Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-07
DEPART TONIGHT
Members of Company A Prepar-
ing TO Leave for Week
in Camp.
NEW UNIFORMS HAVE ARRIVED
Full Roster of Fifty. Men ExpecI
AZ Go 20 Oamp
Lincoln.

Last evening Commissary Sergt
Marshall Lucas and Privates Rogers
and Cox left for Springfield to pre-
pare camp for the coming of Com
pany y, which goes to Camp Lincoln
with the 9th regiment tonight. They
will have everything in readiness so
that the boys can march in and take
possession tomorrow morning with Il
hot breakfast awaiting them at the
proper time.
In accordance with the marching
orders recently published in full, the
company will leave at $50 this even
ing on a special train on the Burling-
ton and the other companies will be
picked up along the way. The 9th
will finally roll into Springfield early
tomorrow morning. In the vacancy
that exists in the Office of colonel
through the promotion of the former
commander, ID. Jack Foster. to brig
adler general, Lieut.. Col. Kittilsen. of
Moline, will have charge. n solid
week will be put in in the duties of
camp life and the boys expect to be
much more soldier-like when they re-
turn than when they went away.
Have New Uniforms.
The 9th will present very neat APP
pearance this year on dress parade.
The men have just received their new
uniforms corresponding to the regu-
lations under the Dick bill. The uni
forms for Company y came only yes
terday. They include everything
trousers, blouses, caps. leggings,
campaign hats, etc Therefore the
company will expect to present "A
very natty appearance WREN it lines
up to march to the train this even
ing. So far no service uniforms have
been issued. but it is expected they
will be furnished at camp. Then for
the first time in years the luxury of
two uniforms will be realized.
Company \ is in good condition and
has been drilled with especial regu-
larity and care lately in preparation
for the tour of camp duty. There are
just 50 men in all, including the three
commissioned officers. 1t is expected
the full company will go to camp, the
regulations in this respect being more
strict than previously.
The Roster.
The company's roster is as follows:
Captain-W. +. Ransom.
First Lieutenant-Edwin II. Duna-
vim.
Second Lieutenant Bernard ~
Koch
First Sergeant-Harry l.. Coyne.
Commissary Sergeant - Marshall
Lucas.
Sergeants-Harry r. Smythe, Oscar
DaIigee.
CorporaIs = Rogers, J. Bloomquist,
MeCIaran, Watkins.
Musicians - ii. b. Bloomquist, c.
DanielsOn.
Privates.COsgrove, Callahan, Crouch,
David. Case. Francis, Fl. Fleener, HUI
Der, johnson, Jasper. Mcneil, McCask-
rim, Miller, Nelson. Gutenberg, Os-
borne, Phillips. Pennington, Petit,
Rogers, Payne. Painter. St. Clair.
Swain, Schultz, Sayer, Fl. Reinhardt,
f. Reinhardt, w. Rahm, Fuller, Nor
tier, Mosher. Witherspoon, {. Rahm.
Highberger G. Fleener, Daily, Jensen,
AdamsCn.
Another Outing Latter.
1t is the intention with the Nation
al Guard officers to have the 9th reg
iment, to which Company \ belongs,
at Chicago for couple of days late
in September for the Chicago centen-
NAL celebration. The band of the
regiment has been offered a chance
to play and will probably go also.
Two days of the celebration will be
devoted almost exclusively to the
military features and all the militia
of the state will be on hand to take
part. limitations have also been
sent to other. states to send regiments
of their National Guard. 1t is not un-
likely that the entire force of this
state will be kept in Chicago during
the entire week of the celebration
for guard duty