Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1894-10-31
BURGLARY.
@. III. Collins Clothing House Burglar
lied $500 Worth.

At 1920 Sunday morning about fifty
persons, including the First RegU.
band went to Watertown by special
train to attend the funeral of Wylie
Mellette, which occurred at 2 O'Clock
p. NJ. that day. Our people were met
at the depot by the Watertown band
and a large delegation of citizens.
The visitors were escorted to the Ar
cade hotel where an excellent dinner
was provided. After dinner a process
sion, consisting of the Watertown
band, Co. "H." S. ID. n. G., First
Regt. band of Brookings, and visitors
and citizens in carriages was formed
and marched to the residence where
the funeral was held.
| Not One-half of those present could
gain entrance and all during the SER
vices a vast crowd were compelled to
stand out doors IN a binding snow
and rain storm. Rev. S. G.. Updyke,
formerly pastor of the Congregational
church at Watertown, preached the
funeral sermon and by those who
were fortunate enough to gain ent-
rance to the residence say it was
brilliant effort.
At the close of the services and
while the remains were being placed
in the hearse the First Regt. band
played sweet, solemn piece, and as
soon as the family and others had
enterek their carriages the sad process
sion started on their way to the GEM
etery. The First Regt. band played
several dirges on the march, and after
they had passed through the principal
residence portion Of the city carriages
were provided to take them to the
cemetery where the last sad rites were
performed and the remains were placed
in the vault to wait until an uncle
and brother Of the departed had ar
rived, when the burial will take place.
At o'clock the special train re-
turned to Brookings, arriving home at
$40.
NOTES.
BY special request G A. Young car
ried Wylie's cornet, heavily draped in
mourning, at the head of the I';2st
Regt. band. Tears came to the eyes
of not a few of the band boys when
they looked upon that instrument
which would never again be used by
it's owner to assist them so materially
in discoursing sweet music. Mr.. Mel
lette was one of the chief players in
the band and it was betitting that his
instrument be carried with his re-
mains to it's last resting place and at
the head of the band.
Had the weather been favorable
greater number would have attended
the funeral from BroOkings, as the
departed was as great favorite in this
city, as he was at home. No young
man ever resided here who had more
general acquaintance than had Mr..
Mellette and not one Of his acquaint-
ances have anything but expressions
of admiration and esteem for him and
his life.
Ex-Gov. A. G. Mellette arrived
home from the south Friday and the
entire family was present at the funer-
al excepting Charles, the oldest
brother who was detained at Sioux
City.
Mrs. Mellette, who had been i'll for
two weeks, bore up under her burden
of sorrow in remarkable manner and
with strength seemingly almost super
human.
The procession was the longest one
the writer has ever witnessed in the
state and would have been twice the
length had the weather been more
favorable.
Mrs. Mellette, through her youngest
son, rendered the First Regiment
band her sincere thanks for their
presence stating that the sweet music
rendered assisted her greatly in bear
ing her sorrow.
Sometime Sunday night G. III. Col
Inns clothing store was burglarized,
the back window being forced open
and once inside the burglars opened
the back door Of the cutting room,
and backing wagon near this en-
trance they piled in about $500 worth