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Ward BarkerJacol) Blot/Jolm Bums Mlt;]. Hurniiirlon Vet. Bsiirtl Georire Durum Joliu DuebpmlorFor (ieome Fields J. C. Hood Jus. W. IlOLlgCA A If red Karlen Kobcrt KunilertJoliu LewisNat MtUarly Charles Nunee lid ward NorderOtto Suliober Win. Schuetzo Frank Sehtndlor Wm, Sullivan Will VVrl«htJohn M. Blot/ Albert Booher Fred Btsekur Ben Byers Lou CmigoArthur Duiiuu KtL DuehetuiorlV.r YA. Howard Will Holmes Ch:is. llclilRti Win, Keulmu Fdwiml Johnson Charles Ludlow Louis B. M dler-Mat.il Oeliuiau Christ ltoder Oscar Sell voder Heiuy Schindler Fred Sleimnun Joe Slokiuuur (Jottlleb WittwerClemantrZoxjhy.Company H, Monroe City Guards, with sixty well dresaed men in line, in formation as above, left early Friday morning-for Camp MacArtkur,wlioro the soldiers will have a week of army life with the First regiment, which will b6 tinder canvas there tonight. Co. H occupied a passenger and baggage coach that was attached to the morning train on the Milwaukee road. They were taken to Madison where they were joined by the Madison, Beloit and Whitewater companies and were taken to Camp Douglas by special train, They will probably be the last of the First regiment compames to arrive at camp The soldiers were up and astir early this morning. They were ordered to re port at the armory at 7:30 and be in£\ .uCirui___lienhir point and be went on to camp ,vith the company. Reports say Johnny wanted to see the Dells and he may stop there on his return.Thanks to a heavy thunderstorm Friday morning, the First regiment did not have to pitch its tents, as they were ,qu wet to he taken down when the Second regiment, left at noon. This was a vory great advantage to the regiment in one way, lnb it found a sufficient amount to do after its arrival. Co. H was assigned bo its ruw without delay and then the supplies were to bo drawn. Sergt. Dodge-took the men to the ordnance depot to get their overcoats and blaukets and two together drew a strawstick, and then they bad to be filled and there was all kiuds of fun at the straw pile down at the stable. Fun has been the prevailing element siueo the soldiers struck camp. Two-thirds of the men took it upon themselves to bury the other third in the straw galore about the stables. Men returning to the camp with full ticks always managed to trip some unwary ones into the midst of them,Register of Deeds Lewis proved to he a hustler in filling ticks. He said his experience in threshing was of great benelib to him in an emerguey of that kind.Quarter in aster Hoesley was on the spot with the least possible delay looking after the ration supply and to see that the company cook was properly instructed as to his work of preparing the first meal which was being made ready as the men were arranging thethe hono was the ■ meat to made 201 The nexl Seliobor Private I lfS. Pm skirmish next big figured made by Privates Howard Baird, J Sergts. lt;Sergt. ft Sboeulie qtiftliiiecPrival score at “Littl tailed a' Privsu for serv. fmniski Privft ting mi every ir continn Col. IregnnciHams; battalic and fiel remark ion wil' First b« third e:
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Monroe Weekly Times
Monroe, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Aug 17, 1899
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