The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-04-06
REV. WIN. B. OLESON
DIES ON MAINLAND
Secretary Of Hawaiian Board Is
Stricken While Travelling IL !
Search For Health 81

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Honolulu was taken BY surprise and
nained 1eeter.lav ,yhan ~ 49,. ~ tx.
'ag.,h 50. ,,,,,.. Il, 1. ~ y =,
W. " ,,''' " '','o'ss'vl wv
son, secretary OF the Hawaiian Board
Of Missions, was made known. Mr..
Oleaon died On March n f,o,n baart
failure while iournexinv on ! train ~
Selipman, Arirona IN M ronte ~ W, am.
bard. suburb IL chieaoo Iuinoia.
News ~ NJ 0ls.on }, n' nsss;ne arsv
was conveyed III 4 ietter fro16 MIS-.
0ltson to The 5doro Richards Of this
city the letter being received IN the
mainland mail vester,lav. Mrs.. 0Iekon
explained that she hail not .eabldd sim.
mediatelv after her knsbana,s demise
50 a. not 70 unduiy. shook fheir chill.
dren here. David 0iesoh Eof The fIo.
nolnln Iron Works Ana Mis- A nee Ole.
son, who is In ehafee az the Here.
tania street ehildrenfs |bIav cr6and.
Rev. ana Mrs. w. IA. iOleson left Ho-
noluln IN the Klafsonia on March 10
last, on their way to the mainland.
Mr. Oleson had obfained "a six
months furlouqh and Intended. 10 re.
cnperate his health and Visit relatives
who were 70 meet lin n chieaao FOR
family reunion. The dcteased had
,been In IN health fof s6ine time past,
but IL was believed that he was soine.
what recovering when he left Homo
luh. While crossing the Rocky Noun
tains region Mr.. Olcson was suddenly
taken with recurrent attack, from
the effects Of which he failed 10 sur.
vive. The altitude. II Is believed,
proved fatal and death ensued. When
stricken, the train slowed down, but
Mr.. .Oleson failed to recover. His
boslv was emhaImed ana the remains
buried in Lombard, beside those Of
his only brother. There son, Ed
ward 0leson, Of Worcester, Massachu-
sets, and q dau liter, residing at
white Plaips, New York, were to meet
their father. N
Was Highly Educated
William Brewster oleson was born
in Portland, Maine, September 3, 1861.
He would have been sixty -four years
Of age next September. Entering the
Portland high school he prepared him
self for college, making the University
of Maine in 1872, where he remained
two years, doing newspaper work mean
while. He taught school IN Illinois
from 1872 70 1874. Mr. Qleson at
tended the Qperlin Theological semi
nary from 1874 TO 1877, where ne re.
eceised the degree OF bachelor OF OWN.
n.y. for SIX months ne was pastor OF
the congregational Shpreh an TANNER,
Ohio THIS call ne gave up aiter SIX
months on account Ok an ATTACK ~
nervous prostrauon, IoiioNing Whien
ne came y LAVA . Y. |. Z. .,,,., !,
Reverend Vieson became prlnsi3al 2,
the hlilo i,oaruihg .7snooi, on sns ts,a ~
~ naMAll, ons, u tne :oiaSs' ps,l ~ y
lnst1tntlVrs oI lestnthg ~ lne ais'a ~ :
on oeppe'pgef 4, 49, ese ~ .es,gnsu y
neeome, guy :, aoop, pti1slpA y NV
~. al'eha'hena Scnoot LOT nos 7,
summon tpat wAs epeh qu,tp ~
infancy aHn Wnieh re graquaii az,
veioped hnNi y necane one ioI tls "a,
,eauing IaSsors ~ tihWaii Z euncasiona'
ilIe. - . Y
Sate ~ N.il,eal -,
IN JqV =, .ess, ~ I; oiesph Isslsneu
tne .pFinelpalsnlp ~ hanienaunenh, eh'
gagng IN newspaper WorN, Dook pun
iishing ana lecture VOTE on tne nam
land nnth iss4 when ne aeeePted ~
pastorate OF the beimont ooherega'
tlQnal Vhureh, Woreesteri Marsaenu'
.FettS, where he remninod until lb3b,