Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-30
ARMY NEWS AND sOSslP,


| was advertised at D. M and on account
on me very small congregation no sermon
was preached. The music was rendered
| by the Eleventh Cavalry band
| Already three regiments OF the Iowa Ma
! uonal guard nave completed their annual
! The candidates for the division pistol
/ competition left here for Fort Riley. Kan,
| Second Lieutenant John de Barth We'll
| bach Gardiner. recently assigned TO this
| regiment, has been assigned 10 Troop A.
| The lieutenant will probably attend q course
az the cavalry school at Fort Riley, Kan ,
before Joining his regiment.
| Rockwell died at the residence of her son
on July IS. Mrs Rockwell had been dan
4 short service was Held before ret the body
was shipped to Pennsylvania, where rela-
tives Of Lieutenant Rockwell reside. The
| nag was at half-mast during the day.
| Post Ordnance Sergeant James Moran ar
J rived from Fort ekogh Mont, and was
assigned to the set Of quarters recently va
| Hammond.
Colonel Earl D. Thomas is stin away
| from the post for the purpose Of purchas-
! ing horses for the government; he passed
| through Fort keogh, Mont, last week.
! colonel Thomas has the reputation of being
one of the most expert judges of horse
| flesh in the country.
The Fifty,slxth regiment, Iowa National
| guard, are here at Camp Cummins, other
| wise known as Camp Croker, and are doing
| some excellent work under the command
OF Colonel Bishop, who is late Of the United
Lieutenant Thomas F. Ryan, Eleventh
J cavalry has been detailed on recruiting
/ service at Springfield, Mass, for two years.
| Captain Jones, Eleventh cavalry, in addi-
| ton to his duties as ordnance officer and
eommissary. is temporarily in charge Of the
A large quantity Of library books has
| been donated for the post library but up to
/ the present date no book shelves are avail
able In the post suitable for the reading
| room. Several book cases have been or
dered. but have not yet arrived.
| The of drill ct In this
| has been somewhat hindered by the pistol
practice; Gallery. practice is still being
manship is expected this season.
Several OF the troops ale practieing new
exhibition drill features with view to at
tending the county fairs next month.
The troops Will be inspected and mustered
| short cut to the rifle range is now
being fnished-off, made across a field due
| south of the post. The road is a con-
| tinuation of the east gate entrance and
| VIII mean the saving of at least a mile.
Fort Riley.
| FORT RILEY, Kan, July 29-(Special.)-
The Northern Division calvary carbine
| competition began at the new National rife
! range here Monday and continued through
out the week. Monday and Tuesday were
! devoted to preliminary fire. Shooting for
! record began Wednesday. The weather has
| been Ideal for the competition, there having
first of the week. the days being cioudless
| with scarcely any wind. The competition
is in charge Of Lieutenant Colonel Peter s.
| Bonus, sixth cavalry with Major A. c.
| Macomb, Ninth cavalry as executive off,
Ger. Second Lieutenant Henry A. Meyer,
Commissary and ordnance officer at the com
| peutors camp. Captain George L. Bryan,
Sixth cavalry, is adjutant and statistical
| First Lieutenant E. T. Donnelly, artillery
/ corps Will leave here next month for Fort
course Of Instruction in the artillery School,
Captain M. S. Murray, commssary. has
returned from trip to New York City,
Where he went to inspect a new fireless cook
stove; On the return trip he stopped at
CLEVELAND, o. for few days TO visit his
Rapid progress is-being made in..buildfng
a road in front of the cavalry stables about
thirty prisoners being constantly: employed
| A telegram received late last Saturday
evening fronlt the, War department. an
bounced that the orders directing Captain
George II. Cameron, Fourth cavalry, to Join
his regiment at Fort. Wallas Walla, Wash,
| by the 18th of August, had been revoked.
of the school OF application until the end
Of the year and then Join his regiment in
A fierce row occurred In a Junction city
drug store Monday evening, between three
non-commissioned officers and clerk in
pute being over the question OF the as
signment OF on-commissioned officers
quarters. The contestants were separated
| by their friends before any serious intur-
| les were inflicted.
First Lieutenant A, s. Oden Eleventh
cavalry, reassumed his duties as adjutant
OF the cavalry subpost this week. after be-
ing on sick report for some time.
The detachment OF the signal corps from
Fort Leavenworth, which has been here
for several weeks working with the field
| artillery drill regulations board, has re-
capta iD caSon t aq def corps
who reported for duty here last week has
assumed command Of the Seventh battery,
Major Granger Adams and Veterinarian
r. II. Power. artillery corps, returned Mon
day from East ST. Louis. Ill, where they
have been for several days on duty as
members OF board for the purchase of
The large new commissary storehouse is
| now entirely enclosed and the roof com
pleted The work of construction is being
expedited as much as possible, and the
building will probably be ready for occu-
pancy inside of three months.
| Mrs. Godfrey, wife of Colonel z. S. God
frey. Ninth cavalry, commandment, has gone
| east for a, visit with friends at various
points. She will be gone about three
Captain Tracy C. Dickson Of the ordnance
department, who has been here for about
two months on duty in connection with the
range-hnding equipment OF the new artil-
| ton.
A dance was given last Saturday evening
by the bachelor officers Of the cavalry sub
post In honor OF Miss Bessie Gwynn Tay-
Tor, whose engagement to Second Lieu
tenant w. ~ Morrison artillery corps, was
During recent practice with high explo-
sive shell by the Seventh battery field ar
tillery, number OF the projectiles failed
to burst, and as the fuses are probably
armed, orders have been issued warning
soldiers and civilians not to handle anV
/ protectiles found on the reservation.
First Lieutenant +. p. Amos Eleventh
cavalry, has returned TO his duties after
being sick for several days.
Second Lieutenant Adam r. Casad artil-
lery corps, has been granted leave OF ali
sence for q month and. accompanied bv
his family. left the post Saturday AT the
expiration of his leave he will report AZ
West Point for duty at the military
academy.
Major Beverly w Dunn OF the ordnance
department has returned to his station a.
Governors island. New York harbor Ma tor
Dunn is the inventor OF the new explosive
known as dunnite and has been here 20
some time witnessing the tests of this ex-
plosive which have been made nv the se1y-
enth battery field artillery.
A council OF administration eop,nosad -
Captain c., b. Sweesey, w. c. Babcock
teenth cavalry, met Wednesday afternoon
and disposed Of the personal effects OF
Private John w. Green, Troop c. Thir-
tenth cavalry. whe recently deserted the
Orders were issued Tuesday direetin,
Sergeant Henning Sandgren. Troop A, Thir-
teenth cavalry 70 proceed to Fort Bayard
n. NJ, where he will enter the General
hospital for treatment
Major Augustus c. Macomb. Ninth cav
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