The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-08-28
It AMERICAN LAKE
Idaho Troops Have 400 Men
at Maneuvers.
WITH RECULARSINMIMICWAR
Some Incidents of the Camp-A
Court Martial.

Court Martial.
The Idaho troops which have been
taking part 10 the national encamp.
ment and war maneuvers at Ameri-
can Lake, Wssh., during the past
ten days comprised ten companies OF
the End regiment OF Infantry as fol-
lows, according to the Geld returns
in the regimental headquarters 10
camp:
Company A, 54 men and 2 officers,
Captain R. E. Bowman, commanding
Company B, 20 men and officers,
Captain @. H. Brlttenham.
Company G, 20 men and officers,
Captain Clement wilkins.
Company D, 2e men and officers,
Captain G. H. Hopf.
Company E. So men and officers,
Captain G. W. Spoerry.
Company F, Al men and officers,
Captain A. T. Ryan.
Company l, AZ men and 3 officers,
Captain H. T. Lewis.
Company X, 80 men and 3 officers,
Captain w. p. Hanson.
Company l., AZ men and officers,
Captain Woodson Jeffreys.
Company NJ. As men and officers,
Captain R. A. Tempest.
With the officers and headquarters
staff and hospital corps the total
number present was 4O4 men and
officers.
Colonel L. V. Patch commanded.
His staff consisted of Major B. L.
Sleeves, surgeon; Captain G, H.
Duval, adjutant; Captain Joseph
Keefe, quartermaster; Captain J. b.
Burns, commissary; Captain R. A.
Curtis, chaplain. Lieutenant-Col-
onel F. A. Mccall attended and
assisted the colonel In commanding
the regiment.
Major w. H. Edelblute commanded
the first battalion. or his command,
Companies H and G were unable to
attend the encampment, so that
Company I was detached from the
third battalion and joined to the first
to give the latter three companies-I, l,
E and G. MAJOR Edelblute had all
the members of his staff present.:
Lieutenant Stroble, adjutant; Lieu.
tenant Allen, Quartermaster, and
Sergeant Major c. A. Christie. Lieu.
tenant Allen had general supervision,
(under Lieutenant Colonel Mccall, }
OF the mess for the officers of the en-.
tire regiment. Sergeant Major Chris
tie. when not In the field. had charge
Of the regimental headquarters.
Major ]. w. Galley was present
and 10 command of his battalion
the third. In the absence of Major
Lansdon, who did not attend the en-
campment, Captain Bowman com
manded the second battalion.
Lieutenant Davis of the q. S.
army was present as special instructor
for the Idaho regiment. His services
were SO highly appreciated by the
officers that he was presented a low
Ing cup costing about $45. Colonel
G. A. Varnum, U. S. A, retired, on
duty with the Idaho regiment, was
also present at the encampment.
The camp was situated due north
and south, on the south side OF the
railroad at Murray station. the com.
pany streets ranging east and west,
the third battalion being nearest the
railroad and the first battalion most
distant from it. The camp of the
l1ahO troops was on the same ground
that had been occupied by the Oregon
troops from August 10 to Is. The
North Dakota regiment was camped
just northeast OF the Idahoans while
the camp Of the Montana men was on
The west Of and joining, the ldant
camp. North Of the camp ground
and beyond Murray station Is Amerl
can Lake. 1t Is about half mile
north OF Murray.
August l9 was very warm, and al
the companies of the Idaho regiment
In coin nand of. their first sergeants
were marched to the lake and allowed
TO take a swim which all seemed Il
enjoy. One private named Cheste