Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-05

because
enough interest in the company to at
tend drills. Maj. Tourtillott this morn
ing was reelected, receiving p votes
to three for Capt. Clarence A. Mcln-
tosh. of Company II. Monmouth, his
only competitor.
Camp Lincoln, Aug. 4.-CSpecial
CorreSpOndence)- 1.-The arrangements
have been completed to break camp
tomorrow evening at s o'clock. The
regiment will return on special train
and Company \ will probably reach
Rock Island about Z O'Clock Saturday
morning The boys have all had such
a pleasant week that they will be Sor-
ry to leave Camp Lincoln, and all OF
them have expressed their intention
lof returning next summer. Company A
will not go to the St. Louis exposition,
as those members who desire to visit
the fair believe they could do so more
conveniently in the regular way as
civilians.
Companies l. X and NJ are the only
ones which will take advantage of the
IeXpositiOn's offer to the regiment, and
Ithey will go directly TO st. Louis from
| here.
Governors Day.
Today was governors day, and an
excursion from Rock Island and Mo
| line aided to make the day interest
| ing. although only about a dozen Rock
! Island visitors came out to the camp.
1t rained hard from l o'clock till /, SO
that all drills had to be abandoned.
The regiment was assembled in full
dress uniform at , o'clock and march
out onto the parade ground TO wait for
Gov. Yates. In about half an hour the
| governor appeared, and after receiV-
! ing 4 salute of seven guns, rode down
the long lines of men at the head OF
his staff. With him was Brig. Gen.
Scott. the adjutant general of the
state. After mess the companies again
formed and the governor conducted
an elaborate review of the regiment.
In his black citizens suit he appeared
in strange contrast with the gorgeous
lly uniformed staff and regimental Off
GERS, and few of the officers in the
regiment could boast of a more sol
dierly appearance. both on and off his
horse. than the governor. Tonight
Brig. Gen. Scott gives a banquet at
the executive mansion to the commits
stoned officers in camp.
COmmissary Sergeant Marshall Lu-
cas- will not return to Rock Island
with the company, but will go direct
TO St Louis, where a reunion of his
family is to be held Saturday, Aug. 10,
at the home of a brother. The serS
cant. who has been i'll the company for
six years. is one of the most valued
officers. and he certainly has treated
the boys royalty when they visited the
mess tent this week.
Practices for Colonel.
Abe Kahlke. one of the new
Iiect TO nightmare. Some of his
neighbors claim that the strange
sounds emanating from his habitation
IN the midnight hour are the results
tof the nightmare. but others differ
widely from this opinion. They say
THAT as Abe is very ambitious TO rise
in the regiment. he takes a wooden
horse to practice on, and spends his
nights learning the proper bearing and
commanding appearance of colonel
ON horseback.
Company / has a private feet s
inches tall, and today he and Harry
IShmer. the shortest man in our com
Ipany. made a great hit as they marched
around the guard line together.
This afternoon the company lined
UP in two lines down the company
street. each man armed with leather
belt. and then each man, not excepting
Lieut.. Koch. was forced TO run the
e gauntlet. and the blows came thick
and fast before the end of the long
line was reached Before we got