Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-05-19
/ Correction.

4 Correction.
Peter Nordlund Of Oak Park says
the SHEAF was misinfOrmed as to
some Of the details connected with
the sad drowning OF John Paulson,
so we gladly give place to the follow
ing communication from hims
The SHEAR says that four young
men cnme from the east side OF the
river to visit me. Andrew Nordlund
is my brother and we live In the same
house. Peter Berg is a married inan
IS years old. lately from Wright Co.
Minn., who worked for me ut that
time and is yet. It is plain that
these did not come to visit me. That
they had whiskey along.is true. John
Paulson had with him nearly quart
of pure alcohol, That we all drank
and had a Jolly time is not true.
There were six persons in the house
who did not taste drop, namely
myself and my wife and daughter,
my sister and father and Peter Berg,
Furthermore the statement is made
that the whole afternoon was spent
at my place. That is not according
to facts. Paulson and Gunderson
did not come to our place before the
aun had gone down on Sunday eve
ming. These young men spent the
evening reading q story book which
Paalson had, and In drinking out OF
his bottle. 1t was Paulson, Gunder-
son, Andrew and Amundson who
were up, all others had gone Go bed.
The latter works for Walberg but
boards with me. They stayed till
little past one o'clock. The paper
says that Paulson and Gunderson
went back to the east side to
the house OF Peter Berg. We know no
one on either side of the river
by that name having a house. The
float was made OF four cotton wood
LOGS, and ! nave myself helped to
make it. furthermore the paper
states that Gunderson went back to
Nordlunds and told that Paulson
was lost in the river. That is not
SO. On Monday morning about half
past six O'Clock went to nv uncle,
Peter NJ. Bergman, who lives on the
west side OF the river, and asked him
to help me across as / wanted to go
to Henry NSstfom's to get a pair of
double trees that were mine. TO nv
surprise he answered.: "The float is
gone and perhaps we haveGa man in
the river" "Who is that I asked
He said: "John Paulson and Peter
Gunderson came here last night and
and took the float and both fell into
the river, but Gunderson came here
half dead and wet and he don't know
where John is. Peter called imme
diatelyfor John but no answer came.'
| asked my uncle where Gunderson
was and he told me that he was in
the house. Iran in and asked Gun
derson how it was, and he told me
that he lid not know whether John
was in the river or had gone home.
He said that both fell into the water
and that he swan back to the west
side and went in here. 1 told Gun
derson to 60 to the Stone bridge and
home to Johns house and tell about
it and l will try to find the float and
go on the east side to see if John has
come up. l found the float about a
quarter OF a mile from the place of
the accident, but saw no trace OF
him. Then l went to one of his
brothers and told about the affair,
we taking it for granted that John
Paulson had persisted in the river.
They went with me and began to
look for the body, and found it a
little after four o'clock in the after
noon. We were nearly 20 persons to
perform this sad work.
Peter Nordlund.