Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28
KANDIYoNl PIONEER GONE
The Passing Away Of Peter e. Nordin
at Turtle Mountain, n. D., Tues
day Of Last Week.

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at Turtle Mountain, n. D., Tues
day Of Last Week.
Another Of the pioneers of Kandiyo-
hi has now laid down the pilgrims
staff and entered the land of eternal
rest Peter f. Nordin died at his
home in Turtle Mountain, N. D., on
Feb. 20, 1906, at $3.50 p. m. Death
came as welcome relief after intense
suffering. For whole year he had
been confined to his bed, and during
all that time he was unable to take
anything but liquid nourishment. The
end came peacefully, and he seemed to
fall asleep when the death angel
touched him with his wand. His son,
A. F. Nordin, was with him at the time
of his death.
Rev. Svingen attended at the home
and conducted brief services on Fri
day afternoon, after which the body
was taken to Bottineau and from there
to Willmar, attended by the widow
and son, arriving here Sunday morn
ing The funeral took place yester-
day afternoon at two o'clock from the
Episcopal church. The pail bearers
were M. Jorgenson, G. e. Lien, F. j..
Strecker, A. j. Hedin, o. B. Glarum
and P. L. Johnson. Rev. Gates read
the impressive Episcopal service, and
the choir sang several appropriate
hymns. The casket was literally COW
cred with flowers. After the ceremo-
nies at the church the remains were
taken to Fairview cemetery and in
TERED in the family lot, where the re-
mains of his first wife rest. Rev.
Gates also conducted the services at
the grave.
Peter Erick Nordin was born in
Stat, Munktorp, Vestmanland, Swe.
den, June +, 1928, and had thus at
tanned the age of nearly 50 years. In
1913 he was united in marriage to He
lena Maria Vaghals. Two children
were born to them-Axel Frithiof and
Amanda. The latter died in infancy.
In 1853 Mr.. Nordin left his family in
Sweden while he went to America to
prepare home for them. He landed
in New York in October of that year,
after a very trying voyage in small
sail vessel. For nearly seven weeks
the passengers lived on starvation
rations. Nor was fortune very kind
to the stranger after he had landed.
He worked for some time for fifty cents
day, and had to work fifteen hours
q day to get that. In 1845 he, moved
to Boston, where he obtained more re-
munerative employment, and was able
to send money for his family to join
him. They lived in Truro, Mass, till
the spring of 1856, when they moved
to Rockford, Ill. The following fall
they came to Hastings, Minn. In 1858
they went to New Orleans, La, where
they stayed until the war broke out
They then returned to their northern
home. In the summer of 1864 they
moved in covered wagon from
Mortified to what is now town OF
Lake Andrew, this county, where Mr..
Nordin took a homestead on what is
now the Guam farm. In 1869 he sold
this place and bought some land in
town of Arctander, what is now known
as the Jackson farm. In 1873 he
moved to Willmar, where he lived for
thirteen years. His wife died there in
1882. In 1886 he moved to Leeds, N. D.
The following year he was united in
marriage to Gunda johnson, who sur
wives him. In 1902 he moved from
Leeds to Turtle Mountain, where he
settled on farm, remaining there till
his death. In 1903 he wrote: II have
built sixteen houses and helped eigh-
teen poor emigrants over to America.
Don't you think have done my share
in developing the wilderness of Min
nesota and North Dakota? I am now
going to settle down in my little nook
and rest.'
Mr.. Nordin was one of the three
men appointed as county commission
ers to re-organize Monongalia county
in 1866, and attended the first meeting
of the commissioners in town of Bur-
bank. In Dakota he served term
as postmaster, and was also elected
justice.
Mr.. Nordin had the true pioneer
spirit; active and energetic, undaunted
by hardships and failures, always
ready to bear the tolls and depriva-
tions that fall to the lot of the van.
guard of civilization, in whose ranks
he was numbered for oyer fifty years.
He also possessed that other char
acteristic of the true pioneer, a kind
and neighborly spirit, ever ready to
extend helping hand to those about
him. May he rest in peace after his
long and toilsome journey.
Organized Mems League.
A number of the men of the Presby.
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