The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-27

TRIBUTES ARE PAID


fiurr. $ % Mcaresday the ro.
neral services of the noted cattle
man, James rhilip. better known a.
ScottS" was held at Mis- late home
at the rancb house near his lamou.
buffalo pasture The services wer,
scheduled for the afternoon and III,
day Wy 4 hot ono the thermometer
ranging around rs and the vim
blowing With such force as 10 max,
The day a tar from pleasant one. lev
or Slnte the time Of his death SUNDAY
morning the word has been passing
over The great territory west of tn,
river, and men. women. and child.
icn have been gathering to take par
in the last services TO be rendered
their dead friend.
Saturday before his death he had
told some parties the place where he
wanted To be buried when he Gie[
and gave instruction as to the man.
ner in which his grave should be
prepared. He chose a spot lust be.
low the brow of the hills on tn,
broad bottom land that skirts In,
west side of the Missouri river about
two miles above TT. Pierre. 1t was
in an enclosure which he had fenced
as the site for a future home, anG
close to Wher a stream of water
pired from a spring i'm the bluffs
near by triclSles down over the ma.
tive buffalo grass. lie said he want.
cd some trees planted at a certain
place and grass to surround the
same, kept green as a marking place
OF his burial. In view of these wish
es his grave has been prepared by
friends, getting tame grass sott from
ut. Pierre and some small troet.
were planted on the spots Indicated
by him. Will these will not grow.
perhaps, because OF the season when
they are planted, it is certain that
others will take their place and be
Kept alive as he suggested.
Business in the city of Ft. Pierre
was entirely suspended an Wednes.
day afternoon. SO thorough was
this suspension that ever the saloons
were closed until 6 O'Clock. In the
city of Pierre the banks all closed al
noon, and at one O'Clock the Capital
City C~ommandcry number 81.
knights Templar, met in theil. asy-
and marched to the depot where
a special train took them to 1T.
together With other fricnts
and acquaintance of the deceased.
Long Procession OF M%oulncrS.
Tho roads leading from ut. Pierre
TO the Philip home were lined with
all manner Of vehicles and horse
men, and tho members OF the Com
mandery were taken in autcs vi
stanley bottom through III
brush and over the h,;"salc
grass bottom land to the home of
late ST. E"igst. Here Thee
gathered hundreds of people.
Wen who had been in the territory
or over a half century and those who
were recent arrivals mingled togeth-
r in a sorrowing group around tie
'anch home of the dead man. Hi
Lodge A. r.. & A. NJ, of TT.
were present in a body to take /
of the funeral services pro-
Der. Massive floral pieces stand
ng three or four feet high were
grouped about the coffin in a verita.
Die mountain of flowers. The floral
offerings that arrived at TT. Pierre
l.one required u wagon to transport
hem and thos that were received
md sent from Pierre required the
$50 Of a one horse dray to transport
hem to the home of the Philips fam
ly.
The services in the home we're
hort and very Impressive, being the
Episcopal service conducted by Rev.
landlord Russell of the Trinity
Episcopal Church of Pierre.
After the body was placed in the
earse the funeral procession consist
ng of Capital City knights Templar
IS an escort on foot and Hiram
lodge A. r. and A. NJ. of Ft. Pierre
preceding the funeral ear led the
march to the burial spot over two
niles distant. The procession was
me that will never be forgotten by
hose who viewed it.
The Picturesque Burial Spot.
The flower covered casket of the
lead MAJ was borne to its last rest
.ng place surrounded by acres of
people who stood silent and sorrow
jul as the taskct was lowered to the
,rave after services and prayer by
Rev. Russell, and the FIT. Pierre Ma
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