Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-11
Death of Il. g. Ericsson.

DEAN OF Il. ~. Er1cSOn.
Henry Cooper received a telephone
message Tuesday morning that e. G.
Ericsson had passed away at Flandreau
at five O'Clock in the morning. The
news came as a surprise and a shock
to the many friends Of the distin.
guished citizen, as none of them were
aware that he was wen sick. Judge
Jones who had just adjourned court
was sorely grieved over the news as
he and Mr.. Ericsson had been close
friends for many years. The Judge
went to Sioux Falls OF the two o'clock
train and telephoned the editor of
the LEADER that the body would ar
rive in Canton on the evening train.
At s O'Clock a number of old friends
including Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cooper,
DR.. and Mrs. Lewis, Judge Kennedy,
Attorney Harrison j. Brown, Thomas
Thorson, Mr.. and Mrs. Gary Feeman,
the writer and others were It the de-
pot. Judge and Mrs. Jones and Judge
Aikens accompanied Mrs. Ericsson and
her daughter to Canton, where the
widow was met by Postmaster Reed
of Elk Point.
1t had been decided that the body
should remain at Canton over night
and taken home on the 1880 train in
morning, but owing to special ar
engagements by Superintendent Boards
ley of the Milwaukee,, the funeral
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special train leaving Canton at 10 p.
m. Before this change in the pro-
gram had been found out Undertaken
Campbell had removed the casket to
his establishment.
Mr.. Ericsson went up to Sioux Falls
last Friday and in the evening, after
supper, was joined in his room by
Thomas Thorson, Mr.. Dwight and
others. Mr.. Ericsson was in a very
cheerful mood and enjoyed a pleasant
evening with his friends. going to
Flandreau Saturday morning to CON
suit DR.. Spatford in relation to his
health, which had not been satisfac-
tory for several months.
LIZ Soo6AU q COlu Ill N6W OEk
when there recently with Governor
Wesley to cur the Carnegie dona-
tion for the state University, and this
cold seemed to worry him, as he feared
other complications, and it was for
the purpose of haying DR.. Spafford
examine his condition that took him
to Flandreau Saturday morning. Mr..
Ericsson was taken sick Monday morn
ing and his wife was notified. She
and her daughter left for Flandreau
arriving there late at night, driving
over from Egan. When she reached
the bedside of her devoted husband
he was unconscious apd remained so
till 5 O'Clock Tuesday morning when
the end came.
E. G. Ericsson located at Elk Point
in 1873. and soon won recognition as
one Of the brightest young lawyers in
the Territory. He was a close stu
dent and year after year he gained
prominence until he became one of
the leading attorneys of the state. A
year ago he was appointed a member
of the board of regents by Governor
Wesley and the members promptly
elected him to the presidency of the
board. He was deeply interested in
educational matters and his place will
be hard to fill. He was a member of
the Territorial legislature and filled a
like position since statehood.
His widow and two daughters sur
vive him, a son dying some years ago
from an injury received in a foot ball
game.
The funeral took place at Elk Point
Thursday at 2 p. m. and many friends
from all over the state were present
to pay tribute to the memory of a
good man, an able lawyer and a de-
voted husband.