Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-04-12
DEPUTY 8HERHF CHISHOLM
KILLED AT EDEN VALLEY
Pals In Front Of 1loving Freight Train
and Life 10 Crushed Out.

and Life 10 Crushed Out.
When the message. "Archie Chisholm
instantly killed by freight train at
Eden Valley" was noised about town
late last Thursday afternoon, many
were the expressions of sorrow and re-
greet. It seemed incomprehensible, that
he, whom we had seen in the flesh only
few hours before, was now cold in
death. But the message was all too
true.
The terrible tragedy happened about
five o'clock, Thursday afternoon, March
3Oth. According to passengers on the
caboOse and other witnesses of the
tragedy, Mr.. Chisholm had just ascend
ed to the platform of the caboose. The
freight which had been "cut' SO as not
to block the crossing, came together,
and came together with such great
force as to throw Mr.. Chisholm be-
tween the caboose and the first box car.
He fell in such a way that the wheels
Of the box car passed over his body
at the breast line, crushing out life in.
stantly.
The body was taken to the undertake
ing parlors at Eden Valley, and Coron-
err A. w. Robertson, Of Litchfeld noti-
case, he decided that an inquest was
unnecessary. The body was brought to
Paynesville the next day.
Archie D. Chisholm was born, Octo-
Der Is, 1872, on what is known as the
VIM. Chisholm farm, a few miles west
Of Paynesville. Here he spent his boy
hood days. On June 20, 1905, he was
united in marriage to Jessie V. Law
son, and Of this union six children came
to bless their home He has lived in
Paynesville practically all his life, with
the exception of three years spent in
Big Stone county, where he and his
brother. John, farmed. He later speat
four years at Belgrade in the livery
business. About eleven years ago he
moved from Belgrade to Paynesville and
has been here ever since. He conduct
ed very successfully the Chisholm Bus
Line, a business that had grown stead
lily under his careful -snanagement. He
has been deputy sheriff for eleven
years, having served with Sheriffs Nor
itz, and Bernick and with the present
Sheriff Schooner, and was an efficient
official, popular thruout the county, and
always prompt in the service of papers.
He was a kind husband and father, gen.
erous and ready to relieve those in
trouble or distress. His sudden taking
away comes as great shock to his host
Of friends turnout the county, who will
miss his CHEEKY words and pleasant
smile. $780,
Mr.. Chisholm was a member of the
Masonic Lodge of Paynesville, Of the
Elks Lodge at Willmar, and the M. w
| A., in which he carried q policy fol
$4,000. He also had an accident policy
flor $500.
| The funeral was held Sunday after.
noon at 3 o'clock from the Methodist
church, Rev. T. c. Hudson, rector CT
| the Episcopal church, officiating. The
funeral services were In charge Of the
Masonic lodge Of Paynesville, of which
| the deceased was a member. The re.
mains were laid to rest in the Paynes.
Vile cemetery, the last sad rites being
conducted by the Masonic brethren.
| The popularity and high esteem ir
which the deceased was held cannot be
better illustrated than in the abund.
ance of floral Offering and the large at.
! tendance at the funeral service. It Is
estimated that between 900 and TOO
| people were in attendance. Sixty-twc
came from Eden Valley alone. There
were others from Belgrade, Brooten
Roscoe, Richmond, Cold Spring, St
Cloud, Minneapolis and from other
! towns.
He leaves to mourn his loss besides
his wife, six children, four boys and
two girls; his mother, Mrs. Dan CHS.
holm, of this city; three brothers, Alex
Of St. Cloud, J. F. of Donnybrook, N. D
George of California, and one sister
Mrs. A. B. Phillips of Edgeley, N. D.
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