Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-09

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 dresses the Lincoln Farm association took over the place and began the work of raising the funds with which to erect a proper memorial. Until the association took il over, the ti- tle of the farm had only changed twice previously. It had taken Rob ert ]. Collier four years to clear Lin eoln's birthplace of all legal entang- dement's and litigation.
 About five years after Abraham Lincoln was born his father sold the farm 10 a neighbor named CreaI, whose hmily kept it for seventy years. Then it was bought, by A. A. Dennett, Of New York, with the pur' pose of turning 1t into some sort ot a national park.
 While the farm was in the posses. sion ot the Creal family, the old ca bin in which Lincoln was born was carted to the Davenport farm, a mile and half nearer Hodgenyille. The DayenpOrts used il as a spring house. But the owner gave 1t to Mir. Don, nett and h was placed on it's original site in 1895.
 Mir. Dennetts' religious procliyities led him Co turn it over 10 the Rev. J. W. Bingham, Methodist Evan geIist from Florida, whose purpose it was to make the farm a place for summer camp meetings. He was dis suaded from doing this but took the old cabin to pieces and setting it up again, exhibited it all over the coun- try 10 get money to carry on his evangelistic work. IL was finally put away in a storage warehouse in Long Island City, x. Y.
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 During this time no steps were ta. ken to turn the farm into a park. For a while this project was forgot ten but several years later a bill was introduced into the legislature of Kentucky author1ging the purchase of the property by the state. but it l Jailed of passage. Then the Den. net estate became involved in Iiti- l gation and finally the property was put up for safe at public auction and | it was brought by Robert J. Collier l for S3,600.
 | Mir Collier then formed the Lincoln { Farm association and on Lincoln's s | birthday two years ago he decided to | deed the farm to il. The association | sent attorneys throughout that DOT | ton Of KentucEv to interview old | settlers and take dispositions con- corning the real birthplace of Lincoln ! because a number of uRinformed per. 1 sons had declared that the Martyr ] President had first seen the light in i eastern Kentucky near Berea col | lege The deposition established the i fact that Lincoln was born On the
 spot now marked by the Memorial
 building which is to be dedicated to morrow.
 Soon after this it was learned thai the old cabin was about to be pur
 chased by a Cong Island showmar
 and Mr. Collier immediately bough
 it and turned it over to the associa
 ton. The trustees at once decide,
 to send the logs back to Kentucky
 and restore the cabin on its orgina site. The Pennsylvania railroad gave a special train for the transpoE tation and large store in New Yorl i decorated the cars. Governor Beck ham, of Kentucky, sent a detachment , of the state troops to escort the ol'
 legs back home"
 Soon after the cabin had been SC
 up again on the original site th.
 association called for a competition
 ofssrchteets for nlans for tiie nieInoi 3 ial building and approaches. Thi Il competition was won by John Russel li Pope, of New York.
 tI Ceremonies are Elaborate B The dedication exercises tomorros l are in charge of a committee appoint F ed by Governor Wilson, of whicl F Soi. Andrew Cowan, of Louisville, i
 chairman. Speeches will be made b