The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-23
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

Target practice was held by the men,
bers of company A last Sunday. as per
orders but owing TO the short space or
time from receiving the order until the
beginning of the practice, the attend
ance was small. 1t was in command
of Lieutenant l.. w. SmeltZer- The mr.
ings were at 100 and 200 yards. some
good shooting being done, Range Otficer
Lieutenant /. +. Gilbert making the
highest score. making q out of a pos
sible % at both ranges; Lieutenant Gill
bert is a first-class shot. being claSSed
as a sharpshooter while stationed at
Fort Douglas. and is making every et-
fort to make company A thoroughly Ell
ficient in target practice.
Company leaves the armory this
morning at : o'clock for the range to
begin its annual practice, under the
command of Captain Otto Hasslng,
with the assistance of Lieutenant Du-
rand. who is thoroughly acquainted
with the Fort Douglas range. having
been stationed there for number or
years.
Battalion order No was issued yes
terday. calling attention to the fact
that tomorrow being pioneer day. ana
also a holiday, there will be no battalion
drill in the evening.
Musician Charles Alderman leaves
Tuesday morning on three months
furlough for his health. He will visit
Sacramento, San Francisco and Port
land, Ore.
Captain Fred Kamerman, company F,
of Manti was in the city Wednesday
and Thursday, to confer with the ad-
jutant general in regard to target
practice of his COMPANY
Company L has been supplied with
ammunition and appurtenanceS for tar
get practice. and as soon as the range
can be got in shape will begin practice.
which will be tomorrow or Tuesday.
Corporal r. Brown Company Al has
recovered from his injuries, and Is
around once more.
Ouartermaster Sergeant Adolph Lund
has returned from his trip south, and
is busily engaged in taking account OF
the property of company B.
An invoice of ammunition, consisting
of 5000 ball cartridges for the guard,
was received yesterday by Quartermas-
ter Gilbert at the armory, from Fort
Douglas.
Company drill was held last Monday
evening. with good attendance. Com
panies A and B had a very interesting
drill; company D did not drill, owing
to the mastering in of company c, as
ii was expected that ID company would
be a part of c company. Owing to
misunderstanding of the orders, there
fore. d company stands as it was. an
original company, with Lieutenant l..
Z. Gilbert in command.
The hospital corps, under Assistant
Surgeon General DR.. Croxall, with the
assistance of former Steward Frank
Bodell, will be mustered into the guard
in about ten days, hacking but two
more men to fill its quota.
A courtmartial is ordered for the trial
of Privates Wahlquist. Smith, Allen,
Christensen, Johnson Skidmore, STAINS
berry, Waterfall. Bridges and Payne,
members of company D, for absence
from drill, and every member of the
company will hereafter be tried by
courtmartial who does not attend drill.
An inspection of all organizations will
| be had as soon as practicable Tor de-
| terrnining their efficiency, and also as
to the amount of clothing unserviceable
| IN their DOSStSSlOli, IL DClHS thC ht&4t
| of the communicative chief to have the
guard equipped with the new uniforms
as soon as possible.
| The signal corps did not drill Thurs
| day evening, on account of the ho
weather, but instead of drill the boy:
were given instructions in the firing
regulations.
A new company is being organized il
Woodruff Rich county, and will prob
ably be mustered in the coming week
with forty-three members.
Colonel Morris l.. Richie returned
Thursday from the south, where he ha!
been looking into the affairs of th'
guard.
BENJAMIN H. Smith has withdraw
| his application for enlistment in tn
signal corps. and has Joined the new
hospital corps.
Discharges were granted yesterday t
First Sergeant James Terry, Sergean
Roy x Rose and Corporal Brigham o
JanotOn members of cOmpany ID. OF