Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-29
WILL GET "KRAGs."

WILL GET "kRAGs."
Iowa Militia Regiments to Be Well
Armed-2,200 Guns Ordered.
The Iowa National Guard, including
Company G, Fifty-fourth regiment,
stationed in this city, will soon re-
ceive Krag-Jorgenson rifles, 1920 or
these improved instruments of war
fare having been ordered by Adjutant
General NJ. H. Byers and Governor A.
B. Cummins during the present week.
After few months the old-fashioned,
heavy Springfield which is the object
of SO much ridicule among guards.
men now will be out of commission,
and the new Krags will be carried
proudly by the Iowa soldiers at the
next annual encampment Ottumwa
militiamen see in the news a reason
for rejoicing, inasmuch as they have
long been weary of carrying their old
Springfields, which, though they will
seem to weigh about as much as
medium sized cottage.
Byers in Washington.
The requisition for the Krags will
be forwarded at once to Washington.
and it is hoped it will be acted upon
at once. Adjutant General Byers is
, now in Washington, and he has as
sured Major John r. Hume in his Of
flee at Des Moines that the ordnance
bureau is prepared to deliver the arms
without delay. 1t is not impossible
General Byers will remain in Wash
ington until the requisition is honor
ed. The requisition also calls for
| bayonets, belts and other accoutre-
| ments now in use in the regular SER
vice, and for 100000 rounds of Krag-
Jorgenson ammunition. The Spring
field rifles and ammunition now on
hand will be turned in to the govern
ment later.
Examining Board Named.
An examining board has been
named to meet in the office of the adj
jutant general tomorrow, Thursday,
January 80. The board will be an I'M
usually strong one, containing three
colonies, inasmuch as Major F. w.
Bishop, elected lieutenant colonel OF
the Fifty-fourth infantry, is to be ex-
amined before it on January 80. The
| detail for the board is:
Colonel James Rush Lincoln, Fifty
| fifth infantry.
Colonel WB. Humphrey, Fifty-sixth
infantry.
Colonel John R. Prime, inspector
general.
spector general.
assistant surgeon.
The following named persons are
ordered to report to the board for eX"
animation:
Thomas G. Fee, elected first lieu.
tenant Company e, Fifty-fourth infan-
try.
VOLTA w. Greene, elected second
lieutenant Company E. Fifty-fourth in
fantry.
H. o. Hoxie, elected first lieutenant
Company K, Fifty-ffth infantry.
Geo. l.. Buddin elected second lieu
try.
Geo. w. Sanders, elected first lieu
tenant Company G, Fifty-third infan-
try.
Clyde H. De Acres, elected second
iiCulCiloiiI SoiiPdiy ", Il llly-lii 1ti-
fantry.
John c. Myers, elected second lieu
tenant Company D, Fifty-ifth infan-
try.
Fred D. Hudson, elected second
lieutenant Company G., Fifty-fifth in
fantry.
May Send Regiment to st. Louis.
Governor Cummins has been re-
quested by the committee on ceremo-
MES of the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition to send regiment of Iowa
troops to st. Louis to take part in the
dedication of the buildings April 80
of this year. IT he cannot send a reg
| iment, a smaller body will be accepta-
BILE. Quarters and subsistence at st.
| Louis will be furnished free, bet the
state will have to bear the cost Of
| transportation and subsistence en-
route. II the troops go, they will be
a part of the military in the line of
parade with the President and his es-
cort. Governor Cummins is favora-
bly, inclined to the proposition, but his
action will depend on the condition of
the National Guard fund which he will
investigate. May 80, the governor
and his staff will go to Shiloh to the
dedication of the Iowa monuments.