The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-29
THE MILITARY CITY
Colonel Blount Ordered to Omaha
For Work.
Value of the Electric Road-Drills and Dress
Parades-The Standard of Enlist
ment Raised-General News.

The first party in the new hall will take
place this week, if everything is favorable.
The Fort Douglas baseball club is now
open for challenges from any club in the
west.
Lieutenant George, Sixteenth Infantry,
from Fort Duchesne, has been here durin e
the past week, for examination by the
board for promotion.
DR.. and Mrs. Kendall, United States
army, are visiting at Fort Douglas from
Fort Russell, near Cheyenne.
Captains Ward and Jocelyn returned
from Omaha last Friday, whore they have
been on the Galley court-martial.
The past week has been so spring-like
that the lawns and parks have been uncov-
cred and the grass mas become quite green.
Lieutenants Styer and Nichols were ex-
amined some days ago. They will soon
receive their promotion to first lieutenants.
The garrison at Fort Douglas now con-
sists of headquarters, band and five COM
panies of the Sixteenth infantry, the major
and four companies of the Twenty first in
fantry.
Messrs. Jewett & Company, formerly of
Fort Duchesne, have secured the contracts
for alterations, repair and construction of
the new buildings, and will commence work
at once.
Major Andrews, of the Twenty first in
fantry, is now the senior major of infantry
and liable to go to the Twenty fifth infan-
try as lieutenant colonel at Fort Shaw,
Montana. i
Colonel Blunt, Sixteenth infantry, is or
dered to Fort Omaha on a board for the ex-
animation of non-commissioned officers for
appointment as second lieutenants. He
may be gone some weeks.
The electric railway is now one of the
features of the post, and is in excel ent
running order to and from the city, and
when the weather is favorable the cars are
crowded by tourists and visitors, who are
always welcome.
Drills and dress-parades were resumed
the past week. Company drills from to 2
p. m. on Friday, battalion drills and dress
parades daily half hour before sunset, ex-
cept on Saturday and Sunday. Guard
mount daily at 9:15 a. NJ, and concerts
every Sunday evening from to 6 by the
Sixteen infantry band
Few soldiers are now being discharged
and assertions are very rare. A great
change has been made in the welfare of the
soldiers in the army during the past ten
years. They are now well fed, clothed and
housed, fairly paid and their comforts in
every way carefully looked after. BY re-
| cent orders from the war department.. nc
enlisted men are confined in the guard
house before trial, except in extreme cases.
The result is, guard house convicts are
very rare. Not a particle of excuse now
exists for any soldier to desert his colors OF
to violate his enlistment oath. The stand
ard of recruits has been raised and only the
best that apply are received. Every chance
! is now given intelligent men of the army tc
go before boards of examination for com.
mission. Spring BEDS mattresses, pillows.
pillow cases and sheets are furnished each
soldier ard he is paid promptly every
month. Every liberty possible IS given
every man; discharges can be purchased
after the first years service by paying g
small amount to the government, and fur
loughs for three and four months are giver
for three years service. w.