Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-15
STATE OFFICIALS HERE
TO ATTEND BURIAL
OF COLLEAGUE
EUl0GY BY DENEEN
FORMER GOVERNOR PAYS TRl.
Butte TO MEMORY OF DEceAs.
Ed STATESMAN-SERvlcEs ARE
CONDUCTED A. CLIFTON Ho.
TEL THIS AFTERNOON.

Strong men, thr hearts wrmg
OF William II Stead this morning
OF William Ii. SStead this morning
as all that is earthly of Ottawa s
foremost citizen was uncovered at
the Clifton Hotel, where the body lay
in. state until the hour Of the funeral.
Women who knew the dead attorney
general as Mr.. Stead wanted best to
be known succumbed to grief and
gave vent to their feelings in tears of
deepest sorrow.
His life consecrated to public rer.
vice MIR. Stead wanted above all else
true loyal friends. Reserved. some
times almost inpenetrable. his init
mates knew the one consuming desire
OF his life was to build up ties that
would everlastingly hold 10 him those
friends.
In Ottawa as In no other place, not
wlthstanding he was one of Illinois
hest known and fayorite sons, William
II. Stead's ideals were held sacred
1t was hear he conflded his grieis. hi.
misfortunes--and thee terrible stray
under which he labored--to thoS,
nearest his heart When life ap
peared not to be worth the Twins
Stead found his haven and refuge "a
home" among his own people. A few
days with his old associates served
as a tonic and he would go heno,
with his sorrows greatly lessened
He was planning visit TO the city
OF his choice when the unconquirabl,
desire seized him to end ii all.
Ottawa will ever lay this rash steI
to the purpose which really lies be
hind it. Ill health, inability to res
at night and an oppression caused b.
affairs which would burden half
dozen men Of his ability, are directl
responsible for the act OF Saturda
which so suddenly terminated in hi
death Mr.. Stead was known not t
be q sufferer from melancholia. Fl
occasionally became morose. q
moody. and one of these moods
blamed for the tragedy.
State Officials Here.
Perhaps no death in Illinois 'ha
brought such turn out of prominer
men as has the passing of Wllal
n. Stead, Governor Frank o. Low
den headed party Of thirty two {
the states principle officers arrive
here at 3:09 this afternoon and wei
present at the obsequies at the hote
| few minutes later a special ca
bearing prominent Chicago politi
ians arrived Among them was T.
Governor CHARLES s. Deneen. wi
gave the eulogy at the funeral sc
vices.
Among the relatives arriving du
ing the morning to attend the la
sad rites we're Franklyn T. Ste;
and Mrs, Stead, the former of Peori
and the latter of Marseilles, IA broth
and sister, Parks Martin, of India
appolis. Ind. brother-in.law. al
Rev. Robert Stead, of Chicago al
others. Among Mr.. Stead's clio
friends of the early arrivals we
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gambler and daua
ter Rowena with whom Mr.. Ste
made his home for several yea
Others who came from distance poir
we're Henry Gambler, Of Peoria, "
was associated with Mr.. Stead in t
conduct of the Peoria School of N
sic. IN which the deceased was fin;
cially interested.
Bar ssociation Meets
A meeting of the La Sale Couf
bar association was held this mo
ing TO make arrangements for
tending the funeral A Committee
resolutions of respect was appoint
as follows; Judge Edgar Eldrt
B.,F. Lincoln and Charles Woodwa
A committee of fifty members of
association marched to the depot 9
formed an escort to the remains
far as the Clifton
Follow his Request
The New Clifton was the only ho
Mr. Stead knew since the death