El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-19
6 ST MICHIGAN
ASTURDY LOT.
Set Up Camp as Soon as Ar
rive; Many From Grand
Rapids Factories

The boys of the SD Michigan in
fantry, after a four nights journey on
the road. went at their task Of pitch
ing camp on the sandy ground of
Camp Cotton Tuesday with plenty OF
pep" Throughout the day the in
fantrymen tried TO make ground al
lotted to them look civilized. They
had not finished every detail Of the
work at nightfall.
The last section of the SD came into
Camp Cotton Tuesday afternoon and
they too. Joined in the heavy work
These fellows enjoyed the trip as well
as any of their regiment The first
two nights of their journey they had
no sleepers and did not want them be-
cause there was so much to see. The
latter two nights they had the sleep
ers. All were in good condition.
Buy MascOts.
For the munificent sum of two bits"
the men Of the SD bought little dog
and a little cat at Tucumcari. n NJ
christened while the train was going
through New Mexico.
The pup, who resembles a rabbit
hound in the making. was named
Louie" and he is accorded the full
military honors of all pups who have
happened to enter the good graces of
militiamen coming to the border coun-
try Louie is named after Lieut.
Louis Donovan. company L
billie" is the kittens name. She is
named after Lieut. VIM Barnes, also
of company I.
The little christening ceremony was
participated in by w J. Mcclellan.
Leon Schuling, cooks" and mess
Sgt George Tersta, and the two off,
GERS whose names were attached to
the mascots. The ceremony was con-
in he
Watermelon in Kansas.
Hortan, Kans.. will ever be remem-
bered by soldiers of the milk" divis-
ion 1t was that little hamlet that
supplied the men with a large con
signment Of juicy red Watermelons
Farmer Brown had two fine carloads
ready for shipment on the track, but
he must have returned greatly vexed
IN the morning to find the shipment
short many a melon.
Judge Is Sergeant.
The SD is composed Of men from
towns around Grand Rapids. Mich
Judge Hisgby is Judge Of probate cour.
at Grand Rapids and is sergeant of
the machine gun company of the SGD
Capt r G. Hill, of company l. II
civil life is the county clerk at Grand
Rapids
Grand Rapids county is paying all
its employees full pay while they are
doing duty on the border. Many of
the big furniture factories are paying
their employees half pay and some
making up the remainder with the
army pay. There are skilled furniture
makers, contractors and lawyers in
the SD
shorty" schuling. company l.
brought glad tidings to his fellows on
the arrival when he alighted from the
train and soon returned with the
statement thai the biggest nickel glass
OF beer this side Of Grand Rapids was
on sale just a few feet from the train
II was root beer and Shorty was al
most mobbed for spreading the report
Newspaper Men.
E NJ Sparks is here in the interest :
OF the Grand Rapids Herald. and II. H ,
Iinkham is corresponding for the
Grand Rapids Press Carl johnson. OF 2
the Grand 4,apids News, is member of ;
he Grand Rapids command
The Michigan men were interested in
| little wind storm that swept over the
list and S2d camps Monday II came
n the form of a cone, and several
thought it was the genuine big
-twister-" The furry spread dust
several inches thick over everything
a the camps.