The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-19
AT THE MILITARY CITY.

CONTRACT AWARDED TO THE
UTAH SUGAR COMPANY.
The Late Private Mitchell Buried
Yesterday With Military Honors
That Mine Near the Reservation
Attracting Attention-FOrt Doug
las Notes.
Messrs. Rhodes and Bowles, eastern
capitalists, who are stopping at the
Templeton, were at the fort yesterday
and went into Red Butte canyon to
look at the prospect hole owned by
Captain Allen, Sergeant Plesier and
Private SpideI. They spent the greater
part of the afternoon looking around
in the canyon about two miles from
the post. and encountered several
prospecting parties, who were out
with hammer and bag. Musician Will
liamS escorted the gentlemen 70 the
mine which is located in gulch on
the left side of the trail, about 500
yards from the reservoir. They Sc
cured several pieces Of ore, which will
be compared to the Mercur product
The gentlemen are mining experts as
well as capitalists and are familiar
with mines and mining in the west.
They did not give a decided opinion
about the richness of the ore, but it
may be understood that they thought
something of the prospect, by the way
in which they carefully conducted
their Investigations.
General Penrose will return on the
22nd inst. and will retire from active
service March 10.
The Grand Orients held another
meeting in the COASTS on the Desert"
(the canteen) last night and initiated
six more weary pilgrims who had pre-
viously been walking in darkness"
If the Orients keep on at this rate it
will be only question of time, and
short time, too, when they will have
corralled all the fun-loving male resi-
dents of the fort To be out of the
fold of the Orients is to walk in
Egyptian darkness, says the grand
padi shah.
The grand ball to be given by the
princes at the post hall and exchange
promises to eclipse anything of the
kind ever seen in the fort. February
81 is the date. The hall will be hand
someIy decorated and the band orches-
ira will furnish its best music. Prince
Kane says that about two hundred in
vitations will be issued. as that num-
Der OF couples will not fill the hall un-
comfortably. Free carriages will be
furnished visitors from the city who
remain until the wee sma' hours. The
several committees on the ball have
met and received their instructions
from the high and mighty the awful
the vast, the grand pa di shah. Fol-
lowing are the names of the commit
teemen:
On Refreshments-Prir Hipp.
SpilIane, Seive, Hoppert, Kettley and
On Observation-Disclosures Kane,
Pelton, Dean. Monahan and Nadle-
man.
On Invitations-Princes Krano. Cur
rier, Davidson, Baker and Bennett
On F'inances-Princes Stevens, Mea-
dows. Fardy and Allen.
On Floor nagement-Princes Dav-
fdson, Bennett Fortiner. Pelton, Wilks.
Howard and Duamel.
On Decora tionS-Prince Ogle, Pie
sier Miller, George, Binkley, Allen and
McGrath.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Private Mitchell
were held at the post cemetery yester-
dav afternoon at 100. Chaplain Lowell
officiating. The whole regiment at
tended under command of Sergeant
Major Murray. The firing party con-
sisted of eight privates and a corporal
of company F. AS customary at all
military funerals, three volleys were
fred over the ooen grave. after which
the company musician blew taps. The
band for some reason remained silent
after the arrival of the coffin at the
grave. During the exercises the garri-
son flag was at half mast.
Sergeant Budd and wife have re-
turned from a visit to the Leadville
ice palace.
Why is the post time always a few
minutes ahead of the time on the car
lines?
The Kansas City Times of yesterday
says it is Major J. B. Girard. medical
department. who is ordered to Jeffer-
son Barracks, Mo, and not Major A.
c. Girard. as stated The latter is on
duty at Fort Douglas and recently
came from Fort Sheridan, while Major
J. B. Girard has been at the PresidiO,
San Francisco, for several years.
Private Sweet, of company G, Six
teenth infantry, is modestly but rapid
ly coming to the front as a composer
of sweet music. He has just composed
a, new piece entitled 1.-THE New State
March, and will have it copyrighted
as soon as few changes have been
made by Professor Klein. of the band.
The march has been played on the
organ by Professor Levy, who pro-
nounces it to be away up in G A
musical friend of Sweets in Salt Lake
is very enthusiastic over the piece
and says that Sweets fortune is made
as soon as it is published. Private
Sweet has been in the regiment only
a short time. having come from Fort
Apache, Arizona, but is already we'll
known as an expert in fancy wood
carving. He is also a cyclone at foot
.,all, and the young ladies of Sugar
House ward know d sweet thing When
they see 1t.
Band Sergeant Sheridan will be dis
charged March 20.
The Lehi sugar factory has been
awarded the contract for sugar for
three months for the commissary at
Fort Douglas and Fort Du Chesne.
The amount will reach the sum Of
Is 900 pounds In future the govern
ment will purchase subsistence stores
for this post in the local markets. The
contract for flour was awarded to the
o. Hardness Milling company, Nc
Cannon, Idaho, the amount being
Sc. 600 pounds. The Utah Soap COM
pany has been awarded the contract