The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-21
THE MILITARY CITY.
a Summary Court to Try All
Offenders.
THE IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE.
Hunting Party Goes Out-The Post Schools
Fifty-nine Recruits from Columbus,
Ohio, Coming.

The old vacated quarter master stable
will be soon torn down.
Two car loads of commissary supplies
arrived on the 18th inst.
Indian summer has strucks US and we
note many visitors sight seeing around
Post.
Lieutenant Capers D. Vane, Sixteenth
infantry, has been detailed as recruiting
officer at Fort Duchesne, Utah.
Private James Hardman, company E,
Seventeenth infantry, has transferred to
company A, Twenty first infantry.
The discharge from the service of James
D. Hall, company H, Sixteenth infantry,
was ordered by the war department on
| 14th inst.
"Fritz' will be obliged if any subscriber
| failing to receive the paper would report
same to him at once. 1t is our intention TO
rectify all such errors.
The schedule of school books for use at
post schools, which has been authorized by
the war department'under recent appropri-
ations, are now being printed.
| The number of discharges under recent
acts continue to be large. We would be
safe in estimating the number since the
act of Juneau, last to be close to 500.
The open air concert by the regimental
bandjon Sunday afternoon was success.
The large crowd present was pleased and
spoke highly of the proficiency of the must
cans.
Corporal Klaproth, company E. Sixteenth
infanJry, member Of the signal class, has,
by direction of Lieutenant Gregg, put up
wires around the post for purposes OF per-
fecting himself and signal colleagues in the
art OF telegraphy.
Stephen Higgins, who has just served
five years in Captain Joceylin's company
(B, Twety first infantry,) re enlisted at
this post on Saturday for the Fourth
cavalry and left at once for Fort Walla
Walla, Washington, the headquarters of
his regiment.
The department of war ruled in Septem-
Der that enlisted men undergoing treatment
at the expiration of their term of service
for injuries received or diseases CONTRACTED
in the line of duty, will be re enlisted by
special permission from the adjutantgen-
eral of the army.
A hunting party consisting of one nom
commissioned officer and six privates of
company D, Sixteenth infantry, left for the
hills on to-day Monday, to be gone for a
brief period The party includes some good
shots and we can reasonably predict that,
if game IS found, they viii get their share.
The health of the command as good.
Vaccination still continues. The left leg
is used now to receive the virus insead OF
the arm and the scar left is an index to an
army career and may be used 10 detect
deserters. We are told in the navy and
Marine corps the vaccination is on the
right leg.
Privates Joseph Heurer, james A. Wells
and Patrick Owens, company +, Nine
teenth infantry, have transferred to com
pany B, Sixteenth infantry, stationed at
this post. Five others have transferred te
B also, whose names we have nol as yet
learned. B, Sixteenth infantry, is popu.
lar company.
Fifty-nine recruits from the rendezvous
at Columbus, Ohio, are daily expected al
the post. These men are required to fill
the much depleted ranks of companies B.
D, F. and H, Twenty first infantry
These guards per month are now the order
of the day for the S xgeenth, and with
more men it will be lighter still.
Our thanks are due to Mr.. Burnett, the
gentlemanly attachee of the quarter-mRs-
ter department who drives the mail wagon
His courtesies Ihave proven him genia
obbliging fellow and we take this move OF
speaking in commentator of a worthy and
efficient gentleman. May his Joys DE big
ones and his troubles lite ones.
Chief Clerk Eurk, of the adjutants of
fee, was discharged from the service or
the 18th inst, having completed his FIVE
years. He is one of the best posted mel
regarding army papers we ever knew, ant
| his place will be hard to ill. We wish hin
much success. We understand he viii q
east but are not informed as to whether b,
will re-enlist
That experienced artisan, Jack Welsh
, of com pany II Sixteenth infantry now OF
, duty in the Vuarter- master department
i is constructing the stone addition to sth
. South ice house. Mr.. Welsh informed u.
! that the capacity of this receptacle fol
i frozen water would be when finished abou
+ 1900 tons, whilst the north one can easil.
/ hold 800 tons, making the total 1900 tons
+ The addition will be completed about Nov
0 ember Is.
Summary Justice will now be dealt GU
to all offenders against military dicipline
a summary court has already been organi
zed at Fort Leavenworth and will no doub
7 be one of the features of this post befor
long. All enlisted men guilty of offense
triable by either garrison or regiments
! court martial will, under the new de
; parture, be brought before this cour
;. within twenty-four hours after ttei
arrest for trial. Colonel Townsend OF tn
= Ninth cavalry, mas directed that officer
preferring charges against enlisted ne
will not contne in the guard house or plac
them under arrest, except the case be q
: extremely aggravated one, where the tria
'' will be by a general court martial, i
which case the day and hour of confirt
ment be Endorsed on the charges. Officer
preferring these charges must send sam
to post-adjutant at once. The law pr.
J. vides thar the court shall consist of lin
It officers second in rank at the post or ST;
" ton or of the command of the alleged OF
fender and at stations where only officer
of the staff are on duty, the officers secon
l. in rank shall constitute such court. Fc
Is cause an offender can object to trial by tn
d court and can ask for higher one. Til
: will eventually do away with the familis
IS garrison court martial.
October 20, 1890, FaITz
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