Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-04-17
ANOTHER WARREN
SOLDIER IS DEAD 4 j
Carl j. Boardson, Son of Martin
Boardson ST., of Vega, Died at Camp
Dodge on April II, of Pneumonia.
WAS BURIED HERE WITH
MILITARY HONORS MONDAY

Again the people of Warren have
been reminded of the stern fact that
this country is at war. Another stall
Wart young man, born and reared in
this vicinity, has made the supreme
sacrifice and gone over the Great
Divide while in the military service of
the United States. A telegram was re-
celved III this city last Thursday. April
IL, 1918, stating that Carl J. Board
son, brother of Andrew Boardson. of
this city, had died in the hospital at
Camp Dodge at 3 80 o'clock that morn
ing: The cause of death was pneumon-
| ia.
! Carl j. BOardsOn. son of Martin
Boardson ST., of Vega, was born on
| the farm in said town on March I.
1888, hence his age was 80 Years.
month and IL days. He grew up a
strong and active boy, attended the
| district school of the neighborhood
where he proved himself to be one of
the brightest Of scholars, and. later
entered the Warren Business School
from which he graduated in 1906.
Immediately after graduating from
said school he secured a position as
clerk in the Warren post office, when
the editor of this paper was the post
master, and we can testify to his great
falthfulness and all around efficiency
Ill this service. He was quick to learn.
was very rapid and accurate as an
accountant, and never shirked his
work. After he had served in the post
Office seven or eight months, he was
offered and accepted more lucrative
position as bookkeeper with the Inter-
national Harvester Company at Grand
Forks, with which concern he has re-
manned ever since, about II years. I'M
til called to the war in the North
Dakota draft. The company recog-
nlzed his ability and promoted him
from time to time. Some years ago he
was transferred to the AIinot, y. D.
office where. when called to the mill
tary service, he held the responsible
position of cashier.
Mr. Boardson arrived at Camp
Dodge with the North Dakota drafted
men on March 81. hence had been there
only week when taken sick On Sun
day, April 6, he was out drilling with
guard and happened to slip and fall
when running. He was picked up and
taken to the hospital, where it was
discovered that he had contracted
pneumonia. and altho everything DOS
slble was done for him. he passed awav
as above stated,
Mr.. BOardsOn was a member Of 60
u. l63rd Depot Brigade. at Camp
Dodge.
On Monday morning this week the
body OF Carl J. Boardson arrived here
accompanied by guard. for burial
Preparations had been made for the
funeral at 3 o'clock in the afternoon
from the Strand Theatre where fitting
memorial services We're held. 4 large
number of the Home Guards of Crook
ston. together with Allison Clark.
Leonard Winberg and Ed. Nelson.
Warren soldier boys now here. did the
military honOrS for their departed
comrade The funeral service was very
impressive. Prayer was offered by
hev. l.. W. Bartholow. Appropriate
songs were rendered by choir and
MISS Lille Anderson sang beautiful
SOLO. Prof. G. f. Sjostrand preached a
sermon III English and Rev. G.. w. o.
son delivered one in Swedish. At the
close of the services, opportunity was
who was buried in military uniform.
Many beautiful floral tributes adorned
he coffin. The pail bearers were Char
ey BOman. AXel BOman, Chas. J. Carl
son, John Berg. Hjalmar Porten and
Erlck Anderson. all of them neighbor
boys and companions of deceased from
lis boyhood days in Vega At the
grave Rev. Olson conducted a short
service, military salute was fired
'ver the bier by the soldiers and taps
we're sounded. Thus was consigned to
Mother Earth the second Warren boy
o die in the service of his country as
ar as we yet know.
Altho Carl J. BoardsOn did not see
lctive service he was just as much a
zero as any that, die on the field of
attle. He had resolved Ito do or die
or his country. He died. By his pre-
nature death the country has lost
Dung man who would have rendered
is country distinguished service,
whether in peace or war. God bless
is memory.
Deceased is mourned by his aged
ather Martin Boardson ST., and his
rother, Martin Boardson Jr., in Vega;
is brother Andrew Boardson, in War
en-; and another brother Ole A. Board
On, Of Minneapolis, all of whom were
resent at the funeral He is also
'ourned by many other relatives and
host Of friends here as we'll as in
orth Dakota, where he has been en-
loyed the past eleven years. We
I'm the entire community in extend
g sympathy to the bereaved ones.: