The Glasgow courier., 1916-07-21
GEE WHIZZES"

Major Riddell complimented Cap
Layton for the neat and orderly an
pearance of the cars. Major Sar
gent also praised the men for tn
excellent manner in which the com
pany street was kept. Without boast
ing in the least, our street is tn
cleanest and best in camp.
On the journey to Douglas, tn
boys will long remember the stop a
Tucumcari, N. Mex. Here, free lem
onade was served to the boys ant
every possible courtesy extended.
There are a number of "bald heads
in camp now. Larry Belzer, the com.
pany barber, made good use of the
clippers and Mike keenan,, Dutch
Darst, Haversack Johnson, Gus
Bertsch, Mackey, Glaum, Deardoff
Dixon, Moreau. Emmett Powell and
Scoop" have bare domes. 1t is just
the thing for this hot dusty country,
although the boys look like bunch
u escaped cOnVlcCS.
The song birds of the company have
organized and quartette now war
bles internationally and incoherently.
Bob Hill sings tenor, Jellison, bari
tone and Glaum and George Richard
son sing something else, that we don't
know the name of. They've escaped
without being killed so far, but ac-
cldents may occur at any time.
Sergeant Mike keenan, has been
made "Mess" Sergeant. Everybody
kicks to Mike, who, probably wishes
he was back piling 2x4's in Blyck's
lumber yard.
Several of the boys have sore arms
from the small pox vaccination, but
on the whole, everybody is feeling
fine.
The smelter authorities have gem
erously donated the use of their sh.w-
er baths to the Montana boys. The
water is nice and warm and places are
provided in which to WASH dirty
clothes, Needless to say tna: the
boys had wash day Saturday.
Ammunition was distcii:uted in
bandoliers to the corporals Saturday
night, for use in case the call came.
None of the privates will receive any
cartridges until ordered, however.
The machine gun company is to be
re-organized. 1t was mustered out
at Helena, but the equipment is to
be furnished and full company re-
cruited. Ray Shoemaker is a men,
ber of this company.
An adobe incinerator was built Fri
day. By mixing clay, water and
straw, very. serviceable fireplace
was made. Herman Kraft and Bye
were the architects.
Glare glasses were issued to the
men of the company Friday. The
glare OF the sun and reflection from
The hot sand h:akes it hard On the
eyes, and the r,a:sses are a fine pro-
,ect,on.
Douglas is a town of about 1000
civilian population. 1t depends large
lv on the smelters for the support of
the people. 1t. is we'll lighted and
the streets are being paved and re-
paired. Street cars run to all parts
of town and jitney will take you a
long ways.
The big smelters here get their ore
from the mines at Bisbee, q miles
west About 100000 pounds of cop
per is shipped east to be refined each
month. There is enough gold in the
ore to pay the cost Of smelling. They
employ much Mexican labor but these
men are not in sympathy with those
across the line.
The rainy season for this part of
the country started Friday, when the
first rain fell since the 25th of Sep
tember, 1915. 1t rains about the
same time every day. from tot
Several new appointments have been
made the past week. Roy LaValle,
an ex-regular has been made Ser
geant and Privates Shortridge, Otto
Hoffman and Chambers have been
made Corporals
Cecil Harrison received a marked
copy of Spokane paper Saturday
which contained the news that DR.. A.
Nelson and son, Morse, had enlist
ed in the corps of a Canadian regi-
ment for service in Europe.
Saturday night a band came near
the camp and played few selections.
Many of the men We're in bed but
when they heard the music they dane
ed in their shirt-tails in the company
street
Monday the boys will get their sec
ac h.: Il