The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-10-20

W Cne ioouh W speah 10 neF lltlle so
George when death came. The physl
clan told her simply that her husban
was dead. Not q tremor of the bod
marked the passing away OF one o
the greatest present day statemsen o
American.
He had just finished a recital q
his physical condition during tn
day, in saying he had not been feel
ing as we'll as usual, and the physi
clan with his stethoscope had counte,
fourteen regular stroges of the hear
and had told the senator. In
strong, clear voice Dolliver replied
that's good; the most I've been abb
to get is seven" Two more beats O
the heart and two very faint one
again and Dolliver was dead.
Outdoors in Afternoon.
Despite a slight relapse, Doliive,
in the afternoon was seer watkins
leisurely on the spacious lawn abou
his residence, breathing in the fresh
warm air with evident relish. Friend.
stopped to ask him how he felt, ant
to all questions he replied that hi
was slowly regaining his health.
Dolliver the past week had suff
cred from reorganization of the blood
through the valves OF. the heart bach
into the lungs, causing laborec
breathing and bleeding at the mouth
and nose.
Delivers illness dates back ovel
a year and a half ago. Before soine
to Washington for the last session OF
congress he was slightly ill. Last
spring he had trouble with an eye and
submitted to an operation. a few
weeks later word was received at
Fort Dodge that he was confined to
his bed on account OF illness. 1t was
then given out by intimate friends
that he was threatened With a gen
eral collapse.
Condition Was Dangerous.
1t Was learned after his death that
at a consultation of physicians. held
a week ago, they had discovered the
s ator in a dangerous condition.
Life History.
Jonathan Prentiss Deliver was a
southerner by birth, the palce of his
nativity being near kinswood. Pres
ton county, West Virginia, where on
the 9th day of February. 1858, he
first beheld the light of day.
His father was a minister. Rev.
James ]. D%olliver. and his mothers
maiden name was Eliza d. Brown.
After attending the common
schools of his native country, the
young man entered the university of
West Virginia and graduated there
from in 1876, with a degree of A.
B.
In the year 1900 the degree of LII.
D. was conferred upon him by Beth
any college.
From West Virginia he found his
way to Io|a and located in Ft. Dodge,
where in the year 1905 he was mar
ried to Miss Louise Pearsons. He
was admitted to the bar for the prac-
tice Of law in the year 1878 and es-
tablished himself in his profession,
upon taking up his residence in Ft.
Dodge.
He was elected to membership in
the 51st, sgd, SD, 54th, 55th and S
congresses, from the tenth Iowa dis
States senator to succeed Senator j.
H. Gear, August %. 1890, making
his service in the two houses of con-
date Of mis- death, he having been
CiCAtCu w SuISeCu H.i1lSNit III 1CUS
and again in 1907. HIS current term
as senator would have expired in
1913.
Throughout his congressional SER
vice be was conspicuous for his al
lance with reform movements among
his colleagues and has been recog-
nized as II Of the foremost memb-
ers OF the progressive faction in the
settlement of questions of national
Importance.
When the Dingley tariff law was
enaced. Dolliver was a member OF
the committee on ways and means Of
the house. He distinguished him
self then for the active part which
he took in making the law. AL
though more Independent than many
Iowa being an agricultural state, he
successfully advocated protection 70
all products OF the soil. During the
administration of Roosevelt, in the
height Of the agitation for the regul
alton Of the freight rates. Dolliver
who had gone to the senate, filed
a conspicuous role. The Hepburn
Golliver law amendatory of the orr
ginal act creating the commerce
commission was to a large extent a
product of his labors, although after
that measure was reported to the
senate. it underwent many changes
of which he did not approve.
II was in connection with the en-
actment OF the Payne-Aldrich tariff
that Dolliyer attracted the creates
Becomes a Progressive.
During the life Of Senator Allison,
one of the standpatter leaders in
the state, Dolliver, then the junior
Iowa senator, was constantly within
shelter of his venerable collea-
gue's guidance. After Allison died
and was succeeded by Cummins. who
had long been known as a progress
sive, Dolliver Joined hands with his
new colleague and incurred the
faction with which he SO long had
been affiliated.
In debates with nearly every one
the republican standpat orators,
contributed many of the
pages of Congressional Re-
during the session of last year.
was one of ten senator's who vot-
I'd against the Payne-Aldrich bill.
1905 -