Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-10
INTERESTING NOTES
FROM CAMP GREENE

lMlEKk0lINONVl ES
FROM CAMPCREENE
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Camp Greene, oylaHEhs old,
and the regulars has adkain brok.a
out. An article In . local nswspanss
written by q regular, started It, III.
spite efforts Of all omcsrAsboth rern.
lar and guardsr1en to check the fuss
the antipathy has gTOWn,qH Now an
army mule has gotten Into Il, and
had won an iron cross. 4 bunch ~
regulars were marching by the North
Dakota regimental block and one Of
the North Dakota army mules SHE'D.
"Ahl Even the guard mules are
afraid Of the National Gnard." said
a sergeant Of the regulars and at
the same time delivering q blow with
his fist at the mules side. The mule
retaNated with both feet and ths
regular sergeant ID now In the bass
hospital with three broken ribs.
Many N. D. VISITORS.
Many people from hack home"
are coming to Camp Greene to see
Major and Mrs. w. H. Makee Of Ken.
mare who coming this AFTERNOON viii
spend q few days here with their
grandson, Perry Makee, formerly Of
Devils Lake Company Dot the Sec
Ond North Dakota regiment, now
with the 18TH Headquarters com.
pany. Major Makee organized and
commanded a squadron Of cavalry
which he organized during the days
Of the, Civil war. It wa known as
the Dakota Territory cavalry and was
cinity Of the Turtle mountains. Il
is quite a military family. Perry
Mckee, the grandson whom they are
visiting, is q namesake Of Commo-
dore oliver H. Perry. who appears
back = couple Of generation In the
family tree. Last year, Perry Makee,
then with the troops On tho Mexican
border In the Same territory his
grandfather covered during the Civil
war. Major and Mrs. Makee will
leave within a day or 90 for Miami,
ter.
Mrs. D. MacLaren Of Fargo 10 an
other visitor in the camp. She is
a guest Of her SON, Corporal Danny
MacLaren of Fargo Company B. Mrs.
MacLaren has been In camp for the
past week. Mrs. W. ". Mcdonald,
wife of Band Leader w. Walter Nc
Donald, arrived recently from Sand
Point, Ida. and is living In the city.
Skinner Transferred.
Corporal F. F. Skinner Of Bismarck
Company A, who has been assigned
to clerical duty in the statistical sec
ton of the regimental .postofice. has
been transferred from the Bismarck
to the Headquarters company.
No Trench Digging.
The boys of the First North Da-
kota will not get any actual trench
digging practice. but only because
space is limited. A company Of the
trenches under the supervision 81 Of
ficers who have seen foreign service
and the soldiers will be given plenty
OF instruction concerning these. and
the u 9 Of them.
Band Plays at Fair.
North Dakota boys and the l64th
kband took part in the opening pro-
gram OF the big annual Mecklenberg
county fair which opened November
5 The first battalion composed of
pany B. Grafton Company q. ana Mi
not Company D, some 500 men
and the North Dakota band Furnished
music. The whole regiment was in
vited to attend the fair, but the
grounds did not permit Of manoeuy-
ers OF more than one battalion. The
nrst battalion is under command OF
Major Frank 8. Henry. @
Wild Reports.
Tel. the folks back home that Il
any ~ 1.-THE boys die Or are.seriousi,
tll,:they will be informed.0 ~ fhArem.
phatic request Of the Officers. Hall
9 dozen weird stories Of deaths IL
various companies have come back
to the officers. OF course they are
iaughable but disconcerting.,
Ho0f and Mouth Inspection,
HOO n mouth" inspection ha,
zen completed. The "hoof' inspec.
ton was to learn If drilling had
caused any trouble with the BOYS
feet, while the mouth i~nspectior
w the dental corps a good line on
what work they have in store.
Operated On.
PrlVate Floyd Vorous Of Mott. N
y, enlisted in Company F, who re.
Gently underwent a successful -oper.
atlon Tor hernia at the base hospital
ID expected to return to his duties in
the near future. Sam Deerine Of nj.
gin. N. D., also a Mandan Compan,
r boy, who sustained a fractured les
while doing athletic drills. is AID
rapidly recovering and will soon be
U OF the-hospital.-
Forks PeOnle Visit.
MRS. Alvin Robertson and dar1ha,.
Ter. Miss Ada, formerly Of Grand
rrprks now OF Minneapolis, are il
Cnarlotte for a few days to see theIr
son INC brother. Sam Robertson, 81
Grand Forks, who is enlisted is tn
supply company. Mr.. Rnhartann 49,
daughter, FlorenAe. were here rrnnu
Minneapolis last week, but have ~.
turned home. Last evening Mrs.
Robertson entertained at dinner :,
the Selwyn hotel In honor Of her son
the quests being Colonel ana Mr., y
n. t'ratne. Lieutenant Colonel an.
pert G.. Grafton. Captain M. =
sprague. Captain Ofstedahl, Lieuten.
ants omlte and Truman Of Grafton,
"tiu lieutenant Page Of Grand Forks
Another Wedding. II
honeymoon In the guard house
M;sa. Tor Ferdinand Fischer. 4
as absent without leave" ana whon,
1t has been learned was married Sat.
4rday evening to Miss Elizabeth M
lease, a young lady of CharJotta
FISCHER said nothing to his comMan.
Ger concerning his plans, tust packad
up a suit case. secured some new
uhliorm duds and proceeded. to- tall
tne nuptial vows. He was stir ah.
SEM from his company, on Mnnday
after having been Rona fw1
LAYS. Wnether he will be sought IN
u,,isnd n detall has not yet been di.
Honor Gang Prisoner. /.