Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-29
All Companies at Camp
Bishop at 4 p. m.-Llttle i,
Tented City is Rapidly
Building
ROUTINE BEGINS IN
EARNEST TOMORROW
Guard Mount at 7:45 a. m:
and Battalion Drills Will
be Held Both Morning
and Afternoon.

With the arrival OF Company n VI
t,rinnell at $3.50 this afternoon, tne
entire Fifty-fourth regiment or the
iowa National Guard went into camp
at Camp Bishop in Wildwood country
side. The small army OF men is puslly
engaged this afternoon In setting up
camn and laying off the little city TOT
the ten days. encampment. BY this
evening every tent will be up and the
camp placed under military rule. NO
nrogranl was carried out today but to-
morrow morning at 7:45 the events
will begin.
The twelve companies have been ar
riying in the city since early this
morning. the first two, Company M
of Fairfield and Company H of Bur
lington coming In special cars on Bur
lington No. 3 at 7:35 a. m. They
marched directly to the camp ana
with this four mile tramp their first
real taste Of camp life began. Com
pany G of course was on the grouno
early, having left the armory at 6:3O
this morning. The. TT. Madison com
pany arrived in Ottumwa at 1850 and
Davenport, Muscatine, Washington
and Iowa City came in on the Miiwau-
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companies arrived this AFTERNOON
Are Given Instructions.
Upon arriving at Camp Bishop the
mi!itiamen are lined up just INSIDE
the entrance for inspection by Col.
Howell. From him they receive their
general instructions and are directed
to the street of the little city that has
been assigned to them. Among the IN
structions received from Colonel
Howell is one that all will remember
during their ten days of camp lie.
They will be permitted to come to
the city every night as long as they
conduct themselves in gentlemanly
manner, but as soon as report OF any
trouble comes to Colonel Howell, the
entire company or companies OF which
the offenders are members will be for
hidden torleave camp at night.
Supplies Were Late.
The first day Of camp gave the
soldier boys taste. Of the trials and
troubles Of really army life. They were
all out of their beds early this morn
ing and the labors of the forenoon
whetted their appetites.
When mess time came the hungry
men came drifting in around the mess
tent endeavoring to get line on the
nork and beans and hardtack. But
the cooks we're busy with other tasks
besides those of the commissary de-
partment and no food was in sight.
inquiry resulted in the discovery that
the food supplies had not yet arrived
and from all prospects 1t would be
the middle Of the afternoon before
rations could be issued. Not a few of
the militiamen went over the hill
where they could watch for the
wagons bearing the grub and it was not
until after o'clock that their vigil
was rewarded. This meant dinner
about 2:3O. But when the rations did
come no time was lost in getting away
with them.
Tomorrow morning the routine OF
the camp commences. Guard mount
will be held at 7:45 and when visitors
arrive at camp they will find its bord-
ers paroled by heavy guard. Bat
lalion drill will begin at 9 o'clock.
Three battalions composed of four
companies each will 60 through the
maneuvers which will last for two
hours. The first battalion under
Major Ball will be composed Of Com
.nanies X, B, I and D; the second ,,at-
TALON, Companies A, G, H and L, and
the third Of G, M, F. and E. The man
suvers of these squads will prove a
great treat for, all visitors as 1t will
show the action Of the large armies
In time of war.
Battalion drill will also be held dur
ing the afternoon. At o'clock in the
evening one Of the prettiest sights
Of the encampment will take place.
Dress parade Of the entire regiment
will be held and the movement of the
entire six hundred men will prove a
wonderful sight to those who have
never witnessed an encampment be-
fore. !
How to Reach Camp.
Visitors to the encampment will
reach the field by taking the Chester
avenue car to the end of the line.
Trips will be made every ten minutes.
Hacks and omnibuses will meet the
street car and will convey all with
ont any delay to the very gate of the
jfeld, Every convenience has been ar
ranged for the comfort of the visitors
40 that 1t will be great pleasure to
attend without suffering the usual dis
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