The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-25
RIFLE PRACTICE
AND INSPECTION
SUNDAY A BUSY DAY AT CAMP
IIAKEVIEW.
First Regiment Hurries Its Work to
BE Ready for Any Emergency
Company Team Shoot Is On Today
Church Services on Parade
Ground.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Camp Lakeview, Lake City, Mimi. July
25.-Au necessary work is being taken up
as fast as possible by the First regiment
and to that end rifle practice was con-
tinued all day yesterday and six compa-
MES were inspected in the afternoon. TEls
morning rain prevented use OF the fille
range, but Company F went thru the IN
spection drill In the rain, The shower
ceased about $50 and even before the
grass had time to dry Company G OF Red
Wing was going thru it's PAGES under the
eve of Lieutenant Colonel Gerlach, the ~
specting officer. Company of still
water was also inspected before noon,
thus completing this work for this camp.
The skirmish runs were almost COM
pleted last night and it will take less than
two hours actual work to finish. At 1:3o
this afternoon came the company team
shoot in which each company enters It's
seven best shots. Each man shoots ten
shots at each of the short ranges, 200 300
and 500 yards, and the aggregate scores
on all ranges determine the standing OF
the companies.
SUNDAY was marked by the presence of
large crowd of visitors from the twin
cities and elsewhere. The reunion OF the
old Thirteenth Minnesota, Saturday even
ing, also drew large numbers.
Chaplain E. G. Clemans conducted
church services in the parade ground IN
front of Colonel Reeves quarters at 1890
yesterday morning. Mrs. H. G. Young OF
Lake City sang the Holy City and was
accompanied by double quartet from the
First infantry band.
Field Day Scores.
The results of the various field day
events were as follows:
One Hundred-Yard Dash-McDonald K, first
Lockhart, A. second; Bye, A, third Time,
RAINING Broad Jump-McDonald. X, first:
Rong T. second; Marsh *, third. Distance, lS
feet OF inches. -as
Running Hop, Step and Jump-McDonald, K,
first Haney, F. second Albrecht D, third.
Distance IS feet sM inches sr:t sronson sec.
on Mf Re aG T third F. hfS' Af0nson y Sec
Two Hundred and twenty Yard Dash-McDon-
s a X rm s 25 secdnd s. second Marsh H.
Hammer Throw-Lundeen, T. first; Boxell g.
second Lockhart, A, third Distance, "a feet Z
Competitive drill won by Sergeant Halland,
Filming HI. High , LUMP Won BY Mcdonald, x.
ond 90' Meonaid third Rtsi Is Feet
n Pltching Shelter rent-won by colestock and
HaIf-mile Run--NIarsh X, first: Lundeen. Il,
TBa Esfgne we're cdonel Reeve Major
Seebach, Major Rowley and Captain Nc
MILAN. Judges of competitive drill, Ma
jors Seebach, Spear and Rowley. Lieu
tenant Colonel CorristOn conducted the
contest were Majors Seebach and Row
ley. .A
Qualified Marksmen.
All the general work on the ranges has
been completed, which means that all
who will qualify as marksmen this year
have done so. Several additional names
were announced, as follows:
Field and Staff--Lieutenant Colonel Corriston,
+2S; Lieutenant Mellnger, ia. -
~ Company A-Sergeant Shoquist, 100; Sergeant
4 Lennon 100; Sergeant Pettigrew. 1o2; Corporal
112; Private Bye 100; Private Colbjornsen, 1903;
Company B-Captain Luce, lis; Sergeant
Weisel 10Y; Sergeant Bergland. 1U9: Sergeant
Libby, 101; Cook BlagroVe. 1O4; Private Nc
Nelly& 80.
Company C-Private Address. 1o7: Private
& Cochran, 107; Private Dorm. 1O1: Private Ed
wards, 101; Private Kerr. 1902.
Company D-Corporal Copper 90; Private Pet
tiers, 1O5. sgs
Company E-Private Mantor, 1O4.
Company F-Leutenant Egbert 1876; Sergeant
Bausman, 11e: Private. Baldwin, 0s; Private
Courtemanche, 101; Private Ellsworth, $780,
Private Knutson, 1913; Private Kniefel, 121; Pri
yate Olson 9S Private Peterson, 100. : ~
Company G-Lieutenant Skogland, 9S: Sergeant
Edstrom, 1915 Private Foot, 112; Private Gunder
1os; Private Iver: 100; Private Stoekwell. 116.
Company I-Leutenant Andrews, 123; Ser
Corporal Waddington. 10; Private Frear 110
Private Mooney. rs; Private Charles q. Olson
116; Private Smith. 10l.
Company K-Captlin Mcmillan, lis; Leuten
ant Marsh: lOs; Private Kunde, 100: Private