. Portrait and biographical album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara counties, Wisconsin .. . ation, comprehended at once that thethreatened conspiracy to kill the principal oflicersof the administration was being carried into effect,and hastened at all speed from the theatre to thero(mi of Vice-President .Johnson, reaching therejust in time to prevent Atzerot from executing thatpart of the terrible plot which had been assigned tohim. For thus saving his life. Mr. Johnson tendered toMr. Farwell any position he might desire, but theoffer was declined on the ground that public officesshould n
. Portrait and biographical album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara counties, Wisconsin .. . ation, comprehended at once that thethreatened conspiracy to kill the principal oflicersof the administration was being carried into effect,and hastened at all speed from the theatre to thero(mi of Vice-President .Johnson, reaching therejust in time to prevent Atzerot from executing thatpart of the terrible plot which had been assigned tohim. For thus saving his life. Mr. Johnson tendered toMr. Farwell any position he might desire, but theoffer was declined on the ground that public officesshould not be used for the pa^-raent of debts ofgratitude. The great fire in Chicago in 1872. inflicted an-other severe financial bh)w upon him, and then removol to (TrantCity, Mo., where hewas engaged in the real estate and banking busi-ness until his death on April 11. 1889, at the age ofseventy years. Gov. Farwell was an able, lionest, energetic,patriotic, and useful citizen and public official,and cannot be rcincnibered with too nuich kindnessand gratitinU by the people of
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