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Monument DedicatedThe program of unvailing the Orfgon Trtul Monument was held Tuesdav afternoon am had been an-nounoed last work, Although the day wm quite ooo] there *m a large attendance front tar and near, tiov. Hodge* of Kansas, and, ijov. Morehead of i«bra«k», were lxith present to talcs part m the exercise*A moving picture machine was need to take views o# the unveiling of the monnment and the Hanover band wa* preaent to furnish music for the occasion.This monument is an the state line at the intersection of Juffertop and tlage counties in Nebraska.It is of granite and -tarfd* eight feet high. Tt has three kidtsM, bearing the following inscription*. t)n the north**e»i side, facing tiage countv; “Oregon trail; route of the move merit to colonise Oregon for the lnlto»l States. The tir^I colony started May I •'», I84r*. Trapper* and trader* follower! its course from about 1830. Its nutal points were Indep*'ttdem.'e and Wrttpott, Mi--0Northwest side, facing Jefferson i ^ contity; “Oregon trail: in its later period a main road to ‘ California, j I’tah and Colorado^ graduallt superseded by railroads through its course. Crossed the K ansa*-Nebraska boundary liisrt feet east and the tfage-Jefferson county line KtfSCr feet north of this monument.” 'South aide, iacing Washington county, Kansas; “Oregon trail. This monument was erected by 'the Mate of Nebraska, the |**o^le of Washington county Kansas, of (•age and Jefferson counties. Neb.■i j.' - . .: ' r'and K‘i/.als-lb Montague Chapter.1 Daughters of the Amencrn Revolution, Beatrice, Nebr.”The following from here attended t he dedicating exorcises; Cel. Clark and familv. Dr.- and .Mrs. J. S Taylor and Miss Maud Willey* A.I)., Brown and family, W.H. Bartter and fatniiy. Mrs. Iloefi i and children. ^nhn Hucft ir., It.J. Earhari. II. E. Clapp and Mrs.K. 11, Clapp, Ernest Kllermeier, Joe Da via, E, E. Campbell anti family, K. V. Lowe, ti. E. Crane, Mr. and Mm. Millioe, S. S. Babcock and family, J. C. Boettcher and Tamily. '
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Steele City Press
Steele City, Nebraska, US
Fri, May 15, 1914
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