Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-04
NEWS FROM ARMY POSTS


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Fort Riley.
FORT RILEY, kan, Nov 3.-(Speciat)--
The Fort Riley Card club met last Saturday
evening for the first time this season at the
post exchange, where a number Of games
were played, the winner Of each receiving
a prize. Immediately after the card con-
tests dance was given, the music being
furnished by the Ninth cavalry orchestra
The club consists Of officers and their fami-
The school Of application for cavalry and
field artillery has added TO Its course Of in
struotion military map making and map
The old pontoon bridge over the Kansas
river. which has been quite on attraction
at Fort Riley, has been torn down and Is
being replaced by a wooden one
The work on the new stone barracks,
which are going up in the artillery subpost.
lis progressing very rapidly and II no further
DELAYS are met with the buildings Will be
completed some time in January. IL Is re-
ported that the Twenty-ninth battery, now
stationed at Fort Leavenworth, will occupy
these quarters. The artillery suhpost VIII
then consist OF six batteries Of held artll-
lery, a larger number than any post in the
United States contains.
Captain ]. b. Mcdonald, auartermaster's
department, Fort Leavenworth. and captain
Tyree r Rivers, Fourth cavalry, Washing
ton, n c., arrived In the post last week
and are preparing to take the examination
Lieutenant Barnard at Carr Hall, while
the latter is stopping with Captain and Mrs.
Cameron.
riding hall that Is to DO erected in the
cavalry post on the site selected In front
Of the veterinary hospital have been re
the hands Of Captain Whitman, construct
ing quartermaster, who Is preparln,S ~
advertise for bids The building ma Wh uy pe
/ be a great Improvement on the present one
and will be constructed along the most i'm
proved lines that have been adopted by the
quartermaster generals Office,
/ The request of Colonel Godfrey for ap-
other bachelor officers hall has received
and plans prepared in Washington have al
| ready been received by him In order that
he may recommend any changes that he
the The observing tower which was erected
/ by the engineer corps near the infantry
! redoubt for the purpose of taking pictures
when that work Is bombarded by the artil:
| lery was taken away few night ago ana
no trace Of it can be found. A thorough
search of the post has been made, but with
out result. This Is quite puzzling PROPOSE.
ton. However, the investigation VIII not
given up until the guilty party T Of parties
Mrs. Godfrey is back from stoNestown,
n, j.. where she spent the summer with
' Contract Surgeon Leon Garcia, us. A,
arrived here the first Of the week ana re-
y. lieutenant Ts Joseph Barnard, Fifth cavalry.
visited Fort Leavenworth. Kan.' while on
Captain Miller, Ninth cavalry. recently
relieved as adjutant upon the completion
| of his four years term, will take the scnool
Of equitation course, which begins No
The polo team Of this post brought back
a silver loving cup, which was Qnered
as the consolation prize by the kansas
| City Journal. They also won set or polo
mailets of the best English make. The
team won these trophies when i defeated
Fort Leavenworth last Saturday by score
The Agricultural college at Manhattan
wants a game with the post on Thanks-
Ii is very probable that game viii be ar
ranged for at the post on that day.
The artillery examining board has been
Berry, Sturgis, Conklin Mott and Mona
hon for promotion. The examinations were
oV GsPperai Z a. McHlpin and Mrs. MoAipin
Of New York City are the guests Of Mrs;
McAlpin's sister Mrs Slocum, wife Of
now on duty in Havana, Cuba, General
McAlpln has been one Of the most prom
lnent figures in the National guard OF the
prominently mentioned in 1901 as a candi-
date for vice president on the republican
The ouarternaster's department has re-
ceived a chemical hand engine which will
make a valuable addition to the post hre
The residence Of DR.. and Mrs. Melchor
Gist Cockey, South JEFFERSON street, juno
ton City, Kan, was the scene OF g very
pretty but quiet home wedding last Thurs
day evening, when their niece, Miss Edna
Beverley Mclean, was united IN marriage
to Lieutenant Thomas Earl Cathro OK the
Thirteenth cavalry, now stationed at Fort
Fort Rney's foot ball team played its
initial game on wednesday afternoon al
topeka Where it went against the Wash
IS IS rated as about the fastest proposition
in this section OF the west, we were de-
feafed. but expected TO be.
played here last saturday psfit o;T be- BE-
Johns Military, academy in which Fort
Riley won out by a score OF ~ TO o.
fort RiIey athletic field Sunday afternoon
between the officers of the cavalry and ar
tiliery corps of this post resulted in q
ST The Mexican officers are engaged in get.
ting accustomed TO their surroundings and
are taking great interest In the driuf
through which the batteries are now going
But one of them speaks any English but
undoubtedly all viii be more or less pro
fcient IN It's use before they have com tbc
garrison officers who speak Spanish are
looking after and assisting them. They
are a,rsJl learning the rudiments Of the game
| First Lieutenant James ID. Tilford, First
cavalry, from Fort Clark, Tex, Is visiting
leave of absence. Lieutenant Tilford, who
Is a brother Of Mrs. Cameron, is under
1 order TO appear before the cavalry eA'
amining board for promotion.
A post has been placed on the road be
tween here and Junction City for the pur-
pose of searching all wagons for liquor
and government property. For the last
few months quite lot OF whisky has beer
brought into the post and 1t Is hoped that
with this system closer watch can be
kept over the liquor proposition.
Mrs. Kernes and Mrs. Laundy, both OF
Junction City, Kan, and who are ardent
Woman's Christian Temperance unioT
workers and who have the welfare Of the
enlisted men at heart, are DESTROYS OF con.
Quoting meetings on Sundays I'M the guard
house, and the former has written Colone
Godfrey asking for the necessary, permits
charge Of the soldiers and sailors depart
ment OF the Woman's Christian Temperance
union, and who was a visitor in the camp Of
instruction at this post last summer, Il
also Interested In the movement and has
addressed Colonel Godfrey on the subject
These women have been Informed by
Colonel Godfrey that he will be glad to ait
them In any way that he can.
Clearing House Statement.
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