Deseret Evening News | 1901-08-26 | Page 4 | Local News

Most persons have ho nn Men ilea en that Rear near Admiral Hobley D 1 Evans Jo ans acquired his nickname of o Fighting rom some gallant service In the navy nay says sn s the Now New York Times A naval officer who was a II cadot nt at Annapolis when Evans became beame a n cadet allet tells this story of or how ho lie was vaa 01 nicknamed Along Alon the time 1869 and 1861 there was n a saloonkeeper named IX P Evans who continually got drunk Every I or time lime this title happened and It was several a n week wok five dye or six ei policemen had to be called to carry carr the HIP drunken chap to Jail and he was Fighting Hob hiob So 80 the nun min minute ute Uto n II cadet appeared bearing time the name of or It D I tho the nickname was ap liP applied plied to him him also o dicers of the tho now 1101 rear admiral say that he ime got the luckiest nickname l on omm r record