Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-21
IDAHO REGIMENT SHOWS
ITp WE'LL At NOGAJES

From a letter written on July 18th
and l 18th by Everett Herman, who is
now with Co. b, Second Idaho In
fantry, we publish the following ex-
tracts:
I'VE are now stationed at Nogales,
Arizona, a town of 5000 people
The main street of the town is the
dividing line between the United
States and Mexico, and ii is a lit
tie out of the ordinary for a man to
have one foot on his native land,
the land that is near and dear to
him, and the other foot on the land
OF people who are all that is low,
but to whom we must show certain
respect at this time. Nogales is
miserable place. taken as a whole.
but there few homes belonging to
the better class of Americans that
would be worthy of any good Ameri-
can city There is one beautiful bun
galow constructed of rocks that is
really wonderful.
"All OF the rocks are gray and the
woodwork is painted black, forming
a sharp contrast The home is sur
rounded by a beautiful lawn, and
winding in and out around the house
are cement walks and wherever cir
Gle is formed by the walk in the cir
Gle is enclosed bed OF flowers The
effect is wonderful.
'.The Montpelier boys are in Co
B.-third battalion. We entrained
at Boise last Saturday at one a. m.
At the depot all OF those belonging
to Co. b, who did not live In Nam
pa. were presented with a large bas-
ket of lunch. and you can believe
me when | say that the lunches were
greatly appreciated by all of us. At
Nampa the boys in our company,
who lived in that city, we're also pre-
sented with lunch baskets The COM
missary only furnished two light
meals a day while we were en- route
here. and that was hardly enough to
satisfy the appetites OF the men.
However, everyone made the trip in
fine shape and at O'Clock Tuesday
we reached Nogales. BY o'clock
the entire regiment was on the camp
grounds and before dark all of the
rocks had been picked up and tents
pitched. ! was rather tired and
pulled in" as soon as / could get
my bed made down, and | sure did
hate to get up the next morning
When they say get up. men," there
isn't anything to do but get up as
there is only ten minutes from the
call until reveille is sounded, and II
you fail to show up at reveille you
have to do police duty all that day
and are not allowed any privileges
during the day.
Thursday had to stop writing
last night, as 1t was my turn to dc
sentinel duty. There are four sen
tinels selected every night from each
company-three priyates and one
corporal. Each of the privates must
walk his post for two hours and il
then allowed to sleep four hours
Walking a post at night is sure a
lonely job. There is only one ad
vantage to it-you get ont Of worl
and drill during the following day
Including the regulars, there arr
now encamped here nearly 21,00C
men, and Of those who have entrain
ed here so far, the Nogales DailI
: Express passed comment that wal
most favorable to the Second Idah,
/ and a regiment from California
} The gist of the comment was 'Tht
: Second Idaho Infantry and Troop |
Gf California compare more faYOra
: bly, with the regular army than an.
militia that has so far entrained a
this point There was less confusion
: IN getting off the cars. their freigh
( was on the camp grounds sooner
; tents up quicker and the cOmpan
: streets cleaner than any OF the othe
: militia organizations "
: The commissioned officers of tn
e company are all exeeilently fitted [
: handle their men The Top. a
: Sergeant Johnson is called BY tn
J. men, is well fitted to carry out hi
=. end Of the management of the com
), pany. and is well liked by all II
t has had more cheers from his me
g than any other first sergeant In tn
a regiment For the most part, tn
y balance of the non-commissioned oI
= ficers are good fellows.
As soon as mess was over yestei
+ day morning every man in the reg
Il ment was put TO work installing
seeseF system and laying a pipe lin
for water from the town Of Nogale