Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-08-17
SAD ACCIDENT
IS FATAL

RILEY {. kEzAR, OUR ESTEEMED
FELLOW ToWNsMAN, WAS COR
Ed TO DEATH ON TUESDAY
MORNING
The citizens OF Warren and vicini-
ty were greatly shocked on Tuesday
morning to learn of the sad accident
by which Riley E. Kezar lost his life.
He was namely gored to death by an
angry bull on the old Kezar farm
about 5@ miles north of town. Mr..
Kezar- had just united the animal in
his stall to let him out into the yard
and had himself entered the passage
way adjoining, when the animal in
stead of passing out, made sudden
lunge at Mr., Kezar and with one fell
sWoop OF the head crushed out his
life. There was no time whatever
given Mr.. Kezar to escape his fate,
and he never uttered one word after
the attack. Several ribs had been
fractured and pushed into the heart,
resulting in instantaneous death. His
son Albert, and some others were in
the barn at the time and saw the oc-
currence. but were unable to prevent
it.
Riley E. Kezar was born in North
Hatley, Province of Quebec, Canada,
on March II, 1856. His parents were
CLANCY and Lucy Kezar. The large
and influential Kezar family originally
lived at Sutton, New Hampshire,
where they settled at the time of the
revolutionary war, several members
Of the family removing to Canada
about the year 1900, where they -four
fshed and many of them became
prominent. The mother of deceased
died when he was but child, and he
was reared to farm work. The faith
er died lshortly after he reached his
majority, and he continued farming
in Canada about three years thereaf-
ter. In the spring of 1879, he decid-
ed to seek his fortunes in the states,
coming to Marshall county where he
hohnesteaded the southwest quarter of
section 10 in Warrenton All his
capital when arriving at Warren, was
but six dollars, but with his customary
industry and energy, he proceeded to
increase it by working on the railroad
and at odd jobs in Euclid and Crook
ston. In 1880 he was employed on
the Spaulding farm, and later became
engineer at the first flour mill built
in Warren, which position he filled
during five years. Then for a short
time he engaged in the furniture busi-
ness in this city, and in 1889 returned
to his favorite occupation, farming
which he pursued for number of
years and in which he made great
Success. He worked hard and suffer
ed all the hardships incident to life
on the farm in those days, but devel-
(
joped in the course of a few years one
of the best farms in the county and
found himself in good circumstances.
Then he decided to enter business life
again in our city and together with
others started large general mer-
chandise store The time was not
propietious for such an enterprise and
business reverses came that consider
| ably reduced his capital. Yet in good
fortune and bad fortune he was the
same calm, genial, even tempered and
honest and honorable man, and never
bemoaned his luck.
Mr.. Kezar was married in 1884 tc
Miss Lena Nelson, of Sweden. To
this union, eight children were born,
namely, Erwin; Albert; Alfred, de-
ceased; Lucy: Florence: Stella, de-
ceased; George; and Clarence. The
oldest son, Erwin, is assistant post
master Of Warren. The mother died
July 21, 1901, and on Nov. 9, 1902, Mr..
Kezar married Miss Anna Mary Hick-
man, good and noble woman, who
together with the children of the first
marriage, mourn the loss of a
kind and affectionate husband and ia
Ether. Besides these, brother Will
| liam s. Kezar, of Middle River. two
listers, Roxana Kirby, also of Middle
River, this county, and Rosina Worth,
bf Bemidji, MINI. mourn his sad and
|nntimely death. They were all pres
ent at the funeral. Two brothers,
CLANCY and John, either are, or were
recently, living in Canada, P. @.
many other relatives and a host of
friends also stand sorrowing at his
bier.
The funeral was held at two o'clock
ithis afternoon from the IL. q. church