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Arizona republican., 1901-09-20

flowing from it. At either side of this urn was the cross of the Knights Tsmplar and the crown of the Knights of Pythias. while on the east was the Square and Compass of Masonry.
 Almost directly above the support for the coffin, sunburst of lights glitter ed like stars in q black sky. The lights from without came dimly through the stained glass windows. Under the folds of the starry banner, the fragrance of .hs flowere hoveIing over all about, the strains of Beethoven's grand funeral march pulsing from the organ, the body-bearers gently lowered the flag drapsd and fiower-adorned coffin to it's support.
Arizona republican., 1901-09-20
PHOENIX EXPRESSION OF GRIEF
1t Was Centeed Yesterday in Memorial Service Which Tributes of Respect for the Dead Were !nteSparsed by the
 Songs He Loved

our beloved repubhc, the freest of free countries. has become too free, aud that criminal license is mistaken for freedom. Personally I believe that vel low journalism. the ridiculous cartoon- ing of public servants holding places Of trust 7d.fA Ahonor. the permission of incendiary speech and the organization of sUcialistic and anarchistic societies. the careless admission to our shores and citizenship of the pauper and crim- inal elements of Europe. have fed the diseased ina gination of fanatics and arc mora responsible than any other Tn = fluence for the development of cranks and assassi1s.
 Can it be that this awful sacrifice was necessary to arouse us to a true realization of our duty rs citizens and public officers? Is 1t possible that We have become so negligent of our re- sponsibility to our selves our country and cur God that our beloved president had to die that we might be better men and better officers, that government might becoms, purer and our legislators braver and more careful of the na- tion's welfare? The price is fearful, scrutable Providence and who dare question them? The Redeemer was called by God to save mankind-is ii not possible that this last great sacri- flee was made for our good?
 My friends. we should heed the les
Arizona republican., 1901-09-20
Whom the Nation Sent

The members of the Loyal Legion, Cove! nor Nash, Governor McMillian of Tennessee and Governor Longino of Mississippi each with his full uni formed staff, had entered the church from the west entrance and filled up the most westerly sections of the pews. Members of the senate and house of representatives had precided the cof fin through the door at the side of the chancel, through which it entered. Thsy were ushered in, as at all state ceremonies, by the sergeant-at-arms of each body Senators Allison of Iowa, and Bate of Tennessee, headed the sen atcriaI representatives. of whom there wsre about forty: and Speaker Hender- son and Representative Dalzel, the members of the house, of whom more than half must have been present. The congressional party filled up the entire east section of the pews and the rear
 half of the two central sections. Local clergymen occupied the seats below the organ. usually occupied by the choir.
 All had risen as the coffin was borne in. The generals and admirals of the arms and nayy, who comprised the guard of honor, in their respiendent ur- forms, occupied the first pew on either side of the center aisle. President Roosevelt and his cabinet came slowly after All were in black and wore black gloves. The president alone wore an overcoat. He took his place | immediately behind Lieutenant Gen eral Miles. next the center ais.e from the second pew to the eastward. So close was he to the coffin that he could almost have leaned over and touched
 it. Secretary Cortelyou, Justice Me
 Kenna of the supreme court, John Mill burn and John NJ. Schatcherd of Buff falo. and several others took seats i'm
 mediately in the rear of the cabinet. | Then followed the mourning rela-
 tives. who occupied a tier of pews on the left of the center aisle. Mir and
 Mrs. Abner Mckinley lzd the way. fol-
 lowed by the other immediate rsla- tives, Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks
 Comptroller and Mrs. Dawes, Colonel
 and Mrs. Myron T. Herrick of Cieve-
 land, and a few other c,cse personal
 fri= nds. The fourth pew from ths
 front, that was always occupied by
 President Mckinley, was draped in
 black and remained vacant.
Arizona republican., 1901-09-20
THE CAUSE OF THE WOE.

The next speaker was Rev. r.. A.
 Penick of Trinity church. He said IF part:
 While I speak to you today the body of the good president who ruled this
 people SO well is being lowered Into
 the soil of his native state. If wc bend
 with listening ear we can. with ths aid
 of the imagination. almost hear the
 solemn words of the Earth to earth. ashes to ashes. dust dust
 looking for the general resurrection
 of the dead and the life of the world to come in :he last day through Him who has overC OIn.. 'fe grave ani holds in his scarre1 hauus the keys of death.
 There are tiTaes when. to me at least. silence is more impressive than srerCE Personally. I would prefer to ;jt still
 tn this sad day of my coul'ry'= mourn ing. and with D5sed heal ai.i rravet
 full heart ard revereut th1rchr 'c'ii- tate on the strange history which this new century is making with such start ling rapidity. l cannot interpret IT.
 no man can. What does it mean-tfe awful clash between labor and capital which is rending our business enter priseS like the sweep of an earthquake? ? What does it mean-the swift, straight. cruel bullet of the beetIe-browed, red- handed, black-h hearted assassin? What
 does it mean-that the president of these United States, a man of as gen. tie spirit as any of woman born, utter ly unable to give offense by reason of his benign nature-what does it mean that such a man is shot down like a dog in the glare of our great American exposition. in the presence of thousands of his admiring fellow countrymen. | swept off the active arena of life in the very acme of his glorious career? You make answer that it means ali
 archism. the twin sister of nihilisn---
 a foreign importation, which should have no abiding place in this fair land of American liberty and free goodness. To this we say Amen, Shut down the
 gates and exclude the hydra -headed
 monsters that would batten on our
 broad spirit of freedom.
 And yet that is no adequate interpre-
 ton of the strange handwriting upon
 the wall. the strange movement of
 things in our midst. I do not know
Arizona republican., 1901-09-20
The Services

After these had been seated. the door leading into the Sunday school room was opened and the seats arranged be- low. as well as those in the balcony. were socn filled with representatives of the various organizations and fei- towtownsmen of the late president. Conspicuous among them were the survivors of the Third Ohio, Preside mt McKinley's old regiment, who brought into the church the battered battlehaSs the regiment had cariizd throughout the civil war.
 It was after ? o'clock when the quar- tet arose and lifted up their voices with the touching words of Beautiful Isle Somewhere" When the sound of the last line had died away Rev. O. E. Milligan pastor of the First Presby- terian church. in which the president and Ms. McKinlsy were married thirty years ago, offered a fervent prayer Every head within the church was bent in soIemn reverence as the in vocation went up. Dr. John A Ha l, pastor of Trinity Luthern church. then read from the bible the nineteenth Psalm and Rev. E. P. Herbruck, verses fl to 5S of the twenty-fifth chapter of First Corinthians.
 The quartet thsn sang Cardinal New mans grand hymn. Lead Kindly Light the beautiful words floating through all the church. Rev. C. E. Manchester then delivered the address, which lasted twenty-four minutes, on the life Of the late president and the lessons taught by his noble character and death Bishop I. w, Joyce, or Min neapolis. followed with a brief prayer. and the services were concluded with
Arizona republican., 1901-09-20
The Beauty of Flowers

But it was the floral display al the front of the church which filled the whole sdifice with glory. The center of all was a great wreath of American Beauty roses. framing with a black border a portrait of President McI<in- ley. From it extending outward and upward, was a perfect wealth of Sor
 Scous blossoms. The fleet was as if great rushing wave of color had broken into the flowers at the foot Of the bier. They extended up even to the organ pipes. against which lay four Wreaths, thre broken. as if to repre- sent the quarters of the moon. It was exquisite. purple and green were the dominant notes, orchids. violets, palms and evergreens against a sombre back ground. There were many handsome pieces. Against the walls on either side were floral flags. and upon the pulpit rested an urn in white carnations, broken at the base, to represent water
Arizona republican., 1901-09-20
The Last of Earth

The relatives entered the carriag ges next Then a seperate line Of troopers broke from their ba,llli0n front, and,
 wheeling into platoons. took up the march to the grave. In a long line of carriages were the usllers and the members of the house of representa- tives from every secticn Of the country, justices of the United States supreme court, the ranking heads of the arNvy and navy. the governors of states, the mayors of cities and the Cea1 presi- dents reliow townsmen. Out Tus- carwu street the long procession moved through q section cf the city where the ound of the dirse haEt n3t Eeen heard before, but it presented tle same sor-
Arizona republican., 1901-09-20
THE OPENING SERVICES.

The Pioneer band played America. after which Mayor Waiter Talbot ir troduced Governor Murphy as the pre- siding officer. The governor introduced Rev Inlri Zumwalt of the Christia 7. church. who offered an invocation. Rev. R. A Rowland read scripture lesson on the frailty of human life. one of the grandest of the hymns of David. a verse of which, turned into English meter is
 Thou sweeps't us off as with flood
 We vanish hence like dreams
 During the reading of the lesson the attention of the audience was distract ed for a moment by the entrance of Schrader. the so called divine healer, in his picturesque garb. his long hair
Arizona republican., 1901-09-20
TIE rRInuu- OF A FRIEND.

Following the address of Mr. Penick. United States Marshal McCoTd, who served two terms in congress with President Mckinley, paid the foilowini ,ribute to his dead comrade:
 It was my good fortune to know oul beloved president long and well. | knew him first as a member of con- gress then as a. private citizen, and as governor of his state. and as presi- cent In alf these walks of life l had ample opportunity to observe his pub lie acts. weigh carefully his motives and judge his methods. capacity and char acter. I never knew him to do an act or utter a word that looked in the slightest degree like deception or dem agogu5ry. For twenty years l have been his true, loyal and constant frienc. and I have some reason to believe that that friendship was esteemed and re- ciprocated by him. He was a grand man. and as near perfect. l believe. as it is possible for a human being to be.
 He was a true Christian, and died strongly in the faith lIe had lived His last words His will. not ours, be done" exhibited his sublime faith in the Christian religion, and will be a solace to those who believe as all should believe.
 Even his strongest political oppo- ncntS Erieve that he is dsad- They knew he was patriot. a wise and good man, and that in his hanGs the country was safe. President Mckinley was the type of manhood most representative of the American republic. He was the flower of theSAmerican idea, the best product of free American institutions. He commenced fife humbly, with nc prospects except those which every young man of brains. energy and char acter in this country possesses. No in he,fted wealth no family influence, as sisted him to eminence. In his civil and political as in his military career, he started froIll.tne ranks and rose to high
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what it all means. In the midst of the tumult and the darkness the oae only thought that stays the beating of my anxious heart is the incontrovertible- fact that the Lord God Omnipotert reigneth. and must reign till He has put ali enemies under His feet and lifted the sons of men. who are also the sons Of Gof. up out of the valley of gloom onto the mountain top of light and deep. urSpeakable peace.
 But let me come with my feeble tIib- ute to the man for whose untiInely death the heart of the nation is bowed today in sorrow. It is the great boon of such characters as MT. McKialey's t:.at they reunite that which God hath joined together and man has put asun
 der. In him was vindicated the great
 ness of real goodness and the goodnzss of real greatness. The twain were one flesh Of the vast multitudeS who looked up to him for direction with such loving and implicit trust, not on, of them can tell you whether the wise judgments he gave came most from Il strong head or a sound heart. There are men as good as MT. Mckinley. bus they do bad things. There are men as intelligent as he. but they do foolish things. In him goodness and intelli- gcnce were beautifully poised. The union of the mental and moral into ;. life of admirable simplicity. supple
 mented by an abiding faith in the God of nations, made -'-r the strong man that he was and the llonored ruler of all the people. Let me illustrate: We are gathered here today from every state in the bright galaxy of the union. My brother over there is from the far east. and you here from the middle states, and you again from the dfrec- tion of the north star. The speaker happens to hail from the sunny south. He first saw the light of day under the blue sky of the grand old common wealth of Virginia. the home of the in1- mortal Washington. the gallant Rob- ert F. Lee and the invincible Stonewall Jackson. We have had our differences in the past. ard if we are men of strong convictions we shall doubtless have our differences in the future. But at the crack of the assassin's pistol we came together as one man, ard from that moment until the great soul of Mckin- ley went out into the beyond we were all of one mind and one heart. We knew no party differences. no sectional lines We were all Mckinley men. We all prayed with urlifted hearts that God would spare his life We vied with each other in striving to heal his wound with the balm of our common sympathy. in the flash of tisat fatal shot all imagin- ary lines of differences were wiped out I and we would to God that they would rerrain wiped out for ever.
 1 I speak for my southland. called by | the politician the 'solid south. De U
 so. We come today with a solid phaianN and with a solid sympathy. and refuse 1 to yield to any section of this great
 country in paying loyal and loving tr1o- ute. to the man whose death we mourn
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lowed arm in arm and stepped into the waiting carriages.
Arizona republican., 1901-09-20
GOVERNOR MuRPHYs ADDRESS


 The next incident os the programme was the address of Governor Murphy, who said:
 We have come together this morn ing to pay solemn and loving tribute to our martyrsd president and to mournfully and with deepest affection express as best we can our appreciation of his grand manhood, noble Christian character. splendid ability as states man and his gentle and unbounded love for mankind. We have lost our most loyal friend and greatest benefactor. Our hearts are heavy laden with grief that cannot be told. our awful be- reavement is beyond consolation.
 All that is mortal of William McKin- ley is being lail by reverent hands il the presence of fearful thousands in the eternal silence of the grave, but his immortal name will live forever | among the greatest and best the world has ever known. If tears could drown sorrow we would cease Srieving, for all the world weeps today. All of earth are kin. The angels in heaven are weeping while singing paens of
 praise and glory for the immortal sou! that has risen. Everyw through out the civilized world statesmen, or;;- tors and poets are giving to mankind
 undying word pictures in prose and song of the first citizen of the world, who has been taken from us.
 Literary genius wii be inspired by | the awful sacrifice to elevate tnd i'm prove our minds. but words are vain
 and empty; they cannot in any degree
 compensate us for our irreparablc loss.
 Personally I can find no consolation | from any human source except the so-
 lace I feel in contemplating the nobil- | ity and the grand character of the
 man stricken down in the zenith of his glory. no taint of dishonor upon his
 name CT record. by an uaspeakab,e
 viper. his fame without single blem- ish and no word of reproach against his blameless life.
 | I consider Mckinley our greatest
 president and I hold the names of his 1 illustrious predecessors in the highest esteem and reverence; but the world
 has grown: Nick inley's opportunities have been greater the scope of his du- ties wider and his responsibilities heaT- | fer. Washington and Grant may have l been greater soldiers, Lincoln and Jeff | fsTson more profound thinkers along certain lines and the strongest charac- - l ters in their day and generation. but | the times are different now and the human mind advances. Mckinley was
 evenly balanced and great in every thing required by the exalted station he achieved.
 | In this hour of profound gloom and
 sorrow it is proper to consider the causes which led up to the awful crime | which has shaken civilization from cen ] ter to circumference, and to counsel | among ourselves as to the effect upon ! the governments of man, and how best
 to cure the evil which inspired the inn
 measurable calamity. It cannot be that
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parted in the middle. falling down ovec his shoulder. He wore q white robe with a red neckband and with two great red crosses. one in front and the other behind He carried d bible con spicpousiZe-IIe passed slowly down an outside aisfe and took . seat in a box. This stransc figure. though his pres encs in town was not previously y known. attarcted only mOmentary at tention, so intent was the audience up on the business for which it had been called together.
 Guard Us and Guide Us was sung by male chorus. whose members were Messrs. Porter. Beller. Reedy, Wasson, Andrews. Walbridge, Buck and Collins.
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Continued on Third Page.)
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-20
and vicinity Saturday and Sund ay.... !.

and vicinity Saturday and Sund ay..
Chas: Sandberg of Witlmar was seen
in this vicinity Friday. Gust Will
hanson attended to business matters
at Green Lake last week. Nels Lar
son OF Frlam has again entered the
service OF Anderson Bros. The
engine in the feed mill broke down
last Monday. No feed has been
ground this week. The Kid made
a great error last week in stating that
Deputy Kid honored the school in
Dist 68 with call. He afterwards
learned that it was the school ma am
that received the call. Excuse the
blunder, please. :. Hay and straw is
getting scarce in this vicinity
Oscar Knutson Of the Seminary visited
with his folks here Sunday. 49,. Mrs.
Erlck Moline entertained quite num-
Der of ladies at a quilting bee Wednes-
day: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wind
blad of Willmar visited at Ole John
sons the past week. 80. Peter Lar
son is back from Kenmare, N. D.
MISS Amanda j Johnson returned ihome
Tuesday from a visit with friends and
relatives at Willmar. Some people
thought Kid didn't know what be was
talking about when he stated in his
last weeks items that Cleveland was
a pure republican. Now Kid has
query which he would like to have
such parties answer: What more is
necessary for person to do in order
to be rep publican, than to vote that
ticket and strongly urge the election
of its can didates? Kid is like one Of
the newly arrived fies-hard to catch
and hard to get rid of.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-20
Jacob brehm,

On Friday evening, at 9:55, occurred
the death of one of the Oldest residents
of Willmar. Jacob Brehm. who was
stricken with apoplexy, passed away
to his eternal rest, after a four days
illness.
Deceased was 63 years of age. He
had been resident of the village for
the last 81 wears, coming here when
the railroad was first built to Will
mar. He was married the following
year, Mr.. and Mrs. Brehm being the
first couple married in the village.
The ceremony was performed by r.
NJ. Johnston, who will be remembered
by early citizens as the justice of the
peace at that time. Deceased was en-
gagged in business as shoemaker in the
eorly days, opposite the East end eleva-
tor. He removed to his present location
on account the loss of his property by
FIRE, and has spent his last days in the
conf .ctionery and restaurant bust
ness.
A widow and family of three children
survive the deceased. The children
are a sor, Herman, aud two daughters,
Rose and Bertha. The afflicted ones
have the deep and heartfelt sympathy
of the entire community in their sudden
bereavement. The funeral occurs to-
day at O'Clock p. M, from the
Episcopal church, Rev. D. T. Booth
offici ating. The remains will be in
tered in Fairview cemetery.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-20
Missionary Meetings.

The annual meeting of the Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary socie-
lies of the Presbytery Of St. Cloud,
will be held in the Presbyterian church
on Thursday and Friday of this week.
The first session will open on Thurs
day, March 21, at 2 p. m. This will
be in the interests of Home Missions
and will be presided over by Mrs.
Chas. Greenleaf, Of Litchfield. An in
teresting program will follow the usu-
al business hour.
A reception to delegates and friends
will be held in the evening at the res
idence of Mrs. ). n. Brown and Mrs.
G. w. Tyler, at eight O'Clock.
On Friday morning, the 22nd, the
Foreign Missionary society will haye
charge. Mrs. T. M. Findley, of Spicer.
presiding. After adjournment at noon
dinner will be served to delegates and
friends in the parlors of the church.
All are cordially invited to attend all
these sessions.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-20
O OBlTuA Y.
NJ RS. Nelson.

Mrs. O.P. Nelson passed to her eternal
rest lass Wednesday afternoon at one
O'Clock, after an illness of several
years with liver complaint.
Deceased was able to be around un-
til about six weeks ago. when the dis
ease took such turn that she was
obliged to take to her bed. She was
one of the early residents Of the coun-
ty, coming here about thirty years
ago. She was 81 years of age.
Deceased was born in Sigdal, Nor
way, and emigrated to this country
when she was quite young. She was
married in Atwater to Mr.. O. P. Nell
son, where they resided until their re-
moval to Willmar five years ago.
Three children were born to them. a
son and two daughters. The former
died before their removal here.
The surviving husband and daugh-
ters, Laura and Sarah, will greatly
mourn the loss of a kind wife and
mother. The community extends it's
sympathy to the g, ief stricken family.
The funeral was held on Monday at
1:30 D. m. from the family resid dance in
the First ward, Rev. o. Estrem officiat-
ing. The remains were consigned to
their last resting place in Fatrview
cemetery.