The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-01
LoHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

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W $500 I he Fourth of July and Thorn
as Jefferson are naturally
"a closely associated In the
minds Of all good Americans.
Monticello may now be added
- | for the reason that a move
ment Is well under way to
restore his home at Char
1c<<yyille, Va, and make 1t national
n1Eflotic shrine.
IL memory Of Jefferson deserves
MoH of his country. 1t was he who
On18 the draft Of the Declaration of
Cpendence; he was the third Presi-
49, Of the United States and his other
4 G4&ees were many and distinguished.
Rerson was born April 13, 1743,
!. n 6adwell, Va. He died at Monticello
& 1G[Ha4. 1S26-on the fftieth anniver-
i e1sof the Declaration Of Independ-
49, So Independence day next year
Ebe the sesquicentennial Of the
04aration and the centennial Of JET
4oG1cn's death.
kerson was graduated from VIII
1and Mary college In 1862 and was
AMBER Of the Continental congress, |
H., and signed the Declaration. In |
4148e was member of the legisla-
&9xvef Virginia and leader In impor-
- legal reforms. He filled these
- positions: Governor of Virginia,
az member of congress, 1913; min
i TO France, 17S4-9; secretary of
eQ1m 1904; vice president, 1797-1SO1;
k1e4nent 1S01-9. He founded In 1919
University Of Virginia at Char
6ville
Ky ntlcellc Is to be restored. so far
ssible, to the condition in which
2s(os left by Jefferson. This task
been undertaken jointly by the
oas Jefferson Memorial Foundation
me American Institute of Archi-
Cd through Its committee on the
ryatioo of historic monuments
scenic beauties. Prof Fiske
all, chairman Of the architects
4ittee, hopes not only to restore
- tqwns and gardens to Thomas JEFF
zl oqs period. but also to return to {
= faitoric mansion much of the fur {
The Foundation was estab- I
s1!s9ll1 on the one hundred and 6
e'h anniversary OF Jefrerson's {
April ID, 1923. The following S
her the Foundation. by making {
2ym,nt of 100000. took legal title I
beautiful colonial mansion, the il
.!!n consisting of $40 acres of land
Priceless Jeffersonian relics. Il
q Zen retiring from the Presidency, o
3son expected to be the Hermit n
lenticello." but this was not TO be. p
4 ntinuous stream of visitors came f
2;l! place. 1t was said at the time
- everyone IN the United States
49, enterprise sooner or later found h
ay to this extraordinary her G.
He himself wrote at one 81
'sthat IAN OK lasted only a day or v
sometimes he had to prepare fifty
Aor night. His visitors ate him OF
house and home w
o. on top Of the gradual dwin- b'
OF his resources. the prerevolu- SIS
10y debt Of his wife's estate be- j,
due In England and nearly half h;
fortune was swept away at one fo
ss An Endorsement for friend m
=. MIN $4,000. Finally he had to at
sz e library and sold 1t to congress ar
u $50. br
order to avert the blow that was te
~ Jefferson petitloned the legis- de
Tor permission to dispose of his
rty at fair valuation by lottery. NJ
(! I'd: by this means 1 can save at
onticello house and a farm ad- gu
81 to end my days In and bury tn
ones. II not. / must sell house, tai
~ here, and carry my family to CHI
I'd, where have not even a log tic
~ put my head into" There was bli
opposition In the legislature, but ha
IN passed. fro