Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 121, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1903 — Off For Camp. [ARTICLE]

Off For Camp.

Company M. Leaves For Twelve Days' War Maneuvers in Kentucky. -Mid tbe stirring strains of martial mnsio of Unoie Charley Platt’s sheep-skin band, Company M. marched proudly away from tbe armory Wed. night at 11 o’clock. They went direotly to the depot jwbere the men, baggage and various jyere goaded into a combination baggage’ and |paes9nger coach that had been> reserved for their nse. il '-' ' 1 " 1 ! . ;M1.!.1 If ' A crowd of patrotio citizens and friends assembled at the depot tp bid the» boys farewell, and pa, the |rain started away ( with the load of

ioldiers towards the Blue Graes tlaina of Old Kentpok a mighty heer Went up from the EBsembled rong, that will rbmaia a chaerI ifig thoughL in the memory of eaoh j.member’of the oompany during

his tw6 wbek f s stay in camp. The trip will be a pew exper* for the boys as they will opme in contact with a different ofaes of soldiering; from anything they b»ve yet experienced- They Will come in daily contact with Isome of the best trakaed U, ’ S. regulars in tbe army, and can not fail id return borne even better soldiers khan when they left.

Tbe boys were all in excellent spirits last night as the train pulled out of the station and all seemed anxious to go. The sight seemed to bxing past memories back to some of the old boys of 61 who were at the depot. The yearning lo k, depioted on some of their oonntenanoes indioated that they were jnst as anxious to mix op in the present excitement as that of the old days. The company went d«p6tly to Lopisvilie last night from whioh plaoe th<s ps.*|ak % maroh this morning to West Point where they will go into oamp with the rest of their regiment. 1 West Point is situated on the Ohio river 25 miles sonth-west of Lonisville and is said to be an ideal camping plaoe, and that, tbe Indiana troops have the best part in the whole oamp.

There were 51 men in line, there being quite a laige number who oould not go, Several perhaps will join the oompany in a few days Tbe oompany left in oommaud of Lieuts. Wilcox- and Woodworth. Capt. Washburn oan not leave his professional duties, for more than one or two days at the finish.

Besides the offioers above mentioned, the following non-commis-sioned offioers and privates went with the company. SEBGE4NTS. Zern Wright D. J. Warner Frank Kresler Garland Grant CORPORALS. Perry Gwin Everet Huffman PRIVATE!.

Fred Irwin Charles Sigman Chase Day Grant Rtsbling George Platt Charles MoMannis Clyde Comer Frank Hullihan John Leaoh Emanuel Layman Frank Leach Will Woodworth Walter Lutz Walter Hopkins Abe Stone Leonard Bample Herbert Zea Harry Whiting Frank Giver Joseph Richards VernJacke William Poatill Lewis Payne Charley Smith Rufus Giver Earl Chestnut Wm. Baker Ross Benjamin Dan Duvall Jay Zimmerman Hale Grant John McClanaban Geo. Kohler Boott Chestnut Dave Yeoman Charles Murray Burton Sayler Eldon Hopkitys. Oliver Tharp l!tcy Grayson