Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-25
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Private George A. Abbott comapny D.
| has been discharged from The service, having
completed his enlistment of i've years.
There will be a concert on the parade
grounds this evening at 7:l5 by the Twenty
second infantry band. Emil Reichardt.
leader. The program will consist of six num-
bCrs
Private Francis +. Delaware company C,
has been ordered discharged by way of favor,
through the interCeding of Congressman
Mercer, and upon approval of his company
commander.
The contract for supplying bedding for
the public animals in the quartermastero
department has been reduced to 52,Si5
pounds. The contract is with Thomas Baker
and expires June 80.
The quartermastera draft team, attached
to mower, became frightened at the troops
drilling yesterday and ran away, breaking
the machine, while two men had narrow
escape from being injured.
Contracts have been awarded for the
supplying of fuel at the post during the fiscal
Hull of Omaha for 1897 expires June S0
being reduced to 1,100,350 pounds of anthra-
cite coal.
Private John seynea company c. has
been granted a furlough for three
months and upon the expiration
thereof he will be discharged. This is
the last man in company G that has the
privilege of a furough under general orders
No. so, A. G.. o., 1890.
Thomas Sheehy, son OF Sergeant Shelly,
comapny G, has been enlisted as a I2'nor,
paragraph S26. Array Regulations. having
been complied with inCultnS special au-
thority from army headquarters. Sheehy
will be assigned to company ID, 20 learn
music, company musician.
Four hundred loaves of bread IS consumed
gJnfl fNsN g.f
pastry and rolls. The total amount Of -four
used in one month is $1,000 pounds. The
baking is done by soldiers who are bakers
by trade Private Olaf p. Swanson, company
+, being chief baker and in charge of the
bakery; Privates Harry Higgins, company III,
and Carries f. Minor, company f, ASSISTANTS.
In compliance with instructions from the
department commander, Sergeant John Ma
loney company r; James Fagan, company
A; Patrick Harrington, company ID; Richard
Marny, company C; George c. Charlton,
company b, and Louis Peterson, company 4,
left yesterday to act as pail bearers at the
funeral of Captain Horace SarsOn, Second
infantry retired. who died at Omaha on
Tuesday last. Musician William Kearcher
VIII accompany the detail.
Orders have been received from headquar-
ters, Department of the Platte, authorizing
the commanding officer at Fort Crook to
send Artificer John ODonnell, company +,
Twenty-second infantry, to the government
hOspitul loI lne ilSdhe dt w NdsullBtoH' SER
geant Louis X. Willie and Private John
Ryan, company f, will conduct ODOnnell
to that place. On June 6, 1892. ODonnell
then private company II, Seventeenth in
fantry, was struck with a glass in the post
exchange at Fort d. A. Russell, Wyo while
sentry over two civilian prisoners. He was
treated then for severe and lacerated
wound near the left ear. On May "a, last,
o Donnell received notice OF his mothers
death, in New York City. He at once made
application for furlough, which was granted,
but he failed to avail himself of it. on June
10 he was marked sick in quarters" and on
the l4th he mysterously disappeared. After
a close search by the members of company
+ O'Donnel was found wandering idly
about in the woods in the vicinity of Belle
yue. He was then placed under restraint
of the guard. He leaves today for Washing
ton, where he will remain until cured or re-
leased by the secretary Of war. on applica-
tiOn OF his friends.