SOUL GOES MARCHING ON semi centennial celebration at old home of john brown Osawa kan A semi centen nial elal celebration of the battle of opa was vms begun here wednesday in this the one time home of john drown brown NN hile the battle of ato role atas as but a skirmish when com coin pared with the many conflicts that to fol lowed it was here that the advocates of abolition made mad their fir first t stand than against slavery and moio mo than aidi nary interest there therefore foie surrounds suri unda the place business houses and residences are decorated with flags and hunting bunting troop C and band of the ninth caa alry airy under commar d of major george morgan are encamped on the famous battlefield and hun hundreds hundred died eds of poisons are here to attend the affair