The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-11
INSPECTIONS
ON MARCH q
GERLACH'S WORK TO BEGIN on
THAT DATE.
Dates for All the Companies OF the
Brigade, the Last, at Olivia, Being
April 28-List of designations,
Commissions and Decorations
F'airmont's New Company Backed
by the City Council.
Special to The Journal.


Lake City. Mimi, Feb. l.-NIajor Will
liam Gerlach. u. s. A. retired. who will
have charge Of the annual inspections of
the Minnesota National Guard. will begin
this work on March 81, with Company a.
First infantry, of Minneapolis, and finish
1t on April %. He will make the general
inspection for tho war department as re-
quired by the Dick law. and also mark
the state on the condition of clothing
arms and equipments state property, etc,
to be computed in the final markings on
drill which will be made during the sum-
mer encampment, or in st. Louis, should
the brigade go there. .
In response to an invitation Major Ger
ZACH recently met the members Of the st.
Paul companies and delivered a lecture on
the duties of a soldier and what the gov
ernment would require Of them under the
new law. He also spoke on outpost duty,
advance and rear guard, and work in the
field, stating that the best soldiers were
those who performed a duty without COM
plant
Dates for inspection.
Following is the complete list of inspec-
Minnea polis--Compauy a, March 81; B, March
20; I. March %: Battery B, March "a; Company
F, March %.
NorthAeld--Company D. Second infantry.
Faribault-Company 3, Second infantry,
owstoupa-Coinpany l, Second infantry,
March 80
Austin-Company G, Second infantry,
Mankato--Compsny H, Second infantry,
Ne New ulm~-compauy H, Second infantry,
Rochester--Company F, Second infantry,
zumbrota-company D, Third infantry,
.d RED wtns-comp'ny g. First Infantry
Wnons-Cnmpany C, Second infantry,
Anoka-compauy 3. Third infantry. April s.
crookston--Lompany I, Third infantry, April
Brainerd-Conpany F, Third infantry,
rG Third .r April a.
st. Pau-companies s 6. and b. First in
fantry, April is, 10 and 81. respectively: Com
gp4 p! %eanR az Eng aR April Pss'y
Princeton--Company G, Third infantry,
stillw ater-company x, First infantry.
Fairmont-company f, Second infantry,
April q.
Olivia-Company H Third infantry. April 20,
designations and Commissions.
Among recent changes in the state
guard are tho following:
Resigned-Captsin g. ". Mead, St. Paul, as.
iieutenant Fred G. Robinson Company G. First
infantry. st. Paul: First Lieutenant Walter E,
Dc Lamere, Company r. Third infantry, Brain
Commissioned, First Brigade Andrew 7. Eek.
stein. New Tim. assistant inspector general. with
rank of captain; Edmund ". Bagley. New Ulm
commissary of subsistence with rank of cap
tain. Second infantry. Kelsey s. Chase. captain
and Walter G. Braden, first lieutenant Company
=. Farihaut; Herbert W. Vinton.t first lieuten
ant. and Herbert F. Luers, second lieutenant
Company !. Owatonna.
Decorations. Faithful Service Medal Us years.
Major Frank =. Rowley, st. Paul; 30 years.
Arti6cer James II. Chant, Company B. First
infantry. Minneapolis, and Sergeant J. II. Col
well, company B. Third infantry. Anoka.
Fairmont to Stick This Time.
The new company at Fairmont, Com
pany Z. Second infantry, was mustered II
on Feb. 4. by Colonel A. w. Wright o.
Austin. This is Fairrnont's third attemp
at supporting a military company Adju
tant General Libbey Is assured. however
that this will be success, the cit.
council has passed an ordinance providing
for the maintenance Of the company a.
provided by law. free from expense to thu
state. A good drill hall will be provided