Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-09
SENATOR ERICSON'S FUNERAL
Services VIII ne Held ne Late Resi-
dence in Beone Thursday
Morning.

BOONE, Ia, Aug, s,-(Special Telegram)
The funeral Of Senator Ericsson will take
place Thursday morning from the house.
The casket will be placed Under ona Of the
large trees on the beautiful lawn. The
funeral will be here. DIR. Mason will come
from Long Beach to offloiate.
Senator Charles John Alfred Ericsson, leg,
islative philanthropist, doner OF the Eric
son library, president of the city bank,
died Sunday morning at H. as a result Of
an operation for appendicitis.
He had been home one week from q
four months trip around the world, on
which he enjoyed the best Of health. The
operation was performed Wednesday. He
leaves one daughter. Rena. who was called
from sanitarium at 81. Louis to the
bedside.
Charles ]. A, Ericsson was born In the
province OF Calmer. Sweden, March 8. 1890
His father Eric Nelson, brought his FAM
lily to this country in 1859, settling on a
farm near Moline, Ill. In 1866 Mr.. Nelson
moved to Webster county. Iowa. settling
upon a farm in the then unbroken west.
The early education of his son Charles.
who took the name Of Ericsson, according
to the Swedish custom, was obtained In
the common schools OF his native land and
in the public schools Of Illinois. At II years
| of age his schooling was finished and he
was employed in various occupations until.
in the spring of 1859, when he opened a
small store In Mineral Ridge, In Boone
county. After several years he came to
Boone, purchased a store here and after
five years became one Of the organizers
of the First National bank of Boone, and
was elected it's first vice president Many
years afterward that bank was reorgan-
ICED as the City bank. and he was, during
the last few years of his life, president OF
the institution.
In political life he took great interest
even in his early manhood, holding various
township and. later, city offices as time
passed.
In 1871 he was elected a member OF the
Fourteenth general assembly on the re-
publican ticket, and twenty-five years later.
in 1895, he was elected state senator. when
he helped to put through two important
bills.
MT Ericsson was twice married, the first
time in 1858, when he welded Miss Matilda
Nelson. by whom he had two daughters.
Alice and Lorena, and the second time he
was married In 1873. to Miss Nellie Linder-
blood, who died In 1899. p4
He has been an active member of the
Masonic order, several branches OF which
he is a member.
The Ericsson Memorial Library building
was presented by him to this city at a
cost of 10000. and because Of his pronl-
hence in the early life OF the state a
Carara marble bust OF him. cut by an
Italian sculptor. stands in the Iowa hall
Of history in Des Moines. anso.
Augustana college in Rock Island, q
Swedish theological seminary, has been
the recipient of generous donations from
Senator Ericsson. one gift OF ESQ acres OF
valuable coal lands, worth $4,000. is the
most noteworthy. This was made for the
purpose Of endowins a Swedish chair IN
the institution. The sum Of $4,000 was also
given the institution by him and. with a
like amount raised by the faculty. tract
OF land was purchased and named Ericsson
park In his honor.