The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-10
MILITARY GOSSIP.

Lieutenant Cowles has employed a
Salt Lake lawyer as assistant counsel
in his case. At the afternoon session
of the court on Saturday the Judge
advocate, Lieutenant Lockridge, Sec
ond cavalry, read extracts from gem
eraI order of 1889, directing that quar-
termasters will weigh all coal and
forage received in large posts. To do
this in Fort Douglas would prove to
be heavy task for the quartermas-
ter.
Private Daniels of company G was
discharged on the 7th inst, and left
for Fort Apache, Ariz., having re-en-
listed here for company D, Eleventh
infantry, stationed at that post
Soon after arriving in camp with the
company, Lieutenant, Palmer was at
tackled by a rattlesnake that had
crawled up and coiled himself on his
bunk The snake got the worst of it..
Who is the officer that, in forwarding
a certain batch of papers, recommend
ed the speedy removal of the Sixteenth
regiment from Fort Douglas, and add
ed, 1T is the rottenest outfit Il have
ever had the misfortune to encounters"
What is the color of his stripes?
1t is safe to say that the troops in
this post will never have another pleas
ant station for generations to come
since the "goings on" this summer have
been published.
Lieutenant Colonel Coates is in favor
of having small squad rooms in the
company barracks, as it would be more
satisfactory in providing home com
fort for the men.
Private Cash succeeded in placing a
white signal flag on the highest pima
Gle of Red Butte mountain.
Private Schmale killed a, full grown
porcupine at the entrance to the tun-
mel on the north side of the mount
ain. When cooked it possessed the
flavor of jack rabbit.
Privates Bulletstop, Killmequick and
Domeup anticipate a. vast amount of
pick and shovel work if the order for
the practice march, beginning on the
18th inst, is withheld.
1t is a magnificent view of the val
side of Red Butte.
The band concert yesterday after
noon was largely attended and the
programme rendered was fine one
Corkumalula is another brand new
word in the Sixteenth. To find out the
meaning of it "go to yo' own company
commander"
Company D advanced in echelon up
the canyon and pitched their conicaI
wall tents on the left side of the hole.
The dust in some parts of the road
seemed to be fully twelve inches deep.
If some folks had their own way
the new reservoir would be built to
hold a little over 900, 000, 900, 900, 900, 900
gallons-enough TO irrigate the valley
of the Great Salt Lakeland company
D would be the architects.
Adjutant General Ruggles called on
prisoner Granlee before leaving the
post, and had a long talk with him
about the result of the late trial. The
adjutant general was deeply impressed
with Grantees statement to the effect
that a sentence of four years to a.
married man was equal to eight years
as it meant, also, four years of mis-
cry to his wife.
"A large number of the neater ap-
pearing soldiers wear civilian dress in
the city.
Autumn has come in her robes of
gold and brown, showering wealth on
all sides, at least it is so in the can
yon-wherever the wild fires have fail
ed to reach the shrubs and trees,
Artificer Kick-What's the most dis
tasteful thing in military life, Dash
away? Private Dashaway-It's to have
a bloody Dago non-com roun' giyin'
orders when recall ought to go
Companies A and, T will remain in
camp until the work OF cleaning the
bed of the creek and keeping it away
from the road has been finished.
! Sergeant Russet of company e is