Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-10
City in Iowa Honors
Memory Of Explorers

as Lewis and Clark park The
site on which the granite marker has
been placed will be brought within
this park and will be forever protect
ed as one of the historical spots of
the state. The park now contains
800 acres and will be enlarged.
Proof of the site which was
memoralized this afternoon was pre-
pared by George E. Oliver and read
by Mrs. A. w. Mann. Mr.. Oliver
obtained his data from the records
of the late Mitchell Vincent, engi-
neer,. who worked with the late DR..
Elliott Cowes of Smithsonian insti-
tute. The doctor has access to the
original Lewis and Clark reports Of
their expedition which extended to
the Columbia river and required more
than two years to complete.
The administration of Lewis and
Clark park and Blue lake will be
in charge of a Monona county or
ganization which will cooperate
with the state park commission.
Grim and Gay Blended.
The grim and the gay were
blended when L. M. Payne, county
recorder, appeared as a feature Of
the program, garbed as a Mormon
elder, accompanied by six wives and
IL children. He carried the Nor
mon book of law under his arm. The
scene harked back to the days when
the Mormons camped in Monona
county during their pilgrimage to
Utah. This Mormon group added a
touch of realism to the scene by en-
tering a nearby field and appropri-
atine the fruit thereof. When the
master of the field demonstrated they
replied, "The Lord hath need OF
this" according to early-day Nor
mon custom. The old Mormon set
tlenent in this county was known
as Preparation"
Rev. M. L. Sunderland of the
Methodist church read an account
of the visit of Lewis and Clark. He
read excerpts from their journal re-
ferring to their three-day stop in
Monona county. While the minis
ter was reading, a group OF SO On
ava American Legion men appeared
on the crest of nearby hill. They
were dressed with some degree OF
historical correctness. B. 6. Loo
mis- impersonated Captain Lewis, ].
P. Cope appeared as Lieutenant
Clark and Paul Agnew was the Ser
geant Floyd of the party.
Proud of City.
"The Spirit of the Prairie" was
portrayed in a dance scene by Miss
Muriel Suthers.
Onawa is proud of its town, coun-
ty and state. The people today re-
viewed briefly the changes that have
been wrought in the Missouri val
lev during the last 100 years since
Manuel de Lisa travelled up the Mis-
souri. They opened their history
books to a page where it is record
ed that this vast Louisiana purchase
| was acquired from France at price
of 2 3-5 cents an acre.
"The memory of our pioneers re-
mains benediction," said Rev. Mr.
Sunderland.
Presiding at the dedicatory exer-
cises of the, Lewis and Clark bronze
tablet, Mrs. F. E. Frisbee of Shell
don, state regent of the D. A. R.,
stated that the event was the culmi-
nation of a long-cherished ambition
by her organization.
This is spot of historical inter-
est to Iowa and the ntion," she
said. 1--WE are proud to mark this
hallowed ground that OUR children
may know with what fortitude our
pioneers blazed the trail for advanc-
ing civilization. The Lewis and Clark
expedition was the outstanding fea-
ture of the Jefferson administration,
We dedicate tMs tablet to the men,
ory of those brave spirits OF ad-
venture, to men who did not realize
that their names would be written
on the papes of history"