The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-19

the direction of the purchasing officers.
the animals would be required to be
ridden at a walk. a trot and gallop. and
II he was sufficiently tractable and his
gait was all right he was sent to the
branding pen and the letters ~. So
branded on his left and his
number burned into n of his front
hoofs. During the day so horses were
accepted from among those passed the
day before and purchased. The remain
der of those passed for soundness were
not examined for fitness as to gait.
tractability. al they are rot yet suffi-
GENTLY broken.
Major Carr will examine more horses
to-day and when ne has secured a suf-
ficient number for this troop will go to
Missoula to finish purchasing for the
troop there. The average price paid for
horses yesterday was about s'5. The
highest price paid was for the DAILY
stock. for which Major Carr paid $50
straight through. but this was only a
pittance OF their actual worth, as the
poorest one would easily have brought
two or three times that amount in the
open market.
During the inspection yesterday Rob
ert Carleton met with the same sort
of an acciden that befell Louis Des-
jarden last Sunday. The cinch of his
saddle broke. and he was thrown un-
der the horses, which jumped on his
head. He escaped much more fortu-
nately than Desjarden. however, and
My received "A cut over one eye aside
from being badly shaken up. and some
what bruised. DIR. Bryant. who hap
pened to be on the ground. dressed the
wound. udson Brown. the trooper
taken home with a chill day before yes
terday. has developed a case of pleurisy,
but his condition is not serious. and he
xxin 10 ahla 70 anannnanN tho trnnn
Louis Desjarden is greatly improved.
n il is thought he. 100 will be able,
TO accompany the troop
Since the publication of the orders
from Colonel Griggsby, army regula-
tions must be inforced. and the disci-
pine at Camp DAILY has been much
more strict that heretofore, but the
boys accept Ii with a good grace. and
are rapidly acquiring ideal soldier quail
tiles. Since discipline commenced to
be enforced. Captain Stivers has been
compelled to deny visitors the privi-
lege of the grounds. and now only those
who secure passes are admitted.
Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd was a busy
man yesterday. winding up his person.
al affairs, preparatory to leaving for
the front. He expects to depart Sat
urday or Sunday.
No news has been received here rel
alive to the route the LIST Infantry will
ldht u ~ i'i 'ph
Francisco. The friends of the Butte
boys are hopeful hat they will come
this way in order that they may say
a last farewell. A number of the la
dies of the city have organized what
they call The Soldiers Aid society,"
whose purpose is to supply the mem
bers of Companies Il. + and g with
better food than the government pro-
vides for the journey to California.
and have a call out for all who are in
terested in the members of the three
companies to contribute fruit, cake.
bread and boiled meats, the donations
to be delivered to the basement OF the
Hamilton block Thursday afternoon for
shipment to Helena.
G. T.. Seyde has been authorized by
the national volunteer reserve to en-
roll a company under the plan fol-
lowed by the association. He states
hat he will begin the enrolment at
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