The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-31
GUARDED BY GLORY
CITIES OF MINNESOTA HONOR THE
MEMORY OF THEIR SOL
DER DEAD
SERVICES AT SALTWATER


Ing by the states Executive-Ex-
ercises of Special Significance at
FargO-Day Remembered In Il Va
riety of Ways at Various Places.
SALTWATER, Mimi, May 30.-(Spo- |
ial)-The observance of Memorial day
in this city was participated In by AL
classes Mayor Armson issued a procla-
nation, day or two ago. asking that all
business be suspended from 1 to p. m,
and the proclamation was lived up to by
nearly everybody. In the morning squads
from the Grand Army posts visited the
cemeteries here and at South saltwater.
where they placed garlands of flowers
upon the graves of their comrades. In
the afternoon exercises were held in the
opera house and a large audience listened
to an able address by ]. N. Searles, of
this city.
At the prison the day was hugely en-
| joyed. Chapel exercises began in the
morning and among those who assisted
! in the entertainment were Mrs. D.. r.
Chessley, Mrs Florence Dudley ana E.
! B. Smith, of Minneapolis; Charles Fair
| child, of ST. Paul, Rev. s. G. Smith and
present and made a short address,, in
which he made for himself q warm spot
in the heart of nearly every convict in the
institution. The governors advice was
| given in a spirit of earnestness, and many
| convicts said later in the day that his
| talk had done them a world Of good. 1t
| was a talk from a broad humanitarian
| standpoint and in a few words he
| brought conviction to the hearts of every
| body. The vocal selections by Mrs.
| Chessley were also enjoyable, as were
| the readings by Messrs. Smith and Fair
| child.
| Following the chapel exercises the con-
victs marched to the prison yard, where
| they enjoyed themselves as Des. they
could until noon. Gov. Lind mingled
among them and gave audience 10 scores
| of inmates.
| DR.. S. G. Ginner, who was received from
st. Paul on Monday, spent his first Holt
| day in prison, but evidently had not be-
come thoroughly acquainted with tho
| ropes He walked alone and didn't min
| gle. with the rest of the inmates to any
| great extent.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, May 3O-(Special) y
Today, at Empire park, James Nickel
vey post, G. A. r., held the usual Deco
ration day exercises, which were attended
by large numbers. The principal address
was delivered by Col. H. G. Hicks, past
department commander. In the after
noon committee of veterans visited the
cemeteries and decorated the graves of
| the soldier dead
| PRINCETON, Mimi, May 3O-(Special|
Memorial day was observed here today.
| Preceding the usual decoration of the
| graves at the cemetery a parade marched
| through the principal streets to the opera
| house, where the exercises of the day
I were held and attended by a large audi
tence.: Prof. H. E. White, principal of the
! schools. recited 'Lincoln's Address at
Gettysberg. The Grafton of the day was
by Hon. Il. r. Bower, of st. Cloud, who
| did the subject ample Justice. His eulo-
gies of the boys Of 81 were linked to- tlfnss
Sof SO and SO, and elected loud applause !
NEW ULM, Mimi. May 3O.-(Special )
| Memorial day was observed today by the
decoration of the graves. of soldiers more
| generally than ever before here and in
| the afternoon there was a large parade
| under COL Bobleter, of the G. A. r. and
| Sons Of Veterans, civic societies. the Burg
IL.
| by the Second regiment and other bands
In the park the G. A. r. general orders
| for the day were read and addresses were
| delivered by Judge Weber in English
and Prof. Alderman, of the college, in
| German. There was also volcal and in
| strumental music. The attendance was
| large.
BRAINERD, Mimi, May 9O-(SpeciaI)
-Today's demonstrations in honor Of the
| country's dead soldiers exceeded in extent
and interest all former efforts in this
| city. Hundreds of people from out of
| town were nattendance, and the CITY
turned out en- masse. Exercises were held
IN 7. M. Z. A. park, consisting Of pa
tr1otte speeches. music and rotations
SLEEPY EYE, Mimi, May 3O-(Spe-
ciaL)-Memor1al services were held in this
city today by Wesley Greene post, G. A
| R. The services were the most enthusias
| TIC ana the best attended of any ever held
| mere. The procession which ACCOMPANIED
the post members to the cemetery was
| Iully mile and a half long reaching
from the cemetery to the city. School
| children bearing flowers preceded the
carriages. At the cemetery there wsre
the usual services. Rev. R. T. Wallace
| delivered an excellent address.
LiICHFlELD, Mimi, May S0.-(Spe-
| cldl.)-Apparently the whole population
OF this county turned out to attend the
| decoration day exercises held here. AT
| 9:50 a. m. the parade was formed in Cen
| tfal park by Gen. j. H Morris as marshal
| OF the day After decorating the graves
| OIL veterans the parade returned to Cen
| tfal park. In the afternoon ]. Adam
| Beede addressed a large audience in tha
park. followed by ether local speakers
| HASTINGS, Mimi, May 3O-(Special. y
memorial day was observed here in an
appropriate maner. Peller Post No. So
G. A. R.. the naval corps acting as escort
| headed by the military band marched To
| Lakewood and decorated the graves -of
| the departed veterans of the Civil war
and the soldiers in the late war with
Spain Details were also sent to decorate
veterans graves in the other cemeteries
| Inc day was specially regarded as a holt
| day, nearly all our business places and
stores being closed
| WlNONA, Mimi, May 30-MemoriaI dav
was appropriately observed in Winona
business generally being suspended al
noon. The orator of the occasion was
Rev William Mckinley, D. D.. of Snrine
| valley, who delivered the address at tbe
memorial day exercises held in Winona
in 1862 "-iioii"
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Nav 30
Inc Memorial day exercises were held
Win more than tho usual patriotic de-
Votion and feryor. The parade comprised
nearly every civil and secret society in
| the city. The grafton was doIiveraS -,