The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-03
ORDERS RECEIVED
FOR ENCAMPMENT
GENERAL ORDERS FOR THE TIN
ERARY OF NATIONAL GUARDS
MEN GEAREY AND FRASER
WILL GO IN ADvANcE-MAJoR
MUDGETT.

The general orders pertaining to the
annual encampment Of the troops of
the North Dakota National Guard
were received this morning by several
officers of the company. The orders
orders contained the itinerary Of the
trip.
CO. B. the local organization of SOL
diers, will leave Fargo over the Great
Northern the morning of July for
Casselton at 6:25 on train No. 1875.
The company will travel in one coach
and at Casselton 1t will join the spec
ial train containing the national
guardsmen from the western part of
the state. On the special train there
will be special coach for the officers
of the company.
None of the national guardsmen will
be allowed to take any suit cases or
excess baggage on the trip. The BOYS
will only be allowed such baggage as
they can carry in their blanket rolls
and the commanders OF the company
are ordered to see that this amount
Of baggage is reduced to a minimum.
Khaki service uniforms will be worn
during the camp.
Maj. R r. Steeman Of the regular
army retired; Sergt. William A. Gao
cola, Fourth U. S. infantry; Sergt
John w. Rock, Second U. S. infantry.
and Capt. M. p. Wells, supernumerary
have been ordered to report at the
camp headquarters for duty.
Local Men to Go Early.
Captains Gearey and Fraser, two Of
the local men who are regimental staff
officers, will go to the camp early.
Capt. E. G. Gearey, jr., is the in
spector of small arms and will have
charge Of the rife shooting of the state
range. He will leave tomorrow for Cas-
selton where he will spend the Fourth
and will then go on to Devils Lake
the following morning. There is a
great amount of work to be done at the
present time getting the range in con-
dition for the state shoot and the tar
gets will all be prepared for the COM
petition
Capt. G.. A. Fraser is the quarter
master of the regiment and his duties
are such that 1t is necessary for him
to be at the camp grounds earlier than
the regular troops. The new quarter
masters house has not yet been erect
ed and the quartermaster's headquar-
ters will be rather inadequate this year,
making the work of the officer in
charge great deal more difficult than
usual.
Captain Fraser will join Captain
Gearey Wednesday morning or tomor-
row evening In Casselton and the two
men will make the trip together. Capt.
Earl Sarles the regimental commits
sary, will also be at the camp grounds
earlier than the other gentlemen and
will cooperate with the Fargo officers
in getting everything in readiness for
the opening Of the state encampment.
Major Mudgeett.
This morning there was also receiv-
ed In Fargo an order relating to the
retired men from active service of
Major Charles f. Mudgett of Valley
City. The order contains an account
Of the active work done by Major Mud
gett in the military service OF the
country.
| He enlisted In the national guard,
March A, 1888, and has been a mem
Der of 1T ever since. Until 1894 he
served as a private and non-commis-
stoned officer in the ranks, and in that
year he was raised to second lieu
tenant. When the instruction broke
out In the Philippines he joined the
regular army and served with distinc-
tion on the island and was for a time
collector Of internal revenue in the
islands. However, his health caused
| him to return to the states.
The order commends Major Mudett
for his excellent work in the national
guards and states the regret Of his
leaving the active service Of the flick
ertail state Much Of the credit of the
efficiency of the North Dakota troops
Is laid to Major Mudgett. @. C. Graf
ton of Fargo succeeds Mudgett as the
major Of the regiment