Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-03
SOLDIERS CIRCUS
Members of Company A Entertain
6:h With Acrobatic Feats That
Barnum Cannot Boast of.
CAPTAIN LOSING AT BOXING
DunaVin Faded in the Seventh Round
by Private Oberg-A Visit From
Gen. Q. Jack Foster and Staff.

Camp Lincoln. Aug. S.-CSpecial Cor
resDondenceD -Everything is COINS
along all right in the company. The
boys are all well and are growing 10
like camp life better every day. Sun
day night we held circus and series
of athletic contests for the amusemen,
Of the regiment. ana the results were
highly satisfactory. Ralph SoudeIs
won the 100-yard dash in the phenOm-
email time of s /. seconds. \ boxing
match between Capt. Dunavin and
Private Oberg proved quite an inter
esting feature. The captain was
knocked ont in the seventh round.
Another feature was the frog race. on
hands and knees. which would have
been won by Lieut.. Commander Serg.
Maj, Smythe. but just before the fin
iSh he got his hind legs tangled, and
buJted his head against a tree. causing
his withdrawal from the rest of the
program. Lieut.. Koch made quite (.
hit as a tight rope walker and sword
swaliower. : hurdle race over the
tent ropes on wooden horses was won
by Corporal Abe kahlke. who showed
great skill in handling his stccd. Alto
gether the exhibition was Il great sue
cess and seems doomed TO be repeated
each evening.
Visit From Gen. Foster.
Monday afternoon Brig. Gen. Jack
Foster rode ont to camp with his staff
to review the regiment. 1t is under
stood that before he left he commented
very favOrably on the condition of the
troops and their drilling. Gen. Foster
was formerly colonel of the regiment.
and is now in command OF the brigade
which includes the 9Th.
Company \ has at last secured
mascot. 1t happened this way: Some
of the bows were standing on a prom
inCnt business corner last evening
when they were attracted by the yclD-
ing of Il very small yellow cur which
rushed around the corner and down
the street as if in great distress. The
cause of its trouble became evident as
Private "ChimpanZee" Stewart dash
cd into view in hot pursuit The chase
continued through the crowded street
for about two blocks. Stewart making
81 Ail' llAN Attii aus Ct HIS Tel IL
fled prey. The dog finally ran into a
doorway. and its pursuer, forgetting
the doorstep III his haste, fell on top
Of the do" Once in possession of the
animal : cwart proudly bore it back
TO the car line and thence TO camp. an
nOuncing his intention of naming it
for Sergt. Harry Smythe.
JahnS Has a Dream.
Private Burley Jahus evidently had
pleasant dreams last night About
midnight he got up. put on his hat and
cartridge belt. and shouldering his
rifle, marched off up the company
street. When out of the tent his
mates inquired where on earth he was
going at that time of night Jahns re-
Piled SOlemnly. ITO Prospect park"
He kept on to the guard line. and when
the guard halted him he insisted that
he was going to Prospect park and
had already paid his fare once. The
whole company was assembled by this
time, and when the absent-miuded pri-
vate finally came out of his trance
they set up a mighty shout, but BurIey
seemed 50 deeply chagrincd that they
him to retire poaccabIy and
bury his head in his blanket.
\ member OF Company 3. of Cen
cseo. yesterday went to Col. Kittilsen
and asked him for jack-scrcw toI
raise his tent, as he thought the
ground was wet. The colonel told
him to keep the guy ropes well greas-
ed, and then he could easily raise the
tent. DEAK
Three of the companies Of the 9Th
have arranged to attend the fair al
St. Louis at the end Of the week.