Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-07-28
THE BOOMING CANNON
REC!TALS OF CAMP AND BAT
TIE INCIDENTS.
Survivors of the Rebellion Relate
Many Amusing and Startling Incl
dents of Marches, Camp Life, Forag-
ing Experiences and Battle Scenes.

ing experiences and Battle scenes.
Major L. II. Drury," said the Colo
ael, before the war published a paper
at Berlin, Wis, the Green Lake Demo
GRAFT and thereby hangs a story. Know
ng Drury well, a good many printers
enlisted In the Third Wisconsin or
Badger battery. After Corinth Drury's
battery was ordered to Iuka, Miss.
After the command had gone into camp
some of the printer boys strolled into
town and We're attracted by the sign
Printing Office They went in. to find
only Tie devil, who said he was in
charge and that the office force had
gone into the Confederate army to get
their rights. Thereupon the devil dis
appeared,
Major Drury was q good disciplin-
arian, and from force Of habit the boys
proceeded formally TO elect an edi.
torial stan and 10 detach themselves
for duty at the cases. They threw off
their blouses, set to work to get out
az ASNNN NA TIE IddECI huLltllus anu
kept at work until the new paper was
replete with grapevine news from the
| front, special kilograms from home
spicy paragraphs, and comments on the
doings of the battery and the regiments
brigaded with 1t. Then the soldier
printers detached themselves for special
service as newsboys.
"The brigade was electrified by the
cry, Here's your Badger Bulletin. All
the latest news for 10 cents = The pa
pers sold like extras on election night
but the story goes that the circulating
department never accounted for the
money received and that the treasurer
never declared a dividend. Some of
the printers of that day pretend to be
lieye that the treasurer is still looking
for them to distribute the fund pro
duced by the sale of the only issue Of
| the Iuka Badger Bulletin
There were many cases" said the
Captain, wherein men were charged
with stealing printing Offices, but no
case in which they were charged with
carrying off type and presses, They gen
orally left things as they found them,
which caused Uncle Billy sherman to
wonder. One day after Missionary
Ridge Captain Dunbar Quartermaster,
heard Sherman say that he would Ike
to have n sawmill in camp.
''The Captain knew just where he
could find a sawmill and the next day
he reported to Sherman that the boys
wanted to present the General with Il
sawmlll in camp, and in running order.
Sherman was greatly surprised and
said: I have suspected that some of
the boys would steal anything portable,
but / never supposed they would have
the nerve to tackle n sawmill. This con
vinces me that the Confederacy isn't
safe
speaking Of stealing. there was
Colonel Archer OF the Ninth Michigan
Cavalry, who had a very unusual eX-
perence. One day | vas at his head
quarters when a lady called. She said
her best COW. great pet In the family,
had been stolen ana she was sorry TO
say had been traced To the camp Of
the ColoneIs regiment. Archer eX
planned that that was impossiblc--hS
men were all church members, and at
all events. there were no cows in camp
it was against the regulations she
might read them and see for herself.
'IIowpypr far hpr satisfaction he