The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-20
MEN OF THIRD
SUCCEED FIRST
NEW REGIMENT IN CAMP AT
LAKEVIEW.
Company Cheer Colonel Reeve Of the
First as He Distributes the Trophies
Won on the Range and on Field Day
Complimented by Commander
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal
Camp Lakeview, Lake City, Mimi,
June 20.-The Third regiment of the
Minnesota national guard succeeded the
First this afternoon, and it's men are
busy preparing for the routine and
range work of the next eight days.
The Third, made up largely Of COM
panies from the north and west, has a
Splendid representation on the ground
and may surpass the First in number
Of men in camp. The following COM
panies are here:
A, Duluth-Karl A. Franklin. captain; Henry
oid lieutenant.
b Anoka--Albert f. Pratt, captain; Arthur
A. Caswell. first lieutenant; William M. Tuthill
G. Duluth Richard Little, captain; Frank D..
Knowlton, second Lieutenant.
Clifton o. Benham Pine Island, first lieutenant;
John r. johnson, second Lieutenant.
Blm In, B. Maxwell, first lieutenant; Henry A.
Andres, second lieutenant.
G, Princeton Claire A. Galley, captain; Guy
R.. Galley, second lieutenant
CHARLES 4. Helms first lieutenant; alexander R.
e. Keller captain
Charles A. Hitchcock, first lieutenant; Fridolph
Il. Westerberg, second lieutenant.
Reeve Compliments the First.
Just before boarding the train, First
regiment men were marched to the col
onel 8 headquarters, where the various
companies received the trophies and
medals they had won. Each company
! in turn gave the colonel a rousing tiger
and the company yell. Colonel Reeve
was touched by this mark of friend
Ship and thanked each Of the compa-
MES and; the regiment as a whole. ],
In addressing the regiment he said
that he and ali the officers were much
| gratifed with the success Of this year Is
| encampment In point of numbers it
| has excelled; in point Of discipline and
general appearance, it had equaled its
4 predecessors; and in point Of marks
manship, had surpassed the previous
encampments, doing 100 per cent bet
ter than any other on the marksman
| qualification. weather conditions being
responsible for the falling off on the
| Speaking to Company B, upon pre-
senting the team shoot trophy, the col
onel said he was proud Of the record
| that the Minneapolis. company had
made. He said that if it's series Of
victories continued, he might have to
bar it from further competition; how
ever, he hoped for the good Of the com
for the good Of the regimental shooting
| he hoped it would not.
Expert Rife1nen.
To qualify for expert shooter a clean
| record must be made for "marksman'
4 and 'sharpshooter, and in addition
an average Of forty. points on the 800
yard range and thirty-fve points on
the 1,000-yard range.
! Those who qualified for expert rifle
men were: ~.
| Field and Staff-Lieutenant Colonel B. J. Cor
! riston, Captain Adjutant b. G. Falk.
Company B-Corporal O. q. De Lame, Private
James Fl. Chant, Private w. J. st. Amant, Pri
i vate George f. Och.
/ Company sergeant II. E. Bedbury.
! The two men arrested on the charge
Of sleeping at their posts were &C
quilted as they proved that they were
| not sleeping, tho they were sitting whe1
Il found by the officers.