| Show THE FIFTY MST FIR S T IOTA IOWA JH 04 volunteer infantry headed for manila W THEY LOOK LIKE FIGHTERS FIGHTER S A and are homesick too A suong looking body of men all in good health mostly farmer boys i i the fitly first regiment iowa volunteer infantry was in the city yesterday and they were received with cheers by ogden people the iowa people are pretty numerous in ogden city and friends friend s were found by everybody in the different companies and there were more greet inea ines than at the arrival of any other regiment which baa has passed through ogden the first train came in at 7 45 in the morning and the first thine thing those soldier boye bove knew they were besieged anybody here from oreaton creton from willicia Vil licia corbina Cor nina st oske lobea des moines marango iowa county avoca dubuque buque davenport davell port keokuk Bur darlington lincton bedford clarinda any piece place any old place aiace in iowa you bet betl who are you never would have known youk yon you dont cayl 11 well how bow about bill ob bee bob all right aee bes Dewey edl Dow eyed ob hee bes keepin cadee he pass weigh enough everything la Is dewey in the regiment they have a dog named dewey another named sampson and a lamb named schley and its have a drink out of my cervera case a bottle and then you wonder what next take the boys as a whole and they will average younger than the other regiments there are many boys 17 to 20 well built strong rec reckless kleve dare devils oh ob yes says one itin going to fight for my country bat but 1 I suspect ill be fighting tor for myself when the bullets 0 begin to get too close and they have been gusfa a bit homesick lipec lally when hen crossing croas jue the desert the boya boys feel pretty good over tte tact fact thai that they have tor for lie the most part their on own officers they were recruited from the rational national guald those who coul dInt pass examination dropped out and the companies compan iea were recruited from froin the new enlistments this satisfied the boys and they are all happy they are on friendly terms with their officers cees and are a jolly good natured crowd they are well drilled too aa as their march through the streets at 9 aiso 3 30 plainly showed they have been in camp bix six weeks seeks at camp Mc mckinley Hinley at des moines the officers 1 in n charge and the batter ies as they arrived 1 aro as follows twill battalions BAT major S P moore in itic charge barge company G from cretton creston capt W 11 acme liedts and edaburn K from corning capt E 0 pierce pieced len lon A mitchell I 1 bedford capt W B widener leata gaines and fuller B Vil lisea ea capt A F burton liette baker and SECOND BATT A major john T home E shenandoah capt llenos mcrobert and rosa rose M red oak capt J W dark clark logan 1 L council bluffed capt pryor liedts J L moore OA CA finley C glen wood captain sleepy arents dull and wilson FIEST BATTALION COI Col john 0 loper in charge charRe col mcmillan majors dogan duggan and aud the latter the regimental surgeon adjutant J L da vidmon vi cleoo quartermaster J D cady company A des moines captain gibson lieuie and findley H udea des moines capt worthington bennett and baker D knoxville capt butterfield lieu i tenants hoover and oskaloosa F capt keating aleut e point and hearne regimental band of forty becea feces leces with G W sanders of Center virle as caiet chief musician As with the cross country regi menta ments the boys were a youngster you youg gater ster who wanted to go to the philippines and ia is all r ight go so far the trains arrived at a m td p al and p in the first u under e major moore went on west at a m but the second waited until the third train camo came in and and the two left fell about 11 30 the boys put in the day looking over the city and one party of elx six consisting consist lug of major humo hume captain dark clark quartermaster layne liedts locan logan dull and wilson want went out to the springs and had one of 0 the best times ot of their life the boys are the list except a few re cruita which will pass through here n p until battery arrives |
