The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-10-08
FORT SHERMAN.

General Carlin paid Spokane a visi,
this week.
Mrs. Sergeant Major Davis and chill
dren are visiting friends in Spokane.
Captain OBrien will soon leave TO,
Wardner, Idaho, the station of his com.
pany.
Corporal O'Hara, Co. d. is ENJOYING
twenty days furlough, visiting his
family.
Major Dodge has been ordered to paw
the troops Of this post on the rolls for
September.
Lieutenant Hollis, Fourth infantry.
has gone to Wallace, Idaho, to Join his
company.
Private OBrien, Go. d. Fourth in
fantry, has been granted a furlough for
three months.
Miss. Berdie Jellum who has been
visiting in the post for some time has
gone to Spokane.
Peter Hoffmeister of the band has
joined the army Of pedal pushers. He
rides 81 inch ordinary.
Lieutenant Leyden went to Spokane
on the . inst. to meet Mrs. Leyden who
returned from a prolonged visit east.
The post garden has been IA success
this year. All the root cellars are be-
ing filled with winter vegetables.
Dress parades take place daily. ex.
cept saturdays and Sundays. Band
concert takes place after parade.
Lieutenant F. T. Stetson, Fourth in.
fantry, and Lieutenant Reeves, Fourth
cavalry, have joined from graduating
leave.
The men are anxiously awaiting the
news of the rifle contest at Fort Sher
dian. The Fourth infantry will be
sure to place some men on the team.
Commissary Sergeant Ainesbury re-
turned from Washington, ID. G. on the
lst inst. where he had gone on business.
He says the q. A. II. reunion was an
immense success.
The Fourth infantry Band met the
quill drivers OF Washington at the
depot on the morning OF the inst. and
played several popular airs while they
were waiting to take the steamer for
the Mission.
Surveyors are at work making a man
Of the reservation and location of build. |
lngs for Engineer Riblet Of Spokane
who desires it for the information of
the military authorities, in connection
with the right Of way of the proposed
electric railway from Spokane to Csur
/ Alene.
nder the auspices of the General
j. y. Garfield Garrison, X. A. and NJ
literary entertainment, grand ball I
md supper will be given on the 18th inst.
It the Post Hall for the benefit of Mrs.
'weeney, widow of the late Jas. II.
'weeney who was drowned in Lake
eur dAlene. The band subscribed
10 20 and turned it over to the widow
"o days after the accident occurred t
'nvate Hern, 60. II. donated pony I
D be rallied for at 800 a chance a
'yer two hundred chances have been i
Did. The entertainment and ball ON h
he 18th will realize "a large sum also o
eneral Carlin has authorized Mrs II
"eeney to remain at the Post as long
she desires to make it her home.
The Annual convention of the Reyu.
Army and Navy Union which was
I'D at Detroit, Mich, last month was
e most successful one in the existence
the order, In point of members \
ough there were some stormy debates
er questions of financial affairs. II u
Is developed that the National Adj.
tant was short about 5000 in his ar.
nnts and that he had used a stamn
csimile Of the National Com mandsr's
mature for illegal purposes. Meas
Is were adopted that will prevent
I'll work in the future. Previous IN
holding Of the convention consider.
e opposition existed to third term
Roche, the National Commander
IL appears that great deal Of mig.
nary work was done on his behalf ma =
reelection is said to have been a r
aication. Elections Of officers will
e place in December instead of
he. Captains will lie known b.ro
er rs Commanders, first Leutenants
senior Vice Commander and second
uteiiants as Junior Vice Comman.
5, (uartermasters as Financial SEQ.
'ries. The offices Of Sergeant major
Qnartermaster Sergeant are aboU. frO
L. fro