Show I 1 FORTS HERMANS STORY 11 I 1 1 took its na name me from the I 1 I 1 great general 1 t FORMERLY FT FL COEUR DALENE culled it the prettiest location for 8 1 rost post la in the united states covers area on OIL the te shore ot of isake i lus cobor daleno spokane arez delightful resort for eu m pleasure seekers german lit at boise barracks Biu Tacks closes a week wede of entertainment on january SH Cong congress Tess ampro am tor for the purpose ot of coni cani the 1 l shore 0 afi grunting a dew re post on 0 dalene lake on march 25 isis I 1 ccker 11 and EL a detachment of 0 com cs csatary apary feconda infantry arrived at 1 I any I 1 anny site ot of fort sherman ar and id I 1 the li present I 1 elected alie be location and laid out the I 1 plant finns 01 ol of this post at first the troops t nere quartered in loff cabins built by for temporary use 0 on 11 I 1 I 1 ther I 1 april still aleut col CIO 1 merriam lam of the I 1 second infantry arrles with com pals A and 0 of the th second infantry I 1 till command ot all the troops lake but looks across the parade ground T THE HE QUARTERS are built in a a straight line alln and not in 1 a curve like thrisi cs ot t fort douglas those these quarters are ian harpf r s and ble having tit alno r 0 rooms frooms and fitted with all of the late latest e t i ino cl lern improvements TI alip yards yarda fra all beautifully I 1 laid a id out lor altre in lower bedi cis and lanns and nicely shaded by fruit tress trees and oregon pines the std go soldiers dierst quat are arc built on either cither side on of the he parade ground anti and the parade they me file long lone narrow I 1 tv wo n story drab colored buildings and each one eon can si easily accommodate seventy men the adjutants office which c mains contains the soldiers rending room and 0 tho the dance hall up st al and tha th commissary and Quarter maMers of flees ond and taft pofi post tonice onlee are b built on the we tein side of the post and just jurt north of the sold soldiers lers quarters lu arters on oil that side of the garrison the lake which Is jut just three miles wide in front of I 1 the he post affo idi the best of boot antl and in th summer and excellent skating in the antt it very seldom freezes from bank to bink but a strip of ice about alve bittles long can slit wed used by following follow lne around the shores of 0 the numerous little bays THE TROUT FISHING la 14 as good as wants end and just since the tha sixteenth infantry has ben been be n here there lias has been of 1000 pounds of the speckled beauties beautiful carrh nith honk bank find and line out of this beautiful hody body of 0 water the post Is in built in no particular shape the houses outside of the om cers cera qu quarters are scattered here and there and the poet amt itself Is seat scattered over about move seventy ty five or one hundred acres of ground the storerooms Etore store rooms ci age sheds and such nuch tire arc not built near their heir respective departments the can toen seen powder macra zine oil house hay shed and supply auprly house are arc all built bahi behind the ce rn line and within a s tones stones throw of tile the officers brick gates should the powder magazine magai lne explode it would blow up the e I 1 V 71 X I 1 I 1 5 A al P 1 p I 1 w tt I 1 C i V 0 O I 1 I 1 I 1 1 ia z r 4 t J 1 I 1 6 A 1 I 1 44 J ara e I 1 fl I 1 J I 1 P 11 I 1 I 1 nt ie I 1 1 Z vi IV 1 alx lx A 41 I 1 x 1 ali I 1 aa ip I 1 J 5 1 S VA bet a 7 q I 1 ft ii w 1 I 4 I 1 I 1 r va 71 Z 7 1 s I 1 Z I 1 I 1 7 I 1 on I 1 I 1 1 I i aly km p X I 1 I 1 P I 1 I 1 I 1 L ji I 1 av f 1 11 V I 1 I 1 t 1 6 4 11 aa i 1 1 tart TIN t M T g I 1 I 1 V 1 e aksa ff ri 0 i 11 its t r i II 11 I 1 it a u w J f tt 1 tr e is 1 1 1 kai 3 I 1 FT ia 4 I 1 W 91 4 0 i A p 7 1 1 c I 1 1 q t 55 5 5 4 1 S I 1 I 1 J I 1 2 z 1 1 l I 1 1 f I 1 fig aa 1 y ISE Ns N I 1 s t f V ia X riah fh I 1 I 1 ri I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I I 1 il 1 1 1 1 it it F e i 4 14 11 a I 1 I 1 commanding officers cers quarters carapel or stationed in the ot of co our dalene lake work was at once commenced and shortly after the ar rhal of the troops a sawmill was brought broa slit in and the ilia soldiers foldi were put to lo work ork sanle lumber clearing clea the ground and building the frame structure have since served as aa quarters for or portions ot of the united states army anny CHANGE OF kaname 1 fort sherman was first known as fort coeur co ur dalene dA lonc and not until june or was lap to fort bownan oen gen sherman while on oil a 1 i trip of it inspection to this post made 4 lilt 1116 relf remark tark that it was built on tile prett list location in ili he united states and since then the post has been kno known won 1 ai fort sherman Fhern mn and the name was bell chinned aged oy by act of ot con congress reas about about vc october tober ISM fort sherman is situated on the 11 florin side ride of the southwestern arm of j coeur co air dalno dalene dal no lake in the fee angle formed ly by the it 1 a tl ap e company post I 1 s and nol la is capable of supplying about X twenty officers niah quarters it was flarnt fly by companies and del urn ael intents of the second sr cond infantry and 1 4 thin bill ui lit june ISSIG the th second infantry relieved by four companies of the fo fourth rth infantry and one troop of the fourth amry the troop or of cavalry tal from brorn ahme to vancouver barracks barrar kg i in aw and on october lith li e five compa companies ies of the sixteenth infantry relieved rell relieved eved the fourth infantry aho anete I 1 ordered to fort III fort fon sherman tor for an old post Is i as amoni the prettiest prett and crofit desirable pouts ponta of tile the united instates iI states it is 1 built in a large derise denso apine plo forest and surrounded by spurs bof of the coeur dalme dalene and bitter root mountains melch tire are alto alo thickly covered vath oreg 11 pine and tamarac ta marac THE THC POST IS VERY veny LARGE 1 ind and scattered over an immense tract ot of und nil itom from the ca eastern tern entrance to the tine side or the spokane Si okane river I 1 it Is just jint half a L milr long lent the cast tn entrance trance ca 1 Is 4 of a large laree double white painted picket gat eaic e over which stands standi 11 an i american eagle and just under the I 1 eagle ale on a cross beam Is 1 written the it iwic arid and date of 0 construction of the rost this to Is the engle eagle rate gate of fort J eh er rissia just juat to the left and inside 1 ot of the gate gale Is the guard house bouse which 1 11 very much enli unlike ke of other garri garrisons sont it 11 being b built lit in two sections I and na joined by an arched roof further 1 alone the plank walk u bach runs from town 1 Is to every doorstep in the pout post LJ the hospital pal va bich Is a large white painted two iwo etory atory frame building and AM directly along the front of th the oli cers line e the I 1 commanding of fleer a sa s1 quarters 1 in ill ahr illustration y are bull t about feet from and feel I 1 it the 1 lake 1116 on the extreme eastern V side 1 fa of 0 tile lle post it la is a large double no ao elory drab colored frame armie build and d very boluch like the tin line cin M 1 I quarters artan art cn in apra arso rance arance the rs quarters line also faces the entire nelra line ot of quarters quarter 4 so and d many of 0 the he outhouses out houses which are bu built I 1 it in I 1 the lie lein ity of 0 it THE VIEWS another view shown Is 3 A a bird s cyc view ol of the post taken aiom a hill across the river anti and west of the post bosti cast the post lost faces in a southerly direction toward the lake and the narrow strip of water alone of oc the oie garrison Is the spokane river which is the main outlet to coeur dalcho lake the buildings along the river are the ata bleb saw mill pump house houe and married soldiers leri quarters the long straight line running east through the post Is th loat loial I 1 going tw to coe dalene Aleno rt city which can he s ean en jn tile background the road looks its s though it was blocked by a building which la is the hospital but it I 1 runs run around the north side of 0 this establishment Sli ft heiman Is built anti entirely I 1 ot of frame buildings there being only I 1 one brick building on the reservation and that is the powder magazine A thin post Is 19 quite a resort for plea sure siire seekers in summer fUin iTier and quite a I 1 number ot of little red painted benches lenchek have hm o brn been bulit built around the large pine trees so that one can sit bit on the lake shore e find and enjoy the boat races the I 1 lake breeze and the niti inutile and dress parada on a summer evening this post and coeur dalene city are somewhat i v hal uke like latair pavilion as crowds ot of people nock flock here in summer I 1 from rom all parts of this not noi northern thern country tn ift enjoy the sports which the lake balco and forest afford fort I 1 ort she man mam Is situated on the northern nor thein point of tile the spokane plains and the valley Is extremely level and smooth and wherever roads have boon cut through the molests the bac bicycling Is superb there are arc no hills hilli no rocks no sand but just one level stretch 0 of hard country load for about sixty five or seventy mlle miles so of oc course many of tile the people ot of the sixteenth infantry are negotiating to buy bikes ichen han the summer months come so t they h er can have a change in the sport ill it 1 line i ne and take a trip to spokane city they feel fee so inclined V 11 ill AT fort sherman She ida GERMAN AT BARRACKS culmination of a week ot of delig delightful hafl I 1 entertainments correspondence tribune 1 idol boise butricks Bu racks tracks feb sat 0 at almost am v cry army pont poat the hit two weeks before lent are the very gayest tito the social calendar bof of bottle bolm for tile past book ck certainly in Idi indicates dicatos cates no exception to the rule there havo been card parties galore calore ya lore plunge inies until it ac almost ceased to bo be A 1 Isca sure to battle and a av a m ell max to these theno smaller events came the th t fa 14 0 Q 4 arv 1 I 1 w 1 41 rf I 1 A I 1 V 1 I J j y t P 0 Z I 1 ITI 3 I 1 A V f t is 1 L fat Y 5 M 1 11 I 1 I 1 21 r I 1 1 1 hi h 1 grill 41 A s W 1 I 1 11 0 VA iwa T of 1 I 1 c f I 1 1 r A 1 I 1 I 9 1 pa 14 si 11 01 N ii I 1 I 1 K 1 li L I 1 M J 1 J A r I 1 1 bi 1 ax I 1 ar I 1 r I 1 I 1 M 11 I 1 1 III f vl i I 1 41 I 1 1 itt f it IL orio olin of tile company homes afferman at tile tho pot post hall of last night it aoa certainly tile tho social event of tile tho week and a most delightful affair at which abou t forta of boises Bo lica fairest women 1 omitted dressed 1 in ill tho 0 most 1111 elo puit t towns ef 1 enjoyed 1 ane v once moro more 1 to a the their 1 r hearts co content n those plea pleasures mures for which the amusement hall at al post li iq justly noted tit thoro ro were ere in nil ton ten figures very simple all anil I 1 fay oa my baft to fill all tho the a and uniqueness naji that be ong ex cl ual cly to the iho bernan flin and lc from the iho ordinary hop help one on of the iho prettiest features was ii s llin flower figure lit in T which ilch the lad ladam loved e ed rome of oe the iho most beautiful of sones famous loses selected for tho the occasion to their chosen partners making it appear to the iho looker looff r on as a lerlia bh shower of roa res ro a the ausla was trend the noor door in sim i usual perfect t e condition and the decorations very n re r to a military arv entertainment tho the if 7 colors hems red whilo and hi blue I 1 1 furnishing A for the restful and a woven wreatha of evergreen scattered scatter ecil along alone the malls ft alls and calling tho the cavon were very artistic in fit dest deblen ga it was vaa led bv licurs steedman and holbrook dancing with mrs walsh and blas harris of the city was I 1 enjoyed until J ft h hen en refreshments were nere served the iho menu meau being 0 ono that 1 would cold the most faidlo fastidious kin those etere mea french 1 ranch ivon duel corf r anderton woodburn misses sherman aaers sonna anno anne coffin hasbrouck Hashio uck nugent ll arris ormsby robb bran tetter 1 lion on eoff Or niBby northop anderson An drgon woodburn arafe bowen W J northop ulvan INIc mckenley Kinley P ob b J jackson ackson colb cobb bexton Ne nan ton shelf t bacall B c me and others from the iho post mes ides dam campa sm noble walsh and spence anil and capt noble able lucuk steedman french walsh spence and holbrook arm lr holdos loB eard card parta was one of the many deligh delightful AA smaller entertainments at 0 lust last tito tho youn ir and beautiful host hoit cs 11 news v nall ell file ahe art oi at hospitality slid and since hor her residence in pola has become endeared by hr h hi r tallow main womanly norn anly charms to a laige laico circo circle hoffr of friends I 1 ends and one of tho the larrest find and mot card parties of the iho sannon was mas A ihal riven given by odman Si on last evening even lne lit at which he h entertained about forta guests at tile ilio highly exciting game of Kitty throe mr hir quarters luan cre aft ough those of a oro are among iho I 1 he most complete and charming chir ming in the iho post pon and am ills his entertainment wa ass charac torill by that and good taste 1 that hat belcina to quiet at the iho c conclusion of f iho I 1 lie romo game several very beautiful acro tendered by the th man alan dohn loll 1011 an and guitar club of dam artimes northop spence walsh wajih nin Js oll and aless hasbrouck Hns brouck when the handsome prizes were awarded to the lucky erit alie ladles 7 a S emall m su 0 a A at and scabbard we wa arvo won a bo bv 1 11 allys aa an anar no fonua conla ahti ale forego for iho men a fil r cl earett t aji tray iray was awarded to dr irs a bli clience ence malo who placa as ft a min 7 several of the iho the ahn pot post aliel ally 1 ty have organized orsan izod aliat chev call ahn N mandolin i an dolln and guitar club mesdames damos Orin sty sr ence and northop manipulate the mando an mrs noble luid and aliss has brounk tho the guitars bile mrs walsh ac on off the maim A VICTIM OF pneumonia PNEUMONIA eMONIA nis mis mary rl crandall Crand als unexpected death at fort douglas mrs mary alary I 1 crandal wife of balaj r AS M crandal retired succumbed to an attack of pneumonia yesterday morning although not enjoying tho the jest est of health of late idle it was thought thai her illness louvi prove of short duration and it was riot not until a f few ew hours before her ter death that her ter re relative Is realized reali sed how sc itous her condition was nas fer death Is the first Is haa a s occurred c since tile the ai alval ot of the be T twenty enty fourth at fort dougl douglis 1 is and d ag s cast a gloora over the entire ga ganikon par ilson rikon anti and will cause a of the many 0 u ocial events eventa in contemplation by the 0 officers and ladled of the iho post mrs crandal and the major hive lavive botn been with their daug n ter mrs at no is 13 to the of tile the to F fort art douglas they made their home wl with th them while lieutenant was stationed at fort mrs crandal was born in baltimore md on the ath day dav of july 7 and would therefore have reached the half hair century mark next july on may 23 1867 she was waa united in marriage marr laK to maj alaj ca crandal tidal whose gal eal lant services tn in behalf ot of alq countey were several times recognized by pio pie motion mollon lie he having entered the war oar as a Lieuten lieutenant antin jn thirty third illinois infantry and having been mustered out with the rank or of brevet brigadier gen oral eral ll II Is a wet west pointer was nas commissioned lieutenant tn in thirty eighth infantry july 28 29 was transferred to ill the twenty fourth infantry tr Y from the iho forty first arst infantry january 21 anti and was waa retired in may alay |