Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-12-02
Madison. Nov. y. 1893.

Madison, NOV. -, 1898.
/ A large crowd gathered at the as
sembly chamber in the state capitol
/ last evening 10 do honor TO tie late
Iex-Governor Rusk. Tie large portrait
of the deceased which had been
standing in the main corridor drapcd
in mourning since the generals death,
/ was placed in the room TO the right
! Of the speakers desk. Among the
audience were a large number Of young
men from the university and in open
+ ing the exercises, Hon. H. \. Taylor,
chairman of the evening, spoke 10
them especially, pointing To Uncle
Jerry rs one whom any young man
might well take for an example.
General Lucius Fairchld then read
the resolutions which had been pre-
pared by the committee. They We're
as follows
Again our people mourn. 4 dis
/ tinguishcd sen of Wisconsin has been
stricken by the hand Of death. One
who was 50 long and intimately as
sociated with the growth and his
tory Of our commonwealth has passed
away; a man who left his impress
upon the times, ana the thread of
whose life was SO strongly interviewer
Herewith, as 10 leave him standing
out as a prominent character OF his
day ana generation,
In the death OF Jeremiah NJ. Rusk
we have sustained 4 loss rreparable-
a place made vacant which viii be
difficult to ILL., His cvcntful career, 50
crowned with success, can never be
forgotten. 4 resident of his adopted
state during forty years, his name
and deeds in that period have become
familiar as household words. Hon.
ored with high and responsible pc
Sitions for quarter of a century he
discharged every duty and fulfilled
every obligation. He was emphat-
ically Il representative of the people
who loved and trusted him His pc
litical life began when he was quite
tu young man, and It's advancement
was rapid and extraordinary. From
the HrsI Pupic coill'tchce vas GA
tclded 10 NM ID lhe highest uesree'
land to thu end that confidence was
never misplaced
AS sheriff of his county ana rs
assemblymau from his district, a state
officer for years charged with The
execution OF an important trust SiA
years III the congress OF me hauoh
ana seven years as chi'i executive OF
'ne Stair' rounding out ms oil'clal me
aa c''piil'' minister durlhE i lfeSi
o"h'lal term. \ record Oh varied ser
vice. exceeding III uIhe al mat has
mere pf''eu'd II. hul we cannot pas
nun ny as ciNlll'h only. fils deed>
as q soldier III deLehse 81 ms country
are iIScrlped upon the ron OF lame
if"fh oil that PATRIOTISM when add>
glowing lustre TO the memory OF
our heroic SONS ms name VIII &
down TO pos Gritty with those WhC
served IN The army Of the re
public
Illat he was possessed OF great nat
ural ability, all VIII freely admit; his
Keen perception, his strong, good sense
and his excellent Judgment were
.proyerOlal; III fact he seemed to have
an intuitive knowledge of subjects un
der consideration that was thoroughly
reliable, and which exhibited his grea
ability in remarkable degree,
lie was a man or simple tastes
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