The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30

Appropriate and Impressive Services
Were Held at Presbyterian
Church Sunday.
sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock the
funeral services We're held over the
remains of the late Charles Wellman
at the Presbyterian church, the audi
forum of which was crowded by the
many friends of the deceased. Just
a little while before the hour of the
services the members of the Order
OF Railway Conductors marched to
the undertaking rooms of Noble &
Son, where the remains have laid
for several days, and acted as an es-
cort to the church. There were fif-
tee members of the order present.
The casket was surrounded by the
loving floral tributes of many friends
and associates. The orders of conduc-
tors. switchmen and brakemen of
Duluth, Mimi, each SEN beautiful
wreaths, while the club at Virginia,
Mimi, to which the deceased belong
ed, sent a handsome floral Offering,
and the conductors Of Mitchell were
represented with flowers. Many
friends sen their tributes of love and
sympathy.
The services we're conducted by
Rev. T. j. Macmurray, pastor of the
church, of which the deceased was a
member. His sermon was of a char
acter to bring comfort and cheer to
the hearts that were saddened by the
blow which fell on them in the death
of this splendid young man, and he
offered them the consolation, which
when accepted binds the wounds and
cheers the sorrowing. The music was
appropriate to the occasion and was
furnished by the Presbyterian choir.
There we're many carriages which
followed the remains to the tomb in
Graceland cemetery, where the inter
ment took place. The following we're
the pail bearers, selected from the
order of the conductors: John Has
ley, III. HI. Collard, j. l.. Jones, John
Feeley, w. HI. Horton, John Vassar.
At the grave the conductors gave the
last sad rites of their ritual service.
There were present at the funeral
the following relatives: Mrs. Charles
Wellman and daughter, wife of the
deceased, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Well
man, parents, MI. and Mrs. Jesse
Wellman, Miss Inez Wellman, and
Clyde Wellman, brothers and sisters
of the deceased.
The members of the family desire
to express to all their sincere thanks
for the many acts of kindness which
have been bestowed since their ar
rival and that of their deceased rela-
tive, and to all they want to express
their thanks in this manner for all
that was done to Tighten their sorrow
and make their burden easier to
bear.
The deceased was about 30 years
of age, and had been employed on
the Great Northern railroad for a
number of years, the last six of which
he has filled the position of conduc-
tor. For several years the company
had placed Mr.. Wellman in charge
of the ore trains at Virginia, Mimi,
in the summer time, and it was his
duty to see that the cars were placed
was while performing this duty that
he lost his life. He was standing on
the tank of the engine, when a split
rail or some similar accident caused
the engine to leave the track and roll
down an embankment about thirty
five feet high. Mr.. Wellman was
thrown off the tank and the massive
weight of iron caught him at the
bottom and crushed the life out Of
him without a moments warning
His head was cracked open in two
places and his arm and leg was
crushed to atoms. The deceased was
a careful and prudent young mar
and leaves his wife and child vel.
prepared for the future.
For a good many years the Well,
man family lived in the vicinity Of
Mitchell, but all except the deceased
and Clyde Wellman, moved. to Wash
ington.
PUSHING AT CORN PALACE