Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
Fort Crook.

FORT CROOK, Neb., April 18.-(Special)
First Lieutenant William A. Carleton,
battalion sadjptasnt Thirtieth infantry has
10, suffering from acute in1ammatory rheu-
matism and tonsilitis.
Second Lieutenant Edgar L. Field, Thir-
tieth infantry, reported for duty on April
10. Captain Waldo r. Aver, adJutant,
Thirtleth Infantry, First Lientepants Ed;
the Thirtieth. left the post during the week
for Fort Mckenzie, Wyo., for general
eourt-martial duty at that post, LIEUTENANT
Stone being detailed as judge advocate
Mrs. c. W. Mcmillan and baby, wife and
Ian, left the post April 10 70 visit friends
and relatives in St. Louis, Mo.
During the absence OF Captain Aver, Cap
tain W. r. Welsh, commissary Thirtieth
infantry, is performing the duties OF post
and regimental adjutant Lieutenant BloX-
ham Ward is commanding Company dur
ing the absence of Lieutenant Rucker. Lieu
tenant George R Guild, in edition to his
duties as post and regimental librarian,
e ea aGs signal and range oficer during
the absence Of Lieutenant Stone at Fort
sergeant Joseph Hattie, Company d.
Thlrtieth infantry has returned TO the
post from Fort Leavenworth, Kan, where
he was undergoing the preliminary, exam
nation as to his moral, mental and phys
ical fitness for a commission as second lieu
tenant in the United States army. II Is
believed that Sergeiandt Hate nd tb II he All
be ordered up for the final examination, TO
be held in September next
SerKeants Wesley A. Champion and Dell
TimbTook, Hospital corps, have made APP
plication to the surgeon general for au-
thority to take the examination for pro-
motion to the grade of sergeant first class
Company L, Thirtieth infantry, completed
it's annual target practice at the protected
target range on Thursday. 1t Is considered
that the company did very good shooting
taking into consideration the very hign
winds and that the majority OF the com
pany are recruits with less than two
months service. Lieutenant Howard and
four enlisted men qualified as Inarksmen'
Owing to the fact that the practice this
year Is carried out under the conditions
governing special course A, which limits
this command can qualify as sharp shoot
ers or expert rt1emen during the seasons
practice and no additional pay can there
fore be earned by members Of this com
as marlosmen are issued a marksman's pin,
different I'm design from that issued for the
regular course, but no money compensa-
ton. Company l, Thirtieth infantry, COM
manded by Captain Guy G. Palmer, who is
an expert rife shot and the winner Of
several prizes for shooting, commenced its
practice on the range on Thursday morn
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various depots in the east during the week
for assignment 10 the Thirtieth infantry
and another detachment Is expected from
Columbus Barracks, o., on April H. which
will nearly bring the companies up TO their
proper strength for foreign service.
Ordnance Sergeant ID. r. Elan returned
to the post on April II from Fort l.eaven-
worth. He left the post on April 3, having
a general prisoner Joseph Christians, IN
his charge. for the purpose of turning him
over TO the military prison at Fort Leaven-
worth to serve a sentence OF confinement
for desertion.