First McKinley Monument

Unveiled at Tower, Minnesota, with Impressive Ceremonies.

     Duluth, Minn., (Special).—In the presence of several thousand people, assembled from the mining towns of northern Minnesota, the first McKinley monument in the United States was unveiled and dedicated at Tower, seventy miles north of Duluth, Sunday. Gov. S. R. Van Sant and members of his staff, a number of State officials and other citizens from various parts of the State were present. Gov. Van Sant was among the speakers, and he paid a high compliment to the patriotism, reverence and sympathy of the sturdy mining people who subscribed the money.
     Men of all parties and creeds joined in the exercises. The singing of “Nearer, My God, to Thee” by the audience was one of the most impressive features of the day.
     The monument is a simple shaft, 18 feet high, standing on a pedestal of concrete and iron ore, and cost $12,000.