Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1907 — “SOJERS” COMING [ARTICLE]

“SOJERS” COMING

Battery of Field Artillery To Be Here Today. LIKELY TO REMAIN OVER SUNDAY. V’-’V A' f All Mounted and Carry Pull Equipment of duns. Ammunition Wagons, Etc. The 21st Battery of field artillery, on its way from Ft, Sheridan, 111,, to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, was expeoted to reach Rensselaer yesterday afternoon or to-day, and probably spend Sunday here. Little has been said about them in the papers, but we understand there is some 115 men and about 135 or 140 horses in the equipment. They are evidently traveling by very easy stages, as it is understood they passed through Hammond Wednesday morning. A consignment of rations was received here for them by express Thursday, consisting of 2 Crates of Bacon 1 Barrel of Flour 2 Sacks of Beans 2 Cases of Jam 1 Drum of Coffee 2 Sacks of Sugar 1 Crt, Chests Instruments They carry full equipment, of course, of artillery and the men are all mounted. They will be quite a novel sight to most of our people who have never seen a- genuine sure-enough battery.