preside, but the
next time they call upon me I'll be in
shape for the ordeal"
The young corporal is making many
friends in Butte. When applicants call
on him he is prepared to tell them a
whole lot that they never dreamed of.
While he was explaining to the recruits
how to set the new scales up at least
half dozen young men called upon
him for pointers about this enlisting
business" They all promised to call
on Monday and see the captain and the
examining physician.