Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-27
TO CAMP LINCOLN
Company A and Others of Sixth
Regiment Depart for Week
at Springfield.
TRAVEL IN SPECIAL TRAIN
Injunction Bill May Prevent the Boys
From Doing any Target Work
on the Rifle Range.

Company A., |. n. G., in command |
of Captain Edward Dunavin, left last
evening on a Burlington special train |
for Springfield, where the company is |
to participate in the eight day annual |
encampment of the Sixth regiment at |
Camp Lincoln. y large crowd gath |
cred at the station To see the boys off |
for their outing. The members of the |
company Were supplied with marching |
equipment. and all wore the khaki I'M
iforms with the infantry hats. The
train made up in this city, and con
sisted of several coaches.
Other Companies Here.
Company + Of Sterling and the Dix
| on company came into the city on 4
Especial yesterday afternoon and de-
lpGrted from here with the regiment
| band and Company A. Company F was
picked up at Moline: Company | of
Morrison at Barstow; Company b OF
| GenescO at ColOna; Company X of Ke
vance at kewanee, and Company c of
Galesburg and Company X of Mon
mouth AT Galesburg.
| The train arrived in Springfield short
| ~ after t o'clock this morning. The
regiment formed in line. and in com
mand of Colonel Edward Kittleson
marched across the country for over a
mile to Camp Lincoln, where the diff
lfCrent companies were busy most of
the morning getting their quarters into
Icamping condition and pitching their
tents.
| VIII be Full Week.
II is probable that every afternoon
during the week there will be ball
lgameS between different companies. so
the local boys will not be lost to that
sport, Monday morning the annual
shooting tournament of the regiment
Will begin. Captain Dunavin has been
Igiving considerable attention to this
work, and the company is now in shape
to compete with any in the regiment in
target shooting. Tuesday will be ath-
letic day at camp. There are about
six companies entered in athletics this
year, and Company A, judging from
the showing made last year, should
rank well in the contests.
| Thursday will be governors day,
when Governor Deneen Will inspect the
regiment. The governor will make his
appearance on the field on his favorite
bay horse, and will be accompanied by
his aide.
> The regiment will break camp next
Friday evening directly after the sup
per hour and return the same way
they went. The train will arrive here
about ) o'clock next Saturday morn
ing.
May Not Use Range.
There is a possibility that the Sixth
may not get to use the rifle range at
; all, on account of an Injunction suit
pending before Judge Creighton of
Springfield. filed by Il citizen named
. Michael Donovan against General Scott
and others. Notice has been served on
Colonel KittilSen and other national
, guard officers that for the present the
. range is not to be used The case is
! to be heard Monday. A number o.
rev questions are involved. and in or
Il der to investigate these the hearine
e was postponed. General Scott is max
1t ing a strong effort to secure the us,
OF the range for the boys, but this rest!
s entirely with the court. and depends
L on his Interpretation of the law on tn,
T. case.
State Rifle Team Named.
o Adjutant General Scott has name,
Il the following officers and men of tn
~ Illinois National Guard to constitute
the state rifle team for 1907:
" Captain John V. Clinnin, 1st infantry
To Captain Robert Y. Wallace. End il
"a fantry.
n Sergeant /. NJ. Pelt. Ord infantry.
Sergeant Henry Breidt. 1st infantry
~ Lieutenant E. S. Hops, LIST infantry
- Sergeant Stanley Jones, 1st infantry
10 Captain a. f. Butler. LIST cavalry.
>, Private Joseph Hoffman. 1st infantry
=, Corporal Valentine MCGOWAN, 1st il
- fantry.
=, Captain Earl c. Welton, Ord infaI
IL try.
~ Captain w e. Yarbrough, 9Th infal
try.
Lieutenant Carroll Gale, 1st infal
try.
IS Lieutenant Colonel W. H. Vulgar
ce LIST cavalry
w Sergeant C. L. G. Thompson, LIST i
ne fantry.
Lieutenant W. c. Geiger, 9th infa