The Indianola Courier
Texas
May 25, 1861
This company continues to improve by constant exercise in their school of instruction; but we are sorry to see that the daily drills are not as largely attended as they should be. We would remind those who seem to be growing indifferent that they have engaged in no holiday sport. The cause of our country needs the support of every arm, and it is the duty of every individual to make his support efficient. This is best accomplished by practicing the use of means prescribed for the purpose. Even in time of peace every Southerner ought to be a soldier. Practice makes perfect, and constant drilling, throughout the South, will make it invincible against a world in arms.
D. G. Beaumont has been elected Third Lieutenant of the company, and its list of officers is now complete.
The guns recently stolen from the armory have all been recovered and the supposed thief is in jail. The arms were traced to Saluria and Lamar, at which places they had been sold by the party arrested. The company and the public owe to the perseverance and energy of Capt. Sam McBride, the recovery of this property.