Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-09-26
language it speaks. though not


than the human voice. The tray
eler views it and in deep and rev.
erential contemplation continues
his journey, profoundly impress
ed by the lessons and inspired
by the glory eXempliiied in the
heroic citizens of a free people.
This monument was built to
commemorate the valOr and for
titnde of the Indiana soldiers and
sailors in the Civil and in other
wars. The time of building was
about ii years; it cost S6OO,OOO
1t is 3l41a feet high. The heighth
Of the victor statue on top is 3S
fedt. 1t has 324 steps to reach a
greater part of the heighth, and
here [ tried my skill to climb
these steps, and when ! reached
the top and climbed out on a
small place where | could hold
and stand, | was made to wonder
how the airman felt when his
engine went dead on him. On the
east and west sides of this monu-
ment are the two iTrgest groups
that have ever been carved out of
stone, representing sailors and
soldiers, horses and plows, life.
size, and the pioneer display of a
loving wife and mother bidding
farewell to husband and son. On
the east and west sides are cas-
cades, over each of which flow
1000 gallons of water a minute.
| visited Crown Hill cemetery,
containing about 600 acres. 1t
has it's might and day watches
and they keep in this cemetery a
family of blood hounds in order
to trace the intruder whu might
seek to steal from this place
some of it's valuables.
] saw,a monument of Mrs. En-
glish, of q wealthy indianapolis
family, the monument being a.
bout rs feet high. Upon the top
was carved a life sized statue of
her, outlining her natural ap
pearance, recognizable by those
who knew her. They being very
rich, they owned the Circular
hotel in this city close to the
monument, which has over 500
rooms. The body of James Whit
comb Riley, the great poet, is
laid to rest in the crown part OF
this cemetery. This crown rep.
resents a hat brim and around
this visitors climb the mound
and visit the resting place of
James Whitcomb Riley.
/ visited the grave and monu'
ment of Benz Harrison and wife.
As ! stood between the two gra.
YES, | remembered him as Il kind
man to my mothers brother who
fought under him in the Civil
war.
looked upon the old railroad
line, the oldest in Indiana, over
which came my uncle and my
father, us they came to lndiana'
polls to join the soldier boys to
fight for the Union in the Civil
War. When | looked over this
great country and saw the big
hogs, the dairy cows and poultry
and the good roads, | can look
by an eye of faith down the line
of time into the beautiful OzarliS,
with its good people and pure
water and see good roads being
built and large hocks of poultry
and all underbrush cleared away
and the hills and ravines with
beautiful blue grass, with the
dairy cows happy and contented.
Among them all | can imagine
| can see the Norcross big.boned
Poland type hog helping to do his
part III this great progressive
country as the big hog is consid-
cred the mortgage litter of our
homes, and at this great state
fair in Indiana and at our own
great state fair the greatest
blood i ,5es of the big.type Poland
hog was related to mine, and it
happened that one of the big
boned type that carried away
the blne ribbon was a brother to
one of my herd boars.
Andnow if any one feels inter-
ested in my great type hogs and
tho hnr inlnSfru-Ona of the