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Show IDAHO GUARD ON BORDER. Three Trainloads of Boys From Gem State to do Border Duty. Boise, Idaho. The Second Idaho Infantry, comprising some 1,100 officers offi-cers and men, under the command of Colonel William H. Edelblute, left for the border on July 7, three special trains being required to convey the Idaho guardsmen to the scene of future fu-ture operations. The first train was occupied by Colonel Edelblute and headquarters company and the -first battalion under the command of Major Wilkins. The second train was occupied by the second sec-ond battalion and the machine gun company under command of Major Lewis. The third battalion and the supply company, under the command of Major Olson, occupied the third train. At the last moment before leaving Boise it was discovered that there were not enough sleeping cars on hand to care for all the troops and some of the men were compelled to make the journey to Salt Lake in chair cars. The troops were detained three hours awaiting the arrival of sleepir-g- car equipment from the south. The Idaho boys while In Salt Lake gave evidence of being an efficient organization in the businesslike manner man-ner in which the men performed the few duties and maneuvers required of them. The enlisted men who could be spared from guard duty were notified of the time the trains were expected to leave for the south and granted permission to go down town or where they pleased. The regiment comprised fifty-four officers and 1,008 enlisted men. The troops left In three special trains. Thousands lined the streets to bid the men slooA iye. |