The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-07-19
Issues ~ Commissions, -.

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Commissions have been issued by
Governor J. A. A. Burnquist to nine
] teen Minnesota national guard officers.
In the list were one major, four cap
ta1ns, one captain Of medical corps,
six first lieutenants, one veterinarian,
with rank of first lieutenant, and six
second lieutenants. The following are
the officers commissioned: Major
Clayton c. Smith, First infantry.
Captains-M. c. Nelson, H company,
Third infantry; r. G. Murray, F COM
pany, Third infantry; William Woelk,
company, Third infantry; Carl J.
West, l. company, First infantry; A.
G. Iiedloff, captain medical corps.
First Lieutenants-Roy K. Carpenter.
c company, Third infantry; w. A.
Brown, battalion adjutant, Third in.
fantry; John J. Harrison, E company,
Third infantry; Peter r. Fossen, D
company, Third infantry; Lawrence
Wedia, battalion adjutant, Second in
fantry; G. H. Slater, l. company, First
infantry; Richard Price, veterinarian
Second Lieutenants-Ola Lund, D.
company, Third infantry; J. w. Sig
ner, company, Third infantry; A. w.
Casper. c company, Third infantry;
Robert Deinnger, battalion quarter
master and commissary, Second infan.
try; Joseph l.. Mckinney, Z battery;
Albert M. Cassidy, l. company, First
| infantry.
First Regiment is cheered.
Enroute with the First Minnesota,
- Southern Minnesota's farewell
to the First Minnesota was a SER
| les of patriotic demonstrations which
| warmed the hearts of the troops and
| filled them with pride at the spirit ev-
erywhere displayed
At every city the station platform
| was crowded with cheering people VINO
waved flags and shouted messages of
encouragement.
Waseca, which has number of men
IN the regiment turned out in large
numbers to cheer the troops.
At Albert Lea, Colonel Erie D. Luce
had planned to take his men for a
march OF about a mile to exercise them
| after their six hours ride, but rain
| prevented.
The first train with the First bat
talon has 1874 men and % officers. All
the men have enough room for COM
fort, three men being assigned to each
section. The second battalion, which
was assigned to train No. 2, running
% minutes behind the first, has 10 Of
hcers and 1852 men. The third Sec
ton has 16 officers and $40 men.
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MCGEE Accepts Army Post.
Lieutenant Hugh MCGEE, son of
Judge J. F. MCGEE of Minneapolis, has
accepted the position of lieutenant
colonel of the First regiment, organ
lied Minnesota militia, and has wired
the war department for permission to
report to his new command at once.
Governor J. A. A. Burnquist received a
telegram to this effect from Lieutenant
McGee at Fort Ethan Allen. Lieuten-
ant MCGEE succeeds Lieutenant Col
onel F. B. Rowley, resigned. Lieuten-
ant McGee has been granted permits
sion to transfer from the regular armv
TO the militia. During his army ca
reer' Lieutenant MCGEE has received
many testimonials from his superior
ohcers to his ability as an officer and
his personal bravery in action.
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How to Address Letters.
All mail intended for Minnesota
troops at the border should be ad
dressed with the name of the COM
pany and regiment Of the person for
whom 1t is intended and marked Min
nesota, On the Border" Such mail
from Minnesota cities will be sent to
the Twin Cities and sent South from
here. The destination of the troops
Will be made known to these pcstmas-
tiers, but not the postmasters through
out the state. This is in comrl;acce
with instructions from the War de-
partment. Once the Minnesota troops
are encamped in the South, their 10.
cation will be announced All mail.
however, will be sent in the same wav
and should be SO addressed.
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| Third Infantry Camp at Mercedes.
| TeX2rkana. Arkansas Mime
sofas Third infantry, comprising 1893
men and 81 officers. will go into camn
at or near Mercedes. Texas. about 10
miles from the Mexican line. unless
all indications fail.
Regimental officers now believe that
the Third will he the only unit in the
state brigade to be at that point
which is about fifty miles beyond
brownsville, the scene of raids, and
IS miles from the Gulf of Mexico.
| Conditions at that camp, which for
merly was used by the Twenty-eighth
infantry. are said to be above average
as there are shower baths and other
| accommodations
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