Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1907 — FROM COMPANY M [ARTICLE]

FROM COMPANY M

Camp of Instruction",'" Fort Benjamin Harrison, Jnly 20, ’O7. ~Qne iegiineut is iu the city today marching in review at the unveil■of the Mortou monument. It consistsoffonr compauies lrjm each regiment, the strongest companies numerically being selected. Owing to the sickness of the battalion adjutant, Lient. Woodworth, acompaniel the battalion and will be mounted and accompany Major

Harrison. It is now abont 3 o’clock and the quartermaster is issuing rations fco the men for a two days’ hike. We do not know where we will go, but we will be gone until some time Thursday. Probably the marching will not be severe but will be made largely in the evenings and mornings. It is heavy marching order and the men will sleep in their pap tents. We will have lots of blank amunition and will engage in a sham battle probably Thursday morning. Yesterday we had a soaking rain, acco upanied by a strong wind. Several tents were blown down but ours were not. Lieut. Woodworth had the company out for regimental drill and they were drenched to the skin. Woodworth hustled the boys back to camp, beating all the other companies in. This morning CapL J. M. Wasson, Hon. Jesse E. -Wilson and

Coen were oat to see us. Sunday we were visited by several Rensselaer boys now living in Indianapolis, among them Kent Morgan, Omar Day, Harry Collins and Jim Rhoades. It is mighty hot today. Capt. Geo. H. Healey.