Jerauld County, SD News.....Resolutions July 31, 1885
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Wessington Springs Herald
Resolutions Adopted by Woman's Relief Corps at Wessington Springs, July 25, 1885.

WHEREAS, Gen. U. S. Grant, the loved and honored chief of the nation, the hero
of many battles, and beloved comrade of the G. A. R., died July 23, 1885, and

WHEREAS, We desire to show proper respect for our honored dead,

RESOLVED, That it is with profound grief that the Woman's Relief Corps, No. 12,
auxiliary to E. O. C. Ord Post, No. 29, Department of Dakota, receives these
tidings, and

RESOLVED, That for 30 days, upon all public occasions, we will wear the badge of
mourning in token of the great loss of the nation.

RESOLVED, That we do hereby extend out deep and lovong sympathy to the bereaved
family, and especially to the widow, in the great loss of her noble husband; and
we pray our Heavenly Father to comfort their hearts.

RESOLVED, That these resolutions be published in the Wessington Springs HERALD
and Jerauld County News, and recorded in the minutes of the Woman's Relief
Corps, No. 12, Department of Dakota.

                                         Nettie C. Hall
                                    Committee on Resolutions

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