The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-02-19

leak through at night would be COM
PEELED to get up from their beds and
stand lined up against the walls to
prevent getting soaked. Mr.. Ander-
son had to go through and suffer all
the hardships and troubles of pioneer
| life and help with his sacrifices, tolls
and strength to build up this pros
| porous locality which so many are
living in and enjoying themselves who
will never know nor realize what it
cost nor caused the early settlers of
| which Mr. Anderson was one to es-
tablish. He was sturdy and strong
man and a very hard worker up to
the time that his vitality and strength
left him. The past years he has been
an invalid and especially the past
year has required the constant nurs-
ing and care. He attained the ripe
old age of 81 years, months, and 8
days. Two sons, c. j. of Kiron and
August OF Bronson, three daughter
in-laws and a number of grand child
rem beside very large circle of ac-
QUANTITIES and friends are left to
mourn his departure but they mourn
not as they that have no hope, for he
was a true and joyful believer in his
Savior and longed and prayed to de-
part from this life, so as to be with
his master. His Christian life in the
| past year bore evidence that he was
receiving blessings from God and that
| he was in constant fellowship withHim
| The funeral was conducted on Mon
day afternoon from the Baptist church
| of which the deceased was a member.
| Rev. A. Lagerquist assisted in the
speaking service in which he bore tri-
butte OF the Christian life that the
deceased had lived and enjoyed. The
| remains We're laid to rest in the Kiron
cemetery. The pallbearers were his
| pioneer friends, Julius Johnson, Jno.
Lundberg, Michaelson, c. E. Engberg
John Erickson, A. f. Lundberg Thus
another pioneer has run his course
and finished his lifes work and if the
history of this Swedish settlement
| should be written, the name of John
P. Anderson will be mentioned as one
who furnished the spirit and thrift
and progress to make it what it is
today
Mrs. August Hammarstrom left for
| Vermillion, South Dakota, Monday
where she will Wis. With her mother
and sister Il few days before joining
her husband at their new home near
Big Spring, South Dakota Mr.. Ham
marstrom is making preparation to
move this week with his stock and
farming implements.
Mrs. Sam Anderson left for her
home Monday morning at Omaha after
a pleasant weeks visit with her num-
erous friends in kiron.
The news that spread on Wednes-
day morning which told that Mrs.
Carl Johan johnson died on Tues
day saddened the entire community
and came as a shock as hardly any
one had learned of her short illness
which was but of a few days dura-
ton. The cause of her death being
pneumonia. For a number of years
past her health has been somewhat
poorly, the nature of her ailment be-
ing such as to drain her strength and
vitality which made her an easy vic
tim for the dreaded pneumonia. Mrs.
Johnson was born in Skane, Sweden
October 2, 1874 and was married to
her surviving husband July ~. 1876
and after a few years they immigrated
to this country and located in this To-
i cality where they have since resided
and counted upon as a most respect
ed and esteemed couple Their union
has been blessed with four children,
one daughter, Miss Hilma, three sons,
Oscar and Emil. She has one brother
who resides in Odebolt, Henry Han
son and brother who is in the min
lstry in Norway Rev. o. Hanson Be-
sides these to mourn her death is a
number of relatives at Odebolt and
a very large number of friends in
and around kiron. In early years
she embraced the faith in her savior
and has lived and enjoyed a most eN-
emplary Christian life At the time
of her conversion it meant something
to profess christianity as their was a
most bitter and prosecuting feeling
toward all who would accept and pro-
fess the truth as laid down in the
Bible. Together with the little band.
she would gather in secret places for
their prayer and preaching service.
She Joined the Baptist Church in
Kiron in the year 1875 of which she
remained a member up to the time
of her death and as long as her health