The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-11
FORT Sherman NOTES.


Mrs. L. Wright sustained a very
painful injury on the SOth While pass
ing down the steps which were covered
with ice, she slipped and fell AS re
suit she has been confined to her bed
for several days.
Captain Clapp of the Sixteenth in
fantry has been ordered before an eX-
aiming board for promotion.
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Mrs George gave a delightful after
noon luncheon to Lieutenant and Mrs.
Woodward on the 1st. Several of the
ladies OF the post were present.
Lieutenant Palmer. Mr.. Sidney
Hooper and party returned December
3rd from Hoods lake, where they spent
several days in pursuit OF game. They
spent most of their time hunting Ga
place to get warm), but not being sue
cessful, returned TO the post
Captain and Mrs. Whitall gave
very delightful card party to Mr.. and
Mrs. Goode on the 5th. Very pretty
prizes were awarded and a dainty
supper was served
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DR.. Brechemin has returned from
Fort Spokane. where he has been on
temporary duty during the illness of
DR.. Morris.
Mr.. F. w. King, ex-private of com
pany H, who will be remembered by
his beautiful baritone voice, has de-
parted for parts unknown.
Quartermaster-S Sergeant McAvey has
been granted a three days pass to go
to Spokane Falls.
Part of the ceiling in the post hall
gave way the other day and fell TO the
floor with a crash. The noise was so
great as TO be heard by all the post.
The trumpeter at headquarters, think
ing il was a fire, rushed out and
sounded fire-call. This was taken up
by all the other trumpeters in the
post, and the whole garrison was soon
thoroughly aroused and squads of men
rushed hither and thither looking Cor
the fire. When the cause was discov-
cred recall was sounded and all re-
turned to their duties.
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Sergeant Reeves, company B, Fourth
infantry, and Sergeant Thomas An
derson, troop G, Fourth cavalry, both
of whom are well known here, are
among the candidates for promotion
from the ranks.
Sergeant Linse, Privates Henly, Lem
ons, Rasmussen. Gender and Dintler
left on the Ind for 20 DAYS hunt in
the vicinity Of Priest lake.
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Private Mortimer has been detailed
post school teacher. Mortimer belongs
to company r.
Private Malaskey of G company has
been granted a months furlough. He
will spend the Christmas holidays with
his parents in Portland, Ore. Malaskey
will be remembered by the people in
Salt Lake as being one of the best
football players in the Sixteenth. He
has wealthy relatives in Oregon, his
father being the proprietor of one Of
the largest houses in Portland.
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Lieutenant Preston has been granted
a 30 DAYS leave and will spend the
holidays with Lieutenant and Mrs.
George.
Though the weather is very cold at
Sherman, yet at Fort Spokane it is
still colder. 1t has been down to IA
degrees below zero here. but at Fort
Spokane II has been as low as % de-
grees below.
Instead of coal, nothing but wood is
burned in the post. There is a saw
mill here which is kept going to fur
nish the post with wood and lumber.
During the cold weather it keeps one
busy putting wood on the fire. If the
fires are forgotten for an instant they
will go out, as the wood burns so rap
idly. IT often gets SO cold here that
a bottle of beer setein closet near the
stove freezes tight and bursts the
bottle. And yet it is said that the
cold weather does not begin until jan
uary.
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1t is pitch dark here at 4:9O o'clock, so
retreat is al 4. In the summer time
it grows dark at 10 o'clock at night
and is light again at 2.
STANDARD OIL. INDICTMENTS.