The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
some night in the near future.

While squads of other companies
are fussing with the little three foot
square flies on the top of their
tents, to keep them away from stove
pipes, the boys Of Dickinson Com
pany K, sit back ana laugh. Twelve
of the Dickinson squad tents are
equipped with tin roofs" and the
inhabitants of the tents need have no
fear Of fire.
Although the first Sunday in camp
called for reveille at 5:45 orders have
now been issued which declare no
Cant get EN- up" will be blown
hereafter on the Sabbath, and mess
is. at Z instead Of 9 a. m.
Scott Hall and Neil Reid of Bis
marck Company A, 164th infantry,
have made application for and will
be transferred to the Signal Corps.
jamestown company has had sew
eral promotions. Evar Christianson
has been appointed mechanic, and
the following men get a SO a month
raise in pay having been named first
class privates: Andrew Akkersma,
Earl Bensch, Henry c. Custis, Willis
e. Dean, Fred e. Denning, Harry
Dorm, VIM. A. Eden, Clifford
Gallipo, George F. Griffin, Yale F.
O'Moore, Dan c. Mccarthy, Harry
Maxam, Lacy P. o'Neil, Rudolph
Rellon, Fred E. Reimers. M. E. Stein
bach, NASH Shabeen. and James e.
Parks.
Mail orderlies of wahpeton Com
pany /, 164th infantry, had extra
work on their hands because Howard
Rice made a fine post box. He paint
ed III. s. Mali on it with the result
that soldiers of other companies
crammed ii to the brim several times
with outgoing mail.
Company L of williston has a
number Of new privates of the first
class, promoted within the past few
Hilgen r. Gilbertson, Oren A. Gar
land, Fred W. Harmeyer, @. Nc
Lain johnson. Clyde H. Knudson,
James A. Mcdonald, Arthur d.
Omstad, Olaf F. Omlie, Gust Sander
son, Herman Sandvig. Frank zeb-
bley. 49,
f. NJ. Sullivan and Carl Jack of.
Grand Forks Company M, 164th
infantry. have been promoted to
corporals.
Grand Forks Company NJ men and
officers have wired repeatedly to
Moorhead and other points in an eff
fort to find their lost bulldog mascot
which mysteriously disappeared from
the train while en- route south. The
animal was presented to the company
by DR.. Bratrud of Grand Forks, and
was valued at 500.
Lewis r. Thune, a Fargo boy, who
served as sergeant with Captain
Colley of Company B. at the Mexican
border last year. and who in July
took commission with Devils Lake
Company d Of the Second regiment,
has been assigned to Company B as
a second lieutenant. The boys OF
Company B are well pleased with
this move. ... .
Richard M. Still. lieutenant in one
of the Second regiment companies,
another Fargo young man, is just as
anxious as any OF his men to learn
what the government intends the
Langdon Company e to do in its new
designation as Trench Mortar Bat
terry No. 116.
Remember that old Sunday school
hymn, the Ninety and Nine. Well
Maj. E. G. Gearey of the Second N.
ID. regiment developed a parody and
has been singing this:
II care not for riches, neither silver
or gold
Take me back to Dakota, where it |
ain = so darn cold,
In the land Of Dakota, with its sun
bright and fair
Jesus my Savior please send me
back there"
Yes. In, reply to the query. Nose
is here. Nose usually is around when
is doing. Nose Rosensweig
of Grand Forks served as page in the |
1918 legislature and changed his
politics to serve as head page in the !
last session. He is in Grand Forks
Company M.