Show I I i SALOONS TOO NEAR FORT Officers of Seventh Infantry Ask Montana Officials to toi Abate a Nuisance Missoula Mont March of officers of the Se Seventh infantry stationed at Fort Missoula have presented a pe to the county commissioners of Missoula county that the sa saloons loons near the military post be abol abolished abolished It is represented that the sa salOons loons exert a demoralizing Influence on the soldiers and that their presence tends to destroy dIscipline The peti will be acted upon tomorrow A communication has also been sent to the war department asking for co cooperation cooperation operation in the efforts of the officers to put an end to the saloons During the past few weeks numerous fights have occurred outside the mill mili military tary reservation in which one soldier was shot through the ear and others were slightly injured Injure It has been re resented to thc flue war department that with saloons within a 1 short distance of the fort the post Dost is 15 not a proper place to quarter soldiers It is stated by the officers that further forts will be made to do away with the saloons |