The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-04
GOSSIP OF The TOWN

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People living along the line of the
Rapid Transit company complain of the
service given ''Resurgam. a patron OF
the line (sometimes) writes: rs il any
wonder that people living along the line
OF the Rapid Transit resort 10 bicycles
anu otaer means OF conveyance, weather
anu roads permitting, when We consider
\ tce treatment they recslYe from the
company On the Callers Park line, one
o. the pest paying lines the company
/ mas, cars are run but once each hour.
4o accommodate the large number who
Use tniS Inc, trailer was attached 10
the a. m car and even with the two,
people were often compelled 10 stand.
But the trailer traileth no more, be-
\ cause torSooth the patrons of the line.
on Ole of the coolest mornings of the
! recent snap, preferred TO crowd into the
car that was warmed. leaving only about
one-half dozen in the cold trailer II
commoGatiOn of six persons SO il was
taken off and now from 80 TO 10 pas
sengers are frequently crowded like cat
tie into one small car. II seems to me
that company like this. which holds
valuable public franchises should he
compelled TO furnish the public with a
decent service. The people who live
southeast of the city should have half
hour service, or at the very least a
trailer on all the morning and evening
cars that are usually overcrowded. They
demand that they be treated like human
beings"
This story isn't new by any means.
but IL Will interest the militiamen and
may cause an army man TO smile. \
certain major was selected as umpire
IN a baseball game one morning He
that the crowd forgot to mob him and he
escaped in time TO take charge of even
ing parade at his post where he was sta
toned. In due time the adjutant COM
manded:
Garry. arms"
Present. arms
Then, facing about he saluted the ma
jor: Sir. the parade is formed.
Imagine the astonishment of ali the
line when. gravely returning the salute
of the adjutant, the major commanded:
Take your base, sir"
This leads to another tale. A lieuten-
ant in command of his company was
marching same in column of fours to-
footbridge, Just wide enough for one man
TO cross He couldn't think of the COM
mand. Right by file and it was too late
10 do anything save give some command.
o. come TO a halt. So he belched out:
Company, endways march" 1t is said
that the men got across the bridge.
There are several postmasters within
the bailiwick of which this city is the
center. who are going to get a mild
lacking up Some are within speaking
u-SNdANt DN 'LCiePHOIcs u lulS OLlce-
There will be no one fired. but their sew
eral attentions will be called to the fact
that they are disregarding one of the
rules of the department, which is an
important one.
Government provides a special brand of
ink for the cancellation of stamps. 1t is
an indellible brand and once a stamp is
cancelled with IL. II can never be used
again. But some of the postmasters
have overlooked the government injunc-
ton and are using other ink. 9th the
again. Still others have neglected can
ceiling of stamps and they come into this
office as new and unsullied as when they
We're pasted on the letters.
Mild rebukes will be sent and those
who heed official admonition will slo well.
Those who do nOt-well that matter is
for some one else to handle This bit of
information IS printed in order that lady
poStmasterS, receiving large. Officiai en-
velopes may not be alarmed and Sefuse
to open them.
The story of a most remarkable discov-
cry comes from Pennington. For years
IL had been thought that the buffalo had
been entirely eXterminated in this part
OF the country. but this appears 10 be not
the case.
a Danish pot hunter. so the story
comes. was shooting ducks at the mouth
OF Bear river a few days ago. He had
pitched his tent on the river bank After
having been out for an hour or so gun
ming ne returned 10 camp. out II appears
that he did not fasten the boat securely
and TO his dismay a few moments later
found the boat had ioossned from its moor
ings. 4 heavy wind was drifting the
boat fast out into the lake and when he
finally reiched it he made the discovery
that the pike pole was ashore After
getting into the boat he had no way Of
getting ashore and finally reconciled him
self to his fate. He drifted helplesSly all
day and finally toward evening landed
on an isolated portion OF Antelope island
The unfortunate pot hunter went ashore
TO hnd a new pike pole. when an unex-
pected sight met him
Not over $50 feet distant stood an i'm
mense bison. Upon seeing the intruder
the animal turned and set out for the
hills.
The Dane made his way back TO
Pennington, where he met Mr.. White,
Of the firm of White & Sons. TO whom he
told Of the remarkable discovery
Mr. White returned to the city yester-
lay and organized a party of hunters
who on next Sunday, will go out on the
sIand and kill the animal. after which
t will be brought TO this city The gen
.lemen who will compose the party are
Colonel Shaughnessy, Burt Brown, Harry
Martin Lannan, photographer
md a couple of representatives from the
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