The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-06

Tour years to clear Lincoln's BIRTH
place OF all legal entanglements and
litigation.
About 1--WE years after Abraham
Lincoln was born his father sold the
urn to a neighbor named Creal, whose
family Kept 1t for nearly seventy years.
Then It wat bought by A. A. bennett Of
New York with the purpose Of turn
Ing 1t into some sort Of national park.
While the farm was in possession
OF the Creal family. the old cabin in
which Lincoln was born was carted to
the Davenport farm, a mile and a half
nearer Hodgenville. The Davenports
USED 1t as a spring house. But the
owner gave 1t to Mr.. bennett and It
was placed on its original site in 1895.
MT: Dement'S religious proclivities
Rev. ]. W. Bingham, a Methodist evan
geltst 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 1t all over the coun-
try to get the money to carry on his
evangeltstic work. 1t was finally put
away in a storage warehouse in Long
Island City, n. j.
During this time no steps were TAX.
en- to turn the farm into a park. For
a while this project vas forgotten but
several years later a bill was intro
duced into the legislature of Ken
lucky authorizing the purchase Of the
property by the state, but it failed of
passage. Then the bennett estate be-.
came involved in litigation and finally
property was put up for sale at
public auction and it was bought by
Robert J. Collier for $500.
Mr.. Collier then formed tho TJocoIn
Farm association and on Lincoln's
birthday two years q he decided the
farm to 1t. The association sent at
torneys throughout that portion of
Kentucky to interview old settlers and
take dispositions concerning the real
birthplace Of Lincoln, because a num-
Der OF uniformed persons had declar-
ed that the martyr president had first
seen the light in eastern Kentucky
near Berea college. The dispositions
established the fact that Lincoln was
born on h spot now marked by the
memorial building which is to be dedi-
Gated on Friday.
Soon after this 1t was learncd that
the old cabin was about to be purchase
ed by a Long Island Snowman and Mr..
Collier Immediately bought II and
turned 1t over to the association. The
trustees at once decided to send the
logs back to Kentucky and restore the
cabin on it's original site. The Penn
sy'vania railroad gave a special train
for the transportation and a large
store In New York decorated the cars,
Governor Beckham of Kentucky sent
a detachment of the state troops to
escort the old logs back home"
Soon after the cabin had been set
up again on the original site the as.
ISOLATION called for 4 competition of
architects for plans for the memorial
building and approaches. The com.
petition was won by John Russell Pope
of New York.
The dedication exercises are in
charge OF a committee appointed by
Governor Wilson Of which Col. And
rev COwan OF Louisville is chairman.
Speeches will be made by President
Taft. Chief Justice White, Gen. John
G. Black Of Washington and others.
The invocation will be made by Rab-
bi H.. q. Enelow OF Louisville. and the
benediction will be pronounced by
Bishop Thomas s. Bryne of the Ro-
man Catholic diocese Of Nashville.
1t is said college men have an at
mosphere Of their own, but the same
thing Tan be said Of prize fighters.
Every young man talks a good deal
about getting Settled"
One can't tell how hard a man il
lifting ~ h way he grunts.
"A You may not he y wrestler hut
don't let your IMAGINATION throw YOU.