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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29
Proclamation of the President.

The president of the United States has
just received the sad tidings of the death
of that illustrious citizen apd ex-president
of the United States, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant,
at Mt. McGregor, in the state of New York,
to which place he had been moved in the
endeavor to prolong his life. In making
this announcement to the people of the
United States, the president is impressed
with the magnitude of the public loss of a
great military leader who was in the hour
of victory. magnanimous; amid disaster,
serene and selfsustained, who in every
station, whether as soldier or as chief
magistrate twice called to power by his
countrymen, tread unswervingly the path
way of duty undeterred by doubts, single
minded and Straightforward. The entire
country has witnessed with deep emotion
his prolonged and patient struggle with
painful disease, and has watched by his
couch of suffering with fearful sym
patty. The destined end has come at last,
and his spirit has returned to the Creator
who sent it forth. The great part of the
nation that followed him when living with
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29
Arrangements for the Funeral.

The only places for the burial of Gen.
Grant which have been seriously con-
sidered were Washington and New
York. Gen. Grant left the request that
wherever he was buried it should be so
arranged that his wife could lie beside
him when her death should occur.
When Mayor Grace rendered a
funeral site in Central Park, New York,
Col. Fred Grants first thought was
relative to the dying request of his
father. Mayor Grace, in response to
kilograms gave the assurance that the
board of aldermen would pass formal
resolution relative to Mrs. Grants
final resting place, and also sent his
private secretary to Mt. McGregor to
urge acceptance. The family finally
decided to accept the offer of New York
city, and Central Park will therefore
be the burial place. President
Cleveland sent Adjutant General Drum
to Mt McGregor. with an offer of a
site in the Soldiers Home at Washing
ton. The president urged that as Gen.
Grant belonged to the nation his re-
mains should rest at the capital of the
country, but the decision was made
otherwise.
There will be first a family funeral,
Dr. Newman officiating, at Mt. Nc
Gregor, before the public funeral be-
gins. When the final ceremonies be-
gin the following will be the pro-
gramme:
Tuesday, Aug. 4, leave Mt. McGregor at
! p. M. arrive at Saratoga at p. m. leave
Saratoga at 2:3O p. M. arrive in Albany at
4:3O p. M; leave Albany at l o'clock
noon, Wednesday Aug. S, and arrive about
4:3O p. m. in New York.
In the interval from 4:30 p. NJ, Tues
day, to noon of "Wednesday, Aug 5, the
remains will lie in state at the capitol,
and from the time of arrival in New
York on Wednesday afternoon until
Saturday, Aug. 8, the body will lie in
state at the city hall. The public OBJ
sequies will take place on Saturday, at
such time as the civic authorities may
arrange, and the interment will then
follow in Central Park.
The funeral is to be a national one
and the president has directed Gen.
Hancock to take charge of the re-
mains, escort them to New York and
continue to care for them until the
funeral interment. The president and
cabinet will attend in a body The en-
balming has made a marked change
in the wan and emaciated appearance
of the dead. The cheeks and face, by
the process made use of, have been
made to assume fullness. The deeper
burrows and lines have been filled out,
and the expression of the face is now
one of peace and rest.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29
Loss of Flesh and Strength,

with poor appetite, and perhaps slight
cough in morning, or on first lying
down at night, should be looked to in
time. Persons afflicted with consump-
ion are proverbially unconscious of
their real state. Most cases commence
with disordered liver, leading to bad
digestion and imperfect assimilation of
food-~hence the emaciation, or wasting
of the flesh. It'll form of scrofulous
disease, and is durable by the use of
that greatest of all blood-cleansing,
anti-billious and invigorating COM
pounds, known as DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29

life is not worth the living. am very
thankful (for thankful glad
was written but scratched out
and thankful substituted) to have
been spared this long because it has
enabled me to practically complete
the work in which I take so much
interest. cannot stir up strength
enough to review it and make additions
and subtractions that would suggest
themselves to me and are not likely to
suggest themselves to anyone else.
Under the above circumstances I will
be the happiest, the most pain can
avoid. If there is to be any ex-
traordinary cure, such as some peoplebe-
lieve there is to be, it will develop itself.
l would say therefore to you and your
colleagues, to make me as comfortable
as you can. If it is within God S provi-
dence that should 90 now, am ready
to obey his call without murmur. I
should prefer going now to enduring
my present suffering for single day
without hope of recovery. AS 1 have
stated, am thankful for the providen-
tial extension of my time to enable me
to continue my work. am further
thankful, in much greater degree
thankful, because it has enabled me to
see for myself the happy harmony
which so suddenly sprung up between
those engaged but a few short years
ago in deadly conflict. It has been an
inestimable blessing to me to hear the
kind expressions towards me in person,
from all parts of the country, from peo
pie of all natiOnalities. of all RELIGIONS
and of no religion, of Confederates and
of national troops alike, of soldiers or
CARNATIONS, of mechanical, scientific,
religious and other societies, embracing
almost every citizen in the land. They
have brought joy to my heart if they
have not affected cure. So to you
and your colleagues acknowledge my
indebtedness for having brought me
through the valley of the shadow of
death to enable me to witness these
things. U. s. GRANT.
Mt. McGregor, N. Y, July 2, 1885.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29
EXPRESSIONS of COndOlence,

While the bells tolled President
Cleveland sent the following dispatch
to Mrs. Grant at Mt. McGregor:
Accept this expression of heartfelt smypa-
thy in this hour of your great affliction.
The people of the nation mourn with you,
and would reach, if they could, with kind
ly comfort the depths of the sorrow
which is yours alone, and which only
the pity of God can heal
From one end of the land to the
other the expressions of sympathy and
sorrow are heard. Every municipality
or public or private organization is
passing resolutions of respect
and regret and kilograms from
public men from President Cleveland
down, and also private citizens are
showered upon the family by the hun
dred. Among the multitude were the
following:
Washington, July 2-To Mrs. U. s.
Grant: Her majesty, the queen, requests me
daR @en
fSignedl BRITISH MINISTER.
London July 2.-Mrs. U. s. Grant: Ac-
cept our deepest sympathy in the loss of
your distinguished husband. We shall al
ways look back with qualification at hav-
ing had the advantage of knowing him per-
| sonally. [Signed]
PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.
Montreal July 24.-Mrs. Grant: I am
greatly grieved to get the sad news Of the
generals death. Pray accept my most
sincere sympathy.
1Signed] CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
AUGUSTA, Me-, June % Mrs. q. S. Grant:
Please accept my prof"undest sympathy
in your great bereavement. The entire
nation mourns the loss of its great soldier
and it's first citizen. JAMES G. BLAINE.
PHILADELPHIA, Penn, June 23-Mrs. Gen.
Grant: l have heard with great sorrow of
Gen. Grants death. l offer full measure Of
sympathy. SAMUEL J. RANDALL.
FORT RENO, Indian Ter, July 23-Col.
Fred Grant: Will you please express to
Mrs. Grant my grief at the loss of my dear
est friend and comrade and my sincere
sympathy and coincidence with her in this
hour of great distress.
P. d. SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29

love and pride, bows now IN sorrow above
him dead, tenderly mindful Of his virtues,
his great patriotic services, and Of the loss
occasioned by his death. In testimony Of
respect to the memory Of General Grant it
is ordered that the executive mansion and
the several departments. at Washing
ton be draped in mourning for period of
thirty days, and that all public business
shall, on the day of the funeral, be suspend
ed, and the secretaries of war and the navy
will cause orders to be issued for appropri-
ate military and naval honors to be rem
dered on that day: In witness whereof
have hereunto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be affixed
Done in the city of Washington on the 2sd
day of July, A. D. one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty-five, and the independence
of the United States one hundred and tenth.
By the President.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
T. F. BAYARD, Secretary of State.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29
Nervous Dibilitated Men

You are allowed free trial of thirty days
of the use of DR.. Dyes celebrated Voltaic
Belt with Electric Suspensory Appliances,
Nervous Debility, loss of Vitality and Man
hood, and all kindred troubles. Also, for
many other diseases. Complete restoration
to health, vigor and manhood guaranteed
No risk is incurred Illustrated pamphlet
with full information, terms, etc, mailed
free by addressing Voltaic Belt Co., Mar
shall. Mich
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29
1877 West Third ST., St. Paul Mi
The st. Paul National Bank,
tSA 40 20

81. raul, Mlnn, ApTll rs, 1000
Col. James II. DaUids0n,
Manager Palmyra Springs Sanitarium Co.
Dear Sir:-I visited your Sanitarium
and springs recently, and was very favor
ably impressed with the excellence of the
building and improvements, and the
variety and number of natural mineral
springs. From information derived from
citizens who had long known the medicinal
virtues of the springs think they possess
excellent curative properties. From
personal experience in my own case, in
drinking the waters there, and since,
know it to be most excellent drinking
water have used the Bethesda Spring
water and am fully as we'll pleased with
the water from Zenobia's Fountain Spring,
which l am now using, as with Bethesda.
can commend it as most palatable and
wholesome drinking water, and believe it
will give satisfactory results to many who
may use it. Respectfully yours,
PETER BERKEY.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29
How to Save Money,

and we might also say-time and pay
as well, in our advice to good house
keepers and ladies generally. The
great necessity existing always to have
a perfectly safe remedy convenient for
the relief and prompt cure of the all
ments peculiar to COMMUNICATIONS
irregularity, constant pains, and all
the symptoms attendant upon uterine
disorders us to recommend
strongly and unqualifedly DR.. Pierce s
'Favorite Prescription woman best
friend. 1t will save money.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29

A Persian philosopher being asked
by what method he had acquired so
much knowledge, answered, "By not
being prevented by shame from asking
questions when I was Ignorant
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29
cry Truly yours,
F. w. BROMLEY, NJ. D., d. D. S.
The following is the Medical Analysis Of
this water by Prof. Walter s. Haines, NJ.

Call for Zenobia Water and Ginger Ale at
all drug stores, family groceries and first
class sample rooms. The people Of the pres
ent day demand pure, unadulterated wa
ter, and we are prepared to furnish it in any
g1anty in any share at low gure
L. N. ScoTT, State Agent, Grand Opera
House; or EDWARD DAVIDSON, Local Agent,
1921 Jackson street, st. Paul. Mimi; or
LANE & SUMMERS, Local Agents, opposite
West Hotel, Minneapolis, Mimi; or PAL
Wis
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29
THE LATEST WONDER.
0BIA!
PURE
Mineral Spring Water
And GINGER Ale

From the Great Zenobia Fountain, Pal
myra Springs, Wis. 1t is softer, purer
and more palatable water than the foreign
mineral waters, and it contains more me-
dicinal qualities than any of Americas do
nestle waters. 1t is pronounced a henom-
email Mineral Water by the physicians, the
press and the public.
1t Cures All Kinds of
KIDNEY, STOMACH and BOWEL COMPLAINTS
Eye and Ear complaints, Chronic Darrh0a,
Catarrh, Nervous Debility, Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Epilepsy.-A Tonic and restora-
tive to the blood and nervous system. The
following are few Of the many testin-o
malls received from parties who have been
benefited and cured by this wonderful dis
cOvery:
St. Paul, Mimi, April 10, 1885.
Cot. j. H. DAVIDSON.
Ny Dear Colonel: Il have been drinking
that water you sent me last winter since
my return from New Orleans, and think it
is doing good. l shall want more very
soon as want to give it fair trial. My
kidneys are bad, and it will be wonderful
thing if the water can cure them. l have
been prescribing the Palmyra water for
some of my patients, but they have
difficulty to get it. Please let me know
where it will be kept constantly on sale,
and send me barrel of it within the next
ten days. Yours truly,
D. W. HAND,
1877 West Third ST., St. Paul MINI.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29

The playful fancy of moment may
innocently be expressed by the passing
word; but he can hardly have learned
the preciousness of life who passes
days in the elaboration of a JEST ohm
Ruskin.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29
PALMYRA, Wis, June 10, 1885.

Palmyra, WIS, JULIO TO, Ioo3.
Col. James Dduidson.
Dear Sir:-In answer to your inquiry
concerning the curative properties of your
mineral springs, permit me to say: l have
known of the medicinal properties of the
water for the past ten years, and would
most cheerfully recommend it to those suf-
fering with kidney, stomach or bowel com
plants.
Very truly yours,
F. w. BROMLEY, NJ. D., ID. d. S.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29

When Baby was sick, we gave her CAS-
TORIA.
When she was Child, she cried for CAS-
TORIA.
When she became Miss, she chung to Cas-
TORIA.
When she had Children, she gave them
CASTORIA.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29
Notes.

The last time Gen. Grant signed his
name was a few days before his death
when he put it on the back Of a check for
$1,000, which he had received from the
Century Publishing company.
The amount due Gen. Grant, as an officer
on the retired list of the army, which will
be sent to Mrs. Grant by the treasury
department, is a little less than one months
pay, there being no authority to allow pay
beyond the actual date of his decease.
Vice President Hendricks has named
Senators John Sherman of Ohio, Justin
Morrill, of Vermont, John A. Logan of ILL.,,
Wade Hampton of South Carolina, William
Ransom of North Carolina, Allison of
Iowa, Joseph R. Hawley of Connecticut,
Cockerell of Missouri, ingalls, of Kansas,
Henderson of Nebraska, and Camden Of
West Virginia as a committee representing
the Senate to attend Gen. Grants funeral.
On Sunday the church services through
out the country were chiefly devoted to
Gen. Grant, and in many cases were sub
stantially funeral exercises.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29
By command of Gov. L. F. Hubbard.
c. M. MCCARTHY, Adjutant General.

Proclamation of Gov. Rusk of Wisconsin.
It is finished. In the early morning at
his new mountain home, the grim messen-
ger lifted the gate, and the spirit of the
great hero passed through into that realm
where o{hesh or blood are permitted to en-
ter. The painful disease which forced
dissolution has touched every appreci-
alive heart of fifty millions.
The story Of his life and the memory of
his great deeds, have during these months
of suffering, been talked over anew at
every fireside throughout the land. The
humble origin; the quick response to the
first call of patriotism; the simple perform
ance of duty during the long interval while
defeats were almost continually depressing
royal hearts with the fearful possibility of
national destruction; the many prayers
thatwentup for capable leader, and the
apparel answer by the coming to the front
like one born to command; the numerous
victories from Henry and Donaldson to
Appomattox; the long, useful and
honorable record peaceful services; the I'M
affected manner and transformations
reception of honors without number,
and devotion without measure; are all
known wherever the English language is
spoken and in every civilized portion of
the world.
The unconquered chieftain, who exacted
so many unconditional surrenders, has
bravely met the great destroyer, and him
self surrendered. The spirit of the quiet,
silent, modest man Of might has crossed the
mystic river to dwell eternally in the pres
ence of the mighty One, before whom the
greatest of earth are as babes.
Mindful of the shortness of life and the
certainty of death, and that the administra-
tion of human governments are necessarily
impaired by the imperfections Of
human agencies but relying upon the
supervising control of that kind Providence
who brought our nation up out OF the Egypt
of despair, through the dense wilderness
into the land of promise. and trusting in
His eternal wisdom for care and guidance
in the future, as in the past, we sorrowfully,
humbly and reverently submit to this great
national bereavement.
General Ulysses s. Grant died at Mount
McGregor, New York, at eight O'Clock
Thursday morning, July q, 1885.
Now, therefore, in acknowledgment of
his great services and expressive of sorrow
at his death, it is ordered that the flag upon
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29

CHOW Is 1T, DoCrOR?'
was asked him. HE is dying said
the gray-haired physician. ''Will he
live an hour was asked again "Oh
yes, and possibly more, but he is pass
ing away was the response, and
after little time at the hotel DIR.
Douglas returned to the cottage.
GEN. GRANTS LAST DIAGNOSIS OF HIS
CASE.
While in conversation with a
reporter, DR.. Douglas read the follow
ing remarkable document, winch was
written by Gen. Grant in DR.. Douglas
presence on Thursday, July 2:
ask you not to show this to anyone,
unless the physicians you consult with,
until the end. Particularly, / want it
kept from my family. If known to
one man the papers will get it and
they (the family " will get it. 1t would
only distress them almost beyond
endurance to know it, and by reflex
would distress me. I have not
changed my mind materially since /
wrote you before in the same strain
Now, however, I know I do gain
strength some days, but when l do 60
back it is beyond where l started to
improve. l think the chances are very
decidedly in favor of your being able
to keep me alive until the change OF
weather towards winter. Of course
there are contingencies that might
arise at any time to carry me off very
suddenly. The most probable of these
is choking, Under the circumstances
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29

Ulysses Simpson Grant was born at
Point Pleasant, O., on April q, 1922,
and graduated at West Point in 1843
Entering the Fourth infantry he joined
Taylor on the Rio Grande in 1916, ana
was in the battles of Palo Alto, Resaca
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29

stronghold at Columbus. In February
1862, he received command of the land
force destined to attack Fort Henry on
the Tennessee river. Too late to par
ticipate in it's reduction, he Immediate
ly moved upon Fort Donelson. For his
conduct at the siege and capture of the
post he was promoted to be major-gen-
eral on Feb. Is. He advanced to Pitts
burg Landing, where, while awaiting
the arrival of Buell. with reinforce
ments, he was attacked on the mornin g
of April by Gems. A. S. Johnston and
Beauregard. After an obsinately con.
tested battle, Grant was driven back
towards the river, while by
MAssING HIS ARTILLERY
and, with the aid of the gunboats, he
made a successful stand. Reinforce
ments arrived during the night, the
battle was renewed next day, and the
| Confederates repulsed with great
| slaughter. He was afterwards second
in command to Gen. Halleck. In Sep.
TENDER, 1862, he was appointed to the
command of West Tennessee, and fixed
his headquarters at Jackson. His
force there constituted the Thirteenth
army corps. He commanded at Iuka,
Sept. 19 of the same year in
the Vicksburg campaign, from No.
vember, go, to July, 60. He was
made major general of the United
States army on the Fourth of July, 1868,
the date of the capture of Vicksburg,
with it's garrison of $1,000. He com.
manded the division of the Mississippi
from Oct. Is to March 2, 1864, when he
was made lieutenant general for the
Chattanooga campaign. On March II,
1864, he became general-in-chief and
was in the Richmond campaign from
May of that year to April 9, 1865, the
date of Lees surrender. He was made
general of the United States army July
Is, 1866, and was secretary of war ad
| interim from August, 1867, to February
! 1868. He was next elected president
| of the United States and was inaugural
ed on the 4th of March, 1869, serving
two terms. Grants most brilliant cam.
paign was that in which, throwing
| himself upon the rear of Vicksburg, be
defeated in detail the armies of John
ston and Pemberton and, cooping uI
the latter in Vicksburg, caused its
speedy surrender.
HIS PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
1t may be interesting to note some Of
the qualities that lifted this remarkable
man from obscurity, and in few short
| years made him nation 8 hero, earned
for him a reputation limited only by
| the boundaries of the world, and ranked
him as general with the greatest the
earth has ever seen. As boy he was
difident, not at all studious, slow to &C.
quire knowledge, although retentive Of
what he did learn, naturally regarded
by his parents as possessing ability, but
by the neighbors as dull and slow, in
personal appearance unprepossessing
| kond Of onf.door nxarciso Int excel.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-10-28
Novemher State Elections.

Elections will be held in several States of the
Union during the coming month. The principal
ones as follows:
Arkansas will elect, at a special election to be
held on Tuesday, Nov. 10, an Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court 10 Fill the unexpired term
of the Hon. j. r. Eakin, deceased
Colorado will elect, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, a
Judge of its Supreme Court
Connecticut will elect on Tuesday, Nov. g.
one-haf its State Senate, for year only, and
the members of its House of Representatives
Iowa will elect. Tuesday, Nov g. Governor
and other State officers and Legislature
Maryland will elect on Tuesday, Nov. 3,
Comptroller and Clerk of the Court of Appeals.
Massachusetts will elect on Tuesday, Nov 3
Governor and other State officers aud Legisla-
ture, and vote upon a proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State providing for pre-
cinct voting in towns.
Mississippi will elect on Tuesday, Nov 3,
Governor and other State officers and Leeis.
lature.
Nebraska will elect on Tuesday, Nov 3, Su-
preme Judge and Regent of the State University.
New Jersey will elect on Tuesday, Nov 3,
part of its Senate and the Assembly
New York will elect on Tuesday, Nov. 3, Gov
ernor and the other State officers, five Justices
Of the Supreme Court and both branches of the
Legislature.
PENNSYLVANIA will eject on Tuesday, Nov. g.
State Treasurer.
Virginia will elect on Tuesday Nov. 3, Gov
ernor, Lieutenant governor and Attorney -gener-
al and Legislature