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Show GENERAL BALDWIN WILL VISIT THE FORT Brlg.-Gcn. Baldwin, commanding tho Department of the Colorado, will arrlvo nt 1:33 today over the Denver & Rio Grando and will pay an official visit to Fort Douglas. Gen. Baldwin will proceed at one to th poft, and will be escorted thereto by a detachment from the Twenty-ninth infantry and the companies of the Twelfth and Twenty-second batteries. Immediately upon arrival the troops at the post will bo reviewed and Inspected. The inspection will doubtless be rigid for tho troops of tho Twenty-ninth infantry. Gen. Baldwin will remain over Sunday at tho jiosl and will witness the target practice of tho new regiment, which Is going go-ing on at tho rifle range. The practice Monday will be quite interesting, Including Includ-ing tiring by platoons, by companies, and skirmish firing will probably take placo In the afternoon. After visiting the range and looking over the work of construction now going on at the fort, tho General will pay a visit to tho posts occupied by tho companies of tho Twenty-ninth Infantry at Fort Duchesne, Du-chesne, Whipple barracks and Fort Bliss. Batteries Give Dance. iin- uiiu 1 w fill -scuuiiu u;u- terles gave a dance to their friends at tho post hall Friday night, about fifty dancers being present to enjoy the occasion. occa-sion. Tho music was turnltshcd by members mem-bers of the Twenty-ninth Infantry band. Served Thirty Years. First Sergl. Eli Lidstone. company n, Twenty-ninth Infantrv. with station at Whipple barracks. Arizona, having served the required thirty yeara, was retired yesterday yes-terday from actlvo service. Sergt. Lid-stone Lid-stone has an excellent record as n soldier, and tho regiment loses a valuable man upon his retirement. He will leave for tho Kant to make bis future homo, whero his relutles now reside. Visiting- the Post. Mr. A. M. McMahan and daughter, Mlsa Valley S., of Carthago. Mo., arc In the city, guests of Ttoglmcntal Sorgcant-Major Sorgcant-Major T. Dale Mahon of tho Twenty-ninth Twenty-ninth infantrv at Fort Douglas. The mother and slstor of Sergt. McMahan have been visiting the coast cities during the past throe months and are now en routo to their homes. |