CHISHOLM, Archie Wilford ----- The death of Archie W.
Chisholm of Greenbush occurred at the city hospital in
Minneapolis last Sunday morning, death resulting from an
injury to one of his knees that affected the bone and spread
to his whole system. The injury happened about two years ago
while he was at work on the farm. It was not considered
serious at the time, but later began to trouble him
considerably. A few weeks ago he went to Minneapolis to seek
relief and was placed in the hospital for treatment. There was little hope
entertained by the hospital physicians for his recovery, and
as a last resort an operation was decided on and the limb was
amputated in the hopes of saving his life, but he did not have
vitality enough to stand the shock of the operation and died a
short time afterwards. The body was brought home for burial
last Monday night, and the funeral was held at the Greenbush
Methodist church on Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock, Rev.
Haight officiating. The interment was in the Oak Knoll
cemetery. Archie Wilford Chisholm was the youngest son of
Alexander and Elizabeth P. Chisholm. He was born in the town
of Milo on September 12th, 1881. Shortly after his
birth his parents moved to a farm in the northeast corner of
the town of Greenbush and they have resided there since that
time, Archie always having lived with them. Besides his parents
there are eight brothers left to mourn bis death. One of these
is at home with the parents and the others are in the west. The Princeton Union
Thursday May 8, 1902
CURRIE,
James ----- Last Monday afternoon about three o’clock James
Currie, night foreman at the Foley Bean saw mill, was
over-come by an attack of congestive apoplexy and dropped to
the sidewalk in front of Rodlun’s store in Milaca. He was
carried to his home immediately and Dr. Cook and Dr. Nichols
were quickly summoned, but could do little for the unfortunate
man who lived about fifteen minutes after being taken to his
home. He was partially conscious and when he was placed on the
lounge at his home he asked to be laid on the floor, and after
being placed there he said he felt easier and then requested
to be placed over on his side as he thought he would rest
easier in that position. But death ensued in a very short
time.
Mr.
Currie had lived in Milaca about three years, moving there
from Minneapolis where he formerly resided. He was forty-three
years of age and leaves a wife, and infant son, besides an
adopted son. He was a member of Lincoln lodge, A. F. & A.
M., and the Masons took charge of the remains which were taken
to Minneapolis yesterday morning for interment, a committee of
Masons from Lincoln lodge accompanying the body to
Minneapolis. Guy Ewing accompanied them as one of the pall
bearers. Mr. Currie since living in Milaca had made many warm
friends and was well liked by all who knew him, and his sudden
taking off is the occasion of much regret and sorrow by a wide
circle of friends. Princeton Union May 8,
1902
HATCHER, Theodore ----- whose serious illness was
mentioned in the Union of last week, died at the family home
in Princeton last Saturday morning at 3 o’clock, the immediate
cause of his death being septic pneumonia. He lost
consciousness on Friday afternoon and remained in that
condition until his death. He was a member of Co. G and also
of Princeton camp, M. W. of A. The funeral was held on Sunday
afternoon at two o’clock, and there was a large turn out of
the militia and of the Modern Woodmen, the Woodmen conducting
the funeral ceremony at the grave, while the members of Co. G
gave their late comrade a military burial. The funeral
procession left the house and proceeded to the Methodist
church where Rev. Gratz officiated. The church was crowded to
its utmost capacity and there was a large number who could not
gain admittance to the church and were obliged to remain on
the outside. Rev
Gratz made brief remarks on the life and untimely death of the
deceased and took as his text for his sermon Job 14:14, “If a
man die shall he live again all the days of my appointed time
will I wait till my change comes.” Music was furnished by Mr.
and Mrs. Burgau,
E. A. Ross and Miss Watie Ross. At the conclusion of the
funeral services the procession took up the march to Oak Knoll
cemetery where the interment was made. The procession was led
by Co. G, followed by members of the Modern Woodmen, who
immediately preceded the hearse bearing the remains of their
dead brother. Following the Hearse came the carriages with the
members of the family and mourners. The fact that the funeral
was to be a military one brought out a large crowd at the
cemetery, and the sight from the cemetery of that funeral
procession winding its way out from the village and into the
city of the dead was an impressive and sad
one.
At
the cemetery the members of the Woodmen circled around the
grave; the militia drew up at rest, while the pall bearers,
members of the Princeton camp, lifted the coffin from the
hearse and set it down beside the grave. The flag which had
been wrapped around the coffin was removed and the Woodmen
funeral service was read by the officers of the camp. There
was music by a special quartet composed of Rev. Shults and Messrs.
Wicklund, Ludden and White. At the conclusion of the ceremony
the Woodmen took from their coat lapels sprigs of evergreen
and cast them into the grave. Rev. Gratz offered a
prayer, a salute was fired over the grave by the militia, the
bugler approached the head of the Grave and sounded the
plaintive notes of the bugle call for taps and the body of
Theodore Hatcher was consigned to mother
earth.
Theodore Hatcher was twenty-two years of age on the
sixteenth of last month. He was one of a family of nineteen
children, and is survived by his father, Floyd Hatcher, two
sisters and ten brothers. All were present at the funeral with
the exception of three brothers who live in the west and were
unable to be present. Mr. Hatcher had been in
the employ of A.
J. Barrett of Milaca for whom he had worked for some
time. He enlisted in Company M, of the fourteenth regiment at
the breaking out of the Spanish-American war and joined Co. G
when it was organized last spring. He was a young man who
was well liked and his untimely death is a sad one.
Princeton Union May 8, 1902
JACK, William B. ----- father of C. A. Jack of this
place, died at Northfield on the evening of the 4th inst. He
was 84 years of age, and a general break-down was the cause of
his death. Mr. Jack was a native of Ontario, Canada, and has
resided in Minnesota since 1878. The Princeton Union
Thursday March 12, 1914
SCHIMMING, Adelina ----- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Schimming of
Princeton township, died on Monday in Minneapolis, where she
was employed as cook. The cause of her death was lung trouble
and she was 39 years of age. Her brother, Henry, accompanied
the remains to Princeton on Tuesday. Funeral services will he
held from the German Lutheran church this afternoon. Deceased
is survived by her parents, four brothers and three sisters.
Miss Schimming was an estimable lady and bad many friends in
Princeton and neighborhood, who extend sympathy to the family
in their affliction. The Princeton Union
Thursday March 12, 1914
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