Show JACKSON COUNTY VETERAN HlA having vIng seen been a request in the NEWS for names of those who were driven from jackson county in 1888 1 nave have a few words to say for toe the benefit 01 those thi t wish to know bow many maey remain at the he present time my acquaintance with brother wan wab while I 1 was employed in the weltmer families my own hands cleared the field for christian whit afner or on which the battle of zion was waa fought where dibble was wac wounded and and young barber was waa killed and where lawyer braseale Bra ceale jay hill bis body down in disgrace for somebody homebody else to remove it having business with james H Flou flournay ruay a merc baur and one of the seven ot of the mob he b paid aid to we me on leaving his big store tor enow now young mao man I 1 advise you not to be around town today an a they y will bring in brazeale Br azealeA s body and there will be gregg great excitement I 1 thanked him anti and said ald that I 1 had no BO further business with roy any man in this county ani ana would krould no go direct home to leave on my imy way home in a piece ol of timber land I 1 met sixteen of the mob mounted all armed with rifles they did not speak until quite near I 1 paid aid good morning gentlemen ly as a though Lio nothing thing unusual had occurred their leader said are you a yen yea eira lr are you goine to leave this county yes yea sit ir J then followed a terrible warning and going credit too for addressing them and bey turned and rods rode oft off as aa mob bers ben only could ride it if tle roll was wao called for the heads head of families famili eb that were driven from jackon son county in 18 1883 1843 43 there vv giuld t uld be few so yet a rich blessing of experience peri ence has come to those between that year and 1896 1895 and afar a far nobee blessing blea eing abaita those who remain faithful until god shall call them I 1 am a living witness that the lord bas baa many times caused the wn th i f man to honor ills his holy name anti and has caused we the feet of his faints to be more permanently established in ia the ha place where be would have them to be I 1 now dow wish to bear a humble esti astl mony to the divine mission ot of the prophet joseph am tb who laid the foundation for blessing to all the world which cannot be comprehended now but grows grow and increases as the he year pan pa by and those men who have succeeded him in the presidency of this church have hare been men of the highest character among the prophets of god my ego age la is 81 years past pas I 1 was married by hider willism waterman early in may 1833 in jackson coulty cout tty missouri my residence Is albico ward cassia stake of zion idaho respectfully JAMES STAPLETON LEWIS march 11 1895 |