Deseret Evening News | 1906-08-04 | Page 8 | Indian War Veterans

I I I INDIAN WAR VETERANS Irge on Olt of ot at I III There was a 1 large attendance of or In Indian dian var sar ar veterans at III the recent recant Eph reunion where many man of lr the Ihl ut t trans brought their families and rela relatives tives tivee come fome from n a considerable cl die lance The exercises were Mere held H J the Snow Academy ground and r fin nn n adjacent vacant property to so 0 there was 1 plenty of at room left to move moe In There were verts many man tents and covered wagons and at night with the camp fires burn burnIng Ing IlIg brightly and other light bights suing gung the Ibe scene forne was wag a attractive enough and of old times Congressman Howell Honell made madeo an address addre referring to 10 the strenuous experiences of the Ih vet et ct crane erans in the early earl da days s as 8 pioneers who not only on I had to 10 fight Indiana hut but conquer a 11 rebellious soil loll as All well eU Mr tir I r Howell How ell also explained the difficulties In the way r of securing I veterans whose services cervices had bad nut not yet jet b n recognized rero A great feature of the gathering nas aR aRthe I the sham ham battle between tw n the am and the Indians and the site tee IId t d WAS tho the same came spot I Ot where a r al M 11 counter took look place 40 10 years ears ago agi ant and the light fight was as reproduced as marly as II could be 00 Theo The settlers wore were ere nt ed by about W 5 people with on 0 w camped lIml In a little valts t l th lb being arranged In a II ei e with lIh K mM t pMt l around The Indians had spotted sP the camp and stealthily I I crept re t up around it from opposite o sides dl The redskins first captured 14 and droe drove oft off the lite cattle callie of the settlers Bottlers and aM carried 1 off oil the women who were herding them The reel real fight took place we and this ap tip appeared tipI Ired I d so 10 0 that I hit I many man nf ot the Ih r held their breath The Tn In dimes were wre ere finally II nail put to rout after considerable scalping had beer tone done and Imaginary blood shed ched the Ihl Indians Indian one of the IllS and burned It