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Show Fuiieral of F. E. Racker Tho funeral services over the remains of Mr. Frederick Eugeno Ihicker, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. William 13. Hacker, who died on Sunday, tho !rd, nt Fort Douglas, of dysentery, wero held' hero on Wednesday at tho meeting house nt 1:30 p. m. Councilor A. C. Pearson of tho Second ward presided mid the choir leudorcd the singing. Tho building build-ing was beautifully draped with American Amer-ican flags hi honor of tho departed. Tho casket rested In tho center of tho building mid was hidden nearly from vlow by tho many lovely llowers. Then; was u lingo gathering of relatives rela-tives nuil friends present. After the opening uxcrclsii, Councilor Pearson read tho biographical sketch of tho deceased de-ceased Tho speakers w ero Kldcr Geo Comer, Presidents A. J. 13vans and 8.; I. ('Illinium, all of whom spoke words of comfort to tho parents and friends of the deceased and of his many good nnd noble trulls. Mr. and Mrs. ltaclser havo tho sympathy of their many ft lends In their hour of mourning and distress. The choir sang to close with "O Grave, Wlu-io Is 'lliy Victory, O Death, Where Is Thy Sting." Uenedlctloli was olleicd by President Jus II. Clarke. A very largo eortcgo followed the lemalus to tho cemetery HiooiiAriiK-Ai. eKicTi'ii ami i.ifk or Klll.llKHIIIC KIHIKN& IlACKKll I'rolctlck ljuijctic Kuclitr, noil of William It. anil KojIIIh Hacker, Iwrii AtiKUnt I, IbTT. U I.clil, I'tiili At the ui;ecftlKlit )'-! lie wanlutiliieJ n mtiulxr of the Cluucli of Jcu Clirltt of r.atlir iIayvSalnt. umlut the ORe of twelve wa mUinel a iSeacuu. lilt wlioot days wer peot in the ,etil jmli'lc iiclinolt. At the age ol twelve lit to i till n nn apprentice In the printing tniii-iim tniii-iim willi t lie I.clil rublUuing Co., mid from the nee of fourteen tollir nge of twcnly hevi eif KHKnt tcmniler nml cleric in the Teople't Co-dp luit , I.clil When tilt war lrolce out between the Unltert rWtc ami Spain, lit wa one of the Art! three tolmiUcrj from Lehi, mid utivtil In the Utah Cvali ihirhifc Hie wnr ulthSiaiii. Not htvlnz Inen niKugcd in any actiun iliiilny hl etilitt-incut etilitt-incut inllie cavalry, lit ngain le-enlUttillii the 31th Inlautry and went to the Philippine" with the reiGiincnt wlicr liearliclpitct In lomeili or etgbt ti'zaucinenla with the rnetiiyT 'w'lillc llurc he wan ulricken dwn villi a very "severe attack ol dyMiitery, arid wa taken tollhe ho-pita) ho-pita) at Manilla where he remained aeverat we-jka, ond wga then aentovcr to the, United atatea, liavlwg UiOfnit 9 weak, that hcSwi tob inr I Jfc "..-It "'I' " i. - carried on board the hlp that brought him to San FfancUco, Afler ieverat montbt trea tnient In the hsaphal nt Pteildlo, he obtained, bl re Ime Slid came home. On the Slut of July, 1000, he wan married to MlMOrpha Adamt of American Pork, Utah Boon after hl marriiRe he again ensageil at clerk, and later a miner until June, 1901, al whk,b time he again enlUted In the United State Ajhi)', and Dili time he wat nulgiitd to the 29th Infantry, Company O, and atived M clerk of the Company for n period of aevtral nioiilln J Having obtained n knowledxe of printing In hlonth, hewn detailed ni Pol printer, nnd on the 12th of the prcnentmonih wa detailed. ai school teacher at the rott. He naoery much beloved by hl comrades audldghly respected by the ofllcera of hu company com-pany On Sunday, the 25rd of the present month, he died In the Tost hoapttal from a vary acute attack of dysenlary nnd cramps coined by sam. Tuesday Tues-day he was escorted by the full garrison at Fort Douglas with great military honors, commanded com-manded by Capt Wells, Adjulaul-Oeneral and Commanding Officer of the I'ost, the cortege being be-ing preceded by the post Baud. He died In full fellowship in the Mill oflthe Gcpcl.andhenlwaja had a firm belief In th-principals th-principals of the same, and so expressed himself to his parents the last time he talked to them |
