Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-28
LIVINGSTON.
Special Correspondence 20 the Herald.

One Of the saddest accidents &C.
cured in our village Wednesday
Sept. 21st at 10 o'clock a. m when
S. O. Kunutson was killed instantly
by a pillar slipping while he was
underneath newly moved building,
a beam struck him across the temple
and he was crushed to death. Sever
was born in the town of Clifton,
four miles west Of here, Sept. II,
1878. and was the son of 0. Kunut-
son and wife. A few years ago his
parents moved here, the father
dying shortly afterward. He spent
the year of 1904 at the st. Louis
Exposition and upon his return fol
lowed the carpenter trade, until
commencing the furniture and
undertaking business, which bust
ness he was engaged in until his
death. In Sept. 1902 he was united
in marriage TO Miss Edith Bcughton
daughter of Mrs. J. G. Livingston
of this place; two sons were born to
bless this union Joseph and Orln.
Besides his wife and baby sons, he
leaves an aged widow mother and
four sisters, Mrs. Albert Warne,
Mrs. Anna Hanson, Miss Matilda
Kunutson of this place, and Mrs.
Marks, of South Dakota, and hosts
of other relatives and friends to
mourn the untimely death of kind
and loving husband and father, a
devoted sor, good brother and a
true friend. Some one has said the
good die young. We cannot under,
stand why we are called on to I'M
dergo such severe trials but some
day, some time We'll understand.
Sever was always one of our best
young men ever mindful of others
comforts: he was the only son, and
just the evening before his death,
he took the lawn mower out of his
mothers hands and while finishing
the work for her, was urging her
not to work so hard this is just one
of the many kind acts he was al
way doing for others, aad low all
that is left is the memory of days
that can never come again, and yet
to those of us who have hope
there is no death. what seems. so IS
transitions:
tbs not for man to trifle,
Life is brief. and sin is here:
Our age is but the falling of leaf rs
A dropping tear.
we have no time to sport away the hours;
All must be earnest in world like ours
Not many lives, but only one have we;
One, only one,
How sacred should that one life ever be
Day after day filled up with blessed toll
Hour after hour, still bringing in new spoil
Sever was a member of the I. O.
o. F., M. Y. A, r. N, Camps Bea-
yer Colony, and carried life insur-
ance in tie Massachusetts Mutual,
an accident policy The remains
were placed IN charge of under
takers Goble and Dyer of Lancaster.
The funeral services were held from
the Methodist E church Saturday
at o'clock by Rev. Birrel, The
floral EN- blems by the different socie-
ties and friends were beautiful,
The church was not large enough to
hold the crowd gathered to pay
their last respects to the departed
ones for we shall all miss his kindly
presence among our midst, and the
sympathy Of all is extended to the
bereaved family; interment at Rock
Cemetery.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Joe Mclaughlin and
daughters, of Benton, were called
here by the death of SO. Kunutson.
Miss Carrie Livingston, who at
tends school at Benton came home
to attend the funeral of her brother
in-law. S. 0. Kunutson.
Mesdames. Riley and Davidson,
OF Racine, Mrs. Hagenstedt of Mt.
Horeb, are at the Kunutson home.
r. G. Livingston has given up
the idea of building on main street
and T. Marshall. our butcher has
leased the ground and purchased
the old Gundlach and Miller build
ing and will move it and use it for
restaurant; it is rumored that Mr..
Livingston will conduct a reataurant
in the building occupied by S. O.
KunutsOn prior to his death. We
are glad Mr.. Livingston has return
ed from the west. One thing about
Trap yon always know he's here;
he keeps everything humming
and is hustler
On Oct 18th at 1 o'clock occurs
the sale Of the Andrew lots.
Mrs Matte Meyers Of Lancaster
is here visiting relatives
Miss Irene Biddick of Montfort is
with Mrs. R BlCdick.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Graham at
tended the Galena fair
Mrs John Alcott is confined to
the house with sickness.
Miss Lou Nicholson is sewing in
MontfOrt.
Miss Nellie Livingston was in
Galena Thursday
Mr.. Lampman, Of River Falls,