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[Adv] MILITARY BALL. The “Manitou Blues” will give another SOCIAL DANCE at
their Armory, on Thursday Ev’ng, Feb. 13. The “Blues” will spare no pains to make this an
occasion to be remembered. The Armory will be nicely decorated and lighted by electricity; and
the music will be furnished by the celebrated Symphony Quartette. The price of admission will be
only 50 cents.
[Rochester Sentinel, Wednesday, February 12, 1890]
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Rochester is to be honored by the formation of a National Guard organization within a
week, and in this connection it is thought that it might be interesting to the readers of The News-
Sentinel to know something of the history of the National Guard in Rochester in the past. As I am
at present the commander of the local camp of the United Spanish War Veterans, my information
is gathered from the records of the camp. It is 49 years since a like organization existed in
Rochester, the former being Company B, 158th Indiana Infantry and this organization will be
remembered by many of the older residents. The armory at that time was in the rooms above the
Kepler Auto Sales and now occupied by a factory.
Company B was first organized Aug. 15, 1887, and assigned to the Indiana National
Guard and was known as the Manitou Blues. The officers of the organization were Capt. Horace
C. Long; 1st Lt. James F. Collins; and 2nd Lt. A. H. Skinner. On April 28, 1890, the company was
changed to the 2nd Regiment, with Capt. Horace C. Long; 1st Lt. A. H. Skinner and 2nd Lt. Alva
H. McCarter. On April 4, 1892, the company was again reorganized with Capt. A. H. Skinner, 1st
Lt. Cyrus Davis and 2nd Lt. Lloyd True, this being due to Capt. Long’s promotion to Major in the
Indiana National Guard. On March 25, 1897, Capt. Skinner was promoted to the rank of Major
and Ernest C. Clinger became Captain of the company. These officers served during the Spanish
American War. Military movements of Co. B. were the same as those of the 158th Regiment of
which it was a part. The 158th Regiment was formed from the 2nd Indiana Infantry and was
composed of companies from Rochester, Franklin, Frankfort, Winchester, Covington, Sheridan,
Martinsville, Kokomo, Crawfordsville and Indianapolis. The regiment assembled at Camp Mount
(fairgrounds) Indianapolis, on April 26, 1898, under orders from Gov. James A. Mount, for the
purpose of being mustered into the Federal Service. After a very strict physical examination the
regiment was mustered in Federal Service and left for Camp Thomas, Chickamauga Ga., and after
training at that camp were ordered to Camp Poland, Tenn., for more training and was finally
mustered out of the service Nov. 4, 1898, and was not as fortunate as some of the other Indiana
regiments which served in Cuba; however, many of the members of Company B remained in
service by re-enlistment and served in the Philippine Islands and China. The regimental officers of
the 158th Indiana Infantry were Col. Harry B. Smith, Lt. Col. E. P. Thayer (Regular Army
assigned), Majors W. S. Rich, A. H. Skinner and Harry T. Conde.
1st Lt. Guy A. Boyle was battalion adjutant under Major A. H. Skinner. (Lt. Boyle, led
the parade through the streets of Rochester during the Spanish War Convention here in June,
1937).
[Captain Minter, Shirley Willard, Fulton Co. Folks, Vol. 1, Willard]
NATIONAL PURE BRED SWINE ASSOCIATION [Rochester, Indiana]
MOORE BROTHERS FORM NEW HOG ASSOCIATION
Articles of incorporation were filed Friday in the offices of the Secretary of State at
Indianapolis by the National Pure Bred Swine Association of Rochester, according to
announcement made here. The organization is incorporated with $10,000 capital stock. Levi P.
Moore, of this city, is the president, Van B. Lady, of Omaha, Nebraska, the vice president and
Fred H. Moore, also of this city, secretary-treasurer. The officers with James R. Moore and Robet
P. Moore, of this city, constitute the board of directors.
[Rochester Sentinel, Friday, March 30, 1923]
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