Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-21
NEWS FROM THE ARMY POSTS
Officers at Fort Crook DisposinE Of Horses
Preparatory o Philippine Trip,
NUMBER EXAMINED FeR PROMOTION
Soldiers at Fort RILEY Are Arranging
for Extensive Program of sports
During the Summer
Months.
Fort Crook.

FORT CROOK, Neb., April 20.-(Spe-
cial. Mrs. Kent Of Wyoming is the guest
Of her son-in-law and daughter Captain
and Mrs. Welsh, Thirtieth infantry. Mrs.
Barbour of Wyoming, sister of Mrs.
Welsh, is also visiting Captain and Mrs.
AIRS. E. B. Pratt entertained the mem
bers Of the bridge club at her home on
Wednesday afternoon.
Captain T. l.. Rhoads, post surgeon, has
been granted one months leave of alb
sence to take effect on May l. Captain
Rhoads Will sail for the Philippine is
lands on the transport sailing from san
Francisco on June 9Th, next, and desires
to visit relatives before commencing a
two years term Of foreign service.
Lieutenants +. r. Stone and Lindsey p.
Rucker, Thirtieth infantry, returned to
the post on Thursday, from court martial
duty at Fort Mckenzie, Wyo.
Lieutenant c. b. Parker, Twenty-siXth
infantry, reported at the post on Thurs
day in charge Of thirty recruits from
the Thirtieth. Lieutenant Parker, re-
turned to New York the same evening.
Major Charles Byrne, Thirtieth infantry
left the post on Thursday night for Fort
LeavenwOrth, Kan, for duty on the eX-
aiming board now in session at that post,
examining captains Of infantry for pro-
motion. First Lieutenant r. r. Stone,
battalion adjutant, Thirtieth infantry has
been detailed as recorder Of the retiring
board, vice Lieutenant Little, Thirtieth
Second Lieutenant Robert L. Weeks,
Thirtieth infantry, has been ordered to
report at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, for
examination for promotion to the grade
of first lieutenant
Captain George r. Grimes, Thirtieth in
fantry, has been relieved from further
treatment at the general hospital at Hot
Springs Ark. where he was being treated
for rheumatism and ordered to his proper
station for duty.
Lieutenant G. r. Guild Thirtieth infantry,
has been ordered to report at Fort Riley,
Kan, on May IS for examination to de-
termine his fitness for promotion to a first
lieutenancy in the Field artillery and Sec
ond Lieutenant George L. Turner Thirtieth
infantry, has been ordered to report at
Fort Monroe, Va, on May 10 for eXamina-
ton to be held at that post to determine
his fitness for first lieutenancy In the
Coast artillery.
Mrs. Erwin, with her mother, Mrs. whit
all, returned to the post during the week
from Des Moines, Ia, where they were
visiting relatives.
All the officers of the Thirtieth are dis
posing of their horses and rigs as quickly
as possible previous to leaving for the Phil
ippines DR.. Mcmillan purchased the stylish
Major Byrne disposed OF his Kentucky
PAGER to party in Omaha on Wednesday
last. There are yet a. number of stylish
and thoroughly trained horses to be dis
posed of by some of the field and stan
sergeants Thomas Hester and oliver P.
Dennis recently promoted from prtvates
in the Hospital corps, We're transferred TO
other posts for duty on Thursday last the
former going to Fort Meade, S. D., and the
latter TO Fort Riley, Kan.
Corporal William II. Conway, Company
1, Thirtieth infantry, has been promoted
battalion sergeant major of the Third bat
TALON vice Hayes, discharged.
Eighteen recruits in charge of Sergeant
Ernest Moss Second cavalry, were received
from Fort Smelling, Mimi, on Friday even
ing for assignment to the Thirtieth. Clar-
ence Wagon, a slide trombone player, was
specially enlisted for the Thirtleth band
at Milwaukee Wis, on April II and re-
ported for duty on Friday.
Color Sergeant Edward Klug, Thirtieth
infantry, and Miss Ida Lendgren of Wa
hoo Neb., were married in Omaha on
Thursday and left for Kansas City on that
evening on a short honeymoon.