Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1915 — Militia Company Again Occupies Quarters in Armory. [ARTICLE]

Militia Company Again Occupies Quarters in Armory.

When in Rensselaer last week J. M. Shaffer, of Plymouth, owner of the K. of P. building, again rented the militia company the large hall on the second floor of the building for a drill hall. The terms of the lease were agreed upon with Captain Herman B. Tuteur, after approval had been secured from Adjutant-General Frank L. Bridges. For the past year the militia company had been handicapped by the limited quarters afforded in the Nowels block. Captain Tuteur has an enlisted strength of 65 and has recently been drilling his company three and four riights each week in preparation for the annual camp of instruction Aug. Ist to Bth. The drills have been held in Milroy Park lately and especial attention given to combat exercises and the manual of bayonet exercise. These drills are essential in the development of the soldier and valuable to any young man and Captain Tuteur desires to recruit from ten to twenty more young men during the month of July. Recruits can accompany the company to Fort Benjamin Harrison Aug. Ist to Bth and will receive the state pay of $1 per day, also their clothing, transportation and rations. It is a fine experience and worthy the enlistment of any patriotic young American. The government and state property is already being moved to the former quarters of the company, where the drills will be held in the future. The lease is for one year with the privilege of two. The monthly rental is S4O, the maximum that the state can pay in a city with a population less than 2,500.