The daily sentinel., 1914-06-01
MONUMENT PARK
NEWS BY otto
May 80. 1914.

up National pdIlh IN tulS part OF
the state-to the outside world it
shall become known as the Colorado
National Park. This name is big
and important enough without the
word Monument, but this might still
some day be Officially added. There
are a thousand and one things yet
to do-to get the 1000 acre tract
of rough country properly opened up
for home people and those who visit.
and the only way to get things done
is to go and do it all-and try to do
them right.
The fencing of the canons for a
game preserve Is well enough started
1T is one sweet job" all the way
through. There are now few other
/ things that have to be done-fot it is
this great year 1914.
AS those who are interested remem-
/ Der, In 1911 the high monument. the
| Independence Tower, was scaled. and
] a flag pole was placed on top, and
flag day the Stars and Stripes we're
raised-and then there was n park
wedding and later in the course of
events a separation story came out,
and some days later the high winds
had twisted the top loop off the pole
where the rope went through-and
the flag was carried over the edge
of the Monument, in distress; and
one day two boys young fellowsl
climbed up and pulled 1t back up and
tied it TO the foot Of the staff. Two
stars were cut out-perhaps Just to
take along down as souvenirs. 1t
never was Investigated to any extent
whether the lads had any red banner
hopes in them or not; to tell all the
truth, there was slight suspicion.
So 1914 came around and a new
! flag was bought-out of the Park
fund raised by subscriptions on the
| book you've seen it,. The woman s
list was started and enough was Sc
cured to pay for this new flag Dur
/ ing the grand jury sessions in Jan
uary and February this flag waved
over the Mesa county court house
three boys-the sheriff's boy and
cowman and sheep mans boy
took a leading part in the raising of
this particular flag over the little old
court house In Mesa county You un-
derstand the little old courthouse
There never will be need of building
that new one unless
The ianitor, colored man, at the
time also became interested to a GER
tain extent and wanted to know why
] Il
NJ. C. A. building as the grand jury
was at home over there. He was
pleasantly informed why not. About
the end of February this same flag
was lowered and placed away in the
assessors vault, and the May the 26th
1T was taken out of the county seat
and is being taken over to Monument
! Canon. On Decoration day you will
find it near the base of the Lincoln
monument, most likely wrapped over
or around some nice evergreen tree
We will remember the Blue and the
Gray alike in our thoughts or in any
sentiments that might be expressed.
Forever banished from American
soil Slavery, yes, we say, that
kind, and then we had heard it or
read It somewheFes that there is yet
a far worse slavery-but that will not
be our topic on Decoration day. Then
on flag day,-it falls on Sunday this
year-yery glorious-this same flag
shall wave on top of the high mon
ument. Some new fiXings in the line
of pipe joints have been secured; the
present staff will have to be taken
down and reset If anything a little
niger. It's all pleasant work-be-
lieve me-only a little different than
picking Strawberries.
Also at the Colorado National park
In Mesa county, Colorado, on June
l13, 1919, preceding flag day we will
take a red banner and mark black
lcross in II. ThTis dead banner then
will be thrown into a deep. dark crack
in the rim rocks. You can always
I say it anytime, If there is one man
in the United States or on earth who
b has no use for the red banner-that
10 nrfn fnl fnr ft to
the trailbuflder. (You can say one
American working man, If you want
tol.
About a mile of brand new trail
is yet to build, doing away with the
old steep roug COW trail up the east
entrance of Monument Canon. II is
all laid out and fairly started. This
must all be done before the 4th and
5th of July. There is positively no
show to get away until after the
18th of July. The 4th falls on Satur-
day and so the 5th is on Sunday.
About June goth The Sentinel can get
the full story of the park wedding
and the eparation--reason causes,
etc.,-true in detail Then on Sun
dayday July 3, 191i-very glorious
at the Colorado National park in
Mesa county, Colorado, there will be
another Independence day-the
birthday of Equal Rights II you
happen around In the canon on that
day you can get good drink at the
Red Apple spring where some trees
we're planted in 1911. The Queens $
tree it's not dead Cwhen last | saw
it). Others will have to be planted
over next year. Wen get the park
story straight some day-so you'n
understand why there ever was foot
of trail built