Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-08-29 | Page 10 | Bags of Coin Make Soldiers Happy

BAGS OF COIN COIN MAKE MAKEI HAPPY I SOLDIERS Four frisky mules pulling an arm army ar coach surrounded by a a a. a rifle squad Suad with ha ball ammunition transferred Major Wll WI his T. T formerly captain of ot the Js Infantry stationed staton at Fort Frt Douglas Doug Doug- las but now major In inthe the paymasters paymaster's de de de- to maor Fort Douglas yesterday af at- at The event ent e was a a. a payday for forthe th the officers and enlisted men inca of or the post and an several large bags of yellow gold and severa shining silver lay In the strong box Inthe Inthe In Inthe the shininG coach The men at t the post were wore paid pai for tor the first nut time sin since eo May a pst 31 31 and the that Major distributed was the earnings of at the men for tor the months o of Juno June and July a a. a double payday The soldiers have bave not reel c received a cent since the last of May and were Indeed happy because two Ma months' months pay in the uniform pockets is considerable loose lose chango change Canteen checks were turned ture in and paid pale for or and nd the various company stores stoics store are reaping a harest harvest The of ot about men means considerable money to be dl distributed for tobacco matches tailoring shaves etc The small merchants at tho the fort tort are Are not the smal only ones to rejoice over the advent advent ad ad- advent vent of cash because several thousand dollars were given in return for tor paid pid In full receipts from downtown business men Th Tho men now have plenty of ot money for fo the next few days das and need nee not worry about money until the th time arrives for tor forthe or orthe the of ot the next net army appropriation I tion ton bill bi