The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-08
THE MILITARY CITY
Big Grist of Personal and Gen.
eral News.
Target Practlcs-IhproYement at the Exchange
Caring for the Comfort of the Sioux
Contracts to be Let for Supplies

The concert given by Mrs. Plummer and
the young people of the First Methodist
church of Salt Lake city, for the benefit of
tue soldiers OF Fort Douglas last night was
great success. Too much praise cannot be
given these kind people for the interest
they have taken in US and our little chapel
on the hill, all Of which is highly appre-
ciated.
The usual number of visitors from the
city attended the dress parade inspection
and guard mount Saturday morning.
Ihese exercises usually occur from TO
10: 80 q. m.
Mrs. tombstone has her mother and ais.
ter visiting her from st. Louis.
Captain Noble is expected home TODAY.
Lieutenant Steadman is the caterer in
charge of the officers mess this month.
This 1nsures a successful cuisine by this
popular officer
Captain Woodbury. is still laid up for re-
pairs. That was q very serious injury
which he received last winter, and he is
bearing his i'll luck with patience and
tortitude.
Inc occupants of quarters on the hill are
having their vines trimmed, cords put up
In front OF the piazzas, for the hop vines.
and otherwise making necessary improve
ments to beautify the outside of the build :.
lngs as well as the inside
OOLAPohJ II. hdS Ol5pO56u OF UQ6 last one
OF their celebrated thoroughbred Berk-
shire hogs and their increase, and for the
present there will be no more corners on
hogs in that locality.
The rain rather interfered with the visi-
tors to last Sundays band concert. but
they were all sheltered in the barracks till
the showers passed over.
This being target month some excellent
scores were made on the ranges during the
md hnc 81 hill H.,
kept dancing quite lively, judging from all
the reports. The firing The past week has
been at 100, 200 and 300 yards. This week
1t will be at 500, 600 and 500 yards. TIE
companies are on the ranges usually FROM.
6 80 to II 80 a. m.
Band concert by the Sixteenth Infantry
band in the band stand at o'clock this
afternoon.
We are expecting two or three young
ladies to visit the post this spring from the
east and south, and then with the three
young brides, also expected, won't we be
lively!
First Lieutenant Charles P. George is
the range officer, he is also in charge of the
Post exchange formerly called canteen)
in which he displays the utmost energy
and capabIlity Certainly Lieutenant
George is the right man in the right place
in the management of this institution. He
has had the entire building renovated, cal
confined, papered AID painted very artistic
ally, besides making vast improvements
inside, as well as outside, one of which Is
the construction OF the largest refrigerator
In Utah, in which a car load Of some $50
30 gallon barrels of st. Louis beer has been
deposited Nothing stronger than beer is
allowed to be sold at the exchange. An
excellent lunch is put up every day con-
slstlng OF coffee, sandwiches, oysters, ham
and eggs, also strawberries. The building
contains four good billiard tables
The road around the officers half circle
has been mscadamized, as well as an excel
lent shale sidewalk constructed, so now all
of our roads and sidewalks are again in a
first-class condition.
The officers are constructing a new lawn
tennis ground near the club building
Some of the post children were confirmed
by Bishop Leonard at st. Marks cathedral
last Sunday.
Officers schools, lyceums, essays and
non commissioned officers schools are all
closed ,itl Oct. 1, so the teachers can now
have rest.
Lieutenant Vance, in charge of the post
gardens, promises to beet the city this
season.
Colonel Nelson of the Tribune was a
guest at the officers club on TUESDAY night.
The Indians of Company l are being
taught how to shoot and reload their car
tridges. They are doing exceedingly well.
Captain Clapp, in charge of the company,
gives them q lecture of one hour every
evening. The old post traders buildings
are being put IN repair fer the accommoda-
! tion of those vino are worried. and their
families are expected to arrive in few
days. Certainly Uncle Sam is doing all he
Gan for these warriors
| The bids for supplying fresh beef for the
next fiscal year. commencing July /, were
opened by the commissary officer, Captain
| Allen, on the 81 inst. and Messrs White &
! Sens company were the loves bidders, al
4.9o cents per pound. The contract
the past year was about 9% cents
| per pound, but th5 public ty given oy your
| correspondent IN the last two Sunday is
sues of The HERALD evldt My stirred VI
competition, as nearly all The butchers q
the city TUNED out to bid and see the fun
The White nrm give very good sausfac-
| ton, however, and they have neld the con-
tract, we are informed, Tor some sixteeI
years in succession. The next bids ar,
next week for cats, corn, hay and straw
| Let tie farmers of the county come up anc
| put in their bids. The post quarterms stel
at the fort will give them ali the informa
tion necessary to furnish Fort Dougla:
with years supply. There will also bt
BIDS for bitumenous coal AMI for the dray
age 10 and from the fort TO the city anc
railroad depo S.
There we're several theatre parties frou