The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-08

C~OMPANY"D." s. d. n. O., 4TH INFANTRY, u A.
BY A PRIVATE

CoMPANY"D. s. d, No, 4TH INFANTRY, u A..
BY A PRIVATE
We had a dandy drill Tuesday, uut
the lack of attend ance vas ]awiuiil
awful. Capt. Fuller clearly explained
The situation to the men that .|cre
present, and said that we must have
all present at the three drills between
now aud decoration day, or we may
have to give up many of the fancy
stunts we are to do on that day. The
absent men should. fog the sake Of
the others, show up occasionally for
drill,
The uniform shoes are yellow and a
good strong shoe and worth the price
Of any mans money. but notWith-
standing all these facts no soldier is
obliged to buy or steal a pair unless
he wants to. The captain recon-
mends them and they a soon be
gotten at wholesale prices from one Of
the local merchants.
The door to the armOry was locked
when the first few privates came up
for drill. as court was in session, ana
a couple of fresh privates almost
broke the door in with their fists be-
fore they would be convinced tt. at they
could not enter. The soldiers Thea
interviewed the sheriff and after a lot
arguing, pOw-WOwing and hot air eN-
pounding toe IOOr was opened Tor
these mighty fighters.
Lieut.. Saunders was present for a
short while and definitely convinced
us that he was a great help hen it
comes TO my>tifying mareuvers in u
militia drill.
Our Twin Brooks brethren will drill
With us next Tuesday, and we expect
to have some fine dOings if the resi-
dent members of the company all at
tend.
The khaki uniforms are to be worn
forget it.
The other day some green privates
were trying to figure out how far your
bullet would be from b ground half
a mile ava, if you fired h gun while
you had the sights raised to 200
yards. The man who finds the rig ht
answer is requested to solve this: If
a corporal can eat seven rattlesnakes
in three minutes. how long will it take
one private and two ~sergeants to
make a peace treaty with a Digger
Indian six feet tall who ha- five on,
the Youngest of whom owns a pet
bullfrOg weighing two pounds and d
half?
Capt. Fuller has received orders to
send in all the belts. and we hope to
receive our new leather belts soon al
ter.
We hear that the Revillo squad has
been given ID.
A few of the men are inclined to get
Sore spots almost every time an Oil
Ger bosses them d little. these men
will have to get used to it, as it is al
officers plain duty to correct the men
whenever he sees fit.
While the company was scOoting up
the street on "a "dOuble time' march
the captain stumbled and then DELHI
erately assaulted an innocent sand
pile with his eyes, nose and mouth.
1t made some men jump sideways and
others 90 straight up to keep from
Running over him. After calling d
halt our beloved leader coughed up
some and and then started the com
pany off on another double quick.
The citizens seem to get curious all
OF a sudden when a militia company
starts to march the streets. All along
the line OF march Tuesday curious
people crawled u of their holes AID
r]ubDered at the men who will protect
them in time of war. 1t makes some
fellows nervous, but soldiers are
bound to be stared at.