The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-26
co. c HAS MOVED
Rum River Valley Company Designat-
ed as Division Headquarters 49,
Co. by Recent Order.
Dependant Relatives of Soldiers Re.
ceive Extra Pay From Gov
ernment-Boys Healthy.

ceive Extra Pay From Gov
ernment-Boys Healthy.
Camp Llano Grande, Oct 10, 1916.
Company G has moved. Last Sat-
urday at 10 a. M, Captain Johnson
was handed an order which stated
that G company be designated as
Division Headquarters company, and
to make preparations to be in the new
camp by p. m. Everybody went to
work and by 1870 personal effects
were packed, tents folded and floors
piled, ready for the motor trucks and
wagons. There was no confusion and
the move was made in perfect order,
and before 3 p. M, the new camp,
which is situated next to the main
hospital, was in shape. Our duties
here so far have been very light, con-
sisting mainly in guard duty for the
staff officers, five men being on each
day. The only disagreeable feature
being that we have to build new
mess hall. We expect to stay
here for thirty days, after which we
will return to the old camp if we
aren't on the way home.
The first battalion had orders last
Saturday to go to the border for pa
troll duty to relieve the North Dakota
battalion stationed there, but the roads
have been so bad on account of rains
that they have not gone yet. They
expect to leave tomorrow if the wealth.
er permits.
The batteries encamped here re-
turned yesterday from the artillery
range at Point Isabel. They reported
the roads almost impossible and that
many horses dropped from exhaustion.
About IS Masons left today for San
Antonio to attend the dedication of
the new Shrine Temple at that place.
All were granted four days leave of
absence, one of which will be spent
at Corpus Christi, the famous Texas
winter resort.
A hospital train, enroute to6an An
tonic, stopped here today and picked
up some patients. 1t is the first one
built by the U. S. government, and is
really hospital on wheels, with an
operating car as web equipped as
modern hospital. 1t carries full COM
plement of trained nurses.
cit is reported that the large number
of so-called malaria cases were really
not malaria at all. Upon the first ex-
animation the physicians were not GER
tain of their diagnosis, SO took no
chances and treated for malaria. They
are practically all we'll now and have
returned to duty.
We witnessed military funeral of
an Iowa cavelryman, who accldently
shot himself. It was decidedly i'm
pressive.
Sergt. II. T. Nelson, one of the mar
ried men who was not discharged
when the law permitting it was IN
effect, received letter from his wife
stating that she had received $17(
from the government as back pay
She is to get $50 every month as long
as her husband is in the service. This
of course is in addition to his regular
pay.
We were paid last Tuesday. 1t Is
.,,;,;,c +loo onoovnt Some Of the
men save out of the small wages re-
ceived.
INQUIRIES have been made to tn
Mess Sergeant as to the number o:
pounds of Turkey required to fee(
their companies. The fond hopes o:
those who expected to be home b!
Thanksgiving were blasted as a re
suit
The first battalion in a speed tes
made four miles in At minutes on :
slippery road and with ccntinuou
rain. It was more Of run than
walk, but showed that the training O
the past months has had some effect
Forty-fve recruits arrived today, O
which C received one-Harold Chap
man, who used to live in Princeton
They expressed themselves as pre-
ferring the heat Of Texas to the coll
of Minnesota, as they nearly froze t.
death at Smelling.
The most patronized business in til
camp are the moving picture shows, o
which there are three. Each have
seating capacity Of over one thousan
and are crowded every night. TIL
comments by the audience are some
times more interesting than the pic
lures, although the pictures are Of tn
best. The boys arnt backward i
showing their approval or disapprova
and always lend encouragement to tn
hero, and give advice in case of injur
to an actor.