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ic*»d•at*MillT MAIMso\ VYKM'OMKKHISIOHH vn\ \PKRS TOI»AYortContiruuily. rely lit* Jest imo t*. fb«* ■a r sJfRUhenhi.J ue-llng him the : is Hh Tie JIUiiKe. was t * ip ■'if* o? i I*1 ■: r' ( jtlllPi'cchurch of wfiMi a replica ha* been. hiitlt and n '* -tatnln ihe ri*s»|- of Rt Joiuph* church. Inside the re-; fdlca nr* many im*• r^stiir: pieces of furniture mud fr -m tlie wool of the ntfimi? church F *v. I'uf hrr Zniser who here d^lP-r^l a ^hort add res-of welcome. poi uteri out to the visitors a cannon hall taken tram For* Madison. t;t•' wrlt;t vafe pv»r tiweri In Foe munry, ih.* Mte lt;' rhe fir«r orchard in this state, and a crucifix: made from the w.^.d of a pear tree’ from this * rebut ri hy the tlrst priest' of the early rhunh. the Rev Father j AllemanBefore lea'imr St. Joseph’s. Mar-(juetti* paid a -hoM \isit and s.ti-haj words of ureeMMir to tho ststera of St. Joseph* h srliool. The party pp.f then proceeded to the Leo county court hoit^e, hiifli in 1841. and tol the Marquette memorial building, whore piciurcK mlt;l object* of interest in early I-*'*1 county history were shown to the \i»va5t*i-H.it n dQ”Fh»Vetrt-thut*V*vH*60Writer.ex1► is» i?i in h n v reat lift t 1m? 'd a teen itin-t he alms ubt, ord ’ ofrfr;c IA nrHoi lt;’h Farewell.The miimu'u*:** then returned to | the dorks and after bidding the people of Fort Madison h farewell and j enjoining them to attend the celebration at Bluff Park this afternoon, they pushed out in the Mississippi on tho Li i lap of their memorable trip.Fpoit leaving t! * city, Marquette and Joliet both expressed their keen appreciation of the manner in which they were rooeHed lime. “Fort Madison is a city that will figure more and more in the history of the I tdato,” said Marquette, ‘ and we fee! i that the hunderfill welcome we have rwtivod here in indicative of the in-{ d natty and enthusiasm of the residents of the cityThe vovaccr* embarked at 11uf dock fof'Montrose where they areandanddue to arrive at noon. After the tier utUcinl: welismm by Juclffe \V. S Hum tit on and J. I*, (Tutkshank, the tetnninder of th§ day will be given over to the hUdnrtr pageant by the students* of Iowa Wesleyan college. The voyagers were delayed somewhat in their arrival :U Mont rone and long before they urrixed the streets of that city were crowded to capacity with mni) hundred oi visitor* who had come from miles around to witness the hsltorlc travelers* landing.an-c*v-nlee 9mr .1 in if. fter side re-niel nenAs\\ t'U oiaed at MonlmHp.the voyagers landed, they re*jT0\elved a stupendous ovation and Fort • escorted amid rousing cheersKaigh (I retct Thuriu Mr. ed to 1 A I h re parent H I ness i morniillourlt urday J. ( turned v i re (i M rr tliv of W Mr. Mrs, I.verr.Hson vi f!.Si^ 1* or G. I tnger voo Fi Mr. mott n J. I con; pa transai I. ( husine MIkr is vi«di Smith.Roy Stnclal promo rutindy Ormon llan C hint orgagedPower M r sons sj () V ness c day at Rnsi coupe.Chai now irDiedst reei t p. m., death lt;ing ofour oilhe 29reunite’ork fu.n lier-#vo-uar AN Port n e wlungsv ington of a boents dccoruto the scene ot the i*uemonies. Yhe first services were h Id at the well ; of old Fort !'es Moines where the boulder placed there and inscribed ; with a bronze tablet by the Montrose WoaifnV Ft vie club, was fittingly] dedicated. Th tablet hears the dates of September !*5, i Sit t, to Juna 18, IHIW. in honor of the battalion of dragoons who were stationed there that time.our* Two little boys. Arthur Junior (?m_ Maxwell and Winton Heard lifted the.flag from the boulder and handed It ; ;t to Mr. David Houghton, a st'p-Bon of one of tbe dragoons of that eaily date. Fitting remarks of dedication | were made by J. F. Ftmlkahank, j whose father built the chimneys of the old fort, and by J. P. Kennedy.STAt v* ItImpi es^ive i romon.As the party u* ured the spot where ]t|”l Kada-we-quo4», Immortalised by g,|IMrs. Sigourney’s poem. “An Indian our] Girl’s Burial/* lies burled, the gath-1 , ering sang ‘ America/* J. P. Crulk* all sbsnk told the story of the Indian j !ght flrl. bow, though lying upon her death \ \\ she strove to further tlie j wasliAteriSts of the redskins, dun I Due to the fact that the voyagers gLr were delayed in arriving at Montrose; on*, most of tfce events on the program one ill not take place until later this her! afternoon. The party w ill witness jH Pea; Belj m river t lug at There time o to dou they h near I Xovem marrie this in childre Walsh, and Pt dren M He K. was eii hers o none o also oi the Ea. ter me surv i\t es, her throug and lo Mrs. I long li: with h love b v anced last tv physic til theand a I
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Fort Madison Weekly Democrat
Fort Madison, Iowa, US
Fri, Jun 29, 1923
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IA, USA 13 Mar 2017
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