Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-02-18

| friend who had been d brother. So II
was that conversations were curious
admixture of whispers and choked
sobs. spontaneously outbursts OF I'm.
stinted tribute were heard on every
side. Men who are acknowledged
leaders of political parties, kings OF
finance, etc, and men selected to
serve in the highest positions in the
nation were among those who ex.
pressed the country's Unreasonable
loss.
Senator Hanna's Last Words.
The last Ineligible words spoken
BY Senator Hanna were pathetic IN
his attempt to maintain to the last the
humor which was characteristic of
his life. Yesterday morning he moved
his head slightly and his eyes a little.
The nurse asked IL he was looking
for his handkerchief
Il think my wife has my handker.
chief" the senator whispered.
Members of the family when told
of the remark at once recognized II as
one of his favorite reiolnders in good
natured plaguing when Mr. and Mrs
Hanna INDUCED 1t was the senator's
custom when he missed any personal
article, especially his handkerchief, to
say: Il expect my wife has it,"
When II was known there was no
chance for recovery arrangements
were made to have . death mask
taken by Sculptor U s j Dunbar. and
that was done early in the evening
The cast will be perfect, and strange
as 1t may SEEM will show the face IN
its usual fullness The senator's
face shows little emaciation and ow.
ing to the constant use of oxygen had
taken on coat of what appeared to
be tan. which gave 1t life-like ap.
pearance
Senator Hanna's Career.
Marcus Alonzo Hanna was born in
New Lisbon Columbiana county. o
on Sept. 26. 1897 He attended the
public village school and high school
at Cleveland. being conspicuous al.
ready when small boy for his un-
usual ambition fer an education. Most
of the boys at that time thought IL
foolish to go TO school longer than
until their thirteenth year, but Mar
Gus Hanna insisted that he be sent to
the high school, and his father con.
scented on the condition that he was
to spend all the time not occupied in
school work In helping his father In
his store. This store was owned by s.
firm named Hanna. Garretson q Co.
but though the older Mr.. Hanna was
good business man the store was ns,
success At the age of twenty young
Marcus Hanna entered the employ OF
his fathers firm, and five years later.
on the death of bis father in 1862. he
assumed control of the business and
conducted It until 1867. when the firm
was dissolved.
Immediately after this Mr.. Hanna
associated himself with the firm or
Rhodes & Co. the pioneer coal and
iron firm of Cleveland. He retained
his connection with this firm until
1887, when he became senior partner
and changed the name Of the firm to
N. A. Hanna & Co. In that year he
organized and equipped the Cleveland
Transportation company. one OF the
largest lines operating on the great
lakes. He told. some years ago. how
this idea had entered his head when
he was still grocery clerk I'm oar
grocery business. he said. II had
great deal to do with transportation
gon the great lakes. as many OF our
goods were shipped BY that route
gradually saw that 1t would pay me
70 become interested In lake vessels
$50 bought part shares In several of
them. AS our business increased / de-
termined to own vessels of my own
80 | bought one and named it after my
father Leonard Hanna Then. as /
needed more vessels determined Ia
build them myself and | started ship
building company This company has
finally become owner of all the mines
in the northwest and ships its ore Ia
its own vessels In that way became
interested more In iron mines and
bodybuilding than Ii the grocery bust
ness and achieved greater success
than would have been possible ID my