Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-01-25
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he GA MsnsE Azacin9i1n q Kan
szs cry No, sznpisd sRProprHts
rasnlnnnus In references "a Hon RSsh-
ard PhiEilpA dsrsEsed, one Of AndrAin
esa1f5's nusf hishiy rsspeessa cdii-
Es1a 4 8 Pisrus, sscrslzET Of that
zuGzria15zn. forwards rssolzrsons and
ne are vary sorry that We cannes
prz1t fhem In fail ms following ara
some sxfrgas:
Ons 81 lha traits Of Brother
rh1Iips chMrarizr gas love 0f com
ny ann . willingness 10 bear arms IN
~ 1an e zeca, Aenor, 81 tAs zEs Of
81 he Eaiuuissr ed a . soldier n
Doziphan's Missouri mounted reE-
meat tor service in ne var win Mex
iro- He marSacd arroHs Tue then
@Qrsaf AnertnAn Desen.T enfsrsd ne
city Of Santa Fe, aided in transfer
ring the civil government trum Mazi-
CO - Inc Cnifsd Stztss. Seprsmber
q, 1886, mnrrhed s1uthto ths cross-
ing Of mn 30 Grand a. Il PAsos
tonkst n ths battle Of RrAzito Dec. =,
lsss, ana az battle Of sMcrzmanfo FebE
q, 1855, defeating tina enemy in each
contest: eutsrsd ChihuAhun and gar
risoued thaf phase until ordered 70
Buena Vista, Whsrs they were recs1T-
ed BIZ Gen. TsYior with compliments
and commennxtian, and then march
ed ana sailed q tbslr homes in Mis-
s1urL
One Of the unique features Of the
aisa1ry Of that command with which
our br1thar p-sskszned dnfFs waa -
devotion 20 mes zuse Of humanity As
an instances, history nArratss the TACT
that xhiIe en- route from Chihuahua 70
Ruena Vista, they entered q Mexican
tsun zhinn had iuss suffered a raid
from hostile Indians, VINO bad des-
puiled the Mexicans Of property and
captured women and children.
Doniphanrs men immediately pursued,
overlook and punished the Indians,
rscapsured the prisoners and proper
erty and soon restored all 70 their en-
smiss, tbe Mexiczns. It is said that
those Msxicaus found it difficult there
after to look upon the Americanos
a. anything but frisudH-
Our brother was discharged from
the services with honor, having, in
the language of Senator Benton, sex
cseded in marching aud valiant deeds
Xenophen and the famous ten thous-
and.H
Richard Phillips was born Feb. Is,
ISIS, in Boone county, Mo; was q son
of Judge Hiram and Elizabeth Cave
Phillips. who we're pioneers of Mis-
souri,, having come from Bourbon
county, KY in 1919. He was n Of
eleven children, four Of whom survive
him: Hiram G Phillips, Mexico, Mo
Mrs. James Rogers, Boone county
Mrs. Robert McCielland, Saline coun-
", and Mrs.. James White, Sc. Louis
He was educated in country schools
all the establishment Of the Missouri
State University in Columbia, after
which be was ons Of It's first students.
Judge Hiram Phillips, his father. was
0ns Of Booze c0unty's citizens who
gave $500 to secure the location OF
this institution &C Columbia
Riuhard Phillips taught in district
schools until the war with Mexico be-
gun. He enlisted &c Fort Leavsn-
worth in Company D, Second Mis-
souri, Volunteers, under the command
OF Col Doniphan. After the war he
returned 20 Missouri.
On March /, 1919, be was married to
Mary Annie Harrison, daughter Of
Judgs James Harrison, OF Audrain
county, and lived on q farm In that
county for IS years. He was presiding
Judge Of the County Court for several
years and was well known and much
respected there. he moved to Boone
counsy again TO live with and care for
his aged father and mother and re-
NAMED there until 1874. He lived in
Audrain county again until 1859, when
he came to Kansas City. Three chill
drsn survive him: Mrs. Ben 7. Har-
din, Kansas City Joseph ]. Phillips,
Audrain county; Mrs. W. 2. White,
Grand Junction, Colo. also 3 grand
child, Vivian White, Kansas City.
They celebrated their golden wedding
last March while visiting their daugh-
ter IN Colorado. Mr.. Phillips and all
bis family were members Of the Chria-
tian church. Bis grandfather, Richard
Gave, was one Of the pioneer preach
srs Of that church In Missouri He
as elder OF the church for
many years.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD L. DIMMrrf,
r. n. FURGAsoN,
". z. CLOUD,