The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-04
FIRST IN EIGHT YEARS
Encampment of N. Oak. Guardsmen
at Devils Lake on Tuesday,

FIRST IN EIGHT YEARS
Encam ampment of n. Oak. Guardsmen
~ at Devils Lake on Tuesday
DEVILS LAKE, N. D-For the first time
Dakota will assemble at this place for the
annual encampment Tuesday. The grounds
are about three miles out of the city, on
what is known as the Rock Island military
reservation. This site was donated to the
state by the government for military pur-
poses and comprises about 1,500 acres. 1t is
on the shores of Devils Lake and is a pic
turesuqe spot Much money has been 'ex-
pended in preparing the grounds. Com
munication between the camp and the city
will be kept uo b.. means of busses.
Preparations are being made for a very
busy eight days. The troops will arrive on
Tuesday morning and remain till the 18TH
Advance details have been arriving for the
past few days.
The troops now organized comprise twelve
companies of infantry, one troop Of
cavalry and battery of artillery, and all
will be in camp at the same time. 1t is
understood that some OF the companies will
march into camp on Monday evening.
Troops Well Paid.
The conical wall tent will be used, four
being allotted to eahc company organization
in addition to two wall tents. The wall tents
will be one for the first sergeant and one
for the quartermaster. The conical wall
tents will each hold sixteen men. The state
is good to it's troops, and they will be fur
nished everything necessary. Salaries are
better than in Minnesota, when everything
is considered. In pay it is smaller, but the
state furnishes all subsistence. The privates
get rs cents a day, the corporals 81, sergeants
$1-25, first sergeants and noncommissioned
staff $3.50, .ieutenants s1.75, captains 50,
majors s2.25, lieutenant colonel s2.75, and the
colonel 50. This includes horse hire and all
else. The Minnesota officers receive the same
compensation as of equal rank In the regular
army, but they have their subsistence and
horse hire to pay out of this.
Each company is expected to bring into
camp at least Is per cent of its entire en-
listed strength show reason why it should
not be mustered out. The regimental band
comes from Lisbon, and is said to be an ex-
cellent organization. B. D. Ash is drum
maojr.
Personnel OF the First.
There have been many changes in the First
regiment since its return from service in the
Philippines, as will be shown by the fol-
lowing roster:
Governor Frank White. commander-in-chief.
Colonel Porter W. Eddy, Jamestown aide-de
camp.
General Staff,
Adjutant Observation-Disclosures General E. 8.
Miller, Bismarck.
Inspector and Judge Advocate General-Colo-
mel H. NJ. Creel, Devils Lake.
Chief Of Ordnance, Inspector Rifle Practice
Colonel William H. Brown, Grand Forks
Surgeon General-Colonel Charles McLach-
Ian, New Rockford.
Chief of supply-Colonel Frank P. Allen, Lis
Medical Purveyor-Leutenant Colonel c. R.
Meredith, Casselton.
Commissary Of subsistence-Major ]. S. Cole,
Commissary of subsistence-Major Albert
Roberts, Devils Lake.
Assistant Ordnance Offcer-Major Herbert L.
Loomis, Fargo.
Apothecary and storekeeper-Captain Wesley
G.. Matchan, Bismarck.
First Infantry
Colonel Amasa P. Peake, Valley City.
Lieutenant Colonel William Truemann, Graf
ton.
Major John H. Frame, Grafton. +.
Major I. A. Berg, Grand Forks.
Major Fred Keye, Fargo.
surgeon-Major Thomas c. Patterson, Lisbon
artermaster-Captain Thomas H. Poole,
Adjutant-Captain Charles F. Mudgett. VAL
ley City.
Assistant surgeon-captain W. j. Proctor,
,4aatsslion ..Adiutaut-Lseutensnt CIV. Getch-
ell, Valley City.
Battalion Adjutant-Lieutenant A. j.. Osborne,
Dickinson.
Battalion acknowledgements Lucien S.
Read, Fargo.
Assistant surgeon-Lieutenant Henry C. Fish,
Wheatland.
mmissary-Lieutenant William A. Mickle,
Wahpeton
GGhaplain-George W; Pay5es Grafton: .
Gorsuch, First Lieutenant Hugh A. Scott,
Second Lieutenant J. L. Peterson
Frank S. Henry, Second Lieutenant c. F.
King
Company X, Dickinson-Captain L: c. Smith,
First Lieutenant A. W. Freeman, Second
Lieutenant c. J. Phelan.
Company H, JamestownE.Captain H. G. Proc
tor. First Lieutenant D: Baldwin, Jr.. Sec
ond Lieutenant W. M; Hotchkiss;-
Company c. -Grafton-Captain T. H. Tharal-
son, First Lieutenant P. A Pettnger, Sec
ond Lieutenant John Mclean.
Company D, Devils Lake-Captain Thomas
Second Lieutenant Paul c. Gorder..
Company F.. Langdon-Gaptan Capt i Fra Frank soF F.
ond Lieutenant F. H. Kelly.
Company F, Grand Forks-Captain William
H. Ryan, First Lieutenant W: E. Acker-
sef9nf O. GoeTt Fl G. Graf
ton, First Lieutenant n: A. Hildreth, Sec
ond Lieutenant E. D. Palmer.
rG%Paoy % WqhPstenGapsSn % B. Wtlpm
Second Lieutenant Joseph A. slattery
Company L, Hillsboro.caPtain Barney C.
Second oy Lieutenant % Q! B christianson. u
Company NJ, Ellendale-Captain Phil S. Ran
DALI First Lieutenant Boyd Bliss, Second
Lieutenant D. w. Coleman.
First Battalion of Cavalry
Major William H. MaKee, Kenmare.
Assistant surgeon-Captain Steven s. How
ard, Bottineau.
Adjutant-Lieutenant Albert H. MaKee,
Kenmare
Troop A Dunseith-Captain Joseph D. Eaton,
First Lieutenant W. T. Smith, Second Lieu
tenant Frank MaKee.
Light Artillery
Battery A, Lisbon-Captain Milton P. Wells,
First Lieutenant A. B. Adams, Second lieu
tenant T. E. Conkln.
Still it is the same old First North Dakota
which won glory for it's state in the battles
of Pineda trenches, Manila: San Isidro, San
Fernando and seventeen others. The regi-
ment was only composed of eight companies,
the apportionment to the state not allowing
for full regiment. The present governor,
Frank White, major; Lieutenant Colo
mel William C. Truemann was in command
of the regiment; Major ]. H. Frame was
in command of the second battalion; Major
Berg was captain of Company G; Major Keye
was captain OF Company B; Lieutenant
c. W. Getchell was quartermaster; Lieu
tenant Osborn was second lieutenant Of Com
pany K; Colonel P. W. Eddy was captain OF
the jamestown company. Captain William
=. r. Purdon Is the only captain who now holds
, the same position he did in the volunteer
service Many Of the other officers in the
list were In the volunteer service.
The North Dakota guard is in fair shape
and it is expected the next legislature will
do more to help it. In expectation Of the
massage of-the Dick bill by congress little
Dressure has been brought to bear on the
legislators for support, but united effort is
n he made.