Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-08-07
MILITIA ON TENTED FIELD NOT
IDLE MUCH.
BUT JOLlITY NEVER FLAGS
Many Sunday Excursionists Swarm
Over Grounds and Inspect Sur
roundings With Curious Eyes
Sabbath Drill New Departure
Some Camp Nicknames.

the range to shoot The second
and third battalions had battalion drill
morning and afternoon. In the fore
noon the second battalion was in
spected b. Captain Chynoweth and the
men were personally comp1imented
very highly by him for their good
showing. Several times Co. G. was
the only company TO take up the
proper position. The two hours and
a half en- the drill grounds was
preceded by a half hours squad drill
on the company street. Captain Gray
Of Co. NJ was officer OF the day and
Lieut.. Prescott of Co. E commander of
the guard yesterday.
In the afternoon the boys were put
through another two hours OF bat
talon drill which was followed by
police duty and little later by mess.
Numbers of the campaign hats bear
such inscriptions as this: What's
Doing?" How Much?" what Kind of
a Hairpin are You, Jack?" ''Cc1 You
90 That"
Yesterday morning one of the re-
cTuits was sent to the guardhoUse by
an enterprising comrade to procure
the key to the range After being
sent from place to place by the differ
e1t officers or nOn-cOms with whom he
came in contact in the course OF his
wanderings the fact that somebody
had been ''guying' him began to dawn
upon his mind. He returned to
quarters with crestfallen took, VOW
ing to get even with somebody. An
ether "rukie" was sent I'D to Can't.
Fritchie to procure 40 yards of guard
line.
The following were the details for
yesterday: To report at Lieut.. Prices
tent for range work at 6:1O a. NJ
Corps. Duke and Nichols, Privates
Barry, Togstad, A. Morrick and w.
Morrick; for guard. Corporal Wilde
man and Privates Regain, Anderson,
j. Comedian, Caughlin, Malice and
E. Comedian
The men have been divided TITO five
squads under the charge OF a corporal.
Each squad has lieutenant's
tent where frcm twelve to four
teen men can sleep. Some feature
characteristic Of each has been
picked out as a name by which the
tent shall be known The first tent
under charge Of Sergeant Olson and
Corporal Wildeman is known as the
German Band,' the second under
Corporal Duke and Corporal futile as
the Rail Splitters,' the third under
Sergeant Kingston and Corporal Joa-
chin as the Irish village" the fourth
under Sergeant Kuhlman and Corporal
Horstmeyer, the fifth under Sergeant
Smith and Corporal Nichols as Elan
nigan's Kids"
Today Co. G will go On the range to
shoot and it is expected that the boys
will succeed in keeping up the good
impression which they have already
made.
Sunday at Camp.
Camp Swanson, Aug. 3-After the
three hours and half on the cars.
the boys who left Madison Saturday
nOOn, poured out upon the platform at
Camp Douglas, glad to forsake their
cramped quarters on the train The
companies formed in battalion and
started on the half-mile hike to camp.
Just as they left the station they
were met by Lieut.. Baker, who re-
ported that Major Quentmeyer had
met with rather serious accident.
being thrown from his horse on the
way down to town. No bones were
broken and he is improving rapidly
under the care of his daughter. who
is spending the week here He ex-
poets to be about tending to his duties
again by Wednesday, The routine
duties of pitching tents, filling ticks
and putting the camp in order were
gone through. Guard mount took
place at 4:3O p. m. Capt. J. P. Joa-
chin was officer of the day, The
guard detail consisted of Privates
Schimming, Berg, Penfield and Berry
supernumerary. At $50 the boys fell
in for mess. Immediately after mess
the companies formed upon their re-
spective streets preparatory to going
on dress parade. At 6:10 they formed
battalions and marched to the
parade grounds. The ceremony of
dress parade is the prettiest vancouver
in drill regulations, and invariably at
tracts a large crowd of spectators.
Every man is given an opportunity to
witness the ceremony at least once
during the stay in camp. There is al
ways strong competition between
the different companies, each striving
to put up the best line as it passes the
reviewing officer in company front. 1t
is considered a distinguished honor to
be appointed as orderly to the COM
handing officer or regimental adju-
tant. The two men who each morn
ing have the best carriage and general
appearance of neatness are selected for
these positions. A. Hoyer of Co G.
was appointed Sunday morning as or
derby to Adjutant Green Religious
services were conducted in the morn
ing by the regimental chaplain In
the afternoon the troops were put
through an hours battalion drill,
which is new departure, as in former
years it has been the custom not to do
any drilling on Sunday. This is due
to the fact that the time is so limited
in camp that it was felt that advantage
should be taken of every possible
chance for instruction.