Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
CHANGES IN GUARD.
Geographical and Technical Rea-
sons Are Assigned.
OTTUMWA INTERESTED IN TRANSFER
Company F Of oskaloosa, of Fifty
First, and II of Charlton, Fiftieth,
Are the Commands Particularly At.
fected-The Details.

What probably means the exchange
of Company "F' of Oskaloosa, Fifty
first regiment l. N g. for Company
"H' of Charlton, Fiftieth regiment l.
N. G., is the result of an investigation
that was made last week by interested
parties who have the welfare of the
guard at heart.
1t was stated in the Courier's Sat
Iurday's telegraphic reports from Des
Moines that important changes in the
thought at first that Company "F'
would object to the change, but now
it is announced that those interested
look upon it with favor and would hail
the change with joy.
In regard to the condition of affairs
at Charlton it is not known as vet
what the feelings there are but as the
location geographically would be more
favorable if that company were attach
ed to the Fifty-first regiment, it is
thought there will be no objections to
the change.
May Be Other Changes.
1t is said that other regiments, 9TH
er than the Fiftieth and Fifty-first,
will also be affected but it is not
known yet, just what the changes will
be.
Plans are being considered in the
ladjutant generals office in Des Moines
that probably means thoro shaking
up of National Guard affairs For
some time the geographical location
of several of the companies and their
attachment to the different regiments
has not been perfect in any means
from a tactician standpoint. The lat.
est information from the adjutant gen
erals Office trends to the belief that
Company F, of the Fifty-first regiment
will be detached from that regiment
and Company III" of the Fiftieth regi
ment, which is located at Charlton
will be detached from that regiment
and their places exchanged.
Location Technical One.
With the location of Company ga
at Alba, and the transfer of Company
"H'' to Oskaloosa. and with the head
Quarters of the Fiftieth at Ottumwa
lit would make this regiment the mos
favorably located, geographically, Of
any regiment in the state. and its mo
bilization would take but a few hours
in case of an emergency.
Change Contemplated Long Time.
The plans for such a change in the
location of these companies has beer
under discussion for a long time bu
after the Fifty-first regiment went tt
the Philippines, and returned, and al
of the old companies We're again mus
tered into the state service, the plans
for the change in the location of these
companies were abandoned for senti
mental reasons. However, since thu
last years experience of that regimen
when its standing for efficiency fel
1 far below the standard maintained b.
4 the guard, the old idea of a change
was revived. 1t has led to some cor
Irespondence on the subject and sever
al interested persons have made; trip'
to the towns affected to learn the feel
ing upon the proposed change.
An Order Looked For.
4 This investigation will, it il
Thought, lead to an order from the ad
ijutant generals Office making tn,
change as outlined above as it ha
been found that the towns affected b.
the change are willing to have it done