Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-01-02
MRS. C. Y. LARSON DEAD

MRS. c. Y. LARSON DEAD
Wife Of Prominent Green Lake Citizen
Passed Away at Minneapolis
Last Wednesday, Dec. Is.
SPICER, Dec. 31.-The news of the
death of Mrs. C. Y. Larson of this
place last Wednesday came as shock
to her many friends here, as it was
not generally known that her condi-
Swedish hospital in Minneapolis,
where she had undergone an operation
for cancer nine days before. Three
minor operations had previously been
performed by DR.. Cassel of Litchfeld,
and this last thOro one was too severe
to allow of recovery. Tho she re-
gained consciousness she did not re-
cover the power of speech. At her
death bed were her husband and her
Oldest daughter, Dena. Her oldest
son, Ernest, had been summoned from
Sea tie, WASH, and FASTENED to Min
neapolis, arriving on Friday to find
his mother dead and that day taken
home.
The funeral will take place next
Thursday afternoon from the Presby-
terrain church here, Rev, N. Frykman
of Mamre officiating.
Thekla Charlotte Larson, nee Sven
son, was born in Ostra rud parish,
Ostergotland, Sweden, Sept. p, 1858.
She emigrated from Norrk0ping to
America with her brother F O Swan
son in 1876, settling in Indiana. She
was married at Goodland, Ind,
March 8, 1878, to Gustaf V. Larson.
After brief stay in Illinois the couple
moved to Minnesota in 1881, renting a
farm in town of Kandiyohi. Later
Mr.. Larson bought part of the Bur.
dick homestead a mile west of Spicer,
where they have lived since.
Mrs. Larson was good woman,
beloved by all who knew her. She
leaves to mourn her loss, besides a
large circle of friends, her grieving
husband and five disconsolate chill
dren-Ernest, Dena, Emma, Constance
and Hilda. Leonard, the son of a
sister who died several years ago,
was adopted by the Larsons and
m ourns her as his mother. Another
sister, Mrs. J. P. Larson of Mamre
died five years ago, and now Theckla
has joined them to complete trio
that was broken here. She leaves
three brothers-F. O. Swanson O:
Green Lake, j. A. Swanson of Mamre
and A. P. Swanson of Litchfeld.
This locality has had it's full quota
of Christmas festivities. Sunday
school festivals we're held as follows
Christmas eve, in the Harrison Pres
byterian church; Christmas day in the
evening, at the Spicer Presbyterian
church,: Wednesday evening, in thu
Hauge Norwegian church; Thursday
evening, in the basement of the new
Swedish Lutheran church at Spicer
All were unusually we'll attended.
The lecture given by Prof. Mellon
of the state university at the Norwe
gian church last Sunday was trea
such as we seldom get in these parts
In a mastery manner he answered thu
question: HAS Jesus of Nazareth full
filled the astounding claims made by
him, and if so, how do they affect u
now politically, morally and social
ly?" He deserved a greater audience
than that which greeted him. Prof
Mellon, who has travelled around thu
world, teaches Spanish in the state
university. He is brother of Rev
J. S. Halvorson of Long Lake.
DR.. Jno. c. Jacobs, of the Spice,
Drug Co., takes the prize for success
full advertising. He received full
carload of Christmas goods, told tn,
people about it in full-page adver
tisement in the local paper, and then
with his Santa Claus, made a persona
canvass of all the surrounding school
houses The children we've told tina
all letters received by Santa Claus a
his headquarters in Spicer would b.
considered and their requests To-
presents heard. It is needless to sa,
that good Saint Nicholas was flooded
with letters.
Lawrence O. Swanson is home from
the college at St. Peter for the holi
days.
A. L. Swanson spoke in the Swed
ish Lutheran church here last Sunda!
morning. Con.