Warren sheaf., 1905-10-19

K. J. Taralsetk, Prominent Citizen
Of Warren, Died Last
Saturday.

city at a quarter past hve O'Clock
on Saturday morning, Oct. Ia, 1905,
aged IS years, II months and IL
days.
His death, though not unexpect-
ed, nevertheless came as shock to
the people Of this city, which
has been the scene Of his many ac-
tivities for nearly a quarter of a
century, and it was hard to realize
that Mr.. Taralseth, the we'll known
pioneer merchant of the city and
one Of its most esteemed citizens,
was no more numbered among the
living. When one drops out at
the end Of busy and useful hu-
man career, the others suffer per-
sonal loss. 1t is friend who is
gone. The sympathies of long per-
sonal intercourse seem to illuminate
more perfectly our judgments on
which. rest esteem, And the long
er Mr.. Taralseth was known, the
better was he appreciated and low
ed.
Knud J. Taralseth was born
in Hornindal, Bergen's Stiff, Nor
way on the End of November, 1849.
His parents were Ole and Olena
Taralseth. In 1856, an orphan boy
eight years old, he started on his
Journey in life for himself as cat
tie boy, and until he was sixteen
years Of age he continued to tend
his herds among the majestic and
rugged mountains of Norway. In
1864 he entered an apprenticeship
to the carpenter trade during the
summers and employed his winter
time in fishing. In 1872, at the age
of "a he bade his dear mother,
friends and native land farewell
and sailed forth across the Atlantic
to make his future in the land OF
opportunity, America. He came to
Red Wing, Mimi. where he secur-
ed work on the railroad at 81. 25 per
day, and out of this small wage he
had to board himself. After work
ing at this employment one year
he went to Minneapolis where he
worked at the carpenter trade until
1875. when he returned to Norway
for few months to marry the girl
he left behind. On April Is, 1875,
he was united is marriage to Miss
Ragnhild Satren, the daughter OF
Ole and Breta Satren, and in May
of the same year he again landed on
Americas shores. He worked at
the carpenter trade in Minneapolis
for three years and then removed
to Osakis, Douglas County, where
he purchased a half interest in a
small store, and remained until
1882. when he sold out his interest
and came like many OF us to the
little station of Warren, which was
destined to be the scene OF his real
and most lasting work in life, the
place where his greatest battles
were fought and his greatest victo-
ries won. All he had passed
through was simply a preparation
for his work in this city. His life
since he came here is as familiar to
our people as an open book. How
he started in the general merchan-
disc business in small way, and
how the business has grown and
expanded as the years have rolled
by. we have all seen. and also
how he has successfully branched
out into other lines, especially in
banking. In 1883 he built part of
the brick block in which the Taral-
seth Co. is now doing business.
When the State Bank was organized
he became one of its heaviest stock
holders and last year he built the
handsome building in which that
institution now isquartered. tine
time Of his death he was the vice
president Of the State Bank OF War
rem, of which his son Q. Il. Taral-
seth is the cashier, was president
of. the Citizens State Bank OF Fer
tile, director in the Citizens,
State Bank of Oslo, stock holder
in the Bank Of Alvarado, also in
the Scandia Bank Of Crookston and
in the wholesale house Of Alfred
Anderson 4 Co... Of Minneapolis.
He was also President Of the Z. j.