The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-05-08
The ||. SsT0RYOF DEATH
Theodore Hatcher Died Saturday and
Was Buried by Woodmen and
Militia Last Sunday. IL
Sudden Death of James Currie Last
Monday Afternoon at Milaca--
Cut Down in His Prime,

Iheooore Hatcher, whose serious ILL
ness was mentioned in the UNION /of
last week, died at the family home in
Princeton last Saturday morning at 8
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 member of Co.. G
and also of Princeton camp, NJ. 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 Wood
men conducting the funeral ceremony
at the grave, while the members of
Co. G gave their late comrade a mill
tary burial. The funeral procession
left the house and proceeded to the
Methodist church where Rev. Gratz
OBLIGATED. The church was crowded to
its utmost capacity and there was a
large number who could not gain ad-
mlttance to the church and were
obliged to remain on the outside.
RevGratz made brief remarks on the
life and untimely death of the deceased
and took as his text for his sermon
Job 14:14, IF man die shall he live
again? All the days of my appointed
time will I wait till my change comes. u
Music was furnished by Mr.. and Mrs.
Burgan, E. A. Ross and Miss Waite
Ross. At the conclusion of the funeral
services. the procession took up the
march to Oak Knoll cemetery where
the interment was made. The pro.
cession 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 Gene
terry. and the sightfrom the cemetery
Eef@f hefun eral pr cession- vending its
way ont 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
pail 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 Wood.
men funeral service was read by the
officers of the camp. There was music
by special quartet composed of Rev.
Shuts 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-five
years of age on the sixteenth of last
month. He was one of 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 regi.
ment at the breaking out of the Span.
|ish-American war and Joined Co. G
when it was organized last spring.
He was young man who was well
l