The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-21
ORIGINAL PROGRAM or DOLL
vER's FUNERAL HAD TO BE
ABANDONED.
SERVICES IN ARM0RY
Soldiers ais Escort--Several Speeches
Observation-Disclosures Clergy Per-
formed ceremony--croWd
Numbered Thousands.

IT. Dodge, la, Oct 20.-- Whlle 4
icold rain fell In torrents today the
body Of Senator Dolliyer was laid at
rest in Oakdale cemetery this after.
noon
| The rain compelled the abandon
iment Of the original plan Of holding
services on the lawn OF the Dolliver
home. til-Ine funeral was held at the
56th regiment armory which accom-
imoated Go00 people. 1t was crowded,
Three thousand people stood outside.
Senator Clapp of Minnesota, left the
services and made short speech to
them.
| This morning the body of Deliver
llay in state at the Dolliver home.
Hundreds viewed the body
Upon the arrival OF the United
States senate and house committees
at 1880, services at Abe home, con-
sisting of prayer by Rev. William
H. Spence, Methodist, or oFrt Dodge,
was held The body was then con.
lveyed to the armory.
| Lined from the door of the Dolliver
home down to the street we're troops
of the 53rd and seth regiments Of the
Iowa National Guard, under the com.
mind of Colonels ChaDtland and
Allen. As the pail bearers carried the
casket to the hearse the soldiers pre-
lsented arms.
United States senators and con
gressinen aud other prominent mer
ltlaap@t ooh easslages, followed BY the
! procession to the atmory
The short six blocks to the armory
was continual mass of people who
waited with uncovered heads, despite
the rain.
On the stage Of the. armory were
seated the clergy United States sena.
tors and congressman, all state Off
GERS, and the speakers.
The services at the armory were
brief A half dozen representing the
church, state, government and private
citizeps eulogized the departed seq.
ator.
Music was rendered by a quartette
from Mason City
Preceding the speeches at the ar.
mory the regulation Methodist Epis-
copal burial services were held. Rev.
ID. A. McBurney read the ritual. He
was followed by Dean Luther Free
man, president of Morningside Col
lege, who read a hymn Dean Chand.
ler, OF the same school, then read 4
psalm, after which, Rev f. s. John.
son offered a short prayer
Eulogies were then delivered by
the following:
Rev. Charles NJ. Stuart. of Chicago
editor of the Northwestern Christian
Advocate; Governor Carroll, Senator
Cummins, Harvey lngham, Of Des
Moines; Judge r. ". Wright Rev.
Robert smylie, Of Sioux City; Rev.
W. H. Spence Chicago, George e.
Roberts, director of the Mint at Wash.
ington was present at the service but
could not speak.
Cummfns, on behalf of the senate,
said in part:
In behalf Of his colleagues in the
senate, | am bidding my last good
bye. | am lamenting over the loss
we have all suffered am thinking
OF MS work, nightly advanced. but
still unfinished. He was always well
come because his heart was not only
overrunnng with friendl'ness but
because as he went his way he left
behind hin smile born of his fe-
licious comment and delightful re-
Election, awakened by the keen thrust
OF satire.
The burdens which he has so
manfully and courageously borne
must fall upon those less able to
sustain them, but we all bow to the
decree of the inscrutable Providence
and march on, carrying with us the
heavy sorrow of his death, but cheer
ed, strengthened and inspired by the
lesson of his HE
At the grave side the statesman,
clergymen and hundreds stood in the
steady rain and listened to the final
service, a simple prayer by Rev.
Spence
Following is partial list of the
notable men present:
Senators Clapp of Minnesota, Brown
Of Nebraska. Burrows and Smith OF
Michigan. Col Ransdel, sergeant-ats
arms. Henry Casson. sergeant-at-arms
of the house: Congressman Davidson,
of Wisconsin, Mckinley OF lilionis,
VoIltead of Minnesota, Scott of Tex
as. Kennedy, Pickett, Hauden, Good,
Kendall. Prouty, Jameson, SHith,
Woods and Hubbard on Iowa, i. Han
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