The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-28

ready filed to the top and threatens
TO run over. If it does, the water is likely
TO wash away the dirt at the ends of
the stone dam and let the whole contents
OF the reservoir out at once.
II this happens the thousands of gal
Ions of water will pour down in a flood
into the city at Red Butte hollow and the
estates of LIE Grand Young and Giimer
VIII be the first to suffer. There would be
no danger at all to the post. as the bed
of the stream is some 10 or y feet below
the whole OF the surrounding country.
The water would therefore follow this
channel which ends in Red Butte hollow.
A Noak's ark might come in handy in
case of an accident to the Red Butte dam.
A new telephone system is being put in
at the post Heretofore there has only
/ been four telephones in the post. one in
| the adjutant's office, one in the quarter
masters Office one in the officers club
and one in the post exchange. Now
! however, nearly all the officers quarters
IN the post are to he connected by tele-
! phone to the city. I he central is to be
! IN the acjutants office. Here a fine switch
board is being put into position to ac-
commodate about so Instruments and will
be connected with all the city lines and
! long distance points.
Every officer will have his own phone
- his quarters. that he will be able
TO reach any part of the city or neigh
boring towns without having 10 leave his
house. This will give better service and,
people in the city will be able to call up
the officers without having to depend
upon the orderly at headquarters build
ing.
When the Sixteenth infantry was at the
post Lieutenant Guyer placed several tel
ephones IN the officers quarters. stables.
commisSarv and other buildings for the
use of the post people. This line Was.c con-
nected at the adjutant's office as a cen
tral. but was merely a local affair and
could not be connected with the city. As
long as Lieutenant Guycr was in the post
the system worked we'll but when he
left for Fort Leavenworth the lines got
cut of order and no one seemed to I'M
derstand il we'll enough to fix them, so
they became useless. The new system.
1 ho-e-e-. viii be perfect in every detail
and viii be kept in order by the city COM
pany.
It is also rumored that electric lights
are 10 be placed in all the houses and the
street lamps viii alsc be replaces by cleo
tricity. At present the post is lighted BY
= number of oil lamps that throw circle
of light for not ever ten yards around
then. and as a consequence the post is
not very brilliantly lighted at night
1t is pres lmed that all VIII be delighted
al the prospects, Dut he younger couples
will be greatly chagrined ia having the
secrets OF the dusky retreats of Lovers
lane-which runs north and south in
front of the band Standard Sweet
hearts isle-located in the lake by the
cnaDel-reveaied to curious eyes by the
ghastly rays of the electric lights. Many
and many "A lar maiden mas been WoOen
AID Won in their sylvan soiitudes. Let
not CuDids battle ground be destroyed
by even electricity
. =
The following general oder, dated adj
jutant generals office, headquarters OF
the army. April y. 1887. has been received
al the post:
war the following is published to the
arna.' for the information and guidance
of all concerned:
.'On Memorial day May 80. at all army
posts and stations the national flag VIII
be displayed At half staff from sunrise to
midday. and Immediately before noon
the band. or field music. will play
dirge Departed DAYS. or some appro-
pirate air. At the conclusion OF this me-
mortal tribute at noon. the flag VIII be
hossted to the top OF the staff and viii
rem2tn there until sunset When hoisted
TO tl.e top of the staff the flag Win be
salutcd by playing one or more of the
rational airs. in this way lifting testi-
lnonial of respect for the heroic dead and
horror to their patriotic devotion viii be
appropriately rendered
by command Of Major General Miles.
Brig. Gen. L. S. A."
Tho Rev Mr. Arnold of the Westmin-
sfer Presbyterian church gave very in
teresting lecture in the post chapel
of Missionary Work in Africa The Ice /
frl~c was wen attended 10y both officers
and men, who greatly appreciated and |
enjoyed the discourse
The odd Fellow lodges of the post are
Dreoarin= for grand parade and exer-
c!ses in the post chapel on the End of
May.
The new baseball grounds have been
laid out and high board fence placed |
about It. Work on the field has nearly /
been completed and it viii soon he ready |
for use II has been changed from the /
lower parade ground to the position /
further west near old Fort Osbourne.'
. e, .
The officers gave another of their very !
enjoyable hops in the post hall last Fri |
day evening. Several of the city people |
We're present to enjoy the dancing.
o % o.
Tho post exchange is undergoing its
regular spring cleaning. repairing and
painting.
Mrs Augur gave a most delightful din /
ner party at her pretty home in the post /
on Thursday evening. The pretty rooms I
had been delightfully."- decorated with /
flowers and the table. sparkling with a /
wealth of cut glass and beautiful flowers /
and laden with dainty viands, was pleas |
ir- IN the extreme Those present We're |
Mss Black. Miss Barlow. Miss Kent Z
Miss Mitchell, Lieutenant Kefwin Lieu |
tenant Jackson, Lieutenant Quincy and /