The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-20


voices beautifully sang Nearer, My God, to
Thee" and Lead, Kindly Light" The cler-
| gy gave short addresses.
| Fairmont-Because of rain the services
mad to be adjourned to the opera house
| which would not hold one-third of the people
who wished to show their love and respect.
Inc following program was given: Prayer
Rev G. II. Haeussler; ScriptUral reading
Rev. Otto Schultze; 'McKinley's Life as an
VI; P. Kennedy; Mckinley as a Man and
Soldier and Statesman Rev. SARieB F. s. Budz ds
| long; benediction, Rev J. Mikolai
Spring Grove-The schools and all business
houses were closed. Pupils and teachers,
With with a a. heavily draped flag before them,
| services at the. Lutheran church. Rev. Mr.,
Reque paid beautiful tribute to the we'll
| beloved president.
! Iowa FalIs-The citizens united in having
tribute to the nations fallen president The
service was an impressive one and the vast
audience that packed the auditorium Of the
Metropolitan opera-house attested the SYM
pathy and sorrow felt by the people Ad-
dresses We're made by Rev. T. NJ. Price, ]. B.
F. M, Williams.
| Humboldt-Expressive memorial services
were held in memory of the dead president.
All business houses and the schools were
/ French, A. D. Bicknell, Professor A. D.
Cromwell, DR.. G. W. Field and Rev. M. D.
| Reed. meeting was also held at the Con-
gregational church for school children.
| South Dakota.
Mitchell-The Masons, A. o. u W, w. r.
C., 9: A. R.. Company D of the state guards,
and the w. G. T. u. attended the exercises In
body Mayor Van Aistine presided During
the exercises all the stores in the city were
closed, the public schools and college sus-
pended. and all labor in the city was relaxed.
Webster--On the recommendation OF Mayor
E. w. Small, all business houses in this city
closed at / O'Clock p. m. and the citizens
gathered at the opera house to mourn the
death of William Mckinley. Able addresses
were made by Rev. Messrs. Hubbard, Hark-
ness, Tragitt, Piethman and Father Mensing.
and Attorney Frank Anderson and J. W.
Abbott Of the G. A. r.
| Parkston-Memorial services were held in
the M. e. church in memory Of the late
president The banks were closed and flags
and draping appeared in all parts Of town.
| Brookings-The mayor issued a proclama-
tion and all business houses were closed.
Memorial services were held in the Presbyte-
rian church. The program consisted of appro-
Mathews, J, W. Heston, president Of the ag-
ricultural college; Rev. W. A. Cave, pastor
| OF the M. E. church, and Rev. F. G. Norman,
pastor of the Norwegian Lutheran church.
Faulkton-Every business place was closed
and buildings draped in black, with flags at
| half mast. Union services were held In the
opera house, where 500 people listened to an
address by Rev. Mr.. Curtiss of the Congre-
gational church
Brtton-A memorial meeting was held in
the Presbyterian church, with large at
Wells, H. J. stiger of Iowa, Rev. D. NJ. Butt.
Attorneys Abbott and Phelps, Rev. Mr.. Deeble
and Superintendent Creaser.
Lead-Touching memorial services were
held in memory of the late William Mckinley.
Addresses were made by Walter E. Smead,
DIR. g. 3. Clark, J. P. Wilson, Judge Dewey
and T. E. Harvey
| Deadwood-All Deadwood turned out to
| listen to memorial addresses nv leading citi-
zens.
| North Dakota.
! Lisbon-Memorial services were held at 1:sO
at the Lisbon opera-house. The memorial
Fargo, president of the North Dakota agri-
cultural college. In the forenoon at IL
o'clock. the school children gathered at the
opera house and participated in a service
All business was suspended.
| Bottineau-Bottineau closed up business
yesterday and turned out en- masse to the
memorial services for the dead president.
Grafton-Long before p. m. the opera
house was filed to overfowing with sor-
rowing people. Colonel e. Southard, past
commander Of the state g. A. R., presided.
The main addresses were delivered by Rev.
| DR.. Mcdonald, Rev. A. Twitchell and Major
| J. H. Frame. The music was given by a
| large chorus choir.
were held in the Kindred church in honor
| Of President Mckinley, Rev. Mr.. Monson de-
livering an able sermon. The church was
tastily draped and decorated. The band
gave several sacred selections
! Grand Forks-The memorial services in
memory of President Mckinley. held in the
an audience which filled every seat and oc-
cupied every available inch of standing room.
The program consisted Of addresses by Tracy
R. Bangs, J. M. Cochrane and Rev. E. J.
Conaty.
Wisconsin.
| Barron-United services in memory of Pres
| ident Mckinley were held at the NJ E. church
yesterday, Fitting addresses were delivered
s. Taylsr. The choir sang Lead. Kindly
! Light Nearer, My God, to Thee and
America" All business houses were draped
in mourning and closed from noon to 4
Shell Lake-Memorial services were held in
| the Methodist and Catholic churches. All
business was suspended and schools were
closed. The attendance was large at both
Nebraska.
| Butte-All business houses closed and 300
school children, headed by the Queen City
band, marched to the city hall, where appro-
pirate memorial services were held. Judge
o. V. Kenaston delivered the Grafton.
Michigan.
Irnwood-Upwards OF 1900 people OF all ma
tionalities formed in line and marched to the
building, where they bowed their heads in
sorrow during the memorial services Of their
martyred president. The mines were closed,
as well as places Of business Of all descrip-
tions. Public and private houses were
draped in mourning, while people of all
classes and political affiliations joined their
tribute The procession was headed by the
Third Regiment band, followed by the city
loficials. officers OF the day, Are department
and civilians. The reading of President
Roosevelt's proclamation, by Rev. John
Tracy; review of President McKinley's life,
by Rev. Philip Kaye, and an address by Rev.
n. Gibson, were the main features Of the
program. Memorial sermons were delivered
| at the Episcopal church in the morning and
at the Third Regiment armory In the even
ling.