Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-06-27
THRONGS MOURN
AT "BOB'S" BIER
La Toilette Funeral Held i7
Wisconsin State Capitol
at Madison.

/ La Toilette We're held in the rotunda
Of the state capitol at / p. M. today.
/ The last rites were at Forest Hu
cemetery, followed hy nterment In the
La Toilette family plot
Rev A. L. Hayden Of the Univer-
4 sity of Chicago, former pastor of The
/ First Unitarian church here. conducted
/ the services.
A made choir OF 40 voices. selected
from the Mozart club and the Nlaen-
/ nerehor, sang Nearer My God TO Thee
and Abide With Me The services
closed with America The hines of
j Grace Episcopal church played Lead
4 Kindly Light and Abide with Me.
During the funeral hours, to 8.
/ business and industry in Madison
ceased in order that all might 40 hon
or to senator La Toilette The capitol
was closed all day
The services for Senator La Toilette
was the first funeral conducted ia The
new capitol building 1t is recalled
that Mr. La Toilette had an Important
share in the prelimInarles for the con-
struction of the great building II
was while Mr. La Toilette was COVER
nor In 1904 that the old capitol build
! ing was damaged by FIRE Before he
retired from the governorship, plans
had been made for the erection of the
new capitol, considered to be one Of
the most beautiful and artistic IN the
country.
Throngs Pay Tribute TO bob"
Wisconsin paid impressive tribute
to Bob La Toilette as his body lay in
state under the great vaulted dome OF
the capitol
Fully 10000 persons fled through
the capitol yesterday In solemn pro.
cession to take farewell look at the
remains.
The body Of the senator was placed
IN the east wing of the capitol on the
second floor ana those who filed into
the building 20 pay tribute passed the
casket in two lines
At the foot Of the slate colored cas-
ket, the Stars and stripes were
drapcd Hanging from the balcony
above were two of the Wisconsin state
flags with their colors Of blue and
gold
Even in death, the face Of the Wis
consin senator bore a determined look,
although the drawn lines gave epl-
dence that he must nave undergone
intense suffering Tor period prior
10 his death
Practically every community In the
state, from the smallest hamlet 10 the
largest city was represented IN The
endless stream If humanity that swept
past the casket Persons waited la
Inc for almost 40 hour to obtuu
glimpse Of the body, and the entire
capitol square at times was surrounded
with lines Of persons awaiting admit.
tance into the buildAg
Ne Military Pomp
The legislative gnurd Of honor stood
beside the casbet during the entire
day IN groups Of four. two standing
at the foot aud TWO at the head of tho
casket Every hour tie guard was
changed
There was no military pomp sucN MS
usually attend the obsequies OF ii nae
uoual figure Members of the National
guard were in Attendance bot dressed
IN civilian clothes, including AdjL
Gen RfIph mmeH
Many az those Wbo came had to
wait au hour or even more under
blazag suu before they might reach
the statehouse steps, but there was
never show Of Impotence
Neither police nor guards directed
them. the people themselves maintain
Ing ,he column formation witch
stretched around Capitol square Into
the streets beyond
Long List Of PaIlbearers
Among honorary pallbearers wore
included mans uaGYHal and state eeie-
brtles - vel. las close friends o taa
La Toilette fuHii e The uAi iucf0#aa
senator lrvH L. Leufoot ia the Nis-
consin meub % the house ot repre-.
! senatyes ne federal judges t. Ws
consu the state officers, beaded bv
Gov Ha.ne members af Tire NaE.u-
siu supreme COURT Nalor Milo ttt.-
son, Madison 1rmer Wisconsin uala-
beers Il eenu President a. Il. u 1e
o. University 81 Wisconsin 6Ijr-
meu of tHe sr3te commissions. Ngt.
cen EaUt I0mel eSGo.. g. 81 Sic.
+ Govern former ae1feuau e4.r IS.
+ former secretagies ST. fHe rate. former
s.afe Urea ufer former attorney Sims
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