The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-01

secured The accommodations viii
not be of the best, but will suffice to
answer for a while.
Recruiting in the companies is be-
ginning to increase. and long before
the new building is completed each
company will have members on the
waiting list" as it will now be an
honor and a privilege to belong to one
of the st. Paul companies.
There is no cosS attached to the ma
tional guard. Any young man over IS
years Of age, Of good habits and who
can pass the physical examination,
will be admitted. He is required to
attend drills once a week and parade
once or twice a year, or. as ordered,
and the annual encampment. And
now is the time for any young man
who desires a military schooling to
commence, as the vacancies will be
scarce when the new armory Is COM
pleted.
Col. C. L. West, of Austin. spent
several days in the city during the
past week. Col. West has received
his appointment on !. the general
staff, and has served ten years.
"Old Soldier"Carl Fierce, second
lieutenant of Company Al, Minneapo-
lis, has rendered his resignation.
Charges of falstfying his report were
recently brought against Capt. Henry
Larson, of Battery A, by a private of
the command. The private was re-
Gently court martfaled for non attend
ance at drill, and it is thought by Capt.
Larson's friends that the charge Is
mere spite work, destined to injure
him, and it is most likely that nothing
will be done, as the investigation has
shown tftat there was no ground for
the charges.
The camp dates will be about the
same as last year for the infantry reg
iments-the Second and Third going
during July.
A report was recently published that
among the changes provided for in
the. pending amendments to the mill
tary code now in the legislature was
a provision for an increase in the sal
airy of the adjutant general Such Is
not so. Gen. Libbey has but one de-
sire and that Is for the increase of the
appropriation for general purposes,
and has not thought Of asking for an
increase. He is the lowest paid of any
Of the heads of departments, but Is
willing to continue as such In spite or
Thine fact that friends have urged for
the increase.
William Prevencher, a private Of
Company Ell, was recently courtmar-
tailed and found guilty of non-attend-
ance at drill. He was fined So and
given a dishonorable discharge. Upon
refusal to pay the fine he was COM
mitted to the county Jail where he
spent about three hours, when the
nd 1,n I h
Grated.
According to General Orders No. 2, re-
Gently issued by Adjt. Gen. LibbeyE
the following changes were an
nounced:
Resigned-Carrol w. Pierce, second
lieutenant Company Al, honorably
Conrad, captain Company CT, honor
ably discharged Jan. %; Clarence w.
Freeze, Company c., promoted Dec.
16; Matthias J. Moster, second Heuten-
ant Company h., honorably discharg-
ed Jan. "a; Walter C. V. Nelson, second
lieutenant Company IL, honorably dis
charged Jan. 12; J. E. Lawrence, sec
ond lieutenant Company C-3, honor
ably discharged Jan. 8.
Commissioned-Firs Infantry-Ed-
ward E. Olson, Red Wing, second lieu
tenant Company 6, Jan. 5, 1908, vice
Elmer e. Bassett, resigned; Max Will
liam Hoppe. Of Saltwater, second lieu
tenant Company K, Dec. 18, 1902, vice
Matthey G. Mcmillan, resigned. Sec
ond Infantry-Clarence w. Freeze, of
Winona, first lieutenant Company C,
Dec. 16, 1902, vice Clinton T. Smith,
resigned; William A. Pohlman, OF Wi
mona, second lieutenant Company G,
Dec. 16, 1902, vice Clarence w. Freeze,
promoted. Third Infantry-Karl A.
Franklin, Of Duluth, captain Company
A, Dec. 16, 1902, vice Peter J. Hagen
son, retired.
corations-FaithfuI Service Medals
( (15 years)-William f. Pletke, of WI
mona, captain Company G, Second in
fantry, Jan. II. 1903. Faithful Service
Medals Go years)-Harry S. Taylor, of
Minneapolis, first lieutenant Company
I, First infantry, Dec. IA, 1902.
BY order of the commander-in- chief,
e. D. Libbey. Adjt. Gen.