The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-26
FORT DOUGLAS JoTTlNGS-

THE HEALTH of the command at pres
ent Is excellent.
UNTIL FURTHER orders. OvsseSats-
must be worn at guard mount
PRIVATE BALE, of I'D" Co. Is building
quite tasty cottage in the rear OF the
Quartermaster's buildings.
OUR WORTHY commandment, Gen. Ne
Cook has returned from the Pacific
Coast, looking hale and hearty.
OK THANKSGIVING the BOYS viii 7egaIe-
themselves with all the delicacies Of the
season. VenisOn, turkey, rOasts, fTuTtS,
sweetmeats and other dainties viii be
discussed.
The BOYS are anxiOuSly awaiting the
day when they can ride the entire dis
lance to the city. Flooding through the
mud Is not at all reliShed, though It may
be 'soldierly."
SEVERAL HUNTING parties are out and
from reports are meeting with success
One party was out only day or two
and reported with two deer and a var
ETY. of smaller game
REV. J. WILLIAM JACKSON. D. D.. viii
occupy the pulpit at this post on Thars-
day evening. His eruditeneSs and
genial manners has gained him the gOo1.
will of the entire command
On DECEMBER 10th, next, the genEie-
manly quartermaSter. Major Garland
will sell at public auction, TO the highest
bidder, lot of condemned stock, en-
bracing mules, horses, furniture, etc.
etc.
OUR FIRsT-CLAss steward, Max Ar
endt, was ordered to New Orleans some
time since, and on Tuesday another one
reported here to take his place The
addition to the Post Hospital Is nOyE
completed.
SEVERAL OF the bows attended the
Tabernacle services last Sunday. They
expressed themselves highly pleased
and say that if anyone understands
| Wordsworth's unique saying: 20, cor
slStency, thou art. jewel, the Nor
mons surely do.
SERGEANT FRITsCH, of Company H
Seventh Infantry, stationed at Port
Laramie, WyO., who las OBLIGATED Is
second-class steward at this post for the
/ past seven months. will now report to-
his command for duty. He is a GENIAL
fellow and made many friends in the
Sixth.
/ SECOND LIEUTENANT /. w. Y.
| KENYON, of the Sixth United States In
! fantry, has published an elabor ate
treatise or Guard and Sentry Duties IL
Is quite an acquisition to the army and
Will no doubt find its meTited place IN
/ the library of all army officers and IN
the hands of every enlisted man.
WE UNDERSTAND ''A'' Co. will shOr tIy
have a second lieutenant, who was re-
Gently appointed from civil life and Is
en- route. When he reports for duty
that worthy and highly esteemed Young
officer, Lieutenant Burnham, will again
be with his own company. ID" Co Is
1 justly proud of him.
THE OPEN-AIR concert last Sabbath
evening was well attended Great
credit is due Professor Gushing for his
untiring energy in preparing and exc
cutting tasty programmes. As an in
stTuctOr, he is far above the average
and the command has cause to be
proud of him. Hereafter. weather per
hitting, the band will render choice
selections every Sunday evening, at $50
o'clock.
THE Fort DOUGLAS Literary AssOcias
ton, which, for some unknown cause
collapsed last spring, should by al
means assemble again. In the CON-
mand can be counted not few edu-
Gated men, and through literary organ
lzatiOns, properly conducted. much IN
tellectually can be gained We regret
the old associations early demise and
sincerely trust it will not be long ere
spread-eagle orators can flap their wings
and crow one more.
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