The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-09-13
EDITORS TRAVEL ON
HISTORIC GROUND
TARRYTOWN AND WESTCHESI'
Err COUNTY ARE RICH IN REV.
OLUTIONARY LORE
JOHN DIS. LONELY LIFE
RARBED WIRE AND DOUBLE
LOCKED GATES SURROUND y
ROCKEFELLER HOME

July 26th, the last day OF tle ou'
ing of the National Editorial Assocla,
tion. was in many ways the nos'
strenuous, interesting and instructive
of the entire trip. Headed by mock
off nine motorcycle police furnished
hy Mayor Hylan of New York Clty'
the entire party left the Pennsylvania
Hotel at 900 o'clock Thursday morn
inc Inv auto buses to spend the day In
Westchester county. This county has
the proud distinction of being one OF
the twelve original counties OF tne
state of New York under English
rule. 1t was organized by an act OF
1879. The county was named IN
honor of Chester of England a1tef
English occupancy.
The route took the party along
famous Riverside Drive where mil
lionaire homes and apartment houses
for the near rich are packed like sar-
dimes in a can. A momentary STOP
at ,Yonkers gave the mayor an OPP
portunity to tell the newspaper men
and women what a fine looking bunch
they were; of the influence they Weld
ed in their community and What a
distinct pleasure it was for him to
welcome them on behalf OF the cath
zenry ofs Yonkers.
,Tarrytown, rich of Revolutionary
history. the home of some OF the
famous men of America, was the krst
real objective of this days trip rms
Is the home of Wallace Odell, newly
eIacted president of the National
editorial Association. Approaching
the honor that has been conferred up
on their fellow citizen, the home OF
Mr.. Odell had been very tastliy
decorated with the national col
Tors by Tarrytown folks Inc
Odell home is diagonally across the
street from a. famous old Episcopal
church-the place of worship OF
Washington Irving, and many others
widely known in the world OF htera-
ture, art, law, and politics. Services
were conducted here and the rector
briefly reviewed the history OF the old
church. d
The bridge Of the Headless Horse
man. the site Of the Indian
town of Alipconck, Sleepy Hollow
the Dutch Reformed church at Sleepy
Hollow built in 1856, and the site OF
the Battle of Young's Four Corners
are in or near Tarrytown.
!. In the Sleepy Hollow cemetery are
hurled some of the famous men OF
the nation, the Irving plot being one
of the most beautiful. Robert q.
Inpersoil is. buried in there. and An
drew Carnegie sleeps here under 80
feet Of cement. sss e
The Philipse Mil and Manor House
erected at Sleepy Hollow is about
1852 is standing. Near Tarrytown is
the last home of Isaac VanWart, one
of the captors of Major John Andre,
the British spy. The monument
erected to Andres captors, John
Paulding, Isaac VanWart, and DAVID
Williams, has been erected on the
site of the capture.
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few miles from Tarrytown. The edl-
tors were permitted to visit the es-
tate and go through the million dol
lar exhibit of statuary which we
understood was purchased from the
estate of the late j. P. Morgan.
This statuary is located in specially
constructed and lighted basement
room. Most of the pieces are very
old and are said to be very rare.
This collection may be worth mil
lion dollars to j. D. but it wouldn't
he worth 40 cents to the average in
dividual.
The Rockefeller estate consists OF
many thousands of acres and that
part of it upon which the home IS loTT
Gated is tract of land of about goo
acres. 1t is completely shut Int by q
closely woven wire fence about
twelve feet high; on top OF tins ID
barbed wire. At irregular intervals
there are double locked gates with
Guards. the castle looks more like a
prison than a home. There were no
signs of life about, and if next to the
richest man in the world is compelled
to live in this manner, we have de-
cided that we can have heap more
fun running the Herald, and we are
sure we get much more enjoyment out
of life living in Sank Centre than
John D. derives living in his pile OF
stone at Tarrytown, shut in by barDed
wire and having statues OF nabops
of the past for company.
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