The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-05-02

First Regiment of the Guard Organs
fxed I'm Thirty Days.


Sxed I'm Thirty Days.
| unprecedented interest is being mani
Tested in South Dakota i'm military cir
cles. Within thirty days from the time
1 that S. J. Conklin was appointed adju-
tant general he had filled the twelve
companies assigned to the First regi-
ment, and there are already nine COM
panies about filled for the Second regi-
ment. OF these nine. four are from the
Black Hills, and FIVE are. from east OF
the Missouri river. AS soon as uni
FERNS and equipments can be secured.
the organization of the Second regiment
will be completed. Asst. Adjt. Gen. A.
b. Sessions of Sioux Falls is receiving
daily from thirty-five to fifty letters
from all parts OF the state. and, as the
allowance for clerk hire Is not yet avail
able, he has reason to regret that the
military spirit is so rampant.
| The reason for the haste In the or
ganization of the First regiment is that
1t must be organized by June 20, in or
der to secure from the federal govern
ment the 900 allowed to the state reg
iments, and the adjutant general and
the governor must certify that the regi-
ment is completed at that time. There
are now at Pierre enough Springfield
rifles and uniforms to equip one regi-
ment. The South Dakota representa-
tives in congress have been asked, and
will try to induce the war department
to anticipate the allowance Of 50, 600 to
the Second regiment; and, as the war
1 a ortv mi 10 70 CIT 10 hG
organization Of such regiments through
out the country, there is some reason to
| hope that the request will be granted.
A further reason for haste Is that the
South Dakota regiments want to be
ready to participate in the division en-
campments, which are likely to be pro-
vided by the next congress. In the event
of favorable report by the commits
! sion now investigating the matter, 1t Is
| thought likely that congress will pro-
| vide for grand division encampment
| in each of the four military divisions
into which 1t Is sought to divide the
country, and as these encampments Will
be in charge Of a regular army officer,
and as the field work will be on large
scale. the South Dakota boys do not
want to lose the fun.
Company A, located at Eureka, has
already been mustered in by Gov. Her
ried. This company aspires to be the
crack one of the state, as II Is the gov
ernors home guard and has the honor
of carrying the first letter. Col. L. U.
Orr will muster in Company M at a date
not yet fixed. and Adjt. Gen. Conklin
Will muster in Company OF Redheld.
Asst Adjt. Gen. Sessions will muster In
the others. Company b and G OF Sioux
Falls will be mustered in on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings OF this week,
and then the assistant adjutant gen.
eral will leave to muster In the remain
ing companies.
The captains have not yet been Sc
lected, but it is likely that the places
will be bestowed as follows:
Company A, Eureka. no selection.
Company B, Sioux Falls, e. d. Aid
rich.
Company c, Sioux Falls. E. e. Hawk
FMS.
Company d, Mitchell. o. w. Coursey.
Company e, volga. Victor Dalthorp.
Company F. Canastota. Arthur LANCE.
Company g, Redfeld. III. E. Johnson.
Company II, Howard, ]. w. Seney.
Company I. Armour, c. E. Houston.
Company X. Milbank, E. III. Benedict.
Company l., Aberdeen. w. w. Hub
bard.
Company NJ, Evarts, T. G. Orr.
About half Of the members OF the last
named company are Indians, and capt.
Orr says the remainder Will have 10
look to their laurels when he gets MS
company organized. as the noble req
men take great interest, and promise 10
perfect themselves speedily in the arts
of war