The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
COL. ROOSEVELT IS
GIVEN OVATION At
0sAWATOM|E, kAs.
The Nations Former Chief Ex-
ecutiye Is Greeted BY 4
Mammoth ThronQ on His
Arrival Today.
POLITICAL HONESTY
AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP
Is the Keynote Of All His Re-
marks-Min Dedicate Bat
tlefield as a State Park
Today's Program.
tAmerican News Service,

-Fa ~
(Anerican News Scrvice.)
Osawatomis. Kan. Aug. 31.--
Cheers OF thousands greeted Col.
Roosevelt although early this morn
ing storm had demoraIsed the de-
and rendered streets and
roads deep with mud.
This Is Roosevelt day n Osawato-
mie and the city 10 crowded for tho
most notable day n the town'es Aiar
tory. Governor Gtubhs and tho laaA
ers who attended the republican counp
ell at Topeka yesterday arrived TIL.
morning and headed the recapki1n
for the former pro0t00oe,
who arrived few minutes later.
Col. Roosevelt this afternoon vim
dedicate the battlefield here -
state park following ! visit % ths loG
cabin homo Of John Brown. YesterA
day was the ffty-fourth anniver1axy
of the battle OF Osawatomie.
Today's program was made up q
drills. band concerts. and speech mak.
Ing It provides ! strenuous day ~
Col. Roosevelt.
| In his long Jump from Pueblo. Col.
yesterday. tho Colonel was erosGod af
every water tank station by enthusiasr
tic crowds. When ever he STOPPED.
Col. Roosevelt spoke to the cttt1ona
about political honesty and good citi.
zenship. The people of Ordway stock
cd the entire train With Wstsrmelras
and canteloupes xrown On the spet
John 0ressn cabIn.
The John BROWN cabin which tn
ex-president had expressed i desire
to visit was occupied BY Brown at the
time Of the battle Of ossawatOmie,
though It was never owned " him.
The cabin was the property q Rev.
S. l. Adair. bother-in-Iaw Of John
Brown. It was here that the elev1n
slaves taken out Of Missouri BY John
Brown were concealed. and within =
few rods OF the cabin Frodorlck
Brown. SON Of John Brown. was ehot
down by the Missouri invaders. The
property II now occupied BY the -
dow Of the Rev. G. s. Adair. Who was
. nephew OF John Brown.
Following the visit to tho Joha
Brown cabin Colonel Roosevelt Wa
escorted back to town and tool<IuncA-
con 40 the guest Of the jocal Con
mercial club and the Spanish War
vterans. Promptly at one O'Clock tAo
exercises Of the day began with : -
rade OF military and civic or4anlsar
tions which was reviewed BY Col.
Roosevelt and other notable guesto
from grandstand erected n tho bat
tlefield park.
The dedication exercises wsrs opear
ed with IN invocation by the chaplGln
Of the Grand Army Of tho Hepuhllc.
department Of Kansas. Addrooooe
were delivered BY Col. Roosovolk,
Governor Stnbbs, James 4. Carne1a.
Clifford Pinchot and Cora r. Dep4fy.
the latter representing tho Womans
Relief Corps.
4 Famous Dattle.
The so-called battle Of Osawatonn5e,
in commemoration Of which tooaysog
exercises were held. occurred An6not
80, 1856. On the morning Oe tAa3 ~:
about 100 Miseourians under cnsnmnNl
OF John w. Rsed ana Rsv. lGartan
White attacked Osawatomjs -
burned the town. A pitcAed ba4klo
ensued Tho Kansans--1Orty.Ono n
number-were led by John Brown.
Frederick Brown. ! son u Joha
Brown. was killed: Also III Other ~ftoo
soldierS." No accurate infoTmst3On -
to the number Of 1fissourians kllle1
he~ >wnr f,.nnss S,1sAaa~nA - AaNA 49,