| Show FORT DOUGLAS FACTS l A Newsy Budget From the City t on the Hill F t THE POST SCHOOL AGAIN GOING Port Douglas Gazette 1 wo Kccruits Twenty eIght Years In the ServiceThe I New Theatre The war is over Lemons at the canteen Muster and inspection on Saturday the last day of the month Snow fell on the iCth The parade grounds ground-s covered with snow consequently no Parades pa-rades Subscribe for the best daily paper inSult in-Sult Lake THE HEUALD keep posted on the worlds doings First Lieutenant Walter A Thurston Sixteenth infantry depot quartermaster at Ogden waS at the post recently Captain Clapp Sixteenth infantry who has been at Hot Springs Arkansas for treatment for rheumatism has been granted a six months extension of leave Work on the now fort theatre has not been resumed as yet the carpenters haying discontinued the same when we received our New Years gift L c our bad land trip Corporal Murray company G Sixteenth infantry escorted the remains of Lieutenant Lieuten-ant Casey Twentysecond infantry who was killed in the bad lands to Pawtucket Rhode Island Two recruits arrived at the post on the evening of the 25th and left for Fort Du chesne on the morning of the 27th having been assigned to company F Sixteenth infantry In-fantry at that post During our absence the ice houses were WeU nigh filled one more good freeze will complete the work of storing away the frigid blocks which will cool our water during the heated months The post school was resumed on the 26th instant Our schoolboys will now have their daily instructions as of yore under the careful supervision of Prof Spidell of company G Sixteenth infantry Sergeant RusselL company B Sixteenth infantry is detailed on special duty now He is an excellent gentleman and during our absence in the field performed the duties of canteen steward in a most creditable cred-itable manner The old chesnut of our Sixteenth infantry infan-try contemplated move to California is now laid eternally to rest as a recent telegram tells us that the First infantry has been ordered to its home in the Golden state My opinion is we are here for some years as yetI yet-I acknowledge the receipt of the Democrat Demo-crat published at Chadron Dawes Co Nebraska The editor Mr C W Allen represented the New York HcnUd at Pine Ridge agency during the Sioux campaign and did most excellent work His paper is a good one and is authority on Indian matters mat-ters The San Francisco War Cry the Salvation Salva-tion army organ of the Pacific coast in its last weekly issue presents pictorially the death of Lieutenant Casey in South Dakota Da-kota whilst scouting This paper is quite enterprising and the issue speaks commendably com-mendably of its editor it I am competent to pass judgment My friend Tom Hayes of company F Twentyfirst infantry has completed over twentyeight years in Uncle Sams army Skip as ho is familiarly called reenlisted reen-listed at Fort Robinson in his old company and when his thirty years period for retirement re-tirement is completed he will have completed com-pleted twenty years in company F Heres to you Skip First Lieutenant Warren Cowles is now regimental quartermaster Sixteenth infantry infan-try vice First Lieutenant Woodbury promoted pro-moted to a captaincy Colonel Blunt is to be congratulated on his selection of so worthy an officer to fill the vacancy on his staff whilst the newly made captain is likewise like-wise entitled to much praise lor his excellent excel-lent work as quartermaster The paragraph under the head Abatement Abate-ment of Sentence of the prison regulations regula-tions has been so amended as to require the commandant of tho prison to recommend recom-mend two weeks preceding July 4 and Christmas in each year the names of two persons who shall in his opinion be most deserving of a remission of tho unexecuted part of their sentences Heretofore one week preceding the days named was the time required Kansas City Times Lieutenant J G Ord son of the late MajorGeneral Ord U S A and who was appointed a second lieutenant from the ranksLieutenant Ord being at the time of his promotion regimental quartermaster sergeant First infantry has just had his appointment confirmed by the Senate The objections to the young lieutenant which were filled by Colonel Lazelle Eighteenth infantry caused a detention of several months in his confirmation but upon a thorough sifting of the entire matter the Senate declared Jules Garesche Ord as worthy of the shoulder straps and so ratified rati-fied his appointment by their vote HEADQUARTERS SIXTEENTH INFANTRY FORT DOUGLAS UTAH V January 1 1891 Orders No 1 With the approval ol the secretary ot war First Lieutenant Warren H Conies appointed regimental quartermaster vice First Lieutenant Lieuten-ant Thomas C Woodbury promoted captain Sixteenth infantry In relieving Captain Woodbury from the position posi-tion of regimental quartermaster the regimental regi-mental commander desires to express his satisfaction satis-faction as to the manner in which Captain Woodbury has conducted that department and at the same time to offer his congratulations on his promotion By order of Colonel Blunt 1 Signed S W DDNNUG First lieutenant Sixteenth infantry adjutant Paragraph 1150 as amended by orders of 1889 and 1890 Is further amended to read as follows When mattresses are not supplied each enlisted man in barracks and each prisoner in the guardhouse will bo allowed a bedsack and thirty pounds of straw per month for bedding and td men in field hospitals such quantity as the chief medical officer shall certify as necessary So far as practicable iron bunks will be furnished to all prisoners in post guard houses and prison rooms HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PLATrE OMAHA NEBRASKA JANUARY 21 issi Circular Aro 1 When an enlisted man is furloughed and discharged dis-charged under paragraph 3 general orders No tO series 1890 adjutant generals office the act log commlFsary of subsistence of the post from which the furlough was granted will make pay merit to such erhsted man by check of the commutation com-mutation of rations due for the time he was on furlough transmitting the same by registered mall on receipt of properly signed vouchers Form No 13 Should the acting commissary of subsistence not have sufficient funds on deposit de-posit to pay the amount required he will transmit trans-mIt the vouchers to the chief commissary or subsistance at department headquarters for payment By command of Brigadier General Brooke M V SHEKIDAN Assistant Adjutant General Circulars are now out inviting subscrip tions to the Fort Douglas Gazelle an 8xW three column ten page trimonthly haper which Mr E Nissen and Fritz propose to offer for the digestion and criticism or our 600 people the initial number bearing date February 10 IS91 I am prepared to say thatj barring death change of station and Indian wars the Gazette will come to stay and be not as a friend jocosely remarked re-marked a tri monthly from the fact of the first issue being gotten out when its proprietors pro-prietors will try to get out the remaining two numbers to complete the month In this connection I desire to inform TnE HERALD patrons at Fort Douglas and elsewhere else-where that this new venture will not cause a discontinuance of these jottings L but my items will appear as regularly as they did before we unexpectedly journeyed to Northwestern Nebraska I would be much pleased to see THE DAILY HERALD I list swelled to twice the size It has published pub-lished our news and given us better service ser-vice than any other Salt Lake daily So boys keep up your subscription to THE HERALD and keep posted on the doings of the civilized world I also desire in this paragraph to thank the boys for past favors and for their appreciation of my t writings from Adaton Nebraska Had tn our lot been cast at Pine Ridge agency I ould have done better At all rates sub scribe for the soldiers friend THE HERALD and be happy I JANUARY 371891 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