Show UTAH UTH INDIAN WAR WAR VETERAN FUND TO TOBE BE DISTRIBUTED The last legislature appropriated 2000 to the Indian wear war veterans veterans' fund There is a a. balance on hand of something over 1300 in the fund furd so that thero Is now available ap approximately proximately to be distributed by the board of examiners according to the terms of law That law provides provides pro pro- vides that th the the- state board of or examiners examiners examiners exam exam- iners shall distribute those funds to the veterans who have bave performed actual service in any of the Indian wars in the tho territory of Utah while while- such veterans were members of the regular militia of or the territory or ot orto orto otto to the wives or widows s of such vet vet- erans It is also provided In tho act that no person lerson who Is receiving pension n i 1 11 1 a or ji 1 j H s i ely IY to iu LU be ue found iouna eligible Je to pension from the tho federal government government govern govern- ment for service in the Indian wars Shall hall participate in the state fund The state board of or examiners has 1138 already distributed amounts of 15 I ach each to a large number of veter veterans I or 1 r widows who come within the erms ernis of the act Inasmuch as thero there is still a balance in Uie the fund it is is pointed Jointed out by Attorney General Harvey Karvey H. H Cluff member of ot the ward board that Utah Utahn Indian war vet vet- rans or their widows who have net not et participated in the funds made available by the state and who are lot Yot pensioned or likely to be ba pensioned pen pen- by the federal government should make their application for participation in the distribution of he fund funds to the state board of or Salt Salt Salt Lake Tribune Our local representative 1 Mr Dyreng Dy- Dy reng introduced reng-introduced introduced the bill at the last legislature appropriating o 0 be added to the Utah Indian War Var Veterans Veteran's fund and it is the p passage of Jf that bill that has placed more in the fund Mr 1 D Dyreng also Intro Introduced a bill the tho congress of the United States to take action on H H. R. R by byDon byDon byDon Don B B. B Colton which provide that Indian war veterans wino bo have been recognized as s having given service n in the Indian wars by the state or- or will become for tor fora torl a l federal pension It is reported that there are somo some Indian fighters or their widows still lying living who have not been able to establish a record of their services to the full satisfaction of the federal federa pension board hoard but that they will hill willbe willbe be able to establish their just claims with the state board of or examiners Once rice nce on the state record the federal board will accept that record as ns suf- suf proof and the applicant will 1 become f for r a federal pen ion if Congressman Coltons Colton's bill bilI becomes law |