Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-12-23
DEATH OF NELS DUEHOLM.
Prominent Citizen Answers Final Sum-
mons at St. Luke's Hospital at
Chicago Last Saturday.


Der dealer and a prominent citizen
OF Hurley for many wears, died
about noon last Saturday at St.
Luke's hospital At Chicago. Schiller
osis of the liver is given as the
cause of his death. Two weeks be-
! fore the dav of his death he left
here and went to Waukesha, where
he took two treatments al the mud
baths and then went to Chicago
and entered St. Luke's hospital
His condition was critical and he
was III such a weakened state that
it was impossible to operate on him,
! the ravages Of the disease gradual
ly undermining his vitality until
he peacefully lapsed into eternal
sleep. Frank Duffy went to Chica-
go when informed of Mr.. Due
holm S serious illness and was with
him at the time he passed away.
he news of Mr. Dueholm 5 death
when received here last Saturday
caused grief and sorrow to all his
friends. While il was known that
his health was failing many were
not aware that his condition was so
serious. He became afflicted with
the disease several months ago and
the past few months it was appar-
ent to his many friends that his
health was not of the best, and /
while be was able to be about and .
among us he gradually lost weight .
and that robustness which charac-
terized him when in good health,
Despite his illness lie made no COM
plaint and to the end Showed stole
ism to a remarkable degree. Nels
was a friend of everybody, a good
all round fellow and enjoyed the
respect and esteem of his friends
and neighbors to the utmost. He
took particular interest in baseball
and it may be said that he was
Hurley most ardent fan and work
ar f0t- tho Cat1sa
The deceased was born in Den
mark Dec. 4, 1873. At an early
age he came to this country and
settled with relatives in North Da-
kota, remaining there number of
years. Later he became employed
in the woods and followed logging
operations in the great timber re
gions of the northwest, most of the
time in Wisconsin. Thirteen years
ago he came to Hurley from Withee,
and, while his business called him
to other points in the state for short
periods of time, he always consid
cred Hurley his home. Until a few
years ago he made his home at the
Duffy residence He was assocjat-
ed with the Scott & Howe lumber
company for many years, both as
an employe at their mill here and
as salesman. He had worked at
and was familiar with almost all
phases of the lumber business and
acquired an enviable reputation as
a lumberman, A few years ago he /
established an Office upstairs IN the
building formerly occupied by the /
post office and carried on the busl
ness of lumber broker. lie wa.
we'll known in the lumber markets
of the northwest ard many prom
inent lumbermen were numbered .
among his closest friends.
The remains were brought to
Hurley and buried here Tuesday
afternoon from the Duffy home,
where services were conducted by
Rev. c. L Harries. Two cousins
Of the deceased, Nels and Oscar
Dueholm, of St. Paul, came here
and attended the funeral, as did al
so Carl Sorenson, of Rhinelander,
a close friend Of the deceased. Be
sides a number Of cousins in this
country the deceased is survived by
a sister and brother in Denmark
He was a member Of the Masonic