The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-02-29
OLD CITIZEN MEETS
A SUDDEN DEATH
HENRY H0LsTEIN FELL NINE FEET
AND FRACTURED SKULL
LIVED BUT EIGHT HOURS
Claude voos Died Sunday Evening After
A Very Short lInes-was Exem-
plary Young Man.

The community was shocked as II
never was before last Monday by the
sudden and tragic death OF one OF its
oldest citizens. Henry Holstein.
Mr.. Holstein fell from the attic Of
his new house TO the floor below, a
distance Of about nine feet and fractur-
ed his skull He was rendered uncon-
ecious and never regained his senses
again. He died shortly before seven
O'Clock the same evening.
Mr.. Hostein went TO the attic TO do
some repair work that was neces-
sary there. He had built new home
for his family during the summer to
take the place Of the one that was
destroyed by fire just year ago. The
house was not completed and Mr.. Hol-
stein was employing his spare moments
in doing what additional work he could
10 complete the house and on the fatal
morning was working on an attic win
dow. The footing upon which he rest
ed gave way precipitating him 70 the
floor below. only a short fall
He fell head first and struck his head
on stove that was standing there.
The blow fractured his skull and rem
dered him unconscious. He was picked
up Immediately and every effort was
made 10 revive consciousness but to no
effect. He. passed. away in the early
evening hours.
Mr.. Holsteins case is but another
exemplfication of the old adage, that
when misfortunes comes IL comes in
heaps. Last winter, while he was at
the school house building the fires, he
being janitor OF the central building
at the time his own dwelling caught
fire and his family tarely escaped with
their lives. All of his household be-
longings together with the clothing of
his wife and family were licked up by
the flames
He was OF naturally cheerful dis
position and at once bent himself 10
the work of resurrecting his home. He
built new residence during the sum
mer and added TO IL q bakers oven and
at the close OF school last June he re-
signed his position as janitor and gave
his entire attention to the bakery bus
mess in which he was doing well and
has promise Of good business when at
one swoop his family was made father
less and his business robbed Of its
main stay.
The deceased was born in the Rhine
Provinces. Germany and would have
been 5O-years Of age next September.
He came 20 this country and to Crystal
Falls twenty three years ago at time
when the streets were vet filled with
standing trees and only hastily con-
structed dwelling here and there indi
Gated that the location WAS destined 70
be a community OF any size.
He was married in 1898 TO Sophie
sutter and was enganged in the baker
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he went 20 work at other things, princi
pail cooking in the lumber camps.
Soon after the recovery of business
he was appointed janitor Of the central
school huilding and held that position
until last June.
He had kind disposition and no
higher testimony can be had OF hir
kindness and sunny disposition than
In the attachment which all OF the
school children had for him while he
was attending their wants rs janitor.
Mr. Holstein's untimely death makes
fatherless family OF six children,
four boys and two girls.
He was member OF the Mystic
Workers. the Sons OF Herman and the
Legion and all of these organizations
were In evidence at the funeral which
was held from the Church OF Guardian
Angels Thursday, the remains being
laid at rest In the cemetry across the
river
Claude Voos. oldest son OF Mr. and