Show Texas Hero Honored An Imposing granite monument Is being erected in the Episcopal graveyard graveyard graveyard grave grave- yard at Richmond Texas to the memory of Deaf Smith Texas revolutionary revolutionary revolutionary revo revo- hero who burned a bridge behind Gen Sam Houstons Houston's army at San Jacinto and forced It to conquer conqueror or perish The memorial will be by Louis Rodriguez sculptor who learned his art while shining shoes and selling papers In San An An- tonio It will bear a brief account of ot Smiths Smith's life giving his birth in New York residence fn In Mississippi l marriage In New Orleans an and daring In Texas Smith died l d in 1837 1831 barely a year after his courage helped th the state win Its Independence |