Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23
Fort Riley.

FORT RILEY. Kan, April 22:z(speciai)
The members OF the Kansas state bdi-
toroiaI association, who have been attend
ing their annual meeting at Junction City
this week, visited the post in BODY
w HTese and msnT Of the oitizens Of the town
Second Lieutenant Ralph Talbot Jr,
Twelfth cavalry who is one OF the class
month from the school of application at
this post, is the youngest commissioned
tsry in academy sSs ~ ths dy Re %as
On May the FIRST of 9 series of ball
Leavenworth will occur at the latter post.
There will also be game between a team
OF officers from each posi-: ST., spseIS worth
to accommodate the large crowd which
will so from here.
sentative OF the Department Of Agricul-
ture to this place authority has been given
a salary OF SEQ a month. An attempt Will
be made to increase the timbered area
OF the military reservation by planting
trees in order to increase its value for
tactical problems and maneuvers.
Major Adams, artillery corps, who was
operated on for appendicitis oyer al month 6nI1
pital to his quarters. Although still con-
lined to his bed he Is slowly improving
and hopes soon to be able to resume his
Major @. H Morgan. Ninth cavalry, and
Major T. J. Lewis, Thirteenth cavalry,
spending two weeks making an official IN
spection Of the Kansas National guard.
Captain Ernest Kinds, artillery corps,
returned from Hot Springs, Ark, last
week and resumed command OF the second
battery, field artillery. -.-
The post exchange did business 70 the
Major j. N. Banister, post surgeon, has
o oeSa PrG IN the mediesl department.
A minstrel troupe has bsen> organized
among the, enlisted men Of the Ninth Cav
| OF series OF entertainments at the post
| theater next Tuesday evening. Post Ser
geant Major Porter is manager OF the
Captain Elmer A. Deans, medical de-
| partment. who has been, on leave OF ABB
senoe In the east for three months, re,
turned to the post Monday and resumed
| his surgical duties.
The CLERK and librarian of the school OF
/ finished this week the work Of moving
part OF the library and ONCE furniture
/ by the moving OF the quartermaster's de-
/ partment into its new quarters ~ re-
| now presents an Inviting appearance and
| Mr.. Vests once has been rendered at
| tractive by the rsdecoration Of the walls
and by providing It with a new carpet and
some new furniture.
First Lieutenant woodson Hooker.
hsyenth intSn6ry mas Seen 1rq tSIs na Sy
| from Fsrt Mackenzie, Wyo, for treatment
at the post hospital.
| troop A, Eleventh cavalry, has been trans
| ferred TO troop l., Thirteenth cavalry, ana
fb TO qbs 5etae5ment P Of farmers and
| horseshoers at Fort Riley. He reported
| here from Fort Des Moines this week
| Nearly thirty enlisted men deserted the
| service at this post Immediately after pay
day last week. Several OF them have been
| First Lieutenant w. f. Martin, Second
] cavalry has been granted leave of absence
| for a month and fifteen days and has gone
| First lieutenant j. G. Pillow, Thirteenth
cavalry, is acting as adjutant OF the cav
Captains F. II. Pomroy and s. F. Bot
| toms OF the subsistence department ar
| rived here and entered upon the course OF
e Ts ana Si'C COOKS this Week captain PomToy
| came from New York City and Captain
Bottoms from san Francisco a CO., ., r,.ut.,
ants Dickey, Dillman, Scott. Dallam and
/ Talbot, members OF the special class IN
to enable them 20 take the course OF in-
struction for cooks before leaving the
| In order TO make the course OF instruc-
| ton for farriers and horseshoers as prac-
| teal as possible, orders were Issued We'd
post suffering from diseases or injuries be
| sent 20 the veterinary hospital for treat
ment by the students under direction OF
/ the veterinary instructors.
| base ball team composed entirely OF
| Japanese. which Is touring this country,
| game with the Fort Riley team tomorrow.
| Instruction OF non-cOmmissioned ofncers
OF the first squadron OF the Ninth cavalry
| In military field engineering and map
| reading began "wednesday. Captain W. II
| Mccormack Is in charge OF the class
Captain r. 3. Armstrong, Ninth cavalry,
George Fariughy, steward Of the post eX-
change, and IL II. Sparks, post electrician
/ alias Electric Sparks went 70 Saline
/ Monday evening 70 take the consistory de-
/ grees OF Masonry. which are being con-
| ferred there this week.
| IAeutenants ID. w. Hand l.. T. BOiseau,
| +. Q. @. Gardner. n. r. Casey ana T.. ID.
| designated ss the officers whose duty II