Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-05-28

has been laid to the Clearwater, and is
there is any delay in running trains into
Lewiston by July | it will be because
of the failure to complete the bridge
across the Clearwater. The warm weather
of the past few days has caused the river
to rise rapidly, which makes more diff
hcult and dangerous the work of building
the bridge. Ihe only grading that re-
mains to be done is on the south side OF
the river, when will take about one
months work.
Edward McConyille, who has been mus
tered in as a major, First Idaho volun-
teers, was born in Cape Vincent, \. y,
June p. 1916. He was educated at the
university of Syracuse. On the breaking
out OF the war he went with the Twelfth
New York volunteers as drummer boy.
In 1868, when the time of the enlistment
of the regiment expired, he re-enlisted in
the Thirteenth New York cavalry and
served until September, 1865, being mus
tered out as a second lieutenant. He sub
sequently served eight years in the Twen-
tv-first infantry, being first sergeant OF
Company G, during seven years OF that
period. When the Nez Perez war broke
out in 1877 ne was placed i'll command
of the north Idaho volunteers as colonel
For four years he has been colonel of the
Uniform Rank, X. of p, of this state.
In 1891 Major McCOnyille was appointed
by President Harrison to the position Of
superintendent of the Indian training
school at Fort Lapwai, which position he
has held up to the present time.
Montana.
Wheat is being marketed i'll large guam
titles at Kalispell.
Private Monroe and Private O'Leary,
of Company NJ served under Gordon in
uueling the Chinese rebellion, and 1t Is
said that each is wonderfully proficient
in the use of chop sticks. Each speaks
the Chinese language tluently, and should
the regiment be ordered to Manila they
will run up to Hong Kong and visit old
friends.
Inspector Routledge, of the mounted
police, has returned to Great Falls from
his patrol in the Yukon country, having
made the ll0O-mle trip to Fort Simpson,
at the mouth of the Lizard, and returned
to Edmonton, in all 300 miles, by dog
trail, III three months and 10 days. In
spector Routledge returned i'll perfect
health, and his only regret is that his
patrol did not continue farther and
through to Dawson City, which he Is
confident he could have reached by the
end of April.
Company A of Great Falls broke the
record upon examination for mastering
in and did not have a single man rejected
out of more than 100 who were brought
to the city. The record is considered by
military men as being little short OF won
derful, especially when it is considered
that the examinations in other states
conducted upon the same basis and IN
enforcement of the same regulations are
resulting i'll the rejection OF large per
centages.
DR.. Leroy Southmayd of the staff of
surgeons among Montana volunteers Is,
while Il young man, an OIr inner at the
same time. He was born in Madison
AOulNN3 III lllN StlNHJ % tllt plSilNSA'
of that section say, and is ii graduate OF
Ann Arbor university. He practiced med
icine at White Sulphur springs time
and is consequently well known there,
His name is famous one in Montana,
Leroy Southmayd, his falner having ia
ken prominent part in the work Of eN-
terminating the bad element from the
country in the days OF the vigiIantes.
Company l., OF Hell ma First Montana
infantry, Is no longer without com
mandpr. A. J.. Duncan, county attorney
OF Missoula county, has been appointed
captain OF the company by Governor
Smith, and later was mustered in and
commissioned. Captain Duncan will take
the place offered to John NJ, Evans of
Missoula. who found that he could not
settle up his business affairs i'll time to
90 with the regiment. The new captain
was once commandment of the Virginia
military school at Lexington, Va.