The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-09-04
goes out for another good time.

, Inc encampment just close
seems to have been greatly enioye
1 Oy everyone who attended i
Ihose who have attended all tn
encampments of the last FIVE year
are OF the opinion that the las
was the best the Idaho troop
+. nave ever taken part in. TIL
camping facilities were better an,
the men and officers received NOR
instruction and benefit than eve
before. More attention was pait
TO their comfort and discipline ant
the results were most encouraging
The "a hours off, in the middle O
the encampment, together with i.
hours just before returning home
during which the men and officers
visited Tacoma, Olympia, Seattle
and the five or six U. S. battle
ships in dock at the Bremerton
navy yard, were a great treat to
all. The sham battle on the 2sth
wss also most enjoyable expert
ence as well as the march and the
blvoac the night preceding the
battle. But the sham battle con-
tanned the only great disappoint-
ment for Company E and the
greater part of the regiment; by
chance they were posted in the
third line, and although they could
see the fighting lines in the field
before them, they did not get into
action nor find an opportunity to
shoot away any of the 60 rounds Of
| blank ammunition which had been
issued to them. The discipline
shown by the Idaho troops in the
battle elected the favorable COM
ment of the regular oficersA
The Idaho troops and the 1st
and 3rd U. S. infantry, with some
cavalry and artillery comprised
the Blue army, while the Brown
army consisted of the 9th U. S.
infantry, the Montana and North
Dakota national guard and some
cavalry and artillery.
The battle was draw. 1t was
oyer at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
and the troops were back in camp
at 1890. On the morning of the
26th the Idaho and Montana troops
broke camp. The Montana COM
panies entrained for their home
stations at once. All the COM
panles of the second and third
battalions of the Idaho regiment,
bound for the southern and south
eastern parts of the state, started
home by way of Portland, where
they were given ten hours off.
Companies E of Rathdrum and c
of Coeur d'Alene had twelve hours
off at Tacoma before leaving that
| city at II o'clock Wednesday night
| for home. The Rathdrum COM
pany reached home Thursday
| night, but the Coeur d'Alene boys
did not reach their destination un-
til the N. P. train on the Occur
| d'Alene branch pulled out on its
daily trip, Friday morning.
All the officers of Company E
returned with their men and were
accompanied by Lieutenant Col
onel Mccall. Major w. H. Edel
blute remained in Olympia to visit
| with friends. Corporal Isaiah La
/ gers joined Company | and re-
turned home with it to Payette.
Corporal Geo. Sylvester remained
| in Seattle for a short visit.
lust before entraining at Camp
Murray the Idaho troops were
| marched in review past General
Brush and Colonel Patch. After
the review the general told Colonel
Patch that Company E was the
only one whose men executed the
proper salute while marching IN
review.
While in camp Captain Spoerry
succeeded in having his company
equipped with new khaki uniforms
and blue shirts from the reglmental
ouartermaster's supplies. The
olive drab uniforms failed to arrive
at American Lake but are at Boise