The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-04
BENEFIT FOR TIE JUBILEE
ENTERTAINMENT TO BE GIVEsI
BY THE CoLoRED PEOPLE
Finance Committee of Fifty Notified
to Meet-The Heber c. KimbaD
Wagon-Tabby, Chief of the
Uintahs-Jubiles Notes

The benefit rendered to the Jubilee fund
bv the colored people of the city. ana
which will be given at the Salt Lake the
alter on the evenings of the 9th and 10Th,
is already creating considerable interest
among the amusement loving public. and
the indications are that the theater will
be packed on both evenings. The low
price of admission, 20 cents for reserved
seats. 80 cents and 25 cents. has resulted
n great many tickets being sold. sew
eral hundred being the record of the sales
for yesterday.
That the performance will be the most
unique and mirth provoking ever given in
Utah. glance at the programme will
show. 1t comprises a mammoth first part,
in which over 50 persons will participate;
so.S and dance specialties, the coiored
jubilee Quartette. who made hit at the
jubilee meeting last Tuesday night; solos
by sweet singers and plantation pas
times Last but not least will be an old
fashioned southern cake walk. over 90
COUPLES will compete each evening, and
the greatest latitude will be given tnem-
Prizes VIII be awarded the successful
competitors. For Wednesday evening the
prizes are: First prize, Jubilee cake, do
mated by the Royal bakery; second prize,
lac-'s dress pattern. r. Auerbach 81 Co.;
third prize. gentleman's hat, j. p. Gard
ner; lady'S hat. Walker Bros. Dry Goods
company; fourth prize, large sugar cured
ham.
For Thursday evening: First prize. Pho
neer cake. donated by Kelley, the baker;
second prize, elegant banjo, the Calder
MUSE Palace; ladys parasol, the Lace
House: third prize, one pair gentleman
shoes. Spencer & Lynch; one pair ladies
shoes. Davis Shoe company; fourth prize.
nice sweet ham.
The prizes will be on exhibition in the
window of the Davis Shoe company to-
day
Tickets are now on sale at the princi-
pal drug stores, cigar stores and saloons
The 75-cert tickets can be exchanged at
TIE box Office of the theater next Mon
day and thereafter until the perform
ances. The price of the best seats in the
house is 70 cents; first balcony. 80 cents;
and third balconies. % cents Buyers of
reserved seat tickets are advised to ex-
change them as early as possible as the
attendance promises to be the largest in
the history OF the theater.
FINANCE COMMITTEE OF FIFTY.
The finance committee of so appointed
IT the Jubilee meeting held in the Salt
Lake theater last Tuesday night will meet
this evening Yesterday Governor Wells
mailed each of the public spirited and
patriotic gentlemen the following notifica-
ton:
state of Utah. Executive Office. Salt
Lake City. June 3, 1897.
Dear Sir-As governor of the state ana
chairman of the finance committee APP
pointed at the recent public meeting, L
propose to do my full part towards aid
ing the Pioneer Jubilee Within ten Gays
the Jubilee commission must be deInltely
assured of the amount of funds to be at
their disposal.
Il earnestly request the hearty cooper
alton of every member OF the committee
= e. l.
lating plan for the securing of the
money needed, | have called a meeting OF
the finance committee for tomorrow tfrl-
day) evening. June 1. at CLOCK, IN the
supreme court chamber IN the CITY anu
county building
You are a member of the committee,
and | appeal to you TO attend the meet
ms i'e''' - :HEBER NJ. WELLS
THE HEBER c. KIMBALL WAGON.
w. H. Kimball, of Parley's Park. has
addressed a second COMMUNICATION 20
the history of the now interesting HeDer
c. Kimball wagon. as follows;
I'm the fist place, in 1850, rather cur
the timber and blocked out every part
aud parcel of that wagon on his own
place in Mendon, Ontario county, state
of New York. placing the timbers over
season. In that shop he, himself. forged
the iron axles and all the lroHs per,
tanning to the wagon. Soon AFTER ne SoIu
out and emigrated to ONO, giving tie
wagon wood and irons to his brother-in-
law William Murray of Victor, Monroe
county. New York He built the wagon
and emigrated to Nauvoo in lSi4- Father
there bought the wagon and emigrated In
il to Winter Quarters and from there 70
Salt Lake valley and return IN bit .te
returned to Salt Lake in 1S4S- Then the
wagon, with Others, returned TO the
Missouri river in the same year and re
peated the journey until II had made
IL round trips, bringing emigrants ma
chinery. merchandise. etc, for the uD-
turning trip my brother, Brigham W.
KimbalI died in the wagon. and Was m
TERED where the city of Che-enre now
stands. The wagon. henceforth, was 70
nv mother both a deathbed and an open
casket, and in consideration of this my
father sold it to Philip Pugsley. with a
pledge from him that he would always
keep it as relic of endurance
..TABBY." CHEF OF THE UINTAHS
OF the old time Indian ghiefs who were
! friendly to the pioneers of Utah, only two
are now in the land of the living: "he.
are Washakee. who was one of the FIST
I to welcome the pioneers to the home OF
the sego lily. and ''Tabby, whose Genial
ways endeared him not only TO the set
| tiers but TO the children as we'll W.
/ Shake IS living on the site OF the fo-i
which bore his name and ''Tabby' is liv-
( ing in contented retirement on the reser-
Z Walton at =. IlIe flOCAS- All 0iAO-l --t-e
/ been rnade b. Chairman Clawson to OBJ
/ tain their consent TO come to this city
/ during the Jubilee as the guests OF TIE
1 commission but ii is probable that thet;
infirmlties will not permit them TO make
! the Journey Washable has not beer
/ heard from directly, but the following let
/ ter from James +. Randlett. acting
United States agent. tells the story Of
''Tabbys' condition:
Uintah and Ouray Agency. White
Rocks. Utah, May 26- 1891
/ Spencer ClaWson. Chairman Utah Semi
/ Centennial Commission. Salt Lake City
Utah;
NV Dear Sir-Answering your kind in
/ quiries for old ''Tabby.' chief of thu
Uintahs | have to state that the old MAJ
! is living and in general good health. bu
he is totally blind. which fact taken will
l the infirmities incident to his advanced
age. renders him untitled to accept TIL
generous proposition you have made 70
his participating in the forthcoming cele
| bration.
He sends you his respects and thank