The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-08
nat. GUARD ACTIVE
Several Companies Are Recruited to
the Limit and Have Long
Waiting Lists,
Some Of the Attractions Of National
Guard Work Set Forth by
a Veteran.

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.let.iotieli e sud. y companies VI WHINE
aIoiis were Iiever N pelteFsasnape IMAM at
ali eide. a,d 20
e. tn oss;aa,:s ~ a.
~. u lhe
=, tha tin.. " neiIi,erslilp.
10 vhs ,ada q Al,
This activity ha shaa,, $500 ,I.,'9 49,,
the actinn IF fbe Lost ao,ssr,.ass 49, III. 4la
"a ST minnesota la.isst,,, 80 r. i,o,a;,, ~.
further inll,,co =. ~
1is+ -, a',ss4iS,ln, ~ yvuiis iiseli ~ sn
Of . new armnrv is ,,,o,,ad f.l,,s ~ -,
Az result savar,I $1,000, ~ W.
members m tho. mo iti,,lr 1;st Dar -,esv
has savsntvs s;,, q i.s.
waitnp lst Cnr,,.5,. s1nI ~ ea.y ~ .He
men and fiftean on ths ~, ;ts,,e, Ii,t sSha.a
80 it,. ., 49, s.io I" e,eins iiot. LES. nDso
same as active man,hers The fsnt +,,a hot
there are men usi+i,,a. - - : Nc a,,,istaa
makes regular men ,n,e tt,,t;y,a - t 49,,
Company r recently TOOK In twentv.two
recruits in one even;ner hrine;no. The Gov,
pany up almost to the limit. Comnanv A
Captain M. d. Garcelon has room also for
= few more -, o,,,,i, =, 80 80 : .S ~ -
shape.
The batteries Of artillerv ara er+l+led ~
more men than the jr.fantrv comnanv and
commemorative Rattar,, . ~. ~ ,.af 49, i.
men. The artillerynnen are alwa Va
mounted when in the field. The artillery
drills on Thursday NIGHTS Canaan q =
Bennett expects to take a fun battery to
camp in June.
"There are occasionally men who be-
come disgruntled over their service in the
national guard and are willing to sneak an
unl<ind word of the service saws a, prom
1nent guardsman. These men are not
good soldiers and are unwilling to per-
form cheerfully the duties required of
them. The young man who enlists in the
national guard and is attentive to his
duties and willing to learn is popular and
comrades. Occasionally there is a fresh
young man who knows 1t all in a very
short time. His life is not so pleasant
and he finds fault. He soon becomes dis
satisfied and is willing to knock the
service
Inere are many bright sides to the life
or national guardsman. The physical
STANDARDS sol the young men are always
ralsed' ana right In! our Minneapolis COM
! pan1es are men who at the time could
oal ely pass! tpe medical examination, that
: ale nov Almost perfect specimens of phys
ic< s.r ,llannoou.
.,: lIe dequalrtanceshlp ne acquires with
l n,a 1a;y uuues IS always valuable to him
haxeeu:s ION along thls line is al
". ~ :, .,iea
80, i'ie season IS now open and the
% CDyo liliu r,luc1l pleasure IN this pastime.
- IlS - mas secured nve-year lease
- nc oiu 1oiden valley range and has
npoii1 iiuc!i money ana time In fixing 1t up.
ne plls nave peen moved further back
Gnu n,any improvements made. new
laHee mousse mas peen erected and six tar
setl frames nave tbeen built for the new
! lesulAt,on targets. Two revolver targets
ndWe ALSO peen erected. Company has
| assi peeh unlNvlaed. into TWO teams to
cul,pet ior honors during the rifle season,
Mhlcn. ends 5 oct. q: Sergeant Earl D.
n L..', -anu .oorporai Elwood D. SFftchette
Min captain me respective teams, land
iiiuell interest," IS manifest.
| - i sls - nass s range across the
i1oi s.is eAai se ioWer point IN Min
neiioiil le1lh., Where IL IS associated With
one OF ttne. 81. Pauf companies and has
peen 1ocateu LOT the past ten years.
companies A and +, have no rifle range
anu none IN view. 1t VIII be necessary
ior them TO await the arrival Of inspec-
tlon money before anything can be hac-
compllshed
Inc Company A Indoor Baseball team
Will give dance IN Holcomb's academy
on Friday night of this week to raise a
fund for the purchase of uniforms.
1 HAS peeH promoted 70 the non-comm1s-
1919 Ill, a, o1ne:I oo
eoeiA'. 10 WI oioo III TIC poeAtloA VI
oiuiiahce sergeant
| Inc transfer or Lieutenant A, r, PRAY