Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-02
QUICK WORK IN SOUTH
"esiment OF the Guard Organ
lied I'm Thirty DAYS.

btT IaN
o"~p'ecedented interest is being mani
rested In South Dakota In military cir
cies. Within thirty days from the time
mat > j. Conklin was appointed ad,u-
'dht general, he had filled the tweIva
companies assigned to the First regi-
meht' and there are already nine COM
panies about filled for the Second reg,.
ment. OF these nine. four are from the
Black Hills, and five are from east of
TIC missouri river. AS soon as uni
forms and equipments can be secured,
the organization of the Second regiment
VIII be completed. Asst. Adit. Gen. A.
b. sessions of Sioux Falls is receiving
uaiiy 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.
Inc reason for the haste in the or
gahlZatlon OF the First regiment is that
II must be organized by June 20, in or
uer 10 secure from the federal govern
hleht tse $4,000 allowed to the state reg
iments, and the adjUtant general ana
'ie governor must certify thai the regi-
uielt Is completed at that time. There
are now at Pierre enough Springfield
rifles and uniforms to equip one regi-
ment. The South Dakota representa-
tlVes In congress have been asked, and
VIII try to induce the war department
70 anticipate the allowance of IS, 600 to
the Second regiment; and, as the war
department is seeking to stimulate the
organization of such regiments through
out the country, there is some reason to
hope tina the request will be granted.
A further reason for haste is tina 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
or a favorable report by the commits
sion now investigating the matter, 1t is
thought likely that congress will pro-
vide for a 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 a 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 1t is the gov
ernor's home guard and has the honor
Of carrying the first letter. Col. T. G.
DIR will muster in Company M at a date
not yet fixed, and Adjt. Gen. Conklin
will muster in Company G Of Redfeld.
Asst Adjt. Gen. Sessions will muster in
the others. Company B and c 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
iected, but it is likely that the places
will be bestowed as follows:
Company A, Eureka, no selection.
Company B, Sioux Falls, Z. D.. AID
rich.
Company c, Sioux Falls, E. E. Hawk
ms.
Company D, Mitchell, o. w. Coursey.
Company f, Volga, Victor Dalthorp.
Company r, Canastota, Arthur Lange.
Company G., Redfeld, II. E.. Johnson.
Company II, Howard, J. w. Seney.
Company l, Armour, G. f. Houston.
Company X, Milbank. E. H. Benedict.
Company L, Aberdeen, w. w. Huo-
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 to
look to their laurels when he gets MS
mpan organized, as the noble red
men take great interest, and promise 10
nerfect themselves speedily in the arts
~ war