The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-16
OFFICIAL ORDER.
Camp weps, Utah, Aug. Is, 1895.


Special Order No. 49,
The encampment of A, B and D COM
panies, First infantry, authorized by
S. o. No. 10 from headquarters Of Ma
tional Guard, will terminate at $3.50
Q. m. tomorrow, at which time the
troops will take the train for Salt
Lake City, where they will disembark
and be marched to their armory in the
city and county building.
Immediately after revieile of the 18th
inst. the bedding viii be rolled, mark
ed and loaded in the baggage car. At
a. m. the tents will be struck" neatly
folded and tied up, and together with
all the baggage, except such articles
as may be needed for dinner, will be
loaded before the dinner hour. Each
man wifi take with him his rifle, side
arms, haversack and canteen. All
other articles will be turned in for
shipment
The troops can spend the time be-
tween the striking of tents and en-
barking in the park at the Springs.
Dinner VIII he served at the usual
time and place.
The quariermaster is charged with
the proper packing and loading of all
stores, and, upon arrival at Salt Lake
City, will have them conveyed at once
to the store room or armory
The colonel commanding desires to
express his appreciation of the close at
tention 10 duty and the military bear
ing of the entire command This de-
Votion to duty has in few davs en-
abled it to acquire much proficiency
in drills, guard duty and the general
duties of a soldier in the field. While
their conduct has in every respect been
such as to give them a commendable
Ill 1, i
his thanks to officers and enlisted men
for their loyal support without which
the encampment could not have been
the success it is, at its close, recognized
to be. By order of Colonel Page
R. H FISHER.
First Lieutenant First Infantry, Camp
Adjutant.
CAMP NOTES.
Don Powers of company A is an ex-
cellent musician and has served the
post as sergeant of field music in a
very creditabie manner.
Several spirited base ball contests
have taken place on the parade
grounds. The last one resulted in a
victory for A company by a score of
20 to 81
Tired Hobbs succeeded in getting be-
yond his official rank and alienated the
affections of some Of the officers girls,
for which he was compelled to do pen
nance in the guard house. The charge
of course was absence without leave"
Dan Winters of company 4 carried
away the i1onors in target practice yes
terday. He made three bulls eye shots
and two bow marks out Of a possible
twenty-five, missing only two points Of
being q. sharpshooter at 200 yards
Captain R. Grow and Lieutenant
Fisher tied in workmanship, both MAX
ing good records
One of the privates doing duty in the
guard house yesterday was kept busy
by pulling little box filled with straw
around the post in front of the guard.
Colonel Henry Page spent some time
in fishing in the river yesterday, but
refuses to be interviewed on the catch.
A mountain lion frightened the cor
poral of the guard and caused a gene
raj uprising in the camp. When the
lion discovered what an uproar he had
crea ed he skulked away as if ashamed
of himself.
The Richf1eld company did not come
in as great strength as was anticipated.
but the boys were strictly military.
A. B. Hatsick of the Castillo Hot
Springs company attended to the needs
of all the boys who were suffering for
the need of hot indicated bath.
Southworth Bros. deserve great cred