The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-05
NATI0N4LGUARD NOTES.

Colonel s. a. Park and Lieutenant w
-. Webb went down TO Neplfi last week
ard mustered into the guard at ehat
place another excellent infantry ORGAN
azaECn. The move has met with much
1aVor at Nephi, and the county court
mouse was crowded with interested
Spectators The mayor and city coun-
Gil were present, ana both promised
their hearty support About forty men
signed the enlistment rolls. and fena
more Joined the Organization during
the past week The command is com
town, the county assessor, deputy as
SCISSOR, county recorder. superintendent
OF H7aIerEQ7OTtZS, city marshal supeTIn-5
tendeut of county schools and other
new company.
After the muster-in an election OF Of
/ hcers was held, and a number or ballots
! were necessary before any OF the cam
I didates were chosen. Those finally
elected We're: w. T-sDunR, captain; w.
l. Brown, first lieutenant, and j, "A.
! Hyde, second lieutenant The officers
are all popular men of the town. the
captain being a prominent merchant,
I the hrSt lieutenant the principal Of the
Nephi schools, and The second ueuten-
ant an employee of HYDE < w hiUte-
more, and a former rrember Of the
guard. AS yet designating letter has
( not been given the organization, but 1T
colonel is much elated ever the come
/ panyiS prospects, and the indications
/ are that this company VIII soon prove
the best one in. the guard
The second competitive driIl for the
I signal corps challenge medal was held
I last Thursday evening The compeu-
I ton became very close towards the last
I winning the Jrophy for the second time
4 Colonel s. g. Park acted as Judge. After
I the dTiil the organization continued
( practice in signal work with the flags
( Battery A went through a very en-
I thusiastic gun drill last Monday even
I ing, and received Gathering comment
from many interested spectators on the
( We're heard. The boys ere anxious 90
I practice '1ith MOUNTS, this drill being
/ just as essential as on foot. but on ac-
count OF this having 70 be done on
Sunday, tfe adjutant general VIII not
] consent Two applications for enlist-
meut were -E0sted on the battery bUlle-
( tin hast Friday, Lass Hanson and Jim
4 Colbert
II Two cases came before the regimentaI
J summary court last week, A. f. Ana
! kin and Charles Brown, Tor n0a-attend-
/ auce at drill. The former was fined
( S., while the latter case, was postponed
( until next Monday at O'Clock.
I William White added his name TO the
I roster of compaay. g last week BIZ,
( is an cid and popular guardsman, ana
recently demonstrated his longevity by
falling down a SeVenty-fOot shaft, and,
after a short illness therefrom, return
ing as whole as ever.
7 Sergeant Bero OF the signal corps
/ figured in a bicycle miX-up last Mon
/ day. TIE sergeant was travelling down
/ the street at a good clip when ne COLI
! lided with a wagon. The wagon was
/ not damaged.
/ Four applications for enlistment
! have been received 10y. company 81 TOR
( next Monday evening
] The. drill attendance of company II
continues very encouraging. A large
number Of the mem reported last Mon
day evening for the regular work,
1 while a. comparatively good number re-
I ported for the squad driIl Friday.
The signal corps WAS ordered TO ap-'
/ pear at the. armorE this morning tor
/ practice work with the photographs
4 AS yet the organization has not had
one favorable Sunday on which TO use
( this instrument
Company @, at Provo, one OF the new
4 est organizations in the guard, gave a
very successful bah last Wednesday
4 evening. The decorations were quite
elaborate The adjUtant general and
STAFF and other officers of this city We're
I in attendance
I Company II has apparently decided
upon having the best appearing quar-