The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-02
Military Items.

Lieut.. Z. S. Farrow, Dist Inf, has recently
been at West Point on court-martial duty.
Post Chaplain David Wills has been or
dcred to duty in the department of the Co
lumbia.
Capt. Arthur Morris, 4th Art, returned
to Fort Candy from San Francisco on the
last steamer.
Surgeon G. L. Hermann came over from
Fort Townsend last week, on duty, and re-
turned to his post on Tuesday.
A government pack train is at Camp How.
ard, removing stores, and in short time
the post will be finally abandoned.
The Wood river fever recently carried off
two soldiers from Boise Barracks, and their
full cavalry outfit went with them.
Major D. II. Larned, paymaster U. S. A.,
and his clerk, VIM. j. Treadwell, made an
official visit to headquarters on Saturday.
Lieut.. Louis P. Brant, lst Inf, former
resident of Vancouver, stationed in Texas,
was in Washington two weeks ago, on short
trip.
The soldiers at the Walla Walla garrison,
while out target practicing last week, acct
dentally shot one of Mr.. Burns fine mich
| cows.
| Major A. s. Kimball, disbursng quarter
master of the department, arrived from the
east on the last steamer, reporting at head
quarters on Tuesday.
| The fine mule team of the ambulance at
| Fort Candy recently backed off the dock into
the bay and drowned Friday proves an un.
lacky day for government mules.
Gen. Howard has issued orders at West
Point abolishng the post barber and band
playing on Sunday. The movement is not
popular with the cadets.
Col. f. I. Bailey, late medical director of
this department, has been ordered to relieve
Major c. c. Keeney as medical director at
headquarters, division of the Pacific.
Lieut.. c. A. Booth, U. S. A., signal SER
vice corps, left on Mondays steamer with
his family en- route to FL Paso, New Mex
leo, near which place he will be stationed.
Toussaint Mesplie, Chaplain u. S. A.,
Boise Barracks, has been ordered to make a
tour of the posts in this department, on
which duty he will leave Boise Barracks
about July lst.
J. G. Toleman, Surveyor General of Ore
gon, is now laying OFF the Dalles military
reservation into town lots, in which shape it
will be sold, and the old post of the Dalles
will soon he thoroughly retired.
There is to be temperance gathering at
the garrison hall on June 18th, evening at
which speakers from abroad are expected to
ventilate their opinions on the foolishness of
payday. All the boys should attend.
The promotion of Major E. C. Mason, 2lst
Inf, to Lieut.. Col, 4th Inf, was due to the
retirement OF Col. Crittenden of the 18th
and Col. Smith of the l4th Inf, and not to
retirement OF Col. J. S. Mason as at first
supposed.
Col. H. C. Hodges, formerly stationed at
Fort Vancouver, has just been designated as
Chief Quartermaster Of the Department of
Arizona: Capt. f. b. Grimes. who is re-
lieved by Col. Hodges. is granted months
leave Of absence before he enters upon his
duties in this department.
Lieut.. Col. Chambers, 2lst Inf, Lieut.. j.
NJ. Ross, Post Q. NJ, Lieut. A. r. Egbert,
ID Inf. Lieut. G. H. Bonesteel, 2lst Inf,
Lieut.. j. s. Mallory, 2nd Inf, aide-de- camp
to Gen. Wheaton, will leave the post during
the week, Ell route to Forts Candy and Town
send. on general court martial duty.