Warren sheaf., 1915-03-31
a. e. Setterholm, Marshall County
Pioneer, Passes Away.

The thinning ranks of the early
pioneers of Marshall county has
again been depleted. This time A.
y. Setterholm, one Of the early set
tiers in the vicinity of Argyle, has
listened to the final summons. He
died at a hospital in Moorhead on
March %, 1915, from apoplexy in
conjunction with completely Of dis
eases, aged 62 years, 9 months and %
days.
Deceased was born at Falk0ping
Sweden, May 80, 1852. At the age Of
II years he came to America, living
Tor number of years in the, southern
part Of the state. With his young
wife, he moved to the Red River Val
ley in the early '8O's and located on a
farm near Argyle, in town of Middle
River. On this farm Mr.. and Mrs.
Setterholm labored and struggled to-
gether as the pioneers in those days
were forced to do, rearing, as the
years sped by, an interesting family
OF nine bright and sturdy boys, and
also one girl, who, to the great sor-
row of the family, died in her in
fancy.
The large family Of boys attracted
the attention Of U. S. Presidents Ben
]amln Harrison, William Mckinley.
Theodore Roosevelt and of U. S.
Senator Knute Nelson, one son being
named after: President Harrison and
another after Senator Nelson.
A heavy blow to the family was the
death Of the good wife and mother.
who passed away in January, 1900.
Aor q Year or two longer the family
kept together, but the bows then
mostly grown up, desired to shift for
themselves and in their praise let it
De said that they have acquitted
themselves like men. and are todav
tllllng honorable and useful positions
in life. Robert is successful farm
er on route 3, Argyle; Lewis is a
member of the U. S. marine corps:
George holds a responsible position
with the Oliver Mining Company at
Virginia, Mimi; Carl is in the u. S,
navy; Levi is station agent for the
Northern Pacific R. R. Co., at Mani
toba Junction, Mimi; Knute Nelson
David is a member of the u. S. navy
band; Arthur is a student at the Uni
verslty of Minnesota; Benjamin holds
an honorable position; and James is
staying at home. A number of years
ago deceased sold the farm near Ar
gyle and moved to the Rainy River
country, where he secured a valuable
piece of land at Central, in Koochi-
ching Co., Is miles from Baudette,
where he has made. his home lately
Feeling i'll he went couple weeks
ago to visit his son at Manitoba juno
ton and his illness increasing he was
then taken to the Moorhead hospital
where ne died on the same day he was
brought there.
The funeral was held Monday. Ser
vices We're held in the Norwegian Lu-
theran church at Argyle, where Rev. |
Anderson of the Swedish Lutheran
church of Warren, and Rev. Stillwell, |
Df the Congregational church of Ar
gyle, preached impressive sermons in |
English. A choir also rendered two
appropriate songs. The remains
were then taken to the Swedish Lu-
5heran church in Vega, escorted by a
arge number Of old settlers and
:riends in automobiles. Arriving at
he church Rev. Anderson preached a
sermon in Swedish, two hymns were
sung by the choir, after which the re-
mains Of the departed pioneer were
aid to rest by the side of his wife, in
he cemetery near the church. Six
ons Of deceased acted as pail bear
rs. All the sons except two, Carl
nd Arthur, who could not be reach
d, were present at the funeral. A
rother Of deceased, F. j. Setterholm,
+ St. Paul, was also present at the
uneral. Besides these mentioned,
eceased is also mourned by a sister
4 Oregon, some other relatives and
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