Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-01-08
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in September, 1885. No two COM
panies were uniformed alike, some
wearing blue, some gray and there
was one company all the members OF
which were atti!'ad as tligadier gen.
erals. Some idea of the confusion
attendant upon this occasion might
be cleaned from the fact that every
company was accompanied by either
band or drum corps.
i There were four camps he'd durinc
territorial days. In addition to the
camp held at Fargo in 1885, there
was a camp at Aberdeen in 1886, one
at Huron in 1887, and another 'at
Watertown in 1882 The Watertown
camp was the last of the territorial
camps -
! Gen. Peake's Promotions.
Gen. Peake attended two of the
camps as first sergeant. He attained
his captaincy in 1888 and commanded
, the Valley City company at the Wat
ertown encampment. The first state
camp was held at Devils Lake in
1891 during which year Gen. Peake
. was promoted to major. In 1892 he
, was made lieutenant colonel, in which
, capacity he attended the second state
camp held at jamestown in 1894. In
1895 he was appointed colonel of the
regiment, which position he held until
1909 when he was appointed adjutant
; general.
Selection Of Officers Important.
Gen. Peake then spent Il few mo-
ments discussing the need OF proper
care in the selection of the officers
of the organization. These are men
to whom is entrusted the safety and
care of the fighting force and the
speaker was emphatic in his disapprO-
baton of political influence being
brought to bear in the matter of the
appointment of line officers. At the
conclusion of his remarks he sub
mitted to the association a brief of
the biennial report of the adjutant !!
generals office In conclusion he !.
said -
Gen. Peake's vaIedictory.
my service with you has been
labor of love. have enjoyed thor ;
oughly my work with the national !
guard from the time first enlisted.
l leave the organization with regret,
but have had long service and l
know that it was for the best inter-
ests of the guard that there be an
occasional change. One of the prin-
cipal reasons that accepted the office
of adjutant general was that Col.
Treumann might be placed in COM
mand of the regiment and that Col.
Frame would be in line for command
as he is now. / do not intend to lose
sight of the North Dakota national
guard entirely because l go on the
retired list. wish you All the luck
in the world, and if there is anything ,
can ever do for you, be sure to call
upon me-"
The morning session closed with all :
Of the delegates rising to their feet )
and giving three cheers for Gen. Peake !
which were responded to with will !
Afternoon Session.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the
was again called to order.
COL Joseph M. Kelly of Devils Lake,
/ member of the governors staff and a :
member of the military board, re-
,orted upon the work that has been
lone upon the Rock Island Military :
reservation at Devils Lake.
improvements at Devils Lake. a
The parade ground has been leveled =
lown and all of the knobs and small s
lillocks have been removed. Water
works. have been installed and there
S running water for c7ery company &
treet. A fire break has been con- a
tructed on the north and the camp G
$ thus afforded additional protection a
n case of a prairie fire. Over 100
ores of the reservation are to be N
lea1sd of underbrush. The board L
as been very active and has done C
cry good work. A force of men N
re still busy brushing the grounds.
nd it is the expectation of the board H
D park the entire reservation. When F.