The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Ready to Fight for Dog.

Ready to Fight for Dog.
There may be no war with Mexico
in the near future, but trouble between
the Third Minnesota and the First In
diana regiments II apt to start any
time.
The Hoosier regiment, which is
camped alongside the Minnesota regi-
ment, stole a dog which was the mas
cot of B company from Anoka. B
company Immediately sent delega-
ton to bring the dog back to the Min
nesota camp.
The expedition was successful, but
the Indiana men sent courier to the
Thirds camp saying they were COM
ing to get the dog again. The Mime
sofa men are waiting to give the
Hoosiers the reception of their lives.
Feet in Better Fix.
The First Minnesota infantry has
just completed its third inspection of
feet, and regimental surgeons assert
the condition of the mems feet is 100
per cent better than at the first in
spection. With three or four miles of
walking daily in addition to the prac-
tice march every Friday good feet are
essential, and the last inspection of
feet shows that the men are profiting
by the suggestions made by medical
officers for proper care Of the feet.
Nearly every man in camp has been
issued a pair of regular army shoes
and this has had a tendency to aid in
the care of the feet.
Some of the shoes issued the mea
at Camp Bobleter were not the regula-
ton army shoes and they caused corr
siderable soreness of the feet.
Vaccination Successful.
Medical officers in camp are elated
at the splendid results achieved from
the anti-typhoid vaccination. Not a
single case Of typhoid has been re.
ported in this camp of 10000 men, and
only one case has developed in the
entire Southern district, numbering
more than 100000 mon. In that ease
the man contracted the disease before
he had completed his anti-typhoid
treatment.
1t would be interesting to compare
this record with the typhoid fever rec
ord of 1896. In that year Minnesota
last number of men before the guard
left the state camp.
Lieutenant Dan Pettigrew, who is
managing the First Infantry Regi-
mental exchange, says the store now
is doing a daily business Of about
5000. Perhaps 40 per cent of this
amount represents the daily profits,
which are divided among the COM
panies having stock in the store.
Want Dangerous Post.
Military regulations permit the is
suance of canteen checks to the ex.
tent Of one-third of soldiers pay.
These are good at the regimental
store, but every pay day the soldier
has the value of his canteen checks
taken from his monthly pay.
In the First Minnesota regiment
about $4,000 worth of canteen checks
have been issued to date.
Since Albert Bauman of B company
was shot through the hand while on
guard near the First regiments pick
ct line, men in every company of the
First have asked to be placed on guard
at that post.
Zoo in Mail Tent.
Chaplain Emery of the Third regi-
ment, regimental postmaster, is very
cautious when he begins distribution
of mail.
The boys of the Third have been
using the mail boxes for reptiles and
bugs caught in camp during the night,
removing them next morning before
the chaplain began his duties as post
master.
The boys overlooked bet one
morning and the chaplain found
small-sized zoo in the postal tent when
he went to work.