Show ANNUAL INSPECTION OF IDAHO MILITIA Officer of United States Army Will Look Ov Over l' l Men and Arms Idaho F Feb b IG- IG Next exl ruea Tuesday Tues rue day a Major Lorenzo Davison Da of Uie the United States Slates army will begin besin his an annual a alt alt- l- l nual u l Inspection o of the lie companies of C the the National National Guard of oC I Idaho aho lIe He will willbe willbe be accompanied part of or tho the time b by Colonel L. L V. V r Pal lat h of tho Ito Idaho r regi GI ment There arc eleven cn companies in Idaho the he ono farthest south being located loc at St St. Anthony On and tint the one farthest north at al Sand Santi Point I am am sure Major ajol Davison Davon Dav on will had flud the till companies In iii good condition this tItle year ar saul said Colonel Patch Th They havo o been heen doln doing good work at and auth are L in good shape shalo for inspection Idaho has one o of if the best l' l regiments that lint can be b found In lit the count country any any- way W tr There Thele being no nn large laige cities In lO Inthis Inthis this state stale the lie companies are aro in the thc smaller places and there here Is not one otle that thal could be bo termed a tenderfoot company The men tacit arc me natural marksmen ar are familiar with horses hor-cs and anti can ride and shoot like true trite westerners They are aro str strOng ng and of or good physique and amI at the thc encampment In iii the lie state of Washington last year car the he Idaho regiment regi regi- ment macat compared very velY fa favorably with whIt dL g i-f i A. A i w i-w t T 4 Colonel I ri V. V Patch till the t General CIal lUl chief chloC oC or stuff hl highly t Uw thu o Idaho hoys for fol gottI cl appearance and lh thorough UlI h training The Itie companies will ora a average c nr fifty men ach and a new comp con company ny will wilt soon be he mustered in at al gm incH Tho The Idaho h troops Ol are arc thoroughly equipped with all aJl the lie equipment of oC and nud read ready to tn go the tho- ho- ho regular aria mm army are Into the thc Held field at a moments moment's notice Many an of oC the lie companies arc seeming scent fine hue a 1111 and antI arc well e establish establish- ell ed Each company is allowed by the state late a year and amI by hy the county a year for Cor armory rent remit which I is to enable l each tach company to tobe tobe be bc well housed The Tue expenses s 's of tho lie 1 regiment In state are arc CI very well provided for low rw Tho The government o allows s it Il S 51 1 00 thu a U year car 2 of which goes lot for target practice for foe battalion encampments anti lie tho remainder for equipment antI and ammunition Besides this tItle amount the satu appropriates for Cor the use us of oC the lie regiment re which Is sufficient for Cor all aB purposes There is talk tall now HOW in time the army armr papers of ot holding the encampment this tithe year yeul at th the he Presidio at ut San Francisco for or the lie purpose of training the thc troops in embarking and anti disembarking J on battleships The lime regiments of or Idaho Montana Oregon and Washington and ll probably California will participate Lust Last year car at the lie encampment near Tacoma Tacuma Wash ash two days were set sel aside aMide for COI the purpose of oC training the thin troops in iii embarking on battleships g. g but a heavy storm prevented the practice If the time encampment Is held hell at San Francisco It Il will be he the lie first experience of or the tIme kind for the ho Idaho Colonel l Patch was waR as but hut recently elected to the tank rank of colonel by h lh the Idaho regiment Ho Itt has line held O Cl every commission in the National Guard Gua rout from mm the lowest to lo the highest hl In iii Nebraska before he came camo to Idaho h ho he held the time lower commissions About five years carl ago aso he lie Company I at and was elected Its cap cap- lain alit From captain he hc was advanced I to the lIH rank of major majol of oC the lie Third battalion anti and then lien lieutenant colonel of the tIme r regiment and tho the recent lecent election elec olec- tion elevated him to his present rank |