The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-06-25
EX-PRESID[kT
CLEVELAND DEAD
PASSED AWAY AT EIGHT-FoRTY
THIS MORNING.
HAD,BEEN SICK FOR MONTHS.
Was a Prominent Member of the Dem
ocratic Party and Was Two Times
Elected President of the
United States.
United Press Dispatch.

United Press Dispatch.
| Princeton. N. j., June "a Former
President of the United States Grover
Cleveland cied at $40 this morning al
his home here. succumbing to the i'll.
ness from which he has suffered all
winter and spring.
He had only recently returned here
from Lake Wood New Jersey, where
ne went in an effort to regain his
health.
| Mrs. Cleveland and relatives were
at his bedside when the end came.
The patient took sudden turn for
the worse yesterday, but during the
night it was thought he would rally.
A relapse came this morning and he
survived only a few minutes. Death
was due to a complication of diseases,
and his case was known to be hope
less month ago. The patient was
terribly reduced in flesh, having lost
$50 pounds in six weeks. A signed
statement issued by the attending
physicians states that Mr.. Cleveland's
death was due directly to heart fail
ure, pulmonary therembosis and oed-
ema.
Mr.. Cleveland was unable to be
moved at the close of the hotel sea
son at Lake Wood, and the hosiery
was kept open to accommodate him.
A fortnight ago he rallied and was
removed to his Princeton home. He
was closely guarded during his stay
at Lake Wood. No one was permit
ted to see him. Mr.. Cleveland's chill
dren were not present at the bedside
when he died. They are at the sum-
mer home at Tamworth, N. H., under
the care of their maternal grandmoth-
err, Mrs. Perrine.
Sketch of His Career.
Grover Cleveland was born in Cald-
well, New Jersey, March 10, 1897; son
of Rev. Richard f. Cleveland and Ann
tNeeQ Cleveland. He received an
dCauemc educdtfofi anu rrIHcprUn unf-
versity in 1897 gave him the degree of
LII. ID. He went to Buffalo, New York,
in 1855, and became clerk in law Of
flee. He was admitted to the bar in
1859 and was appointed assistant dis
trict attorney of Erie county, New
York, serving from 1863 to 1866. and
ne was sheriff of Erie county from
1870 to 1873. In 1873 he resumed the
practice of law and in 1881 was elected
mayor or Buffalo, and by his veto of
extravagant appropriations, gained a
reputation as a reformer, which led
to his nomination and election in
1882 as governor of the State of New
York. In 1884 he was elected as a
Democrat to the office of President of
the United States, defeating James G.
Blaine, Republican nominee, by thirty
seven electoral votes. He was again
Democratic nominee in 1888, but was
defeated by Benjamin Harrison. He
then returned to the practice of law,
locating in New York City. He was
reelected president Aia 1889, serving
from 1898 to 1897. Since then he has
been member of the Board of Trust
ees of Princeton University. Upon
the reorganization of the Equitable
Lie lnSufdHCc O0CieVy' Oh Ine Uulteu
States following the insurance invest
igation, he was appointed one of the
trustees Of a majority OF the stock of
the Society, Jdhe 10, 1905 Mr. Cleve-
lands favotite recreations were fish
ing and hunting He was an occasion
al writer of articles on public affairs
and various topics. He was married
in the White House, at Washington,
June 2, 1856, to Frances Folsom, who
survives him.
The Presidents Message.
Oyster Bay, June 24.-President
Roosevelt has telegraphed Mrs. Cleve-
land as follows: Mrs. Roosevelt
joins me in deep and sincere sympa-
thy. We have abandoned our inten-
ton of starting to the New London
boat races. II funeral is Thursday,
Friday or Sunday we can attend, but
If Saturday, the lumbermen are COM
ing from various parts of the country
and the engagement is on business
which | cannot well break"