Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-10-27
70 the Peeplo Of IsIlIer gaaaif.

have received from HdS. IL os. 7. Cri,ten-
den, Governor OF the S,sss tt NJ, the iol-
lowing address which explains .Sseli, and is
as follows:
ADDRESS.
To the people OF Missouri;
lam authorised and requested by the con-.
mittee having In charge the moYemeBt 10
secure fund for the erection OF monument
oeer the grove OF our lats President, Jas. A.
q ,rheld, 1T Lake View cemetery, Cleveland,
Ohio, 10 act ~ general manager OF thai
movement In ina State OF Misseuri, with fuil
power to associate With me such persons rs
may select. haYa consented 10 assist the
committee in the capacity named and have
adopted thia method OF bringing the matter
to the sttention OF the people Of Missouri.
II Is the purpose OF the committee TO make
this monument n worthy tribute ~ tbs name
and memory OF the dead President and TO
this end hereby empower and request the
tfefks of tbp county courts Ia stho several
counties OF Missouri, ~ act as maDagers OF
the movement Ia their respective counties
with fun power TO receive all donations
which may be made to this fund, and 10 gem
etnl 10 adopt such measures rs to them may
seem best suited tl ihe furtherance of the
object OF their sppolatment.
Voluntary contributions In any amount
will be received, but In order 70 popuarize
the movement II has been thought best 10
sc licii donations OF one dollar. This will
give everybody 40 opportunity to contribute
| 10 this patriotic purpose. This monument
| will be the yotive 0ffering Of the American
peupie. Il viii be tne tribute OF lofty ps,ri-
otsm inspired by The highest motives
kuOwn to the people Of no other government.
At the brink 0l IN grave all Ssperities are
swept aside, All political differences are for.
gotten. He was our Prsrldenl, and n natl ion
will plant the evergreen shove bis tomb
| i he monument ought 20 be worthy OF the
! people Of this great country, and OF the lite
and character OF the Fraat man whose virtues
! i Is designa1 TO commemorate. trust the
people OF Missouri viii respond with their
accustomed liherSlitv and patriotism to this
call. The officers who hsve bseu named 10
sfsst me in the counties may roniL the do
nations received by them, 10 me, once each
| mouth, and urge upon them tbe importsuce
OF the publication OF this call together with
| the plans which they may adopt IN the vari
Gus county papers ut an early day. none.
lions will be known rs 'cJntrioadons to the
! Garfield Funi.n
Very Respectfully.
] TROS. L. CRITTENDEN.
| Genersi Manager.
| Ia view OF the above and of tho instructions
received. that should adopt such measures
as to me might seem bsst suited To carry out
the obiect in view. hsve thought IL best MS
matter OF conYenieuce 10 ell who may de-
sire Ia contribute, to appoint persons n differ
ent parts ol the county for the purpose az
! receiving dnuations-and for thSt purpose !
! do hereby designate aud appoint the follow.
| ing named person.: Judge W. r. Weight
! GaDt. F. +, Lombar, J ,hu Ferguson, E.qr..
John 4 Thompson, WIN. n. Liyiugs,on,
James Thompson, ]. NJ. Hawkins, DR.. J. NJ.
| UimOn WIN Well,ek. Frej LRmpe, E,q,.
lnmes r. Med mad, WIN. w. Shelton, John
II Simmons, Wm. l.. Shelton, Rev ". G..
Downing, Hon. 5. T. Harrison, w. T. Frank
lin, j. Etter & BrN., K II. Frankliu w. NJ,
Llm' kin, ID j, b Niece, David II EshAii,
| ARD 4. B. Robiusun. L or.
Iwili rlso receive contributions. | trust
! that the gentlemen ahove named will sol 10
this matter without further motto.
j. B. CLARK,
Clerk OF County Court.
October 9G, 1881.