Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-07-22
DEATH OF 0LD-T|ME
W|LLmAR PIONEER
Capt. John Pau|son Is No More
Laid to Rest at Eagle
Lake. ..,

merchant of Willmar, were brought to
Willmar Saturday from Minneapolis
in care of two nepr rews, P. S. Peter
son of Grand Forks, and John E.
Paulson of Hillsboro, N. D., and were
taken to the home of nephew, Con-
rad w. Peterson of Eagle Lake, the
same day.
The funeral occurred Sunday af-
ternoon, from the Peterson home at
two o'clock and the Eagle Lake
church at three. Three ministers
spoke at the funeral, Revs. E. o. Lar
son, E. E. Gynild and NJ B. Michael
son. Miss Grace Arneson of Benson
sang solo at the house and the Eagle
Lake choir gave two selections at the
church. Eight members of Col Heg
Post G. A. R., Messrs. A. E. Rice,
John Costello, M. D. Manning, A. H.
Sperry, E. M. Stanford, j. B. Boyd,
c. Hennings and M. Jorgenson, of
Willmar officiated as honorary pail
bearers and the three nephews and
Carl Peterson, Arthur Wolberg and
P. w. Peterson as active ball bear
ers. A number of old-time asso-
ciates and friends of the deceased
from Willmar attended the funeral.
John Paulson was born at Grue,
Sol0r, Norway, July Is, 1910. He came
to America when boy ten years old
and came to the territory Of Mime
sofa. st. Paul was then a. thriving
village of a couple of thousand peo-
pie, and there was no Minneapolis,
but village on the east bank of the
falls known as st. Anthony. During
the war Mr.. Paulson enlisted in Co.
H. Ninth Minn., Vol. Inf and became
sergeant. He proved proficient as a
drilling officer, and was given a COM
mission as Captain of Co. E. of the
117th Colored regiment, and went
from place to place in Mississippi to
organize ecolored companies.
At the close of the war Capt. Paul.
son came back to Minnesota In 1869
he came out to the Kandiyohi frontier
and in partnership with A. E. Rice
established general merchandise
business at Willmar. 49, then a9lfttle
frontier place, soon expecting to be-
come the western terminus of the St.
Paul & Pacific railroad. Theirs was
the first store south of the track. At
ter two or three years he purchased
Mr.. Rice's interest and went into part
nership with Mr.. Sunde. He became
one of the founders of the Kandiyohi
County Bank, and was active in ear
ly business life of the village. He
served as one of the first aldermen
of Third Ward in 1874 and in the fol-
lowing year was elected president of
the village and reelected the follow
ing year.
He left Willmar in 1882 for Minne-
apolis where he suffered financial re-
verses. In 1890 he went to the iron
range country, and to Alva, Oklahoma,
in 1895. From 1908 to 1913 he lived
in Oregon. Last fall he came to
Grand Forks and has lived with his
nephew, Mr.. P. S. Peterson. He re-
Gently suffered a stroke of apoplexy
and was taken to Asbury Hospital,
Minneapolis, where he died at 11:40
p. M, Thursday, July Is.
Mr.. Paulson was married in 1867 to
Miss Addie Selton. They had no chill
dren. An adopted daughter, Petra,
died in 1888. The wife died in 1900.
Mr.. Paulson was brother of the late
Rev. Ole Paulson. Another brother
was Henry Paulson who died at Hills
boro. Three sisters were Mrs. Chris
tina Peterson of Eagle Lake; Mrs.
Bj0rn Aslakson, who died in Carver;
and Mrs. (Rev.) John J. Frodeen, who
died many years ago. Those of his
kin who attended the funeral we're
Mr.. and Mrs. P. S. Peterson of Grand
Forks, N. D.; John E. Paulson of Hills
boro, N. D.; Conrad Peterson and
family of Eagle Lake: Mrs. Anton Ar
neson, and daughter, Grace of Benson.