Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-17

Fort Ruey,
FORT RILEY, Kan nee. i6.-'tSrcclNl y
"Wednesday afternoon while Major j N
RaniStcr post surgeon, was out driving
with hts son. hts horse became unmnnage.
able and ran into the fence orrosto the
street car station. The major was thrown
out OF the buggy and struck = telcsrarh
pole, breaking his arm and badly htuiSine
him IN several place, nis son mn va, vn n.rri,
without serious injury. Tho rtE which was
a valuable one, was completely destroyei
Major Ranister was taken 10 the hospital
where the fracture ot his arm was reduced
and he Is now setting along as wcll as
could hc expected
During the winter there will he given
moving picture show Rt the post tn.atcr
weekly. A small admission Zee VIII he
charged Tor tho benefit OF the rost on
4 class Of bakers graduated from th.
training school Tor bakers and cooks yes
! terdaN and, under orders from the War, Ne
partmcnt were assigned "a organizations
and lott AZ once Tor their new stations,
Tho basket ball team has received its new
uniforms consisting Of blue trousers ana
red lcFfingp. The schedule or games iot
! the winter IL almost complete, dates having
| been made with the teams from ~, John
| Military academy nj Salinn. Kan, aud with
| teams from the towns OF Emporia Ottawa,
| Simpson aud Glasgow, Kan
Tho cavalry board nnd tho ncld hruuetN
board are testing II combined spur and Yea
/ ging tho invention Of Major W, C. brown'
Third e,yslry LII II Us Us a'Mn sIcc =" ir,proSe
! mcnt over the present plan or Fastening
| the spur to tho boot heel -
! CORPORAL Srhlermycr OF tho Seventh neld
! battery has been granted furlouHh Tor
| -four months lie was recently discharged
and at once c-cultsted an,
| Great prcrarn lions are being mane tnt 'nr
entertainment Of tho children ~ tho post or
! Christmas eve cnntnta VIII DC kNeh, "
| the post thcater, TO hc followed by tho dis
| trihution OF presents from Christmas
! tree, - ,.t..
! prepared by Lntrohc Rronmel, instructor q,
/ cooks in the training school Tor bakers ana
| cooks II viii he submitted 20 tho War de-
partmcnt with tho suggestion That ne
FIRST sergeant Henry Robbins OF tho sec
/ ond battery. Field artillery. who II IN ms
United states army. viii he placed on the
! retired list next month. le WI! 60 70
southern California. whore he VIII MAKE
First Lieutenant A. e. odoll, Eleventh
cavalry il sick IN tho hospital
A social club has been organized among
the nnlistrd men Of Troop n, Thirtcenth
| cnyalry They held their first dance of tho
season in the assembly hall Monday evcn-
! < handbag containing n So bill and q
drnft for s1b was lost by woman whlle
visiting at the post last week N has not
The detail for street car guard IL now
made up entirely Of rcrgeantH, ana as tsr
as possible from those n VINO 1rod nsN' more Una"
| Captain y s. Armstrong, Ninth cavalry,
has gone 20 Jofferronville' Ina. whore ne
y
| ing friends During his absence the post
| exchange will be under charge or 'hptnin
tanning Parsons Ninth cavalry,
| Hand concerts are being given eacl
! "wednesday cVcnin. NJ O'Clock ~ inc post
! yymnnaiunl Thoao concerts VIII bn con"
tinucd throughout the winter. =.
! Misa HaniEter daughter Of Major j, IA
: Bnnigtor medical department. has returnsd
from visiting friends ~ Fort iehvenwortn'
| Chnplnin Oliver &, Miller, Thirteenth cav
: airy has gone To Hot SPRING.. Ark, where
he will enter tho Army ana Navy teneihs
| hoapItnl for treatment. During hiH absenc.
| the duties Of his offce Will he peftormod
I Temporary secretary Of the Young Men
Christian association, -, a,
| First Lieu onant w, w Reno, nedical de~
| part:nrnt, hnH returned 10 duty FROM "
| short leave Of absence
! Almost every of1ccr IN the post went 70
| Junction CITY Monday evening 70 atenu
| the Alice Nielsen concert large number
! OF the enlisted men also attended
| second lieutenant John SyminEton. EisS-
| enth cavalry, who has been undergoing eN
! animation for promotion, has been relieved
| ns fudge advocate OF the general court .msi
| tiai now I'm session AZ this post the duues
! being performed by First Lieutenant L. v.
! Boisoau. Artillery corps. 49,, .,.,.
! First lieutenant w. Y Monet. Thirteenth
| cavnlry, has been detailed on special dutN'
| with troop " Of his regiment
| Twelve recruits arrived AZ the post or
| TUESDAY and were AsFinned TO TROOPS OF
| tho pftpt Hduadron. Thirteenth cavalry. .
| Tirat Lieutenant w. A. Buchanan Ninth
| cavalry. will In addition to hts regular
dutiea net nE instructor OF recruits w Nhs
| cavalry subpost. -
| Captain p r. Armstrong has been ap.
| polnird aCtiuv r~glmentnl qunrterinaetet OF
the Ninth cavalry,