The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-30


ment in which they participated was in
lsJs. when they went out 10 chastise
| band af marauding Cherokee Indians. Tney
met the red men In 4 snort time ana
engagement ensued 10 which the Guards
we're victorious. How many Indians were
lliled or whether the white men suffered
any casualties can not be- learned.
The next service that this company saw
was ~ lS42. In that year IL was announced
that Santa Anna would again Invade Texas
and the Guards were the first company IN
the state to respond 70 the call for force
10 repel the expected invasion. They
marched TO san Antonio, which point vas
TO be made rho base Of operations against
ne Me1icans. Fortunately the rnmor was
| false, OF Santa Anna changed his mind,
| and the war cloud rolled by without for.
| Their injury than 10 cause a great deal OF
uneasincss. After thrso months they re-
! turned home ana settled down 70 the roI-
! the 3f ''nilitia company's life. until in
| 1914 at the order Of General sam Houston
who was then president OF the Texas RI
public, they marched TO the Nacogdocfcs
country 10 llt an end to the famous ResI'
| lator and Moderator trouble then existing
there.
The expedition was under command OF
General James Smith. He was highly sue
cessfll In mis- mission. lie had 800 mon
with him and he succeeded in disbau1l *
the two factions. Thnre were more th1n
1000 men Involved In that serious ont,
Smith TO lay down thef arms and retltn
TO their homes and farms without having 10
use any force.
The Guards again returned home without
the loss OF a man. though IL was believed
when they started that they were going 70
sec great deal harder service and would
be In q great deal more danger, than v'hcn
on the expeditions against the Indians ar
the Nexic0ns
From then until 1915 We have no !nto-.
nation Of any notable event iu their S.
tory. In that year. however, the civil nj
tnortics here Ind arrested several despcr-
6tc mon who belonged 70 gangs that were
living by gambling tNeyiDe aud highway
robbery. There were n great many Such
people here In that cary day, and pee -
rnlo"r's HE was anything but an crv''hle
enc.
The arrested mon were placed In the
primitive and Insecure jail thar was th"n
iu use, md their friends threatened 10 Eb-
determined 20 see the law In thoir case Ok
ccutcd, and az their instance the art0ori.
ties called on President Jones for military
assistance. He ordered ont tho Milan
Guards TO protect the i7il. and they were
on duTr during the pending evci'cm mt.
ThHt Is tho last record M any 7pocihc cr
exciting service d0ro law that company, NJ
though ~ mSintained lis oIglnl2At"H inta7.
until near no beginning NJ the civil war.
II was n brilliant com0auv and wos worthy
e. wear the ZANE of he brave Milan. " no
fcll i0 the charge a'ad' nv tho Toxins
when they captured HE Alamo from Gen.
oral Cos
WASHINGTON GUARDS.
Their FIRST commander was Captain VIII
Ham Edwards just whom this company
came into being or when ~ was dishanded
could moi bc learned but certain y y that
II was tho immediate predecessor Of tho
HOUSTON HIGHT GUARD.
This company was organized in 1871 with
Fairfax Graves as its first captain, ana
from It's very beginning 1t has been
source OF pride, not only to the city Of
Houston but to the entire state us mem
befshlp ms oeeh '"'nPo7'' "' '"e '''' "'91
citizenship Of the community ana its Of
pccrs and priyates have always occupied
-, n.,,,.,,st,,,. ,,,sltIo-s &, tho city
the most feSponsloie p'S''o"' J." '"e .''
Some OF those VINO were members OF u vi
its early history have become men OF state
-, - N,tt..t ,,,,,+.,,t,.,, L.rog, tno
Gafc Of ts chnrter min the Spaui.b war
l".t Oh Us CN"itel I'M vi tt"ctf
A. HnI,tt - ~, 49,, ,f,I, r,l5 =, pnn.
n w" os ,S, Seal nuil'.,.o and tbe prop
80 a. tit,+n ,t.. b.. l'1. ii-r,'o tfd
a.. p. uu' ". iNt -, : 49, 49,. L. .,,l,.r ~ a
a." . ~, ."or,,5t, Hrs da.aopsffntcd
uStl1N, lui' 49, ttt In, AZ, mai has tbe
Nuul m ul sun'L"'i',t '. 40 ,a,,,r,i,,
sgnpauuy an" nSs'S ~ .',, ~ at"
TIb,n hui tbrce years old In 1874. /.
MuGn o"t III su,,' Ga, V"tt,'',,Stitic,, Vim tno
stat,ea IN auSti"; ~ W nj, ,,coT,rn,cnt
- Wv i,s t,,,,, Of To1.,uGtt and not an
."ri "" AZ 80 ~ ,,.,' t.l,,l,'tntrd rho
q s,uS'c 49, US A., r',,e Elk, A. mar
t.'u' ia l,,,,,,,,,. ,.. ,,,,l,r S,,n,,nruh nr
.-....f. H.. Hr.. yb, r,rssDur state
,plttt .,., Snl n, nr-tt.,,t,,,in.
H",, 5n.', ,,,,,d p, ron,,tn uol,er
, " 1.. 'u,'-'''' t,,i, ,' rrt ,-+arsftfr
me company att,ui'H ,n. ,,s, .u,r' ~
aiil ut New 'r.'""@ I,'l- WY l g'i iS3l
IN mat li W. VIZ . H,n ~" "'I'! !,,',
as tne NH,rEus"" 'l.l'' - a., A,i ""'' 3
on ne" Ct'v"u1 NY W.. n t'o,r
yet IN lu"l ulu,', 80 NV 'u.'' "" '"'''
pArt {neS t5p,",," r t.T d u'T,il,ors,,,o dr,,
:, ',-.b,.itin ,r,,, ,rro,,s sa,,rr, no
,rnscnt nd{utapt general or tbe state. holm,
the captain. The Mobile Rifles took hrst
money 4u4 ,ue L,Bnl %n"lG ,y,o,, ,,,,
m take genuine bride i'm thelr excellent
company, and 1t did hot take the members
long to work mp enthusiasm sufficient ~
r hr,n in ,his c1tT onS IN M mo nrs+ one
that ever occurred In Texas took place here
1hc first prize was 5000 cash, aah com
panles from au over we ne SoVIN as %tI. ~, rs
nresent 10 nartIcipote, Among the com,
ponies from other states which attended
may he mentioned the montgomery GraES'
,rrnad,gat i,oos of e. Innts and t'olnnbl,s
iGa1 Guards The Scaly rifles and Wash4
ineton Guards OF Galveston were also In
a'Ithnall'V ,,.,,,,, eva. ,.,i,t. 81, t,.,. oo.,,