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Show I; MUSTERING IN OLD INDIAN WAR VETERANS I The board of commissioners of Indian war records, created by the last legislature, legis-lature, has established offices In room 201. city and county building, and begun the work tof mustering in ngnin and taking tak-ing the records of service of the Indian war veterans. The remustcring In of the old Tndian ! ?5-'lt0.1's of w"loh there are approximately 32a0 In the state, is for the purpose- of forwarding their records of service to the war department at Washington, D. C, that they may receive pay for their services and thus pave the way for pensions. pen-sions. If the national congress ever sees fit to pass a law giving them such. This preliminary Is necessary beforo the Indian In-dian fighters will be eligible to receive pensions. ts of two comrades, accompanied hv his own affidavit, as to the length of his servlco and In what command. If the v?ira,1 Is dead- n,s widow may make affidavit, presenting affidavits from two of his comrades, and if both the veteran veter-an and his widow are dend. tho next of kin may come In with the proper affidavits affi-davits and make claim to the pay. The commission found about GOO Indian In-dian war veterans in Utah and Millard m,tle?, .anfl Probably will find 200 or 300 in this county. 3.Theiten eet?TrnDf mustered in Monday are. Asa S. Hawley of Central, Sevier county: James V. Standing. Salt Lake ?erR0 To of Amer'n Falls: Jo-sepn Jo-sepn A. Roos of Santaquin; Joseph Ford-ham Ford-ham of Sallna; Chrliulan Larson of Mount ?M,asntl Is? R PIerce of Salem: En-i; En-i; S?h IonTk f Payson: Ezeklel Helmnn of jt M""': J C. Nlelson of Mayfield. 2l1emembrs of t,1e commission are: Adjt.-Gen. L. A. Wedgwood, ex-offlclo chairman; J. M Westwood. Sprlngville; Zhy'.' ' ' ' H- Arlhu". Cedar |