Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-11
MANY HONOR LATE
5. 6. kFARLAND
Col. LATE. Young, Of Des Moines,
Delivers Eulogy to Dead
Consul General.
SERVICE LARGELY ATTENDED
Several From Gu. of City Present at
Service, Together With Many Mar
.halltown Friends of Former Prom
inent citizen-Young DwelIs on Nc
FarIand's Newspaper Career.

Friends of the late S. G. Mcfarland
who died on Oct. "a, in Germany,
joined this afternoon in paying trib-
ute to his memory in an impressive
memorial service, held at the Congre-
gational church. A large number OF
friends from this city, and several
service.
Hon. Lafayette Young. OF Des
MONIES. editor of the Des Mones Daily
Capital, and for years a warm per-
sonal friend of MIR. Mcfarland, deliv-
cred the eulogy.!
The altar was decorated In the ma
tons colors. with due appropriateness
for the official position so long held by
Mr.. Mcfarland with his country. Over
the urn containing the ashes. which
was also enveloped In the colors, rested
a photograph of the dead consul gen.
eral On either side was large
bouquet of beautiful chrysanthemums
After the opening organ number by
Mr.. Ralph NJ. Hix, who played Gull
monts funeral march. Rev. l.. b. Hix,
pastor Of the church, read the scripture
lesson and offered prayer. Mrs. f. L.
Meeker, accompanied by Mr.. Ralph
Hix, sang Herbert Johnsons Face to
Face"
Mr.. Young's eulogy was in the nature
Of personal recollections of Mcfarland
as a man, and as his friend. He dwelt
more particularly on his newspaper
career in this city, and on his advanced
ideas Of newspaper making, which ne
inaugurated on the Times Republican,
and which Mr.. Young declared to have
been twenty years ahead of the times
Mr. Young spoke in full as follows:
"rhe business men OF Marshalltowr
and their families can well afford te
come here this afternoon to hear the
words said in memory OF the late Con-
sui General Mcfarland. His ashes are
here and his achievements were here
During, his active residence in your
community he was easily your fore
most and most influential citizen. He
thought the world OF this place. He
expected to build a considerable city
here.
while your community had always
had hopes and ambitions these be-
came more pronounced ana emphatic
under the leadership of Mcfarland. He
planned and worked. He had schemes
and Intentions He could use what has
since been called the Big Stick" wher
he thought some injustice were being
done to the commercial interests OF
the town. If a railroad were dis
eliminating or any other big influence
operating in a way as he thought tc
the disadvantage of his home town, nj
was up in arms. He would fight the
battles of the community at persona
loss of both popularity and money.
II have never known man so abb
sonbed in community's affairs. He
loved the name of your city. The
whole settlement appeared to him to
be metropolitan, and up to date. Wher
away from home, he talked of his toWT
as if it were one of the principal cities
of the west Seldom has community
given to one man it's entire confidence
and rested it's prosperity to single
parsonage as did this community with
the lamented dead. He conceived the
idea of giving his daily paper a state
wide circulation. This would have
seemed impossible to any nature less
ambitious and hopeful He wanted tt
publish an influential newspaper anC
vet he did not want to remove from
Marshalltown. Therefore he must
make his paper here. This he proceeded
to do.
more than twenty years ago ne
made it a rule to receive all his legis-
ative reports from Des MONIES by wire
At that time the most pretentious daily
journal in the larger cities of the state
as they then were, would not have
thought of such an undertaking. He
preceded his patronage by the paper ne
made. To the credit of the community
it can be said that the response to his
enterprise was immediate and emphatic
and appreciative. His course inspired
the ambitious hopes of the entire citi-
zenshp. His paper became known to
the state He rested his case in MAX
ing newspaper on giving the news
He put in practice twenty years ago