Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-09-26

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hi"N' heth"hhl ftlrhi who had eitlna
''hiet ~ Them WITH tho passing ~ the
Years, They hart,y naiIupd thu urnst
. u ~ tho United rIafup ~, his .aRi
net of the Eensrais ami aimlrais Ia
'heif fenrlohdont uniforms Pho heat
uf1i tlagstrapet pnskrt which aona
tanned the body ~ their friend ae,t fsla
"W ,'oW hsihah held all their thuuahts,
W. had lett Them W. weeks ago this
very daF IN the fuil tide ar the strength
W a GLORIOUS manhood ana they he'd
brought him back dead Anguish was
IN the heart or every man, woman amt
chiid, The entire population ~ tho ~
tic city and thousands from all over
Ohio, The full strength ~ the natloual
guard of the atato, eight regiments.
three batteries of artillery, one hattaia
Ion OF enEtnnos, 5000 men IA all, tha
governor, lieutenant governor and "A
Justice W the supreme court represent
ing the three branches OF tho state poyu
erhsnent were nj the station 60 receive
the rcmatrS, The whole town was In
deep black, The only house In all this
sorrow-strickcn city.
strange as Il may seem. without n
touch OF mourning drapery was the
old familiar Mckinley cottage on
North Market street tn which so many
distinguished men n the country have
made pilgrimages In the days that ara
gone. The blinds were drawn hut there
was no outward token of the blow that
had robbed II of It's most precious
possession, The flowers bloomed on the
lawn as they did two weeks ago. There
was not even n bow OF Grape upon the
door when the stricken widow was car.
ried by Abner Mckinley and DR.. RlSey
through II into the dG rkened home from
which the light. for her, had fed for
ever. Only the hitChing post az the
curb in front OF the residence had been
swathed in black by the citizens In or
der that II might conform TO the rem
eral scheme of mourning decoration
that had been adopted. Sad as was the
procession which bore the body to the
courthouse, where IL lay In state yester-
day afternoon. 1t could not compare
with the infinite sadness of that endless
double line of broken-hearted people
who streamed steadily through tho
dimly-lighted corridors OF the building
from the time the coffin was opened un-
til 1t was taken home to the s%orrowing
widow of pinhffaII ThnNy gfannaH qnft-
ly lest their footballs wake their friend
from
His Last Long Sleep.
Tears came unbidden to wet the bier.
Perhaps 1t was the great change that
had coAle upon the countenance which
moved them more than the sight of the
familiar features. The signs Of discol-
grafton which appeared upon the brow
and cheeks Tuesday at the state cere-
monial in the rotunda Of the capitol at
Washington had d%eepened. The lips
had become livid. All but two Of the
lights of the chandelier above the head
were extinguished in order that the
change might appear less noticeable.
but every one who viewed the remains
remarked the darkened features and
the CHASTITY lips. Wien the body was
taken away thousands were still in line
and the committee in charge Of the ar
rangements was appealed to to allow n
further opportunity to view the re-
mains this morning before they were
taken to the church. But this had to
be reluctantly denied to them and the
may never be opened again. The
funeral services will TAX place to-day
at 1870 p. m, at the First NJ. f. church,
of which the martyred president was a
communicate and trustee. They Will
brief by the expressed wish of the
An imposing procession con-
Of many of the G.. A. r. posts in
state, the national guard of the
state. details of regulars from all
branches of the service, fraternal, So
cial n civic organizations n repre-
of commercial bodies
From All Over the Country,
the governors of several states with
heir stats, the house and senate of the
States and the cabinet and pres
dent of the United States will follow
he remains TO Westlawn cemetery,
where they will be placed in a receiving
lault awaiting the time when they will
De laid in the grave beside the two
CHiiuiCb IA "SAS pNhANN JN~AN
lgo.
The number and beauty OF the floral
tributes which are arriving surpass be.
ief. Flowers are literally coming by
he ton. The hothouses OF the country
'eem to have been emptied to supply
hem.
President Roosevelt, his a aide.
Capt. Cowles, Secretary Root and AS
;istant Secretary Hill r at the spa
residence Of Mrs. George ID.
Iarter on Market street. A company
the Ohio militia guards h house.
the afternoon the president
walked over to the Mckinley residence
o inquire after Mrs. Mckinley. He
informed that she a stood the
rip from Washington bravely. but in
he opinion of her physician IL would
lot be advisable for her to attempt TO
lttend the services at the church to-
lay. She will, therefore, remain quiet
v at her home with DIR. Rixey.
I'm Germany.
Berlin. Sept. 81. - Memorial services
we're held in various German cities.