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Show ' (lou mid dance. The regiment Is the' nldi'st !n the service It was organized organ-ized in 1703. and was at one time corn-niuudtd corn-niuudtd hy "Mai Antliory" Wayn?. It has seen service in every war since lti organization and bay figured In put-ling put-ling down Indian uprisings in various parts of Iho middle western, southwestern south-western and western states. Its officers offi-cers and men were frequently mentioned men-tioned in t dispatches for bravery and distinguished sorlvco. NEW ORDERS CAUSE MUCH REJOICING AMONG TROOPS Spokane, June 6. Lieutenant Colonel Col-onel Lea Feblger, commandant at Fort George Wright, three miles west of Spokane, recently . received advices from the war department that the entire en-tire Third regiment of infantry will bo dispatched to Tarang, on tho island of Mindanao, In the Philippines, and, as a consequence, there Is much rejoicing re-joicing among the officers and men, who were first advised they would bi fctatloned for a period of "service on a desolate Island In the Pacific. Tho date for breaking camp at this post has not yet been announced, but It la expected to bo same time in July, when the people of Spokano will enter- tain the soldiers at a farewell recop- |