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Show HERE IS INTERESTS OF NATIONAL GUARD i CoL E. J. Dlmmick of Washington, D. C, Is in the city. He is secretary of the National Guards' association,' and comes to confer with Gov. Wells, Adjt-Gen. Burton and other National Guard officers offi-cers concerning ,the needs of the militia.' mi-litia.' He was Instrumental in securing the passage of the Dick bill by Congress, which places the citizen soldiery on a par with the regulars as to arms and equipment Cot Dlmmick is touring the country in the Interest of rifle practice prac-tice and is endeavoring more clearly to put the details of the new. militia act In operation. Col. Dlmmick said Utah should maintain main-tain 1500 organised militia and be ready to place a regiment In the field for service. ser-vice. The Colonel was a Utah mining man from 1890 to 1893, and is" greeting many old friends. |