The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-28

Wnlie the commander In CHEERS Sa-
lutte of seventeen guns was being
fired.
AT the last legislature a bill was
passed providing for armories in the
various company stations, three to be
built each year, the state furnishing
$4,000 where the company is only
asked to provide a site and $1,000 in
cash. The board to decide the lOca.
ton consists of the governor, the
brigadier commander and the colo
nels Of the three regiments and
Major Lambert of the artillery. All
these members being in camp Sat.
urday, the board met and organized
with Governor Eberhart as chairman
and Major Lambert as secretary.
The Armories Are Voted.
The armories this year were voted
to Company G of Austin and
Company l. of Redwood Falls, both
of the Second regiment, and Com.
pany ID OF Zumbrota, Third regiment
The money for the armories is now
available and August l three more
companies will be given appropria'
tons for the same purpose, as fol
lows: Company K of ST. Peter, Sec
ond regiment, Company G of Prince
ton and Company F of Eveleth, both
of the Third regiment. All these
armories will be built this fall.
Governor Eberhart and staff of
which there are twenty-five in the
party, reviewed the regiment at pa
rade last night and the governor ex.
pressed himself as highly pleased
with the ceremony and thought that
the performance of the troops would
have done credit to a regiment of
regulars.
Inspection of Mess Hall.
The governor also made close
inspection of the mess halls and all
of the company streets, paying par
ticular attention to sanitary condi-
tons, and found every detail well at.
tended to.
The Second Regiment band, of
New Ulm, always popular with the
guards of the state, gave an excep-
tionally good program in the evening.
Immediately afterward Sioux Indian
dance took place by seven members
of company l. Of Redwood Falls, who
are fullblood Sioux, one of whom
is direct descendant of Little Grow,
leader of the massacre in 1862. The
performance was heartily applauded
and the Indians responded with q
weird song in their native tongue.
WidelI in the Party.
The governor and party left at
$50 p. m. for st. Paul.
Among the governors party in camp
today were General and Mrs. F. B..
Wood, General Widell, General
Doty, General and Mrs. Bjoirn, Colo
mel and Mrs. Hardy, Colonel Muir
ply, Colonel and Mrs. Walbloom,
Colonel and Mrs Koffend, Colonel
and Mrs. Wylie, Colonel Jones and
Colonel and Mrs. Carlson, Colonel
Luce, Colonel Johnson, Major and
Mrs. Prior. Major Hindsley, Major
DAILY, Major Kelley, Major Matson,
Major Lambert, Major and Mrs. Falk,
Captain Steele, Captain Weaver and
Lieutenant lennon all of the twin
cities
Sunday DisaereeabIe Day.
Sunday in camp was a cold, dis
agreeable day. Rain fell intermit-
tently until four o'clock, when the
sky began to clear and dress parade
was held as usual.
Divine services were conducted in
the open in front of the colonel's
tent at 1890 a. m. by Chaplain Ma
jor Ezra G. Clemens. His topic was
"The Object of Lies Campaign"
Every regimental officer and enlist
ed man was present.
The regiment breaks camp on
Wednesday and the fall shoot will
begin Friday, at which the company
teams of the three regiments will
compete for the state championship
and to determine which teams are to
go to Camp Perry, Ohio, for the ma
tional shoot.
The following were detailed for
duty today: Captain George p. Rod
man, Company H, officer of the day;
Lieutenant Frank B. Teeter, Com
pany G, officer of the guard; Lieu
tenant Alfred O.. Substad, Company
G., junior officer of the guard.