Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-02

report there on August 81 for years
course in the school Of submarine defense
airy, reported for duty at this post Tues
day. During the national match last year
Major Macomb was here In charge OF the
national rifle range. This is his third tour
OF duty at Fort Riley.
The ogden base ball team played the
artillery team at the post last sunday.
The game ended I'm a general night, IN which
number of the members OF each team ana
some outsiders received severe bruises The
soldiers seem to have won the hight, but
as the score was lost In the miNup II is not
known which side won the game.
Captain w. c. short Thirteenth cavalry,
and Mrs. short, returned Monday from an
absence OF about two weeks.
Veterinarian Richard H. Power. artillery
corps, left on Thursday for East st, Louis,
where he will be on duty for several weeks
as member of a board for the purchase
of public animals.
The examinations for artillery gunners
we're concluded this week About 100 candi-
dates appeared before the board. NJ
The Ninth cavalry band will go TO Topeke
in about two weeks to attend a reunion or
one of the Kansas colored regiments, ChieI
Musician Carl S. Gungel has closed num-
ber OF contracts for the appearance or the
band at various points In the state. -,
In attempting to mount caisson while on
a practice march, Private Farmer OF the
Sixth battery, field artillery, fell and sus-
tained a broken leg, one wheel passing oVor
II just above the ankle.
First Sergeant Leaby, Troop u, ana SER
geant Newman, Troop ID, Thirteenth cav
airy, have been granted furloughs OF three
months each.
First cavalry is under orders TO report at
this post for observation and treatment In
Private r. NJ. McAllister. Ninth cavalry.
has been transferred from Fort Leaven-
worth to Fort Riley,
Gently arrived at this post from West Point,
will return for duty at the Military acad-
emy at the beginning of tho next course
Captain John 7. Haines, Eleventh cavalry,
has been appointed regimental adJutant,
and leaves today for station at the head
quarters of his regiment at Fort Des
Moines.
BY authority of the chief of staff, Re
structlon in horseshoeing in the training
! school for farriers and horseshoers, has
| been assigned to Troop A, Thirteenth cav
| airy. He will continue under instruction
| until the graduation of his class, when he
| will be detailed on special duty as assistant
to to,rthe the instructor in horseshoeing ti1
! has determined that the post exchange Will
| not establish a laundry and poultry farm.
| The question Of running dairy was left 10
the discretion of the post exchange officer.
Veterinarian John Tempany, Ninth cav
| airy, has been granted leave of absence for
| two months, and will leave next week for
| Walla Wall. Wash, and Portland, Ore
| Captain Oliver c. Miller, chaplain. Thir-
| teenth cavalry, arrived at the post Monday
| and assumed the duties of post chaplain. He
| has been on leave of absence since his reg
iment returned from the Philippines.
Carey, Seventh battery, field artillery. will
! leave next week for a visit to his old home
in Boston, having been granted furlough
The fireless cooking process with which
| Captain M; S. Murray, commissary, has
| lately been put to several practical tests in
the field and has demonstrated beyond ques-
ton its adaptability to army cooking. The
| boxes have been taken with batteries on
| practice marches, and when halts were
made at the meal hours they were opened
| and the food found to be perfectly cooked
and ready to serve hot, rendering unneces-
| sary the delay incident to building camp
fires and waiting for the cooking, to =, ne t,e
lery, will be equipped with the hay boxes
at once, and other organizations viii prob
Stable Sergeant John Moon, Seventh bat,
| terry, field artillery, who has served eight
years in the army, has applied for his dis
| charge by purchase and Will engage II
Colonel Sydney Taylor, artillery corps
colonel Monday. He. will remain here II
command of the artillery subpost and will
have command of the new provisional
regiment of artillery.
The Junction city and Fort Riley Driv.
ing club has announced the, program foi
athletic park on August 10, 16 and It.
There win be four races and several move
features each, day. over $2VO In purses
Sergeant Major w. H. scharer. form.
erly stationed here has bee been & SrdeFed rec iron iron
as regimentai sergeant major of the pro.
visional regiment of field artillery to be
organized there this summer.
A public sale of condemned stoves, tents
was held by the 6 s1 de
remarkably high prices. ,,,
Orders were issued In the cavalry SUB,
post Thursday, designating Troop A, Ninth
| Troops c, Ninth cavalry, and b, ThirteentE
cavalry, as the hose brigade, and Troops
b and c, Eleventh cavalry, as the salvage
! company. Major A. G.. Macomb, Ninth
| cavalry, was detailed as fire marshal re-
lieving Captain John T. Haines, Eleventh
Yesterday a review of the entire com
mand took place on Pawnee flats preceding
| the regular monthly muster and Inspection
| A large number of civilians were present
to witness the maneuvering of the troops
About l2O recruits arrived at the pos
this week and were assigned to troops
of the first squadron Thirteenth cayairyi, Ti
mons, hospital corps having completed
his duties at this post, was ordered to re
turn to his proper station Fort slocum
Lance Corporal william T. Mays Troor
K, Ninth cavalry, was promoted to p'
Second lieutenant Z. A. buchanan, Nintl
cavalry has been relieved and First Lieu
as range officer.
Private Joseph I; ApPlipii Troop B. Nintl Shatl
cavalry, was relieved wednesday iron
special duty in the signal office, and Priv
ate ,Charles Wilson, same troop detailed
Major A c. Macomb, Ninth cavalry, wal
detailed Thursday as summary court ant
survey officer of the cavalry subpost' re
lieving Captain c. b. Sweeney, Ihlrteenti
cavalry. -,
The post exchange council for the montl
of July will be composed of Captains F.
S, Armstrong and G. f. Hamilton, Nintl
cavalry, and First Lieutenant w. +. Monet
Thirteenth cavalry.
Fort Meade.
FORT MEADE S D.. July 1-(Special.
Thursday evening, June 22, dance wal
given in the post gymnasium by the en-
listed men of the hospital corps A srea
MANY from Sturgis attended and a mos
| en- inNahle eNenlng WAS spont bN all.