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 the monument was constructed, says: “It is a solid masonry obelisk built in careful conformity with the proportions of the ancient Egyptian models.” The material is Kettle River (Minnesota) sandstone. The shaft is slightly more than one hundred feet above the base with two massive tablets of bronze bearing historical inscriptions. At the dedication of the monument Hon. John A. Kasson, Iowa’s distinguished statesman and diplomat, delivered the principal address which was characterized by Hon. George D. Perkins as a “distinct contribution to the history of the Louisiana Territory and purchase.” In the address Mr. Kasson says:

In conclusion Mr. Kasson said:

The first political State Convention in 1901, was that of the Prohibition party, which convened at Des Moines on the 21st of May. The candidates nominated were A.