The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-25
LATE SCION
BURIED WITH
simple RITES
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Rev. Moore has been one of. Johnson's
closest friends for years and as ne
told OF the true nature and lovable
character Of him who had been taken
away there were few dry eyes in the
audience. The crowd packed the
house and overlooked out into the
church yard and the street. 1t was es-
timated that there were about 1000
people in attendance at the funeral
Rev. Moore was assisted by Rev.
White, the local pastor.
The music was rendered by large
choir and q male quartette. Rock of
Ages and the old Methodist hymns
were used. They were the hymns that
had been favoriti, with the late sena-
tor during years OF attendance at the
services in Vincent church.
Following the service at the church,
the active pail bearers, old. friends of
Senator johnson, J. o. Engsether, Hans
Elem, william Anton, G. G. LaPourette,
A. r. Swendseide and Il. b. Ray car
ried the casket to the hearse. They
were followed by the honorary pail
bearers: Senator r. J. McCumber.
wahpeton, Congressman l.. B. Hanna,
Fargo: w. s. Lauder, Wahpeton; Bardi
@. Skulason, Grand Forks; e. Fl. TIolte,
Fargo, and Edward Engerud, Fargo.
| A large delegation of the Sons of
Norway, of which organization Sena-
tor johnson was q member, formed q
second honorary escort
The funeral cortege was by far the
largest ever seen in Petersburg. 1t
reached from the town to the cemetery.
distance OF half mile.
All Of Senator Johnson's near rela-
tives were present. They were his
wife, his son, Ralph X. johnson and
wife, his daughters, Mrs. B. G. Skula-
son, Mrs. g. nj. Hyde and their hus-
bands and Miss Florence johnson and
his brothers and sisters, l. c. johnson
and wife OF Fargo; y. w. johnson OF
Racine, wis, and Mrs. J. Anderson OF
Forest City, Ia. Beside these number
of Mrs. Johnsons relatives were pres
emit from Minneapolis.
| The service st the cemetery was
short but impressive and an the body
was consigned back to the earth from
whence It came the great crowd of
sorrowing friends were moved to tears
and many sobbed audibly.
State Dianitariss There.
A large delegation Of outside peo-
pie came TO Petersburg In the morn
| ing on O special train from Grand
Forks. Among those from outside
points beside the honorary pallbearers
were: GOV. John Burke. Bismarck;
Judge John Carnody, TIillsboro, and
i - r. 1SsoaHNs -
both of the supreme bench; Con. A.
| J. Gronna, Lakota; Warden r. o.
HellstroFn. BismarcAi Marshal j. II
shea, Fargo: Col. r. Fl. Han1inson,
Hanar1naon; Maj. =. q. Hamilton, ex-
Mayor John Dinnae, A. T. Hunter, Geo.
e. Duis, Judge Guy c. RI. Corliss,
| Mayor G. y. Taylor and Dean Bruce
OF Grand Forks; Hon. w. 70. Purcell
wahpeton: Hon. 4. 3. Casey and Mai
j. III. Frame. Grafton: Hon. James
kennedy and a. A. Troyaten, Fargo.
tspndreds OF Messages.
4 Mrs johnson has received hundreds
OF messages OF sympathy and condo
lence from every part of the nation.
president Taft. Vice President Sher-
man, almost every senator and great
many Of the old congressman with
whom johnson served have sent teie-
grams or letters. telling Of the esteem
ii which they held the dead states
man and offering condolences to his
beraaved relatives For several days
the telegraph ONES ct Petersburg was
swaxnped with these messages and
now the postofFice ID being almost
4 swarnped with the letters that are
coming from every part Of the coun-
try.