Show AN OLD VETERAN lieutenant samuel thompson of alie mormon battalion hi TOM II we had a pleasant call from father samuel thompson on wednesday who has been living in ashley but who has now come to stay with his son at spanish fork for a season father thompson is an old member of the mormon church his associations with the people extending back as far as he was one who got all ready to go with that memorable body of men the Zions camp but whom the prophet ached to stay home and work on the kirtland temple and to give his team and outfit that he biad prepared for eliat journey to brother he was also present in the kirtland temple when the first quorum of the twelve apostles were or bained this was on the day of february when father smith blessed him he told brother thompson that he would never make a preacher but would be much used as an appendage to alie church this prophecy has been remarkably fulfilled as the life of father thompson fully demonstrates he occupied in the early days the offices of postmaster justice of the peace quartermaster quarter master in the army and other positions of trust and emolument under our nation he was one of the noble five hundred known as the mormon battalion and passed through all the hardships incident to their famous journey he held a distinguished position iu the army being second lieutenant in company C the same company in which mr daniel tyler author of the history of the mormon battalion served as sergeant father thompson related considerable of his experience peri ence in that campaign to us which vaa very interesting and showed that he possessed considerable vitality and strength of memory he achieved distinction and merit for a remarkable fight with three hundred indians near los angellson Ang eleson may he routed with the id of but twenty denof this engagement lieu col cook spoke in high terms when he returned to washington father thompson is 76 years of aae and enjoys remarkable vitality notwithstanding the fact that his neck is broken and nas been for the last for forty years at present he is in town on business connected with his pension which he draws regularly from the government |