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At 9 o icWEDNESDAY, ock the bugler soured taps and all wassfill in camp. The boys ell slept well for they were tired from their two dajs unbroken duty. When they woke op In the morning it was raining hard a d little rivnlets ran in on all sides of the tents. It was quite cold also; the men all had a pain and there was a line of them in tront of the surgeon’s tent. The surgeon said all he had was some castor oil, but woold try to have some painkiller soon, it was quite e disappointment./ There are not enough tents for the men; they have to sleep seven or eight in a tent, and a ‘‘pint” doesn’t go very far among aeren or eight. There is plenty to eat and plenty of fellows to eat it.The Italians captured yesterday were ander guard all night and tais morning the sheriff and deputies brought them to MetTroops are coming all the while and there are about 500 there now. Pontius Htiniz bugle corps are the pride of the regiment. The Italians seem to be all stay-h*g at home, and there will be no trouble few days, if any at all. v If the Braid wood men don’t go to work the last of the week the company have 500 men Monday morning to their places.kCAMP NOTES, boys all sent to Joliet for their rnb-^coata and boots; they need them.8°©e of the boys tried to go to tows 1*81 **|bt on tiie street car with some of the ^ sex, bat Major Monroe was on hand r**** that they stayed in camp.L Wajor Monroe is one of the finest look-officers in camp, so the Braidwcod^«y-Ue company team is kept busy cany*I ** °«t provisions and extras to tbc camp I8®!** Shaw went to Joiiet this morn-1*1 to get his robber hoots.L ery soldier is on the lookoot for the leader, mid if they see him within fye *heie will be trouble.B, but Pete O’Btien came down
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The Joliet Republic and Sun
Joliet, Illinois, US
Fri, May 31, 1889
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