Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-01-10

lue Llme OI Ills QTOmOLlOl. For
manv years he has been the senior
captain of the guard''.
Inspector Hildreth him elf testified
to the efficiency of the new appointee.
In his repolt to the Adj. Gen. Creel,
last Septen ber, Inspector and Judge
Advocate General Hildreth has the
following referring to the work Of
the officers OF tho regiment during
the encampment at Wyoming:
Captain T. H Poole, Regimental
Quartermaster, is Cpe of the best
organizers and most efficient officers
in the National Guard. He is quick
to see tIc necessity Of method in the
tranaction of the details OF his work
and his service during the maneuver
encampmen: was satisfactory"
Adj. Gen. Poole was one of the
charter members Of Co. Ii, being
drummer ana bugler, also serving as
sergeant and End lieutenant. He was
detailed as acting regimental adju
tant promoted to captain, and de-
tailed as regimental adjutant by Col.
Miller. When Maj. Berg was pro-
noted to major 1t being more con-
venicnt to have the adjutant at regi-
mental headquarters, Col. Peake
transferred Poole from regimental ad-
jutant to regimental quartermaster,
and detailed Capt. Mudgett as adju-
tant he being resident OF Valley
City and Captain of Co. G.. Since
that time Captain Poole has acted as
regimental quartermaster, his CON-
mission as captain dates lroul 1854.
He has seen promotions made of
other officers Younger in the service
but never com mplained. ard the pres
ent appointment comes as suitable
reward for Ills long services to the
regiment. This experience as ddju-
tant for a number of years will be
valuable in the present. position. The
appointment is under the law recon-
mended by the national guard assogi-
alton and holds for two years. -Four
years ago Adj. Poole was a member
Of the National Guard legislation
committee and was most active
factor ip geJt;:'g tbs appropriation
"a ised from sl1, 300 to $4,000 per an
mum, which was sadly needed to pro-
mote the efficiency of the state guard.
OF SIDE INTEREST
The inaugural ball and reception
promises to the be most important So
cial event of the session. Tickets So;
admission tickets to gallery 81. Ku-
perts concert will take up part OF the
evening. Miss Marie Paige of~Fargo
will play the leading violin.
Judge, Mrs. Thos. G. Burke of
Baker CITY Ore, Richard Burke, a
newspaper man of Oskaloosa, Ia. land
Edmund Burke, chief clerk win the
international Harvester Co. Fargo,
are among the visitors here to wit
ness the Inauguration OF their BROTH
er as governor.
A new apportionment bill will be
up this winter with the object of
giving the western part of the state
representation in the legislature to
correspond with the increase of pop
'ulation. In order to keep down the
expense of new mem bers readjust-
ment of districts is necessary, taking
from old and adding to new. The
senate has 40' members, the house 100
with the present p0pu lation of the
state the present apporti0nment gives
1000 people for each senator and 400
for each representative. A plan pro
posed. without adding materially to
the present membership, gives SUITS
man county four house members and
one senator. Some reapportionment
bill will no doubt be passed.
Representative Buttz vas called
home to Buttzville by his foreman
who notified him of the loss OF three
horses on the farm and the serious
sickness of seven others. The animals
died within two or three. hours after
being taken sick, from some unknown
cause. aud the dead animals almost
burst from the disease, which is sup
posed to be poisoning from eating
poison cactus in hay gathered from
low places in sloughs.
Bismarck Trtbune-''The Valley
City Times Record will be represent
ed during: tho legislature by +. e.
Packard, the editor Of that paper,
whose aim will be to get al the news
possible suitable to tie Times Rec
ord" He will also CORRESPOND for the
Grand Forks Evening Press, the
democratic organ, the jamestown
Capital, and a number Of weeklies.
Geo. Fl. Davis represents the Grand
Forks Times. MI. Wilson the Fargo
Forum, ". s.. Dudley the Grand
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