The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-13

dresses you" Between 1850 and 1894
the Indians killed in the area now in
cluded in Nashville and it's suburbs one
person every ten days ON an average. In
1887 33 were killed. The nextyear An
drew jackson and party arrived. He
was soon q leader in Indian warfare,
then a leading lawyer and judge. In
January, 1896, he represented his pre-
cinct in the state constitutional conven-
tion at Knoxville, and in the following
December he entered congress as the
first representative from Tennessee.
Tho state has given three presidents
to the nation-all natives Of North Car
olina, however, though Jackson always
thought he was a native Of South Caro-
lima. Other heroes of whom the state is
proud were David Crockett, hero Of the
Alamo; Thomas "a. Benton, Sam Hous-
ton, Bell, Coffee and many more, not to
mention those Of own time Now
the state purposes to celebrate all these
as well as her wonderful achievement
in material things. An organizatinn has
been completed similar to that Cor the
Chicago Worlds fair, and thecapitalof
$3.50, 600 already secured will he de-
voted to the erection OF buildings md
preparation Of the grounds, but this is
only a small part Of what will be ex-
pended
The president of the commission Is
Nathaniel Baxter, Jr., a native. Of the
state and noted as president of the Ten
nessee Coal. Railroad and Iron compa-
ny. The first vice president is General
w. q. jackson, known TO the country
as owner Of the famous Belle Meade
stock farm. hedirector general Is Ma
jor A. W. Willis, anative of Pennsylva-
mia who came to Nashville as a Federal
officer during the war. married Mash
vile lady, was postmaster Of the city
during the Harrison administration and
made . record in the Office OF which all
Nashville lis proud. ExJCongressman
Fl, Clay Evans of Chattanooga. also Q
Pennsylvania by birth, and all the other
officials are men Of like standing. ex-
p~erience and energy. The women also
have an organization, and the ladies
who have The Hermitage In charge cx
pect to take an important part.
The Hermitage, known to all Ameri-
cans a the home of Andrew jackson. Is
IL miles east Of Nashville and ID pre-
served "a he left Ii, save that it Id well
filed with mementos of the old hero
and other historic relics. The house il q
square red brick standing some distance
from the road and reached by q broad
avenue 80 densely shaded by heavy ce-
dars and other trees that IL seems dark
even at midday. This leads tot broad
and beautiful lawn In front OF the house.
Within plain sight and not far away ID
the tomb holding the mortal remains OF
jackson and his Rachel. above whose
grave il q slab, bearing the affecting
tribute written by her husband and cen
tanning this reference to attacks made
ON her in partisan campaigns:
"A being 30 gentle and so virtuous
Islander might wound. but could not dis
| honor.
Belle Meade, the most noted stock
farm in America, IL not in the world,
is q few miles northwest OF Nashville.
nc consists OF $500 acres Of splendid
land and ID the property of General w.
n. jackson and his brother, the ex-sens
ator and present United States circuiE
Judge. There Is Iroquois, who won the
EPSON Derby, Prince Of Wales stakes
and Doncastef oven everything In Eng
land Also Luke Blackburn, who Is )
e~-year-old won % out Of % races.
The first permanent settlement was
made ait Nashville in the winter Oh
| 1770-8O, and iS received q city charter
in 1905, but had no more than 20, 900
inhabitants at the beginning Of the war.
Even in 1870 the federal census credited
it with but 40, 800. Soon after the great
development began, and now its 100. 600
people can compare with any eqnai
number In the world q to extent and
variety or manufactures, active capital.
and especially In splendid bnildings and
great institutions of learning.