The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-10-17
Captain Mallette Laid to Rest

Saturday was virtually day Of
mourning in Princeton was then
that the remains of our young and
respected citizen, Captain Lester B.
Mallette, were laid to rest in Oak
Knoll cemetery. Accompanied from
Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va, by his
wife, child and father-in-law, Mr.. JAS.
7. Bradshaw, the body of Lester ar
rived here last Friday and was con-
veyed to the home Of his mother, Mrs.
M. Mallette.
Short services were conducted by
Rev. T. ]. E. Wilson of the Episcopal
church at the residence on Saturday
afternoon and the remains, escorted
by squad of home guards from st.
Cloud, were conveyed to the armory,
where funeral services were held in
accordance with the rites Of the Epis-
copalian church. Rev. Wilson read the
scripture lesson and offered the
prayers while Rev. w. B. Milne of the
Congregational church delivered the
funeral Grafton. He paid a deserved
tribute to the young captain who had
been cut down like a flower by the
frost while in the service of his coun-
try-a young man whose sole ambi-
ton was to do his share for the cause
Of world liberty. He extolled all
other young men who have died for
their country and praised their fathers
and mothers The parents should be
proud of such noble sons, he said,
and, pointing to the golden star which
had just been added to the service
flag Of Mile Laos county, declared
that the wife of Captain Mallette, his
mother and other relatives should feel
hoNored that Lester had given his life
in 30 noble cause The sermon was
loyal, sympathetic and inspiring.
During the services the following
selections were beautifully rendered.:
abide With Me-" by choir consist
ing Of Mesdames Skahen, Jack, Milne
and Stroeter and Messrs. Skahen, I'm
behocker, Briggs and Garrison; Sol
,dier, Rest in Peace, Messrs. Skaten,
Umbehocker, Briggs and Garrison;
solo, "Face to Face" H. A. Garrison;
"Star Spangled Banner" choir. Mrs.
Benz. Soule was the accompanist.
The floral offerings were beautiful
and numerous. They consisted of
community piece Of American Beauty
roses which covered the casket,
broken gun, waving flag, insignia of
veterinary corps, Odd Fellows en-
blem, large wreath, basket of chrys-
anthemums, tributes from grain de-
partments of St. Louis and Kansas
City, pillow from Elk lodge, and nu-
merous other pretty contributions.
At the conclusion Of the service the
casket, which was covered with khaki
cloth and bore upon it numerous floral
tributes, was carried to the hearse by
the active pallbearers, brother Elks1
of deceased, viz, Fred Keith, Ira G.
Stanley, S. P. Skahen, Arthur Wood,
A. B. Gramer and DR.. McRae. Lead
ing the procession was military es-.
cort consisting of a squad of home
guards from st. Cloud, then came
members of the local Odd Fellows
lodge. Then followed the cars contain
ing the mourners, a delegation Of st.
Cloud Elks, SO in number, in autos,
and a string of machines over mile
in length bearing citizens and friends.
At Oak Knoll cemetery Rev. Will
son conducted the regulation burial
service Of the Episcopal church and
the choir sang. in a feeling manner,
Jesus, Lover Of My Soul. The bugle
sounded "taps" and the guards fired
the military salute over the grave.
From 2 to o'clock on the after
noon of the funeral Princeton's bust
ness houses were closed and the flags
in various parts of town were placed
at halfmast in honor of the young sol
der who, though he had not the OPP
portunity to go to- the front, died in
the service OF his country and in be-
half Of humanity.
Captain Lester B. Mallette was the
first man to be buried with military
honors in Princeton during the present
war and it was the largest funeral
ever held here.
Relatives and near friends in at
Is - =,
James I. Bradshaw, warehouse com
missioner Of Missouri; Mrs. G. j.
Birch and son, William B., Duluth;
w. G. Rogers, X. Todd and r. C. Cur
RE, st. Paul.
Dehnel Ordered Interned.
President Wilson has ordered that
the notorious seditionist, Paul Dehnel,
recently tried on charge Of violating