Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-03
Fort Riley.

FORT RILEY, Kan, Dec. 2-tSpecfal)-
Saptaln George w. Burr of the ordnance
department arrived at this post last sun
day and spent part of the week making
an on1cial inspection of the field artillery
material The different batteries fired sew
eral rounds from each piece so that the
action of the carriages in ere could he in
spected; Captain Burr recently finished an
FF9 oIf siH oS of The artillery material at
Fort Riley. w
Letters received from members Of the
Sixth battery, which left here some time
ago 10 march to Fort Sam Houston, Tex
zen OF pleasant experiences on the road
AZ every stopping-place crowds Of people
turn out TO see the soldiers. Farmers come
70 the camps and pass around buckets OF
big red apples and at several places the
| men have been treated to hot pies by the
citizens. The last report states that not
sick report.
Colonel E. S. Godfrey. Ninth cavalry.
commanding officer Of this post and family,
( are entertaining the colonels sister. Mrs
Ogle of Ottawa, H.
the Rock Island arsenal, who came here
about two months ago to superintend the
work of repairing the new field artillery
armament, received word last week that
| Mrs, Miller was very sick and at once left
for Rock Island, where he now is.
charged last Mapch from SSbn s d
| battery at this post, has re-enlsted at
Fort Douglas, Utah, for the same orGaniza.
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Trumpeter Oscar G. Robinson, troop d,
! Ninth cavalry, has been made corporal
T. is probable that Chaplain oliver c.
Miller. Thirteenth cavalry. will he ordered
! to the general hospital at Hot Springs. Ark
| soon for treatment. He has been SUFFERING
[ for long time from neuritis and his con-
dltlOn shows no Improvement as yet.
Orders have been issued from the head
! quarters of the Ninth cavalry mere pro-
motlng Corporal Nathan Jones to be SER
/ geant, and Lance Corporal Thomas Smith
| 10 be corporal Both are members Of trooI
| L.; stationed at Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
! Second Lieutenant Z. A. Buchanan. Ninth
| cavalry, has been relieved as assistant 10
/ the commissary The duties will be per.
| formed by Second Lieutenant C. f. Hatha,
| way OF the same regiment.
G; s. West clerk of the school OF appli.
| cation, went to Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday
| 70 spend Thanksgiving with his sister
| His family has gone to Omaha 20 visit
| relatives.
The post exchange council for the month
Captain = S Armstron seo Ni2th 9o osVarS o
Captain f. NJ Leary, Eleventh cavalry
and First Lieutenant G. w. winterburn
Cook Charles D. Mitchell Twenty-second
battery, Field artillery, has been relieved
! from extra duty in the subsistence depart
ment as assistant, instructor of cooks il
the training school for bakers and cooks
and Cook William Hoy Of the Seventh
. battery detailed in his stead.
Mrs. Schaher, wife of Sergeant Major
w. H; schaffer Artillery corps, who was
recently transferred from Fort Leayen,
! worth 10 foIt bdheT, al, Is WISHING lela
tives near here. where she will remain unit
the sergeant major gets settled In Their
new home.
Captain John NJ Sigworth, paymaster
came in From Kansas City and paid the
/ men of this command yesterday.
-, a polo game played at the athletic parI
Sunday resulted in a score OF 81 to q! ir
favor of the Fort Riley team. The visit
ing team was from Junction ~it-. Kan
! Hugh +. Chastan, discharged as a pr
vate from the Eleventh cavalry last sum
| mer, has become a member of the hrn