The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-09-25
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Redwood Falls Pays Tribute to the Late
President Mckinley.

SS1ACutS
Memorial exercises in memory of
the late President Mckinley were
held at the court house in this city
commencing at 2:05 o'clock last
Thursday afterno ION. Every bnsi-s
ness house IN the city, including
saloons, etc, was closed at 2 clock
and remained closed until q The
audience at the court house was
large, every seat provided for the
occasion being occupied while many
were standing
AT o'clock the bells on the
school house, the Presbyterian
church, aud the hose house com
menced tolling. The former con
tinued tolling at 4o'cloek The lat
ter two ceased between the hour
from 2 to 9.
The court house had been most
appropriately y decorated for the oc-
.casion by a special committee from
the high school. The two large
wine doWs in the center of the north
side of the hall had been given over.
to the decorations. a comb mbination.
Of black and white, all running to a
centre in which was the picture Of.
the dead President, was the sym
bolic illustration. Around this en-
tire sheet Of black and white were
the National colors Directly in
front. at the foot, were potted plants.
of many varieties. golden rod, etc
At the foot Of the Judges stand, on
either side, were palms resting on
stands. The railing separating the
audience room from the remainder
of the room was draped in the Ma
tional colors.
Inside of the railing, on the west
side. the members of the John S.
Marsh Post.occupied seats. On the
east side the various choirs and the.
members Of the Relief Corps were.
seated.
Mayor H. NJ Aune presided al
the exercises and called the gather
ing to order at 2: lead, Kind
|ly Light was sung BY the audi
ence, after which came the invoca-
Ition by Rev. r. ]. Barack ckman. Then
came the anthem, Ny Times Are
In Thy Hands, sung by Mrs. o.
| w. Mcmillan, Misses Brosnon and
Mckay, and lMessrs. Barackman,
Milne, johnson and Welles. Rev.
p. A. Orr read from the scriptures
and Rev. Fr Jas. j. Woods sang
Calvary Following him came
the first address that of a. D.
ISteWart Mr.. Stewart was at his
best. He remarked that sectional
differences and party feelings had
been forgotten. With bowed heads
and sbleediug hearts we had assem-
| bled 1.-THE bier Of the President to
lexpress our grief.
Up to the hour of the tragedy, z
|continued Mr.. Stewart, it was a
1period Of continual gladness. His
'Espeech the day before was one IN
tended to siren gthen peace and
/ brotherhood over the world. At
the reception he was shaking hands
with his country ymen, and while he
was thus meeting his people mis-
crearlt,J udas-like, under the guise
of friendship, and with mailed
| hand preached and robbed the
/ Nation Of its President 81
r. Mr.. Stewart dwelt on the fact that
no excellence Of guard ship or.
device Of protection seemed to- pro
Itect our Preside dents, three Of whom
had been taken by the assassin Ia.
the last four decades, but while We
witnessed anarchy take away Pres
ident Carnot Of France, Empress.
Elizabeth Of Austria, and King
Humbert Of Italy, we felt certain
that the hand Of anarchy would
never be raised against liberty, and.
that Nc Kinleyy was doubly secure.
by reason Of his love for the COM
mon !. no people. He pointed % the fact
that Of five assassinations Of rulers
aI ~ the last few wears, three Of the
assasslns We're Of foreign birth and
Americans by adoptions, and that
the aSSaSSinatif If ~ z, ,,, i 5, ~