The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06
GEN. WARD GONE.
COmmandant at Ft. Riley Now
on Way to Seattle.
Will Reach Statutory Retire
ment Age Next March.
TAKES ABSENCE LEAVE
Participated in Expeditions
Against Nez Perez Indians.
Detailed Inspector General IN
Year of 1904.
TAKES ABSENCE LEAVE

junction City, Kan, Dec. 6.-Generai
Frederick K Ward, commandant VI
Fort Riley, and one of the best known
officers in the service, last night oe-
rarted for Seattle, where he Win MS
family will reside. The general VIII
reach the statutory retirement age on
March 10, 1911, and before that time
will avail himself of the leave or ao-
samoa of three and one-half months.
Caneral Ward was born at Newark
n March 10. 1S47. Entering the mill
tarv academy July 1, 1866, he graduated
and was appointed second neuIendhC,
First cavalry, June Is, 1870. In 1871 ana
1870 he was engaged in surveying work
on several posts in the northwest, ana
an 1874 was appointed aide-de-camp TO
the commanding general, department
of Columbia, Col. Jefferson Z. DAVIS
In 1879 he was relieved as aide and re-
ioired his regiment and participated
in several precautionary expeditions IN
which Joseph'S band OF Nez Perce
Indians figured.
Promoted first lieutenant November
II, 1876, in command OF Troop y, ne
took part in several scouts occasloneo
nv trouble between Mexicans and IN
dams until the middle of the year
1877. he with troop and regiment, par
ticipated in NeZ Perce campaign. OiA
June 3d. 1873, he participated in the en-
which the command of cavalry engaged
and defeated a large band of Indians
at Blue Mountains. He was appointed
an acting signal officer in 1880, and
after many changes of station, being In
washington, D. c., at one time, was re-
heved from duty In 1854 and reJolnen
his regiment.
Promoted captain, February IL, 1887
In 1898 he was in charge of signal IN
struction in Arizona, and so ably was
7 6n
very strong recommendation from the
department commander on the matter
IN 1894. he participated in pursuit
OF the renegade Apache kid" but
without successful ending, as the KID
has not to this day been located Dur
inc the Spanish-American war, he fol
lowed with his troop from Fort Grant
Ariz, to Fort Riley, Chickamaugs
Park, Ca, Lakeland, Fla, Mautauk
Long Island, and finally to Fort Keogh
Mont, the part of the regiment u
which he belonged not going to tn
front in Cuba or Porto Rico.
Promoted major, and assigned to tn
Tenth cavalry, July II, 1899, and trans
ferred to the First cavalry. Went VIII
the regiment. to the Philippine islands
arriving arr September 90 1900. Acting in
spector general of first district an
third separate brigade-on the oil
south line in Bantanges province-an
performed that duty until 1903, whe
he was promoted lieutenant cOlone
and assigned to the Fourteenth cav
airy, but transferred by cablegram t
the First cavalry. Immediately o
promotion and transfer. he left tn
Philippines, being relieved as acting in
spector general of the third separat
brigade, and Joined his regiment
Fort Clark, Tex.
In 1904 detailed as inspector ger
eral and remained therein until Pre-
NOTED colonel and assigned to the Sex
ond cavalry June %, 1905. He wa
again detailed in the inspector ger
erals department in 1906, and was rt
lieved and assigned to the Seventh cay
airy May 8, 1907. meeting his new reg
ment at Fort Riley, Kan, on its II
turn from the Philippine islands, Jul
1907.
Gave Mother Wrong Glass.
ottawa, Kan, Dec. 6.-When Mi
Carrie Mccarthy responded to a ca