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PAG* 2 f r a MO OEAM5B RATTLER New additions to our store give us more room for cots, mattresses and necessary camp furniture. Be comfortable! Get a mattress for your cot, or a comfortable. Either one will last you through the winter-“lf you need it that long. Get acquainted with the big store. W e have what you want in this line. Gregory & Cardwell MAIN STREET, McALLEN DIVISION UNIT NEWS 1ST CAVAMIY The tim e is 4 a. m. The place is the high bank of the Rio G rande which flows serenely by under the blue light of a full moon w ith only an occasional sw irl, accom p a n ied by a sucking sound as of a b o ttle removed from a m o u th to indicate the s tr e n g th of the current. The w e a ther is exceedingly cold. O u tlined against the skyline on the top of the bank, stands a figure closely w rapped in a blanket. To the m o v ing p icture fan it is suggestive of S ittin g Bull brooding over the last lands of his people. As a m a tter of fa c t i t is P r i v ate B ing who has ju s t been aw a k e n e d from his ra th e r chilly sleep to tak e hia trick of river guard. A c cording to instructions of the lieu ten a n t in charge of the night p a tr o l th is p a r ticu lar section of the river is I a b o u t to become the scene of a very active traffic in M e x ican bad men. P r i v a te Bing has been told not to shoot these men i f possible, doubtless to keep the shore from g e ttin g littered up and m inim ize policing as much as possible. I I n s tead boats are to be allovvcd to cross I w ithout challenge. Im m e d iately they ^ a re sighted P r i v a te B ing is to aw a k e n the other tv.m m em b ers of the guard. One is to rush back to camp for rein forcem e n ts while the other accom p anies m I P r iv a te B ing to the ford. H e re the g ' b o a t p a r ty w ill find them selves cleverly j infiladed by two springfields immedi- ' a tely they set foot on shore. They are then to be hurried to H idalgo. Two things puzzle P r i v a te B ing as he glances a cross the riv e r at M exico ■where the barren sandy shore runs back to the line of chapparal for fifty yards. I f there is any crossing m ade the p a r ties m u st carry th e ir boats on th e ir backs for there is no sign of any floating things for half a mile in either direction. Concluding, however, th a t th is m ight be a b a n d it custom or th a t they use ■water -wings. P r i v a te B ing turns to the second puzzling point, nam e ly th a t of g e ttin g th e prisoners quickly to H idal- Through the jungle of mud and Hall’s Grocery The Home of Clean, Well Handled Groceries Investigate our stock of groceries, fresh and tasty, at Special Reduced ,t Prices '■.tT ■- 74TH INFANTRY In the past week the Seventy-fourth has had the good fortune to welcoino back to the regim e n t its comm ander Col. N. B. T h u rston. Col. T h u rston le f t P h a r r about two m o n ths ago very ill but is now restored to p e rfect health. On Friday, N o v e m b er 10, the day of his arriv a l. Col. H a n d of the T h ird A r tillery brought hig com m and to P h a r r and a jo in t review of the 74th and th e j 3rd P. A. took place in honor of Col. T h u r s to n 's return. In the evening the officers held a ball in Col. Thurston ’s honor. M aj.-Gen eral O ’R y a n and Mrs. O ’R y a n honored the affair by th e ir presence. T h e re w ere also personages of note from M cAllen, E d inburg, San Ju a n and the surround ing country present. The affair proved to be a happy and festive occasion. j M a j. Pooley has returned from h i s ! furlough to Buffalo and is once more | in comm and of the second b a ttalio n . ! M a jor Wood of the th ir d battalio n is leaving shortly on furlough to B u f falo. On S a turday, O c tober the 28th, the 74th journeyed to H idalgo via mo tor trucks and\ played Company G, j U n ited S tates R e g u lars of the 28th In f . j and handed down one of the biggest j d e f e a ts given them by any team on the j B o rder, in quite awhile. j The b a tt e r y for the 74th team w a s j composed of P a r k e r and Clark, the ; form e r being one of B u ffalo’s fam o u s “ Spit B a l l ” a r ti s t s and his superb pitching, as seen in the last game lan d ed him a berth on the regular sta f f of the R e g im e n tal Team. H e had 16 strik e outs to his credit. The all round playing of the infield featu r e d the game, they having three double plays, which sho-u’ed snap and qualification. M a n a g e r M. J. M u lligan lias no-w rounded his team into the pink of con dition and as they are out every day practicing- very hard they are quite a m achine to beat. W h ile again on Sunday they again showed th e ir superiority by defeating the 29th II. S. T ruck D rivers of Mc- go „ . . _ chapparal behind him as he found it ^ hard enough to get through alone. Ham- pered by a boat load of prisoners it is asking too much, p a r ticu laily for fifty cents. A w ild goose near the opposite shore quacked loudly and P r i v a te B ing tu r n ed quickly foi' his rifle leaning against a handy \post. He m oved back into a th ick e t realizing th a t his silhouette m u st be exposed to careful fire from the opposite shore. ■ I n doing so he be comes aw a re th a t the th ick e t is full of thorns and steps quickly back into the open. As the m inutes m u ltiplied P r iv a te B in g ’s sense of rom ance gave w a y to a sense of cold. A f ter all a chance bullet would place him in an enviable fu tu r e if not present position. P r iv a te The b a tt e r y for the 74th -was Mc- Dougal and Clark while Rice and Gat- zok took the firin g and receiving for the 29th. All honors are due the Speed K ing, M cDougal, of the 74th, -who had 20 strikeouts to liis credit and allow ing b u t tw o hits. Loose fielding during the 6th inning allowed th e ir only tally to cross the rubber. W h ile the delivery of Rice was not up to his standard, as w ill tell from the box score, the 74th gettin g him for 17 safties. We now can boast of the best class A team in Texas and any one w ishing to dispute th is claim can accept our challenge which is issued for all, for B ing am u sed him self by composing a j a^mount side bet ou, any grounds, suitable lead for the inevitable news- , team s who wish a gfm e w ill kind- paper,,story., As th is pro -v it be- i<»omnumieate w ith Mlimager M. J , »vF ,bt th.at a si nnd, say J ^ D. Guerra’s Sons General Merchandise--McAllen “What a big store,they say when they see D. Guer ra’s place. Yes, and we have everything that sol diers want and soldiers need. A FEW SPECIALTIES: BLANKETS FRUIT CLO T H IN G CRACKERS CANDIES NAVAJO RUGS Prompt and efficient service, backed up with courtesy, have won us many friends among the New York troops. No Use Talking! Crow’s lumber MUST be good. Why? . f 'I ■' J i-i j ' w '7 Because we’ve nearly sold out that whole train load we got a month ago. Sh-h-h-h-h! We’ll get some more pretty soon Frank G. Crew
