The Dickinson press., 1913-06-28
.K.GRAhTIER
PASSES AWAY
Was Nearly 70. Odd Fellows Took
Charge Of Service. Large
Attendance. Resident Of
Dickinson 81 Years.

Lawrence X. Grantier died on Monday
evening of cerebral hemorrhage. COM
monty known as apoplexy, at is
home on Second Avenue West. The
second attack came about a week be-
fore the end and during the last days
the patient suffered a good deal from
restlessness and hard breathing.
Deceased was one of the oldest resi-
dents of Dickinson, having resided in
the city for 81 years, or since the
spring of 1881. when he came to the
country from Watertown,S S. D.. where he
had lived for short time. The family
came in the fall of 1882.
L. X. Grantier was born at Canton,
Pa, on July 7th, 1S43, and therefore
lacked but two weeks of being 10 years
of age at his death. He enlisted with
the 50th New York volunteer engin eers
in February. 1864, and was mustered
out Of the Civil war service in June,
! 1865. He was with Grants army dur
ing the Wilderness campaign and his
corps was the first to enter Richmond
after Lee had made his last stand.
AT the age of % Mr.. Grantier united
with the Christian church at Canton,
Pa, and later when living in Water
town, S. D., he tranesferrd his church
membership there. He was married in
1866, at Canton, to Miss Florence Ran
dali.
On coming to this country Mr.. Gran
tier was employed by the Northern
Pacific as foreman of the bridge and
carpenter crews between Mandan and
Dickinson. Later he gave up the rail-
road position and worked at his trade
in Dickinson, erecting many of the
earlier dwellings in the city. MIR. Gran
Etisx and the late e. H. Pond were in
charge of the construction of the first
building on the present school grounds.
The subject of this sketch erected two
dwellings for himself on Second Avenue
West, first the house now owned by
Engineer A. W. Mclean and last the
one which has been the home of the
Grantier family for the past eight years.
Deceased was greatly devoted to Odd
Fellowship. belonging to the Canton
lodge before coming west. He was g
charter member of Frontier Lodge No.
27 of Dickinson. which was organized
in 1887. and for about rs years filled
the position of conductor. He was also
a member of the local G. A. R. caml
during the years that it was in exis'
tence.
Services were held from the home
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, the
Odd Fellows having charee of the ar
rangements.
The service was opened by male
quartet consisting of j. L. Hughes, J.
Allen Clark, Walter Zetzman and J.
V. Jessen. Two other selections wer'
given during the service. Rev. A. C.
Hacke of the Congregational church reat
the scriptures, offered prayer and eav'
short address. after which the Odt
Fellows. some 40 in number. assembled
in regalia in the east room. used th'
regular ritual service.
The pail bearers were D. W. McKen
zie, David Roberts, j. P. Tingle, S
M. Ferris, Alfred White and P. A
Moir. The honorary bearers, selecte'
from among those who had served thei
country in times of war, were Dal
Manning, j. G. Saunders. John W
Harnden, j. H. Field, Walter Sterland
Griswold Bragaw and John Rogers.
A firing squad from Co. X was il
the long procession to the Dickinson
cemetery. Autos were provided for al
the Odd Fellows and there was also
large company of citizens who followe
the remains to..their last resting place
The casket was covered with beauti
full flowers. There was set piece fror
Frontier Lodge, bearing the Odd Fello,
emblem. three links, with the letter