The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-19
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/. Returned Monday
,o'rp'"' Evening.

!, Returned Monday
onp'"y = Evening.
II. in Camp. Roster .. the Company,
,,s Of Company u who went
The :" "'i camp report plenty Of hard
oSn " = pretty fair sort Of time.
FeFk ",ther a''' was too cool nights
que ,as S'I blanket. Life in camp was
or Ole .omro,ls. The boys had to
lutte t ,t' ,t five at the sound Of the !
51nias a' ias gun Each company ya,sla,n ten IN
p0'4'"s tns morning drill Immediately.
o. 't's 4r.t thing was arm exercise,
ns lss r,njd r marching to warm up the
nsu ..na ."p soldiers. Breakfast was
p''s''"e at 8 o'clock. Each man was
eaui '';asd a1 with tin plate, tin cup, knife |
'g'a ~ tayk and spoon. These were kept
pu 's' n,ver sack. The company fell
li'e ,!aa D' and filed past the cook tent.
~. n'v cun was filled with coffee, each
n,a lny helping ss himself to sugar. but y, no
pa' 'a,, 'o,p ~ cream WAS Furnished. The
l',n ,a4a was presented for rations which
ssnsisted p'asa Of a piece Of meat, slices Of
vu, s.Dsd and potatoes usually boiled
pl.l w. tho uniform on, but some times
N',n v',,n s,5 cd up potatoes were provided.
r%sre Ta'u was plenty of good butter
,nd urI'. every fellow helped himself.
aDa 4ttor yptting coffee and grub each
1.n n vent to the tables where the
ms., ms,, was eaten standing. Eggs were
served instead of meat when desired.
nv, n;.. was sometimes served. Good
sad n work at drilling made the
atjons quite palatable.
Aft After breakfast the soldier had his
,;mo M to himself until battalion drill,
,' un1ess he had to go on picket duty.
He could go swimming Ia the chill
waters of Kampeska or amuse hlmseii
>
as he pleased
At s;45 the companies fell In for
battalion dIill which lasted one and a
half hours. At three O'Clock In the
afternoon regimental drill took pace
lasting an hour and a half. Supper
was ready at $50, and dress parade
occurred at 7:3O. Guard mount which
concerned only those detailed for
picket duty took place at 1880.
The boys slept ia tents large enosigh
to accommodate about Is to the tent.
The bed consisted OF a tick made
of sheeting large enough for one man
and filled with straw. One blanket
Ssnt to each man.
When the boys had to go on q
march and be gone at meal time
rations were served. This happened
once when the regiment went TO
Wateftown four miles away to meet
the governor. These rattons con-
sisted Of hard tack, two boiled eggs
and asandwich. They also got from
one to two cups of coffee varying In
quantity according to the regard In
Which the auarter-master held each
individual he served. 81
Company L of Aberdeen was re-
markable in many ways. 1t was the
only company that was full to the
limits men and 3 officers. 1t was
the best disciplined, the natural re-
suit Of being the best off1cered. Each
officer, including the first sergeant,
was in the late war and distinguished
himself for solderly conduct.
When the company came OF the
cars on Monday evening and marched
up Main street to Third avenue and
west to their armory, the precise,
Spirited, confident tread, their whole
bearing showed they had been ingood
hands during the brief week in camp.
Atcamp the company had not passed
IN review before the colonel many
times before he sent q message
eomplmenting Captain Sheldon and
DIS company. Brown county had
sent the crack company Of the End
regiment.
The following is q list Of the names
OF the officers and men who went to
camp
Gap. P. D. Sheldon
lst Lieut.. w. w. Reaman
Ind Lieut.. G. e: Bischer
lst sergt. Froberg, Q. II.
y M.-Gaetz, w. ].
Cook-Larkin e. r.
Sefgt. Rhoades, ". s.
Andrus, H. S,
McDonough, Geo.
Corp. Delaney, r.
Noble, 81. +.
Wells, L.
;. Southwick. T.