The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-24
citing about that long, dusty trip to
Fort Riley.
St Marys Citizens Cheer

citing about that long, dusty trip to
Fort Riley.
st. Marys Citizens Cheer.
At ST. Marys some of the citizens
stood on the depot platform and
cheered as the long troop train passed.
Farmers in the fields threw their hats
in the air and housewives in the farm
homes stood IN the doorways, some
waving and others throwing kisses
Needless to say the same affectionate
salutations We're returned by the bat
terry boys.
cans were working on the section.
We're going to get your brothers,
some of the boys shouted.
The Mexicans didn't look up. They
worked hard Their foreman laughed,
walked over to the train and said:
Those fellows have worked hard
er during the ten minutes you boys
have stood on the sidetrack than they
ever did in their lives
Sandwiches, lemonade and pie ga
lore were supplied on the train from
the mess headquarters stationed in
box car on the front of the train
Whenever the train was sidetracked
the mess men rushed to the passen-
ger coaches and distributed sand
wiches and lemonade.
The rear coach carried Adjutant-
General c. 1. Martin, Colonel Wilder
Metcalf, Captain Hugh Mains. Law
renee; Captain Albert H. Krause,
Lawrence, and Captain James Main
smith, staff officers of Colonel Met
calf. Capt Frank E. James is in
charge of Company M. He is teacher
in engineering at Kansas university.
Captain Mains was in California when
the mobilization orders were issued.
At 10 o'clock four more recruits
arrived from Topeka. They are: Mar
ion P. Snyder. Oskaloosa; Gilbert
2 VII Cacil T..
worth and E. R. Coon, Nortonville.
Reservation Notes. .
| Oskaloosa is furnishing its full quo
| ia of men. About o'clock thirty
| lads from the jefferson county town
appeared and were attached to Com
pany b
Topeka mothers should fear only
one calanlity-their boys will lose
their hair. Compulsory barber shops,
introduced by a Wichita company, are
in vogue in every company now Not
even a barber school education is
needed They catch a lad, throw him
to the ground and clip his hair in
manner anything but artistic.
Maybe there won't be any time for
a compulsory barber shop in Battery
A today. Officers talked as though
| drilling would begin in earnest. That
is all being decided now at a confer
ence between ranking officers of the
guard and regular officers. The con-
| ference is being held in Fort Riley.
After it is ended there will be a com
plete understanding as to the duties
for and the part to be played by the
government and state.
| The most wonderful story, a true
one at that, is told on a musician in
one of the Second regiment companies
He was in Toronto, Canada, when the
call came and had just $3.50 in his
| pocket. He took the bumper route
and beat his company to Fort Riley.
| Brakemen caught him time and again.
| Il tell you" he would exclaim, that
I'm on my way to Kansas to join my
regiment"
| Hop to it, my lad" they replied
| invariably. He was not kicked off
once and made the best freight train
connections in the country.
The lola Signal corps company de-
serves credit. 1t was recruited to
/ twenty-five men over war strength.
And at Hum boI6it, nine miles south of
4 lola a full machine gun company of
fifty-odd men was recruited with some
to spare for a company of mounted
scouts.
Sam F'airchild of Hutchinson is a
/ lieutenant in a Lawrence regiment
He was private secretary to Lieutenant
Goevrnor Morgan during the last ses-
sion of the legislature.
/ Lieut.. A C. Afford was university