Show v n rt Y l' l t i r t L. L c. c j po FOR INDIAN FIGHTERS Utah's Congressmen to Ce Be Asked to Assist Them EDITOR Dear DeUl s sir 1 May l 1 l by this ask you yon through your YOul esteemed paper papel to in invite inte te th the Black fl Hawk wk V war r veterans veterans veter voter ans residing in Sanpete county to unite in asking our Utah Congressman Congressman Congressman Con Con- gressman to urge urge the passage of 6 S. being a bill introduced by Senator Rawlins Kawlins March 14 1902 for the of the state stute of ot Utah for expenses incurred incurred incur incur- incur incur-I red in suppressing ing Indian hostilities hostilities in 1865 66 I We propose the following memorial mem mem- i orial to our Senators and re representatives representatives re- re of the State of Utah Utah in the United States Congress Sirs Sirs Sirs- Now more than 25 years since the people of Utah and particularly particularly Sanpete county for tor the space of three years went through a most troublesome and amI disastrous time in the loss of many lives and much property and at the same I time performing arduous militia services for the time of three years without remuneration as asyet asyet yet and not a few towns and villages vil villages villages vil- vil lages had to be bo evacuated and the people moved to other places where they could be protected against the tho hostile marauding Indians Hence many homes and farms had bad to be broken brokon up causing causing causing caus caus- ing great losses ses to an already very impoverished po people We e now therefore most respect respectfully respectfully fully ask our om Utah senators and representative in the he United States tute Congress ss to co t to OU our aid aid- by adopting such measures a as asin as asin in in their wisdom is om they may see see proper proper proper pro pro- per to bring before Congress mentioned bill S. S for fOI to the thc the State of Utah for fer expenses incurred in suppressing hostilities and to urge its f speedy passage w well ll tobe to tobo to be bo remembered the suffering caused by having the payment ol ot olan otan an honest debt to poor pOOl people delayed for more marc than 35 years amounting to one million onehundred one onehundred hun hundred and twenty thousand dollars for militia services provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions and necessary equipments in the ye years of ot 66 1865 67 furnished furnished furn furn- by a poor people comparatively comparatively ily i ly new settlers in a anew new conny country country coun coun- try y under most mot harassing condi- condi i condi twos ions at that time Very VelY respectfully submitted by C. C A. A MADSEN Gunnison Gunnison Utah Nov 21 1902 |