Show VETERAN OF THREE THEE WARS WAR Jeremiah wh who lives on a n. farm near Monroe Knox county Ohio is the oldest sun sur Ivor of oC th the Mexican war Ho was born hor in Ireland In 1793 and anul Is thus thum IO years ears old Glee n came to this country at tIme the age of or 20 O settled in Ohio and fought Indians under Gen Andrew Jackson When the Mexican war broke out ho he enlisted under Gen Con John C. C Fremont and when honorably discharged w went nt back to his Monroe township farm Then came the tho California cold excitement excite excite- ment mont and Gleeson was ac seized with wih the fever fc to la lay up treasures treasures' in this newfield new newfield field or of wealth He lie le succeeded In acquiring acquiring acquiring ac ac- ac- ac quiring a small smal fortune there and anda a again aln sought sou-ht the Quiet of at his farm e he remained with wih his family till tl the Civil Civi war wal broke bolte out when hen he lie once more marc took toole up arms A caller caler at the Gleeson farm Carm usual usually finds Its Is owner out in lit the Held ploughIng ploughing plough plough- Ing or ci doing other almost as heavy heavy- w work rk He works every day except SUI- SUI Sup Sun ta day which he Ito spends spend In the tha viage village He expects to live livo to lo be 15 years old He has hah used tobacco all al his life liCe I |