Show TERAN OF oi MEXICAN MICAN WAR TELLS TELLS' wt ITLE tLE SCENES UNDER GENERAL TAYLOR th i. i l 11 e weight of more moro than an face furies fur fur- ars with bis his fur i ines ies es of care and hardship rg for a a. greater greater- nU number M ber the average man lives and beard turned to sil- sil li light ht of time Thomas Thomaa an an of the Mexican war Elf Nov New and at p present ho he Wilson enjoys life llie to toree tee ree than many men two rJ He lie was born Ky in April 1827 and andt t ty dears years of Ins his life were farm Then The came camo the theIr Ir with Mexico and at atI I for volunteers yount young youn t in the army as ar a alythe ar r lythe r the tho command of Gen r afterward president of hill hlll was with General Genral find and d when it embarked at p This pis is command comprised I In lin August t 1845 madeus made made us us' Christi Christ Tex Rein HelD r rj 1 sent ent to this point uno un un- o o. o orpe e a was waR men I was was with the force orro that advanced to the Rio reaching the banks of arch 28 The amp ramp was wasi i int it t opposite Matamoras Town T wn was erected On 6 General of sent an ultimatum glor commanding him to toJ J f force from that terri tern Ild Jl lid be considered by the ment as a declaration Ir iral l Taylors Taylor's reply was wasten ten lIen commanded by the hi hg United States to ad ad- point and that he would l such time as al the Id see seo fit to order it fter General I by v General Arista who o Grande with a force of ofus ofus ofus us us- advance on the army was hailed bailed with n ng rig Rockhill and his comas comas comas' com com- as ns' ns Mr Rockhill says for or a scrap with the easily defeated deflated this veteran battle seasoned i his handful of 2300 said pal Mr Rockhill yes yes- vas Tas one of the farmer battle eat first big fi fight ht which was into nto the ranks Tanks of sea sea- A ho he continued the thes s I to Resaca de ire irp we routed them androse and andr r rose oss ss the Rio Grande The Thelly fully lly 1000 men and in n. n ii General Taylor took uch he continued to hold b her ber r we marched marC a against men where we wo del deI de- de l I at the head of 10 regulars Gen General ral rala ed a the town and took it ough gh Taylors Taylor's forM force was he be transferring of 1600 force which was Vera Cruz expedition men of whom only liars rs and the rest had Engagement n prior to the list experienced d intelligence about this ml Santa Ana was conferees con con- f forces at San Luis Lois Po Po- in the most cheer cheer- mind you vou may be sure lahat his for force e far out out- but put we wo were there to do none of the tho boys bon showed h her Kr r. r Santa Ana moved f forces and nd on February strong t on position at Buena Ruena Buenas s v re waited for the tho ps 15 st battle of the whole ht the next day when l 1 is iS force of 21 OO men the Mexican army at at- we routed them killing ight lasted all day and until our men were fim gm o walk they were so 80 were ere surprised at our and particularly so when at big bier bi odds were against Ton t on n Washington's birth- birth ho he battle General Tayl Tay- Tay l speech to the men in d d all aU and said they were lants Jants of their fathers ht at in in the revolutionary m on Return t turn furn rn with the triumphal khill was muster mustered d out Uhe farm But the spirit gad dad d been born in him ut nt a short time later for has over ever since sinco been a leers 1 pioneering instinct Mr to Nevada in 1872 1812 when whenry ory ry was still an unset unset- f. f e was among amon the ear ear- Ito Robinson gulch Ich upon I f gold and was a a. gold i several Overal years when what I as Mineral City yon cyon days Mineral City City- i III n of The principal Aultman and irtz lartz was run through a a. acal deal cal l lead ores used as aYwas a rj was Iwas an acquaintance of who gave ave old Mineral Kit it now bears Ely in friend who had tho camp Long was a a. vho who afterward died of V he a he became poisoned is I. I was as never cleared war which swept valley in the tho early days clays as vas at Hamilton fifty of trouble Ho JIo Id properties until after sold his interests and milton where ho he lived Jived en en n years later ho he reton rev re- ton where he lived until s later he returned tod loid to lo id d by location the tho hold hold- sold for a a. for for- h assured af him of comor com corn or or the remaining years iff nS' Interests it it time when his wants shy supplied Mr Rocker Rock er ler of interests in the ig g and Milling company y Mining Minin company the tile ining ming company Cumber Cumber- evada avada Consolidated Min Min- J and he also owns a ain ain ain in the Northern hotel pays thousands of dolIs dolls dolls dol dol- ls Is every overy year 11 Ho lie e a also Iso ful ul Eul stock k farm farni of e e t Cal CaI where he lie spends each each year with his llis ir Jf r family thill's s 's greatest greatest pleasure lobby obby of the I Northern ad od talk over the tho olden amp imp with the tho few reho re- re ho rho can cnn be classed with Jeers of the district ice i ice o M. M Kaighn former amander for tho Utah Grand Grand Army of the Republic learned yesterday of oI the presence of Mr Rockhill Rock Rock- hill in Salt Lake City and called upon him at the Wilson It Jt was to extend to this old veteran of a war that is seldom mentioned outside the tho history classrooms an invitation to participate in the Memorial day services |