The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-05
! NEWS OF THE
! NATIONAL GUARD.


There is a peck of trouble brewing in
company X down at Richfeld. and court
martials viii be the order of the day I'M
less something is done by Captain Bean
and that soon The gallant captain is
accused of holding out company money.
1t appears thai the state owed the COM
pany some $50 for its share of something
no one knows just what-aS there is moth
ing on file to indicate. Bean came to this
city and after iustling around for several
days at last got his official clamps on the
coin and went away again, not before he
had registered a mighty kick because he
had to spend so much time and trouble
in getting the cash.
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The company isn't in good condition.
The members have lost all interest in
drills: it hasn't had meeting in six
months until {. day or so ago, when II
was discovered that Bean had obtained
some money and then every patriot in
the outfit answered to roll call and a
meeting was held. At that meeting was
read a communication from Captain Bean
to Lieutenant Goldoransen. who is in
command of the shattered forces. Por-
tons of the communication are herewith
given:
"At last we have a little money where
we can use it. stayed right at them. 1t
cost me So to get it, and If the company
see fit to refund it, it will be thankfully
received. We can get enough to pay OFF
proper reCuisiiion. If we really need it
Ee can draw 10 the amount of $780, IT'S
in the bank now, and all bills can be paid
by presenting them to the captain. All
has to be done over his signature
= The governor and brigade officers de-
sire us to fill our company up to GO men.
Our enlistment expires at O'Clock p m,
September II, 1897. Now, lieutenant, why
not have you or one of our sergeants take
around the enlistment paper and get
about 20 new men? They won't be in
long and will get the benefits of all our
pleasure this summer In July we are
to be called to Salt Lake City for the
Centennial jubilee celebration. There is
plenty of money TO pay all expenses and
pay for the boys. Immediately after en-
campmentS we are mustered out and quit
Those who en- list now will reap the full
benefits Why not pay a sergeant so cents
per man for each one he enlists, or you
do i? This provided he gets as many
as II new men. Say nothing of
this soc enlistment rustic except to the
sergeant, Virg Captain Beans brother.
for instance. Fit him with these facts
and have him do it soon. Just as soon
as he does it ais money in ready.
Write me at Provo and make a showing.
CAPTAIN BEAN"
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Soon after writing this the officer al
luded to, whose desire TO keep the guard
in a prosperous condition, is confined to
making arrangements for getting enough
new men to have good time at the Ju-
bilee, and the encampment, and then go
ing out of the service, went to De Lamar
and no money has been received from
him since. The company is in debt $40,
and wants the money to pay off with. 1t
has elected two members to investigate.
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There seems to be something wrong
with nearly all the companies outside this
city Tooele is said to be going out at
the close of IFS enlistment; Morgan will
do the same; Cannonville cannot stay in
and soon there will be nothing save Salt
Lake City. Why this is so, no one deigns
to explain, but there are mutterings here
and there of official neglect which may
some day be investigated. AT the time
the company at Mount Pleasant was mus
tered out the home papers made some
cutting comments on the conditions which
had led up to the matter, and when the
Proov companies concluded to disband,
some very hard things were said by
members and citizens who had assisted 1t
in getting along. Utah boys are either
not so patriotic as are those in other
states or else there is something wrong