Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-04-26

fully dressed for she had her shoes
on. but the man had been in his stock
ing feet with his overalls tucked in
side and garters outside, evidently
with the expectation OF putting on his
rubber boots.
The theory Of the accident arrived
at is that the wife had been up first
and had kindled Il fire. When this
did not burn we'll she took the can TO
pour on some oil. The heated Goals
produced gas and an explosion which
communicated to the can which was
blown to pieces and soaked the I'M
fortunate woman with the burning Oil.
Her screams quickly brought the hus-
band who fought to eXtinguish the
flames and was overcome in the eff
fort. When found his arms were
about his wife. placed there probably
in All attempt to carry her out. In
the midst OF the suffocating flames
and gas. he had been unable to I'M
lock and open the door. There is
some doubt as to whether the oil was
really kerosene and whether it was
not mixed with gasoline. for kerosene
these days is usually not very VIOLA.
tile. There was no use for gasoline
on the place. There are no gasoline
burners or engines OF any description.
The can was u kerosene can. The en-
tire damage to the house will prob
ably not exceed $500.
After cons ultatiOn with the cor
oner a committee Of neighbors con-
sisting OF Samuel Erickson. DelOs Mil
Ter and George Harding took charge
OF the desolated home and with the
prOffered assistance Of the entire COM
nlunity did the last offices necessary
to give the remains a Christian burial.
On Monday morning, the entire Lake
Lillian community gathered at the
house that had lost its inmates SO
sadly on Good Friday morning, and
Rev. {. .. BergQuist, pastor OF the
Christine Lutheran church, conducted
services. Those Immediately in charge
asked the Willmar Tribune to express
their thanks and appreciation for the
manner in which all the people OF the
community came forward with assist
ance and showed their sympathetic
feelings on this sad occasion which
shocked the community as never be-
fore in its history.
The remains were taken to Willmar
Monday to Olson's Undertaking estab.
lishment
The double funeral took place at
the Lutheran Free church in this city
yesterday afternoon at two o'clock
and was conducted by Rev. NJ. B.
Michaelson. The large church edifice
was filled to it's utmost capacity and
the occasion was an unusually sad
one. The two caskets, laden with
flowers. were carried by the follow
ing pail bearers: Paul Holt, T. 0. Gil
bert, Peter Bassebo, r. w. Stanford,
Alexander Sand, Severt Benson, Chas.
Johnson, George H. Bitterness, w.
D. Frederickson, Olof Dale, Peter
Bonde and N. o. Nelson.
No mourners were there to repre-
sent the wife's side, for the father,
Frank Ledell, died about four years
ago; the mother, grieving her loss be-
came mentally deranged; and the on
ly sister. Frances, after travelling in
the Southwest for her health, return
ed home to die two years ago. On
the husbands side the mourners were
c.. S. Green, the father, of Sioux City,
James w. Green, a brother who has
been making his home at Lake Lii
liam; George Harding and wife, cous-
ms of the deceased; Samuel Erickson
and wife, great uncle and aunt; Delos
Miller and wife, great uncle and aunt;
all of Lake Lillian: and N. S. milford,
an uncle from Bradford, Iowa.
The funeral services were held in
the English language, Rev. Michael
son, however, making a short talk al
SO in Norwegian. The interment took
place at the Lutheran Free cemetery,
! where remains Of other members of
the Ledell family are buried
Arthur Merlin Green was born in
Hancock county, Nebraska, Nov Is,
! 1887. Here his youth was spent Lat
err the family moved to Sioux City
! Iowa. From there the deceased came
to the Lake Lillian community, where
| he had some distant relatives, two
years ago. Here he met and wooed
! the school ma'am in Dist. No. 1O5
Miss Ledell, and they were married
just five months ago, the 25th of this
month. He rented the Susens farm
near the Christine church, where tbs
young couple began their housekeep
ing, which had such a tragic termina
tion- Mrs. Green was still teaching
the school in Dist. No. 105. The de
ceased Mr.. Green is mourned by faith
err and mother. Mr.. and Mrs. c.. S
Green; a brother, Earl NJ. Green; {
sister, Mrs. Maude NJ. Carey; and {
sister, Nettie Estella, all of Siou2
City; by brother, James William
Green, who is staying with Samuel En-
; ickson at Lake Lillian; and by mum
Der Of distant relatives.
Mrs. Hilda Sophia (LedelD Greer
: was born at Minneapolis July 5, 1886
and was the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Ledell. After living at Mime
apOlis and in North Dakota the fam
lily came to Willmar when the deceas
ed was about seven years of age. The
we're faithful members of the Luther
an Free church Of this city. Her
the deceased was confirmed by Rev
E. f. Gynild, and she continued t
teach in the Sunday school while a
Willmar. She attended the publ
schools and fin shed the high schoc
course, being a member of the 100
graduating class. She fitted herse1
for teaching by attending the S.
Cloud Normal school and taking il
\ dustrial work at the State Universit,
Her father died in 1913, and her siste
Frances, Oct. 1S, 1914 Another si
ter, Bertha, died about nine years az,
The deceased leaves in life her mott
err; an uncle, a Mr.. Ledell, a brothe
OF her father, at San Diego, Calif., an
some cousins in Minneapolis and r
chester, N. Y.
IL DR.. liver s. Benson
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