The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-02
JOHN SWENS0N OF
M0HALL is DEAD
Former States Attorne yof Renville
County Passed Away at Minot
Hospital Following Operation
For Appendicitis

John Swenson, for four years
States Attorney of Renville county,
passed away at Minot hospital Mon
day morning at II o'clock, following
an operation for appendicitis.
Mr.. Swenson was brot to this city
just a week before for an operation
and his case was not considered par
ticularly serious until shortly before
his death. Reports from the hospital
the day before his death were encour-
aging, altho when the operation was
performed it was found that the ap-
pendiX had perforated and that peri
tonitis had set in in a mild form
A number of prominent Mohall citi-
zens, DR.. Halliday, Atty. Geo. Ryer-
son, Editor Chas. Lano, Henry Web
ber, Supt. of Schools l.. M. Rockne,
and G. Gunderson, together with Mr..
Swenson's fiancee, Miss Beatrice Gibe-
aut, arrived during the day and imme-
diately took steps to notify Mr.. Sven
sons relatives, following his death. A
cousin, Geo. johnson of Tolley arrived.
No other relatives reside in the state
but efforts were made to communicate
with a brother living in Kansas.
John Swenson was about al years
of age. In 1901 he filed on a home
stead near what is now the town of
Lorraine, in Renville county, and for
several years clerked in the Summer
field and Whitford stores. He gradu.
ated from the law department of the
state university in 1910 and practiced
law at Mohall ever since. He was a
member of the firm of Swenson &
Rodsater for some time and four years
ago was elected states attorney, hold
ing the office until the first of the
year Before coming to North Da-
kota, he lived in Chicago, Minneapolis
and in Kansas. His parents are both
dead, interment having been made at
Leonardville, Kan
Mr.. Swenson was prominent in Ma
sonic circles. He was a member of
the Mohall Masonic blue lodge and the
Minot Tyrian Chapter No. H. He
was a member of KEN Temple of
Grand Forks and Lebanon Council of
Rugby. Mr.. Swenson was whole
souled gentleman, well liked by every
body. His untimely death has caused
great sorrow.
The funeral of John SWenson of Mo-
hall, who passed away at local hos
pital Monday, was held Wednesday
afternoon at 1 o'clock from Van
Fleets undertaking parlors. A large
number of Mohall friends and old Min
OF friends gathered. The sermon was
preached by Rev. Victor Major, pastor
of the M E. church at Mohall. The
floral tributes were numerous. In ad-
|dition to many floral offerings from
personal friends, there were emblems
from Tyrian Chapter and other Ma
sonic bodies of which Mr.. Swenson
was a member. Atty. Geo. L. Ryer-
son of Mohall left on No. 2 over the
Great Northern for Leonardville, Kan.
Wednesday where the remains will be
inferred.
Among the many old-time friends
from the vicinity of Mohall and Tolley
who attended the funeral were Gilbert
Johnson, J. Gilseth, Geo. Rodsater, j.
Buffers, Geo. Whitford, Ole Amud, G.
Gunderson, N. Iverson, P. Lambert,
Rev. Victor, Major c. Lano, S. Mad
sen, l.. M. Rockne, Judge Crewe, A.
Sorenson, H. Webber, Ed. Paris, Geo.
Marshall, R. Clifford, J. E. Bryans, B.
Bainbridge, W. Weibe, J. Kent, j.
Sauer, r. Miller, DR.. Laird, l.. Nc
Doud, J. Norberg, w. Weiner, Geo.
Tottle, Geo. Strommond, G. L. Ryerson,
J. Kent, Geo. Johnston, J. Southern,
Max Kemper and DR.. j. Holiday.