The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-25

aWay Thursday veNlng ~ III III
nth, 1904, az the age Of 45, vas Y born y n
near Lansing, Iowa, in 1853. IA 1S72
he came to Worthington, with his t
mother and the rest Of the family,
his father having died in 1864. His
sboyhood days were spent on farm
near W orthington, where he receiv-
eda common school education, the
best to be had in those pioneer days
Feeling his natural talent lay in
different direction from that OF
farming, be came to Worthington
and secured employment in one Of
the Pioneer Stores, which occupa-
ton he followed for several years.
He also taught school in districts
about Worthington. He afterwards
entered the employment of A. N.
Becker, of Adrian, with whom he
spent some time. :..
In the early eighties when the 3.
C. r. N. r. R. was built and the
village of Ellsworth located, Mr.. q.
E. Torrance placed him IN manage
ment of a store and elevator at that
place. He remained in that capac-
ity until the business was disposed
of. He then secured employment
in a large real estate esta blisbment
in Minneapolis, where he remained
about one year. He then returned
to Worthington, where he acted as
salesman for Mr.. Forbes in his %lum-
Der yard. Mr.. Peterson was always
ambitious for something better, so
after six months he resigned his po-
sition with Mr.. Forbes to go into the
grain business with Mr.. James Nc
Roberts with whom he formed a
partnership and located in Ellis
worth the second time. It was at
this period of his life that he was
united in marriage to Miss Alma
Turner at Rock Rapids, Iowa. He
continued to reside in Ellsworth un-
til he disposed of his grain business
there in 1891. He then came to
Worthington to take charge Of the
Elevator of the Swedish Merchan-
tile Co., which establishment he was
interested in from the beginning. OF
it's formation in 1886. He had
charge Of this Elevator for about
one year, when he built an elevator
OF his own which he ran successfully
for two years, and then sold it to
a. II. Douglass in 1894 That same
year, he was elected County Treas
urer for Mobiles County, and re-elect-
ed to that Office for three successive
terms. Upon his retirement from
that position, he became actively
engaged intthe services of tho wed-
ish MeNhantile Company y. store,
and in JAM, 1908, helped to re-organ-
ize what is now the Hub Merchan-
tile Go. and served as it's president
until his death.
Mr., Peterson was a very success
full business man, a worthy and
helpful member of the community
in which ne lived. In disposition
he was jovial, affable in manner,
and kind hearted always. He was a
loving husband. kind father, good
neighbor. His love Of home, wife,
and children was deep and strong,
and for this reason it was most fit
ing that the last tribute of love and
respect should be payed in the
home. The funeral was held on Sat
urdav afternoon, March 10, 1904. It.
was attended by a large concourse
OF Old friends and neighro and
also the following orderss Modern
Woodmen, Eagles, and Knights of
Pythias. The Knights of Pythias,
of which Mr.. Peterson had been an
active member since 1891. and in
which order ne was Deputy Grand
Chancellor at the time of his death,
had charge of the services. The
service was conducted by Rev. OK.
.Bidwell of the Baptist Church. Mr..
Bidwel;'s address was very appro-
pirate and full Of consolation and
comfort for the sorrowing ones left
behind.
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