The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-22
CO. D. IS READY
FOR WAR DUTY
MinOt Company Will Leave for Bis.
marck This Week on Special-Wil-
liston Will Join Them Here.

Co. D, 100 strong, will leave for Bis
marck tomorrow or Saturday. where
the First North Dakota Regiment will
be mobilized. The boys will remain at
the old army headquarters at Fort
Lincoln, which have not been used by
the regulars for a number of years.
There is ample room on the Fort Lin
coin grounds.
1t was first believed that the soldiers
would mobilize at Devils Lake, where
the regiments entire equipment was
stored, but the war department de-
cided on Fort Lincoln. The equipment,
sufficient for 1900 men, has been ship
ped to Fort Lincoln and just as soon
as it is ready, word will be sent to Co.
D and they will leave Immediately
over the 500 on special train. Will
liston will come to Minot and the two
companies will travel down over the
Max line with four coaches and one
baggage car.
Go. u has now recruited to nearly a
hundred and will go out of Minot a
hundred strong. Every train brings
in members who have been away.
Three came from Minneapolis, four
from Devils Lake, one from Mizpah,
Mimi, one from Huron, S. D., and an
other from Miles City, Montana.
Capt. Frank E. Wheelon is in charge
Of the company with the following sub
ordinate officers: First Lieut., F. Otto
Gross; End Lieut.. A. E. Whitney; LIST
Sergt. Hayes; Quartermaster Sargt.
Larson; Duty Sargts. White, Falvcy,
Lantz and Robbins.
Members of the company worked out
on the rifle range, one of the members
getting score of 80 out of possible
100. Their rifles shoot with deadly
accuracy for distance of $500 yards.
The last show at the Lyceum this
evening was given by the management
for Co. D. No admission was charged
but the crowd was permitted to give
what it wished. The money will be
used for the sick members of the COM
pany, in buying special food.
Roster of Co. D. N. D. N. G..
Stanton Hayes, First Sgt, Leonard
Larson, @. M. Sgt; P. R. c. White,
Mess Sgt; P. B. T. Robbins, Sgt; C.
G. Lance, Sgt; Fred Falvey, Sgt; L.
S. McGann, Corp; Victor Burgstrom,
Corp; Hugh Taylor, Corp; John Les
lie, Corp; Fred VanDuzee, Corp.
George Hodge, Corp; Roy LaShelle,
Corp; VIM. Marsh, Musician; B. B.
Fleet, Musician; Geo. Sawaya, Cook;
P. A. Brown, Cook.
Avelsgaard, Melvin A., Andrews,
Les, Bailey, George, Bailey, John D.,
Bates, Harry, Baker, Chas., Beleal, Irl
j.. Bristzke, H., Brown, Peter A.,
Buchko, Joseph M, Buchkl, Jas. H.,
Caulkins, Mel, Christensen, Herman,
Clarke, Ralph H., Cyrus. Russell, Day,
William, Enger, Axel, Ellison, Wildor,
Tanning, Francis, Fleet, B. D., Fowler,
Harold, Gillette, Raymond, Gilmore,
Patrick, Gimble, Hans, Given, Guy D.,
Hall, Walter, Halsey, Orville, Hasse,
Aksel. Halsebo, Olav, Hanson, J. Wes-
ley, Hits, Jos. j., Hoffman, Edward,
Howell, P D., Johnson, thurman,
Kearns, Michael, Kilgin, Leo S., Kohn,
H. Ralph, Kulh, c. NJ, Laridaen, H.,
Larson, Chas., Lee, Andrew, Lopez,
John, Lutjens, Albert Leon, Miller,
Mike, Morrow, Joen N. Moulton, Clar-
ence, Murphy: Paul, McLain, Henry ].
Mcdonald, Mckee, w. P, Nichols,
Walter, Nyberg, Oscar. Oesch. Will
liam, Racine. Allen t., Remington,
Harry L.. Riblett. Buel j., Rotland.
Sawyer, John E., Selberg. Joseph,
Schlaberg, Harry, Soderquist, Verne,
Teschman, Tiller, Albert, Troyer, Earl,
Tulland, David T., Sarchow, Geo.,
Waydeman, William, Whalen, Geo.,
Wilkes, Ray w., Williams, Roy S., Will
son, Arthur j., Wynn, Earl, Zebriskie,
John T.