Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-05-20 | Page 18 | [Illegible] Elk to be Honored "Billy" Hildreth Celebrates 100th Birthday

i Jo EST DEST ELK I I f I i 10 DE HONORED I I I Billy Hildreth Cele- Cele late ates Birthday GRAND D Ar JUNCTION Colo Cob May MayS S This Is s Uncle Billy Hll- Hll a day in Grand Junction T oldest living member of or the Iks' Iks lodge in the tho United States Wor n-Wor the tho r dest survivors of ol the iLl w war a pioneer of ot the VestIn West Vest In Ince e the days davs of 59 when he lie set setton uLon ton hors horseback back to explore it A. A or Uncle Billy as' as hp as-hp hp i known here is celebrating Is birth anniversary and rand Junction points with honor Ohe oldest citizen It has ever flOWn x IEl borato plans ar are aron on program local Elks Elks' lodge and local ol the G. G A. A R. R to celebrate f mete fe Billys Billy's birthday LT Who e old soldier who was born atIt at It ernon Ohio on March 31 I 8 loves to tell the story of l his dv In life lIte and Invites an esting conversation con to to many a n er IMS ri Hildreth tells how he inCe race for life with his Kene Ken Ken- e horse against an Indian inus- inus an ang when he ho encountered Indians fl He lIe had ventured forth In ln InTi 1 Ti Vest alone after atter a n companion ho rode with him from tho East ut decided to return Lost after atter hia escape Mr 1 Hildreth lived for tor ajr aon on raw mc-at mc and wild berries ng the distance from Moab ll to Santa Fe Fc N. N M. M and thence jack acl to Illinois Ho took part art in several momOra memora- bl war conflicts being a a. number of ot the Forty first Illinois h r regiment which always was in theof the heat eat of the battle during the gl t A magnolia wood cane which Mr Hildreth now uses was whittied whittled whit whit- tied from a a. tree near Vicksburg while he lie was with the Union army there In 1883 1853 returning to Colorado olor do he lie established a store at Dixon Ro Routt tt county His store bur burned and he returned to Wyoming for 01 a time During the last fifteen years his home has been in this city He lIe hits has relatives in various parts of the state and visits them frequently For sixty years ears ho he was was a habitual tobacco chewer but he lie relinquished this when wheel he lie became subject to heartburn as a result of ol It He lie still use tobacco however smoking smelting cigars cIgars Ho He loves to travel I