The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-14
More Watchful Waiting Is the
Program Nowadays
new GARB ON THE men
Mankat0 Soldiers Are the Envy
Of Those From All the
Other Towns

At the st. Paul Armory, December
IL, A. M.-Here we are still at the
| st. Paul armory Company c of Man
-kato has been restored to it's normal
size by the return of the members
who were excused few days ago for
brief furlough.
1t had been the full expectation of
/ officers and men that they would be
quartered in Minneapolis today, but
as the expected big union meeting was
called off, we are still here, as trouble
is not particularly anticipated in the
Mill City.
i Perhaps some of the Mankato people
from the published reports have an
idea that the boys are doing more
playing than anything else, but this
is far from the truth. The work is
largely routine, and for that reason not
so much has been said about that as
about the recreations, which have
been interesting and out of the or
binary. Officers and men are often on
duty without relief for several hours
at stretch. 1t is plain that the officers
work harder than the privates The
higher man gets in the military
ranks, the more strenuous his duties
seem to become.
Overcoats Are Donned.
Boys of Company G of Mankato got
their new army overcOats issued to
them yesterday morning, and ever
since that time they have been strut
ting around. whenever they had dom
hnr n
officers have been so proud of our ap-
pearance, that they have repeatedly
yielded to the temptation of parading
us about the streets, more or less, on
our way to and from mess at the old
capitol, and there has been more of
the gun manual given.
When we marched over to lunch in
the new overcoats, yesterday noon, we
were certainly the observed of all OBJ
servers. Home guards of other cities
stood bv in the old blue overcoats with
brass buttons, which used to be worn
by the military bows here.
cob. look, what's coming!" cried
one Come boys let's take them away
from them" cried another ooh. I'm
mad and I am going home" cried an
other Perhaps they did feel a real
sting of jealousy and no one could
blame them if they did. AS we re-
turned to the armory, coal beaver
cried out, Look at those million
aires!'
Not all of the Mankato guards have
vet been equipped with the overcoats.
Tho~e were some that will need more
tie to be fitted When the company is
fully quipped with the coats, the ap-
pearance will certainly be superb.
Most of us yesterday wrapped cur
blue overcoats and capes in packages
to be sent to our homes in Mankato.
Perhaps on some occasions the COM
pany will wish to appear in these over
coats, and it will be well for every man
to possess one.
No One Hurt.
Thus far not one man of our COM
pany has been permanently disabled,
either by sickness or injury. John E.
Regain, who, just before some of the
company were allowed to return home
the other day, had bad fall on the
slippery floor, and hurt his right arm,
is back on duty. At the time it was
thought that bone in the arm was
broken, but this proved to be mistake
Another man was sent home to Man
kato on account of the condition of his
tonsils, but he isalso back in the ranks
H. H. Brell, the other day, got one
finger dislocated, while playing with
the big medicine ball. His injury was
dressed in the hospital department,
and he was soon on duty again This
man has been running the canteen.
Two of the Redwing boys were hurt
in falls on the floor yesterday. / saw
one OF these fall during drill, as he
was accidentally struck on the head
by another mans gun. The stunned
man was doctored at once, and today
is back on duty. Another Redwing
man yesterday suffered a more serious
injury. In peculiar fall he whenched
himself, tearing some ligaments and
suffering a rupture. This man has