The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-07-22
COMPANY e" AT HOME.
Made A Proud Record At The
Encampment.

Made A Proud Record At The
Encampment.
Company .sE", Idaho National
Guard. arrived home at twelve O'Clock
Tuesday night. from the great tri-
state encampment nearAmerican lake
near Tacoma, Washington. The alb
sencc Of SO many young men has been
noticeable for the past two weeks aud
1t looks good to see them back in the
good old town.
1 Space In this issue Of the TRIBUNE
will not permit the publication OF a
full account OF the encampment. 1t
was participated in by the militia Of
Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and
cavalry, artillery and regulars, aggre.
eating 10 all nearly 5000troops. They
We're camped at three places. The
Idaho and Oregon regiments andsome
cavalry were camped at Nisqually,
s,me miles from American lake and
three quarters of a mile from Puget
Sound.
The Idaho regiment .: ten compan-
,s aggregating about 500 men were
,mmanded " Colonel w. J. McClel-
land aud were drilled and Vancouver
ed under direction Of Capt. n. D..
Walsh OF the 9th cavalry. U. s. A..
The regiment made an excellent re.
cord, fact which was Officially rec
ognized, and elected words OF praise
and high commentator from Capt.
Walsh for the manner IN which the
men conducted themselves generally,
In camp and field. The regiment was
cncamped for 13 days, July to 10th.
During that time 1t participated In
five sham battles and IN one brigade,
two battalion and one squad drill,
The camp was conducted according
to strict military regulations In time
of war. Camp life was strenuous and
exacting from reveille at o'clock In
the morning to taps at 10 in the eve
ming.
| Company 'sE" made a record above
the average Of the regiment. 1t had
70 one IN the guard house, no one
absent at roll call except on detail
and no cases of drunkenness or dis
order. It Is record to be proud Oi
and reflects credit on Major Mccall
and Capt. Edelblute under whom the
company was organized and drilled
into efficiency.
The Idaho boys were brim full OF
enthusiasm throughout, enjoyed the
sham battles, lightened the long
marches with song and jest and made
; sport of their hardships. One evening
their spirits found vent in blanket
tossing. Nearly every man was blan
keted and a few officers were giveT
three trips skyward, which led to thu
prohibition of the sport. The only
, thing which marred the pleasure Of
the cutting was the incompcntency Of
the commissariate which resulted II
short rations part Of the time, which
the men supplemented with milk
fruit and pastry purchased from
hucksters. Accidents were few an(
trivial In Company "E", one private
was Frustrated with heat while OF
t guard, another was shot with dust
cap by the accidental discharge Of ;
blank cartridge, and another wa'
slightly wounded Ivy the explosion o
a blank cartridge thrown into the tlr
There were IA few mild cases of sick
ness.
Payday came on July 10, each ma
receiving the pay of the regular arm
and allowance for coffee ration. The
r were paid in coin. s.Phil'', a ten yea
y old boy, the mascot Of Co. "C', go
Q So. 20 in pennies. A coincidence whic
Il was observed at Lakevicw, after tn
y review, was that Co. s'C' of the n
1t G. w. also had mascot about Phil
size. lie got SIS In pennies from III
Washington regiment.
!. The grand review BY Generals Nj
n Arthur and Funston, Of all the troOl
&c at the encampment, took place G
!. the broad plain at Lakeview Sunda
3 July 18th. 1t was an inspiring spc
, tacle and was witnessed by about 8
# 600 people from Tacoma and Seattl
. Monday was a day off for compani'
"E" and "C", at Tacoma and Seatt
and was greatly enjoyed by all. Tue
= day was occupied by the long HON
y ward trip across Washington.
ad DR.. Pnster, the st. Paul eye spet
al alist, will be in Rathdrum, at Mou