Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-03
GLENDALE.
viva nemlni.eenses Of veteran. and rio-
n..rs.

Special Correspondence.
. Glendale. Kane Co.. March 20.-This
romantic little village. locked In by the
wooded heights ana hills that surround
II, N just the spot for the many old
veterans that inhnhit Il Co spend their
latter days, away from the strife and
turmoil OF the world, secluded from
trouble and care.
II IL somewhat peculiar that 10 many
old people reside here, first. there n
Aftcmcaln Myers Footc. now seventy
years old. who has been bed-fast over
two Years. fil, went through all the
horrors OF the lfnun's Mlli massacre In
MlHHourli two Of her brothers were shot
there; the grand old lady raised her
self IN In the bed, and narrated the
incidents OF that trying time In detail
Her husband comes next among the
veterans, Warren Footc. eighty-two
years ~ ngc. lie saw Joseph, the
Prophet, at Nauvoo In May. 1891. He
was on the Muddy In 1860. moved from
there 10 this place under the St
Thomas organization In 1871 with James
Loi,hend as liishon. lie recently sent
back Co his native village OF Dryden
New York state, an account OF the ear
ly settlement OF that town by his
father. and 10 Interesting were It's dee
tails. that It's Ave or six columns lengsh
appears In the Dryden paper OF the
present month.
James l.eithead, elghty-tmee years.
! found busy making u rund to his
roller mill, lie Joined the Church In
1855. Himself and "A brother Broad
bent built the present mill; hut the first
min here was built by James Lclthead
but was destroyed by IRE several years
ago.
Then comes John Brimhail (unclc to
Prof Geo. II. lirlmhnll OF the brigham,
AAmAARNNl "a "A 81 Let
boy ~ seventy years. he il now tho
tithing clerk. draws pension 81 twelve
dollars per month from the govern.
ment. and talks OF the days ~ yore
and experiences OF early days with In
tercst.
John Hyatt, aged about elshty-seven
living little ways mp the creek, IL
another Muddy Mission man, stlii In
good health and can do a respectable
days work yet.
Sister Martha Bracken Hampton,
seventy.nine, was driven out OF Missou-
III with the balance OF the Saints
Sister Margaret Stewart widow OF
Boyd Stewart. II another old Veteran
with a record Of thrilling experience.
Sister Morton Cutler. the mother OF
the Cutler boys. N ecventy-one, with a
Muddy Mission experience.
l. Joseph Hopkins, aged slxty-hve,
came Into the then Territory with
Johnrons army, IN lhoS, as wagon
master. well known In sprlngvllle.
Utah county. He has been here since
the days OF Glendale's earliest settle
ment. and can tell of many thrilling
adventures ana escapes from Indian
raids, lie was on the road travelling
with his wife, close to the spot where
the Berry boys. together with the wife
OF one OF them, were killed In 1864. soon
after the occurrence. lie tells how he
chained his one yoke of oxen To the
wagon In which his wife was trying 10
sleep. while he stood guard. armed with
q shotgun In u clump Of cednrs near by.
lie helped 10 bring In the bodies of the
Kerry boys and the wife From his
view OF the Held of battle. the boys
nut up a good hght-the younger
brother must have been shot through
the upper part of the thigh at the first
attack, and bled TO death. A large
piece Of the woman'H petticoat had been
torn on and was found wrapped around
the thgh of-the dead man, one dead
Indian was found near by. and q few