The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-15

allowed the artillery for horse hire has
long been insufficient, and that body
Will not be allowed to make a reason
ably good showing mounted.
AS soon as it can be arranged a new
military code and regulation will ba
drawn up covering all changes, bring
ing all together in one comprehensive
book. Many changes will be necessary
in the regulations.
The ladies of the Company D
homes held meeting in the armorv
on Thursday evening, and decided to
prepare supper for the boys on next
Thursday evening, to be followed by
dancing. An enjoyable time is looked
forward to.
On the evening OF the 23d COM
pedtve drill will be held by Com
pany G. to which all enlisted men will
be eligible. Billiard Bros, jewelers.,
! have presented a beautiful gold medal
which is to be competed for annually
on the first drill night in April. on
belng won three times by one man 1t
becomes his individual property. A
par VIII be added each year containing
the name of the winner. The captain
will select three judges to mark the
contestants, who will be drilled in the
school of the company and bayonet
exercises. On making three errors
each man will be counted out. The
medal will be an honor to the man
wearing it, and it is said the men are
hunting out secluded spots and going
through the manual.
Corporal Harry Lyons, Company c,
First, has been promoted to be first
sergeant, and was initiated into his
new work by making out a few dis
charges of men whose records were
not to be had. Private Harry Dono-
van has been promoted to corporal,
and there are still two corporals and
one sergeant to be appointed, but
Capt. ]. F. Snow will take his time in
making these appointments and be-
sure to get good men.
Now that the new armory has been
assured, there is very little trouble in
securing new men to fill up the va
cancies in the companies. Company
{, First, has twenty new men to be
sworn in soon, and the other compa-
MES are doing equally well. Undesir-
able timber Is being rapidly cleaned
out. and 1t behooves those who are not
regular In their attendance at drill
to be more prompt or good of the
service" discharges Will be forthcom-
ing, and charges preferred when 1t IS
known to be Willful neglect that keeps
the men away. The companies will be
recruited to full strength before the
new building is completed, and now Ia
the time for those who desire q mill
tary training to enlist.
Artificer G. M. Kiess. Company e,
Third, has been detailed as acting
quartermaster during the furlough of
Sergeant Fenton. He was initiated into
his new duties last Wednesday even.
ing by preparing the company proper
~ for quarterly inspection, but Capt.
II. l.. Tourtelotte received a telegram
at late hour from Maj. Eva, of Du-
luth, that he had been unavoidably de-
tanned by business. and so the quarter
ly inspection was postponed. The arti-
hcer, however, proved his title.
Companies D and e, First, held bat
talon drill on Tuesday evening, and
D and G on Thursday evening. Maj.
G. I. Spear was In command and high
ly complimented the officers and men.
Lieut.. H. A. Andres, Company r.
Third, has temporarily takes a position
on the road for FarwelI. Ozmun. Kirk
& Co.
The war being waged against Of
tenders Of military discipline still goes
merrily on. The Minneapolis battalion
is awakening and two men of Company
A and two from Company are to have
charges preferred for n-attendance
at drill. The case OF William Pro-
vencher, Company C, First, Of this city,
was wrongly stated recently, inasmuch
as he was credited with only serving
three hours and then being allowed
liberty in order to get the money and
pay his fine. 1t happened, however,
that he did not return, and a couple OF
days later he was apprehended and
then served full time-one and a half
days-in the county jail.
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