The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-01
THE CITY ON THEHIL
No Drills or Parades on Account
of Heavy Snow.
CREARY DUE AT THE POST SOON
Sergeant Dudley's Serious Mishap-Fort nc.
Kinney-The Sunday Coneert-Reminiscen
ces of Pine RIdge-General News.

Nine enlistments and three discharges
since New Years day.
No drills or parades during the past week,
owing to the snow lying thick and heavy
on mother EARTH
Major j. N. Andrews, Twenty first in
fantry, is the presiding officer of the sum-
mary court.
Second Lieutenant E. L. Butts, Twenty
first infantry, has arrived at the post and
is doing duty with company II.
From the records of the post hospital,
find the temperature of the past week to
be as follows: Maximum, 80; minimum, 49,
Muster in overcoats by company on COM
panty porches was the order faithfully COM
piled with by the entire nine companies
yesterday morning at o'clock.
First Lieutenant William Lassiter, Six
teenth infantry, is now commissary and
ordnance officer, relieving First Lieuten-
ant Elias Chandler, of the same regiment.
Provost Sergeant John Greedy tells me
that the ice on the ponds is now about
seven inches thick, and it is more than
| probable that ice cutting will be in order
! tomorrow.
J Privates Quinlan and F'astnell, company
| T, Twenty first infantry, have each ap-
piled for three months furlough, to be
discharged at the expiration of same, as
!
| 1890.
The thanks of the boys are due and
hereby rendered Mr.. Moritz, of the Salt
Lake Brewing company, for barrel of his
| choicest malt. This beer is highly esteemed
as a beverage up here and many prefer it
| to the eastern article.
From the continued number of per-
fumed epistles, evidently brim full of affec-
ton, which Uncle Sans mail watt to GER
tain points in Utah, it is opined that few
of our smitten boys will at no distant day
enter Hymen's bowers. Particulars later.
1t is expected that Major Creary will
come our way, not later than the Sd inst
His official coin-dispenSing visits are al
ways welcomed. Some of the companies
were not paid since last December and as a
consequence will draw two months pay
when the genial major visits US.
Thomas Cunneff, late first sergeant of
company F, Twenty first infantry, has Just
re- enlisted at Columbus barracks. Ohio
for the recruiting in the ranks, and when
discharged, was succeeded as top ser
geant by George Steward, the ranking duty
sergeant who wears the diamond in + com
pany.
If the weather permits, the band will
give their usual Sunday open air concert al
4 80 O'Clock this afternoon. The cold ano
wind of last Sunday deferred the musical
end of the Sixteenth infantry from per
forming, and as the weather at present is
so very inclement, shall not publish thei1
programmes until satisfied that the ele-
ments will allow them to render one Of
their musical treats, as undoubtedly theil
concerts are.
There is Joy in the household of my
friend Charlie M. Brown, the wheelwrigh
and employee of the quartermaster depart
c wi Tor
it is known that bouncing ten pound boz
arrived on the morning of the 9th ultimo
Mother and child are progressing finely
Our heartieSt congratulations, Charlie, w,
shall smoke the fragrant Havanas to tn,
, youngsters continued health and pros
perity bye-and-bye.
The boys on guard wear heavy buffal
or canvass blanket lined coats. The buf
falo coats were issued G and II, Sixteenth
. infantry, at Oelrich, SD; whilst d and E
, of the same regiment, were served will
the canvass blanket lined articles at Ada
ton, Neb. Clad in these, with fur caps an,
gloves, seamless socks and 0vershoes, tn
: sentries are able to combat the coldes
weather, nay could even camp around tn
north pole and not feel in the least tn
frigidity of that locality.
About time we we're having electric cal
service. The wire is up, track laid, all tina
IS necessary is cars, anu why mol START now
A schedule arranged on the half hour basis
to allow the last car to leave State road a
II o'clock midnight, to enable our theatre
goers to ride home in lieu of the tedious hill
climb from the foot of First South street
; would meet with the most hearty approve
of the residents of the military city. If tn
schedule is arranged with a tendency t
make visits to Salt Lake congenial, so tina
no military duties will be neglected. it vii
cause the new line to be we'll patronized.
On the morning of the 2Sth ultimo, Firs
6 Sergeant Dudley, company H, Sixteent
infantry, met with serious and purel
accidental mishap, caused by the prema
, ture discharge of a Colts navy revolver
From such information as l can obtain,
learn that the sergeant was unloading
revolver in the store room OF his compan
+ when the little gun was discharged whirlin
forty-tive calibre ball through his foot nea
the toes The wound, whilst not of a dan
gerous nature, will keep the sergeant i
the post hospital for some days to come
t Sergeant Dudley has our sympathy in hi
3 af11iction and l sincerely hope that til
f wound will rapidly heal. The wounde
non commissioned officer is one of the mos
genial and well liked in the command an