The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-24
JOHNSON AT REST
SIMPLE SERVICES HELD IN BIRTH
 PLACE.
Farmers Along Railroad From St. Paul Grief As Dead Rulers Grief AS Dead Rulers
 Body Passes.

St. Peter. Minn.. Sept 23--The It,
 tie town of St. Peter. the birth place and final resting place of the late Governor John A. Johnson. held con- course of peaple today more than double It's population.
 | From the small towns and surround ing counties as well as from the large cities of the state. thousands gather ed to pay a last tribute in the final services over the remains of Minne- | sota's favorite son.
 The buildings in the town were draped in black and white crepe, flags
 were at half mast. and pictures of the late governor. wreathed in national colors were seen everywhere. But these outward manifestations were but slightly Indicative of the deep. sincere pervading gloom. At stations all along the road from St. Paul crow Is
 were present to pay homage. At Shakespeare. Belle Plain. and other stations. the whole population of each town was at the station. i School children with flags pointed
 downward lined the street on each
 side of the train. while small boys and gray haired men stood with bared i heads as the governors body was
 hurried towards It's resting place. | A special train from Minneapolis learrylng the mayer and city official.
 frome that city preceded the fpnsra'
 train today.
 As the Governcr's train pulled ints the station here at f:45 D. m., heavy Irain began to fall, but the thousafadl of persons stood with uncovered heads
 The sun appeared again before the ] procession reached the Presbyterian Church. The body was escorted from the train to the Presbyterian church by Company G.. 2nd Infantry. Minnesota
 National Guard.
 | The streets and sidewalks all the
 way from the station to the church were lined with mourhsrs who stood
 with bowed heads as the Governors
 body was carried past.
 As the funeral car passed along the | streets. little girls dressed in white strewed punches of flowers In its path. All the blossoms of the local flower gardens had been appropriated and
 wagon loads were scattered in this way.
 | The body of Governor John A John
 son was buried fin the family lot in Green Hills Cemetery here this alter noon in a grave adjoining that of his
 mother. At the Presbyterian Church the body fay in state and was viewed | by hundreds of citizens of St. Peter. Rev. R. k. c. Clarke read the cere.
 mony. using the text: Know ye
 not that a prince and a great man has
 fallen this dayT" s1 Brief services were held at the ceme- | tery and the local company of Na- | tional Guard fired a salute as the casket was lowered into the grave In announcing his text. Rev. Clarke said that no more expressive couplet than a prince and a great man coul ] be used to characterize Governor John. son. He spoke of the great loss to the state and to the nation in the death of Governor Johnson and closed with 6 glowing personal tribute to his charac- ter and achievements. Floral tributes were taken to the church and ceme. tery by the wagon load. The various state departments. municipal. civic and fraternal organizations as well as in- dividuals contributed set pieces and beautiful bouquets.
 Not only at St. Peter. but through . out the entire state was the day of mourning observed. Between 3 and 3;05 o'clock every railroad and city railroad train in the state stopped running and every commercial anj manufacturing activity rested in silent tribute. All of the state schools were closed by permission. Members of the state senate and house of representa- tives presented jointly adopted an. propriate resolutions extoIling the life and deDloring the death of Governor Johnson.
 In St. Paul a movement already has been started to furnish by popular subscription a statue of Governor Johnson. to be placed in the state capitol.