The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-05-14
PT. SHERMAN CORRESPONDENCE
Minstrel Show.-Fourth Of July
Observation-Disclosures
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Drills have been suspended durin,
the target practice season.
The Social Club intend giving an
other of their pleasant dances som,
time next week.
Private klink, company II, has beer
detailed on duty in the Post Exchang,
vice IIecht relieved.
Private Winkler. troop G, has beer
granted a furlough for four months
to take effect upon re-enlistment.
Major Dodge, paymaster, arrived here
on the 10th inst. and paid the troops
He left for Walla Walla the same even.
ing.
Captain W. W. Gray, assistant sur
gSon, has been ordered to proceed from
this post to Fort Spokane for temper
AIRY duty.
Corporol II. b. Parrot, company A,
Fourth infantry has been promoted
Sergeant, and private Herman Iecht,
company II, appointed Corporal.
The kaesemeyer Market Will furnish
beef to this garrison during the next
iiscal year, the contract having been
again awarded Mr.. kaesemeyer.
Privates Mccarthy and Patterson.
company F, who have been at San
Francisco for the past two weeks on
court martial duty, returned here on
the 10th inst.
THE Lone Fisherman" supplied F
company with trout enough for two
meals the other evening. The COM
panies are all having trout served in
as many different ways as the ingenL.
ity of cooks will permit.
The garrison of the Regular Army
and Navy Union at this post is eonsid.
ering the question of parading in body
on Memorial Day for the purpose of
decorating the graves of deceased SOL
dlers in the post cemetery with flowers.
The almost constant rains during the
past week seriously interfered with
target practice. Some very good rec
ordS have been made, though, despite
the weather. Private Clark. company
II, making possible at 30 and at Geo
yards.
The green lawns and beautiful flower
sardens which form the chief charm of
THIS most desirable post give promise
Of being more beautiful than ever. Al
ready many flowers are in bloom and
luring the summer there will be a dis
play OF color massed in beds of artistic
iesign that will be enchanting to the
eye.
Two Sisters Of Charity were visitors
o the post on pay day and collected
quite snug little sum from the mer
The generosity of soldiers is proverbial.
md, though they may be dilitory in at
enhance at church, there are but few
denominations that have not been as
listed i'll some way by contributions
rom the men who wear the blue; and
" the way, their charity, be it from
.icer or man, is never ostentatious.
The proudest lot of youngsters in
daho were the school children of this |
oSt on the day they marched to Ceeur
Alene to take part in the ceremony |
i the flag raising at the public school.
% feel that they were marching in
recession with the famous Fourth In
antry Band leading them just tickled
he youngsters to death. They attract
Il great attention while marching and
lany favorable comments were passed
n their appearance and discipline.
heir reception was hot what it ought
have been, but was due in a great
leasure to mismanagement on the
art Of those having the matter in
barge.
Inc minstrel company are already at
ork upon another program and ex-
ect to give an entertainment at an
lrly date. The proceeds will be given
, fund to be raised for providing
rizcs for field sports on the Fourth of
lly next. Committees are already at
ork preparing program of sports for
lat day and 1t is expected that large ,
imDer Of soldiers will enter for the
iterent events. In preparing a pro-
'am at SO ear.Y date the men can :
arm what events are to take place and !
IN train accordingly. 1t is expected ,
lat sufficient number of sports can
, arranged to cover the best mart of
It day and have grand display of
,eworks in the evening.