The Worthington advance., 1881-08-25

have hit upon plan which will practi-
cally settle the difficulty.
The effect of the claim that rail
road lands are not taxable has been to
work so far an unjust discrimination in
favor of the owners of railroad land and
to throw the burden of taxation upon
the few who hold decided lands.
DEATH FGOT. MILLER,
The Funeral on, Saturday-His Life and
Military Histo'y-Appropriate Poems
from, his o,c,, Pen.
Tho ADVANCE announced on Thurs
day morning last that Governor Miller
was sleeping under the influence of OPT
ates and that he would probably not a.
wake from this sleep. He died at 1915;
P. NJ. Thursday night, aged Is years, I
months and II days. He was buried on
Saturday afternoon at the Worthingtor
Cemetery by the Masonic order. The
funeral services at the Congregations
church were conducted by Rev. J. c.
Ogle and Rev. W. NJ. Bear, brother ma
sons. Delegations from the Masonic
lodges Of Window, Luverne, and Sioux
Falls were present and parties were in
attendance from Sioux City, Iowa City
Sibley, Mankato and other points. The
afternoon train from st. Paul brought
Judge Dickinson, of the Supreme Court
Hon. NJ. II. Dunnell, NJ. c., Hon. Pen
mock Pusey, private Secretary to Gov
Pillsbury, Land Commissioner J. IL
Drake, G. W. Slayton, Esq, of the Land
Department, and others. The pal
bearers were as follows: Judge Dick
inson, Of Mankato Lodge, S. D. Allen
and W. Block, of Prudence lodge, Win
dom; G.. o. Hawes and J. H. Nogleson
Of I.uverne; G. W. Slayton, of a St. Pam
lodge and DR.. J. Craft and Fred Bloom
OF Fraternity lodge, of Worthington.
The funeral cortege moved from the
Governors residence about four O'Clock
headed by the Worthington band play
ing dirge and the Masonic lodges
After services at the church, the pro.
cession, half a mile or more in length
moved to the cemetery east of town
where the beautiful burial service oil
the Masons was conducted by Hon. C.
II. Smith, Worshipful master of Pru
dence Lodge, assisted by Hon. 1. P.
Durfee, Worshipful master of Frater.
nifty Lodge and Chaplain W. NJ. Bear.
SKETCH OF GOV. MILLER's LIFE.
The following sketch is taken from
the Biographical Dictionary of Emf.
nent Americans. The son mentioned
below as being 4 printer at Washing.
ton is now in one of the government of.
fees and is studying medicine:
Stephen Miller, governor of Minn. in
1864 and 1866, is a native of Perry. once
= part of Cumberland county, Penn,
and was born on the 7th Of January,
1916, his parents being David and Ros.
anna Darkess Miller. His grandfather
4elchor Miller came from Germany h.
bout 1785. Stephen was educated in
tho common schools of his native
country; in youth learning the milling
business; became forwarding commiss'
ion merchant at Harrisburg in 1897; in
1910 was elected prothonotary of Daup
hin county; was reelected in 1852, and
in 1865 was appointed by Gov. Pollock
four inspector of Philadelphia holding
that position till 1858, when he removed
to Minn., a confirmed invalid, located at
st. Cloud and engaged in Mercantile
business, so continuing till the wal
broke ont. In the spring OF 1861 Mr.
Miller enlisted as private soldier; was
appointed Leiut. Col. OF 1st MINI. In.
fantry, served in that position in the
Army Of the Potomac till Sept, 1862
when he was appointed in command OF
the 7th MINI. Infantry and rushed
with his regiment to the frontier ol
Minnesota where the Sioux were slay
ing indiscriminatelym men, women and
children. In December of that year he
caused the execution of 80 of the cap
tured indians by hanging them at Man
katO. In the autumn of 1863 Col. Mill
er was made Brig Gen. of Vol. and ir
the same autumn WAS elected Gov. He
was in the executive chair during the
closing years of the Rebellion and i,
many ways showed his patriotic impul
ses, and his zeal fo. the salvation of tilt
country. President Grant. like Presi
dent Lincoln, rendered him positions
In the civil service, but since the war
closed lie has held no office, we believe
except that Of i member of the Mime
sofa House Of Representatives in the
session Of 1873. representing counties
in the :. W. part of the state; and hi
was ALSO presidential elector at large ir
1870 and messenger to bear the elector
nj vote to Washington. From June
1877, 20 Sept. 1878, Gov. Miller resided
at Window, Cottonwood Go. being EN-
ployed al Field Ag't. Of the st. p. &
y. G. Il. Il. Co. still thus employed al
Warrington. Gov. Miller has lone
l,een an ardent republican, and in 1851
was y delegate to the National Conven
tion which, nominated Mr.. Lincoln. and
headed the electoral ticket Of Minheso
ia III the autumn Of that wear,
From 1858 to 1855 he edited the "Tel
pgraph,'a i Whig paper of much influ
pnce, published at Harrisburg. In 1885
Miss Margaret Funk, of Dauphin Co
Penn. was married to Gov. Miller
They l,ayo had three sons and ont
daughter. Wesley +. was a LIEUT.. j,
tie Army, and fell bravely fighting a,
the battle of Gettysburg, on the End
1T July, 1868: Ills second son Stepher
&. WIS also in the army as commissary
IT subsistence, with rank of Captain
lie is now \ printer in Washington u
g.. and 1eoht. D. is u r. r. canducto,
IN Pa: III: daughter died in infancy
Gov. Miller is Il practical and efficient
business man. gratefully remembered
tor his valuable services alike on thu
bloody field Of battle, and in the Ruber
material chair.
AN APPRECIAT1vE SKETCH. ..
In February last, when Gov. Miller
was stricken down and thought to b,
dying. the st. Paul Pioneer-Press pub
lishetl the following appreciative sketcl
Of the Governors career:
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