The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-07-30
With Colin Camp
National Guard Members At
tend School, Shoot, Drill, and
Observe War Tactics at Lake
City.
By John Krieger

Sunday, July 20-Company L ar
rived at camp about 11:30 a. m. Sun
day evening the companies of the
regiment assembled and were adj
dressed by Colonel Bowen. He in
troduced Acknowledgement Walsh
who told us about the camp to be To-
Gated at Little Falls and which is be-
ing constructed now. The camp will
consist of approximately los square
miles and by 1881 all the regiments
of Minnesota will be in encampment
at the same time at that place. In
1899 the regiments of eight states
will be assembled there including
those of Minnesota, Iowa, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and
Montana. 1t will be possible to ac-
comodate $4,000 men in the camp at
one time.
Monday-White gloves were used
on parade today and they gave the
boys a neater appearance than they
have had in other years. Military in
struction was in form this morning
with the rockies going to special
schools of instruction. The rockies
have been showing a tendency to
take showers at 10 or II o'clock each
evening.
Tuesday-Company L went on the
range Tuesday to practice for the
regimental shoot to be held Friday.
Special schools of instruction were
begun with instruction in the use Of
automatics, bugles, bayonets, signals,
gas, etc. Swimming is the fayorite
sport during this hot weather with
two trucks of bathers going to town
daily.
Wednesday-The men were at drill
this morning with individual squads
being given instruction by the offlc-
ers as to how to approach the enemy.
This evening the Rochester Com
munity band gave an exceptionally
fine concert. 1t was conducted under
the auspices of the cities of Roches-
ter and Red Wing.
Members of Co. L went
on the range Thursday to show their
qualifying rounds. Sgts. Lamphere
and Britton qualified as sharp shoot
ers with scores of 23O and 229 re-
spectively.
The rope on the 9O-foot flag pole
broke during the day and some OF the
regimental boys tried to fix it. Be-
fore being successful one of them
was carried off on stretcher because
of cramps in his legs.
Sgt. Lamphere went to Alexandra
to the mail carriers convention.
Friday-The regimental shoot was
conducted today and for the first
time in years Co. L failed to win the
championship. Co. A of New Ulm
won with total score of 1108, Co. X
of Morris was second with HOO and
Co. L placed down the list with 1O45.
This morning the boys went
through tear gas and also observed
the working of a PHOSPHORUS smoke
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chine gun companies put on demon
stration using tracer bullets which
cut the air as red ball and landed
in Lake Pepin. Various types of ma
chine gun fire was also shown.
Saturday-Carrying their packs
the boys left at 900 o'clock for field
inspection. This inspection is pre-
liminary to that to be conducted next
Saturday when we are expected to
be at our best.
Sunday-Three members of Co. l.
went home today after an eight day
encampment. Those leaving are Pri-
Yates Jackson and H. Cassman of
Redwood Falls and Sebey of Echo.
Henning of Sleepy Eye completed his
stay here today.