The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-07-04

Company H, National Guards of
Montana, was organized at Kalispell
Tuesday night by Adjutant General
R. Lee McCulloch of Hamilton, who
was here for that purpose. The pro-
ceedings were very simple and were
over with in a short time. Each man
| placed his name on the muster rolls
| and the company was then sworn in
by the adjutant general. The term
of enlistment is for three years. After
the company was sworn in the cleo
ton of officers was held and resulted
in the selection of Andrew Swaney
as captain, Bert Breedlove, first lieu
tenant; Henry Bird, second lieuten-
ant. The selection of Mr.. Swaney as
captain was unanimous, and is a trib-
ute to the esteem in which he is held.
| His services with the other Company
H in the Philippine campaign were
such as to deserve recognition, and
it is safe to say that under his
charge the newly formed company
will soon rank with any in the state
The other commissioned officers also
saw service in the Philippine cam
paign and are capable soldiers.
1t is matter of qualification, both
to the members of the new company
and the citizens generally, that the
effort to retain the old letter was sue
cessful The companies comprising
the militia are organized in alpha
betical order and if that order had
been maintained the new Kalispell
company would have been Company
G, but Captain Swaney asked the adj
jutant general and Governor Toole
to skip that letter and give this COM
pany the letter H. 1t was merely a
matter of sentiment, and the COVER
nor kindly consented to the change.
The non-commissioned officers will
be appointed at a meeting to be held
R. L. Harmon, L. L. Swaney, E. J
Bush, E. H. Getchell, William G.
Beattie, N. A. Sinclair, P. F. Doods
G. P. Christensen, H. H. Kirkpatrick
G. V. Quinn, Albert Breedlove, Henry
Bird, Oliver G. Bowers, Claude Wood
, Ernst, Walchli, R. N. Eaton, j. R
: Thompson, S. A. Weider, Harry
Khyler, Henry Uoewe Hans Mamen
: Howard Nash, Charles Ehrlich M
R. Bird, A. w. Rewinkel, Charles
Hanson, Charles Eayrs, George G
: McCauley, George w. Noffsinger, Ed
: ward Nash, Kip Kirkpatrick, Lo1
Macarthur, Frank Weller, Rober
!. Walchli, Charles w. Radel, Carl F
Clark, Charles M. Bennett, Georg
: Bigler, George T. Mayberry, 2. P
y Edwards, Paul J. Spannuth, Olive
: F. Vose, Mark L. Doering, T. Z
:. Busey, E. H. Buckingham, George M
Smith, J. G. Macarthur, A. w. Swaney
Lee McCulloch, the adjutant ger
= eral, said if the next legislator
= would make an appropriation befi
~ ting the Importance of the subjec
- Montana will be able to show tina
she has one Of the best militia o,
e CARNATIONS in the county. With tn
:, organization of the Kalispell compan
- there is now in the state, seven con
y. panies of infantry, and one batter
= at Helena. The allotment by tn
- dllOInenC ny IHe general SOVernmoI
= Z to the Montana militia will be b
- tween $4,000 and $1,000, and requis
~ tions are also on file for uniform
- and equipments which will no doul
soon be honored by the war depar
:, ment Krag-Jorgensen rifles hay
- been requested and will probably |
e issued to the companies in a sho
~ while. The total strength of the n
80 tional guard in the state is no
~ $50. The companies that have so f;
= organized have equipped themselv,
~ with uniforms, paying the expens,
- out of their own pockets. The latt
80 part of May A. l.. Duncan of Mi
soula, inspector general of the stat
inspected the companies in the qua
and found them in excellent conc
en- ton, taking much interest in Il
u.s. work and we'll drilled.
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