Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07

April s and paid the troops for the month
The result Of the examination Of the Of
hcers In hippology, which was held last
week, has been published. All the Officers
Of the class, including the national guard
officers who attended the course and VINO
were examined, have passed and received
certificates OF proficiency In this subject,
Lieutenant G.. b. Sharon, Thrtleth infantry,
leading with a percentage OF 80
The hop given by the officers In their
club rooms on Friday evening was De.
cided success, number OF the ofhcers
friends from Omaha and nearby towns
being present The decorations and re-
freshments we're In the hands Of Mrs. W.
Captain J. c. Minus, Sixteenth infantry.
who has been on sick leave In the states,
has been ordered here for duty TO await
the arrival Of his regiment from the Phil
ippine Islands.
Mr. Culton a civil service employee Of
the government and employed as post
plumber here, was taken seriously Ill on
Tuesday last with appendicitis and was
nledately removed to St. Jcseph's hos
pital, Omaha, with a view to an operation
being performed On Tuesday just as the
surgeons were preparing to perform the
operation Mr.. Culton became mentally un-
balanced, his friends at the post were no.
titled Of the fact by telephone, a number
OF them went at orce to Omaha, and had
him remoyed to st. Bernards hospital at
Council Bluffs for treatment
Private Joseph Winder, company g,
Thlrticth infantry, was dishonorably dis
charged from the service at this post on
April 4th, and sentenced to six months
Imprisonment with hard labor FORGETTING
all pay and allowances due him, having
been found guilty Of the larceny OF gov
eminent property valued at So This prop
erty consisted Of silver knives and forks,
and was found in a roomlng house In
South Omaha, where Winder had rented
room.
Private Charles Bosler and Jack Wright
have been transferred from the Sixteenth
infantry 70 the Thirtieth in order TO go
to the Philippine islands with the latter
regiment.
Captain I. Erwin and Second Lieutenant
G.. e. NJ. Kelly, Thirtieth infantry, have
been detailed as post exchange council for
the quarter ending June 90 A post coun-
ell of administration consisting Of Majors
Byrne and Abercrombie, and Captain Ayre,
Thirteenth infantry met at post headquar-
ters on April 2, to make recommendations
as to apportionment of bakery savings
among the organizations here stationed.
Captain T. /. Rhoads post surgeon, has
been relieved from temporary duty as act
ing chief surgeon of the Department Of the
Missouri, on the return Of Colonel Banister
from leave Of absence.
instruction in swimming has begun in
the large swimming pool, under the super
vision Of Second Lieutenants Wuest and
Guild, expert swimmers, and all enlisted
men must attend until excused by the
instructors The First battalion will take
lessons on Mondays and Wednesdays and
the Third battalion on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. The swimming pool ranges
precautions will be taken to avoid acct
dents In the cases of men who cannot
swim. The new Identification adopted by
the War department has been carried out
at the post and all the troops of this
command have been photographed and
sent to Washington on completion of the
work