Little Falls transcript., 1886-01-15
Death lllt'ss W Of fx- Delegate John y. Raymond
Of Dakota, @ig III EsSzts55 #S$Ss Il

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Fargo Special: John b. Raymond died
Sunday afternoon the Sd iflatt, at 4:30 OF
/ typhoid pneumonia. It is only five days
Ssiice he was taken IL, and until the past
\ two days he has not been considered in
& Inuch danger. The. first oi last week he re-
\ turned from Council Bluffs and Yankton,
4I Tuesday evening he stepped into. Mr..
Folson's residence to telephone to his
farm twelve miles distant. He remarked
then that he had @ pain in his shoulder
and did not know what to make OF it. 1
4 Ills boarding place was not over fifty feet
y distant, und reaching There he fell on the
steps and had to be assisted to his room.
4 Medical aid was 1nmedia tely summoned,
but he rapidly grew worse and died.
Mr.. Raymond has n large farm near tho
z city, ana many warm personal friends all
b through the Northwest. Heieavss oneson,.
4 some eighteen years old, and two little
daughters who are with Senator Sabin
iamily at Washington. The brother oi the
deceased at Council Bluffs hns been notified
/ Of his death. ~ s. g.. <.,e VA o. -. I.
B Mr. Raymond was horn in New York
state De-. s. 1874, removed to Illinois
with his parents when nine years eof age,
and at sixteen enlisted as n private in the
Thirty first Illinois ipfa ntry under Col,
John A. Logan. After the siege Of
Vicksburg he WAS promoted to q
Z
to Gen. McPherson at the time the
latter was shot, and Mr.. Raymond was
the last person to whom the general spoke.
After thu close OF the war Mr.. Raymond
settled in the South, and published the
Mississippi Pilot at Jackson until 1871.
when lao was appointed United States mar
shall for Dakota. He was elected delegate
from the territory to the Fortyseighth con,
gress, receiving 80, 90 votes against $500
1or Judge Brot,kings- f..
SINCERE MOURNING IN WARRINGTON.
Washington, Special Telegram, Jan r.
t. Ex, Delegate John B Raymond Of Dakota,
who died at Fargo, had u srs~t many
1riendse in Washington It's he has spent
nearly hnlf his time here during the last
eight or ten years. After he lett Mississippi
an 1876. he ctnicto WashingtonIo live, and
was ,lppeintra United States marshal of Da-
k0ta throu! n tIan influence @i p. Al. Morton,
Secretary Chundirr. Gen. Butler, Gen. Lo-
y gan and otlirl:s who iIave known OF his Ia
bors and suifcrnss in behalf of stulwart
ERepublic;.,issn in the south when it cost
something to live there Mr. Raymond,
although an uncomprornising Republican,
never lost the esteem ami confidence OF the
democrats OF Mississippi, and several
gentlemen from that state express heir sor
Raymond, who had been an invalid
Tor years. disd III this City under IL surgical
operation, and her two little daughters,
aged five and seven, have since been in
Charge o! Mre. Senator Sab!n, who will
now probably adopt them, as Mr.. Ray
mond lett no relati Ses who would care to
accept The responsibility. Maj Ray
mo"d was am invAluable friend
to newspaper men in Washaston
lie was always full '@tinformation on cur.
rent affairs, and ttis means OF gaining in
teliiSence OF Forthcoming action III tie de-
partments was most systematic and trust
worthy. He never failed to do all he could
Tor the newspaper man whon he believed
In, and MANY IL tiIne rendered service that
cannot be forgotten. When he eft Wash
ingtun last spring he was, very despondent.
The death OF his wife a. iow weeks previous
had been IL very severe blow to him. They
had spent a' most happy winter at their
beautiful home here. surrounded by their
pretty children. Mrs. Rayn ond's dca t!,
was inexsressihly sad. She expected it,
and against her husbands y most earnest
hope, predicted IT. Maj. Raymond, the
night before he LETT for Fargo, said he had
little to hope or work for in life. He
looked forward TO the summers opera
tions on his fnrln RS a relief from his
thoughts. II have planted cotton in Missis-
sippi," he said, ".snd raised wheat in D:,
kota, and los,t money all my life. Fate
seems to be aaainso,me.' Few men have
made SO brilliant a mark in Washington
as practical ready, thorough-goins legisla
tors. He worked nightand day, was con
stantly on the 'aert.and had strong FOL
lowing among the members OF the
Forty y-eighth congress in both parties
Judge Clifford, Col. Raymond's sue
cessor in congress, expressed great surprise
when told Of the death OF the ex-deegnte
Tie snid:
II always had the Highest regard for Ray
Ea tr
our people. His work here in Washington
I know. from personal observation, tc
have been thorough. Ifn WAS Il wnsomt
man. whose friends were legion. He stoo,
by them manfully, and, whatever befel
him, he thought more 'of bis good name
than anything else
II canuot think of a man in Dakota
said Abe Boynt0n, viii osedeath would caus,
such universal Surrow. I had known hi,r
Tor years. He mfs O most genial. socia
man. and made friends wherever he went
His industry wsAs marvellous, and he nad
us u good representative in Washington.
coniess shared an his disappointment a.
not being renonsinated."
Senator Sabin. who was an inti1nat
friend Of Mai. Raymond said that he did no
know just what arrangements would b.
made for tho funeral. 1t has been suggest
ed thnt the remains be buried here. This
however depends upon the wish Of Mai
Rnpmond's father and brother. The re
mains OF Mrs. Raymond lie here in 81 vaul
lin Oakland cernetery. The little daughter
.nt Mai. Raymond were told this morning
,oi their fathers death. This Afternoon
,o1e sof them asked II Mrs. Sabin was sur,
sher father WAS dead.
RESOLUTIONS eGsF,eoSDoLENcE.
AT a mass meeting of the citizens of Far
no, Oak, The foilowin., resoln tions wer
.unanim ously adopted: :! D.
Resolved, That in tho deal tn .,tif Capt
IIahn b. Raymond. Fargo has lost zone 0
her best and most ealterprising citizens, TIN
territory an able repfesen tative and tn,
country o heroic defender in her time o
need; that we, his neishbors and triends
unite b in co,nmendatioa OF his honor
able and noble life, and around his mem
o1.y do gather the choicest garlaa,ds o
affection and praise, remembering as S;ear
sha3l pass away that one who, going be
fore, hast left remaining that ~ pricalas
treaanre, the legacy Of an ,,nspotted CHAR
acter. .l.'s s,. - III
IN Resolved sThatto thes and daughtep
mace orphars BY this fell stroke of death,
e and to the father, brothers and more i'm
rnediats friends softhe deeeNsed we extent
our most hea ty sympathy and bespeal
for theiais che. care and protection of thH
eptne Providence who knows each spar
j & rows fail" to guide and arotect in tn
future waaks OF life. ttsagsys i ,tsss II smAftf
Figures o. the Old Year. :
/ Ohios fsblic schools cost SIC, ,O93, So
last year. v. VI Y st4 vi! &s.t .5sfs%s :;
About SEQ divorce suits were flied in 81
Louis during 1885. vi N "a -s W. ,5, sgrs sias
8 Boston sold z, G63, ,O75 casAs OF boot
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