The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-29
BLASTS FROM BUGLE
sittle Items Regarding Soldier Life
in Oskaloosa.


Company H will have the distinc.
1Oa OF having the only mascot in
Camp Dodge Mascot Jack" john
Evans bull pup, left with Company H
Sunday morning. If all the militia men
make over Jack" as Keokuk and
Washington did Sunday, Jack" will
be the pride of Camp Dodge, just as
be Is the fayorite of Company H. A
large fancy collar was purchased by
the boys, and Mascot Jack" Co. H
3rd Inf. /. N. G." was engraved. Jack
wore a large blue blanket with an
American flag interviewer, when he
left Sunday morning.
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Roy Moore, former Second Lieuten-
ant of Company H, Third Infantry,
was In town Saturday and Sunday,
with orders to entrain for Camp Dodge
with Major ]. c. Bradbury of the
Second Infantry. Lieutenant Moore
who was recently transferred to the
Second Regimental Band at Webster
City, accompanied Company H to the
train yesterday morning.
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Lieutenant Pete" Hoar, whose en-
short time ago re-enlisted Saturday
night Lieutenant Hoar said he could
not bear to stay at home while his
old company were at Camp Dodge
and possibly Mexico. Lieutenant
Hoar will probably be reelected to
fill the vacancy of Second Lieutenant
caused by the expiration OF mis- time.
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The baggage car used to convey
Company H equipment to Camp Dodge
was spotted Saturday evening, and a
squad of men were detailed Saturday
night, to transfer most of the Com
pany.S baggage to the depot. The re-
mairider of equipment was loaded
early Sunday morning.
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Company II will not leave a recruit
ing officer at the local armory. At
9:19 Saturday evening Captain Claire
b. Arnold received the following tele-
fran from Adjutant General Guy E.
Logan: Orders revoked regarding
recruiting detail. Bring enlisting Of
ficers and men to mobilization camp.
No excuses" Company H will doubt
Iessly be sent to the border at once.
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Ladies' of the G. A. R., w. r. c. and
other patriotic organizations did many
kind little deeds that will never be
known One thing is known however,
that the ladies prepared housewives"
for several of the Company H boys
who have no relation here to look aft
er their interests and give the care
that only mother or wife can. Kits
containing Testaments, brushes,
needles, buttons, first aid packets,
tooth brushes, tooth paste. and many
other necessary articles we're given
to several of the boys.
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Several made application to enlist
Sunday morning, but lack of sufi'
cent time forced the local officers to
turn the men down. Those who want
to enter Uncle Sans service may
soon be given a chance. There is a
movement well under way to form
another militia company to take the
place of Company Fl departed.
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Private Wallace Martin of Company
Fl, Third Infantry sustained a painful
scalp wound on the left side of his
head Saturday afternoon, when he
fell while giving a demonstration in
gymnastics and pyramid building
with a squad Of men in the City Park
Wallace Martin was top man in a
pymarid that had been built, and trip
ped in trying to jump to the ground
falling forward, cutting an ugly gast
in his head Private Martins depart
ure Sunday morning however was moi
prevented by the injury.