Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-26
DIED

the last 81 years Of her life IN THIS city.
Mrs. Dow has been poorly for some time
and has been slowly failing until Sat
urday, when death came. She died of
diabetes mellitus. =.
Mrs. Dow, who before her marriage
was Miss Mary Ellen Savage, was born
in Calais, Maine, March "A, 1884. She
lived at Calais until her marriage to
William L. Dow, when she and her hus-
band moved to Midtown, Me. Here they
lived few years after which time they
moved to St. Anthony, which is now
Minneapolis. They arrived at St. An
thony in 1856, where they lived for a
wear, when they moved to what is now
Little Falls. J
At that time Little Falls was only a
little obscure frontier village, but
seemed to have better future than
Minneapolis. 1t was for this reason
that Mr.. and Mrs. Dow moved to this
village. The Indians abounded. freely
throughout this part of the country, in
fact Little Falls was right in the heart
of the Indian country.
Mr.. Dow was a millwright and civil
engineer and he Immediately took EN-;
ployment in the -four mill of this city
The mill at that time was situated on
Mill Island, the island just below the
dam.
Here he worked until the Civil war
broke out, when he discontinued his
work and set out immediately to enlist,
He was the first man from Little Falls
to enlist in the Union army. He walk.
ed to Sank Rapids from which. place he
took a stage to Fort Smelling, where he
entered the army.
Not long after the civil war broke
out, the Indian war between the Sioux
Indians Of North Dakota and the Chip
pewa Indians Of Minnesota broke out.
Mrs. Dow braved the danger Of the up
rising until it got to point when the
danger was so great that she and her
children moved to st. Cloud, where they
lived until the trouble was over.
In the early days when doctors were
few and far between Mrs. Dow, who
was we'll vorsed in the care of the sick,
was always willing to assist anyone in
need OF medical attendance Many was
the time thatnshe has journeyed into
the woods to- some back woodsman cabin
to care fora sick person. Forsher many
for other services rendered to people in
after years, Mrs, Dow has always been
highly esteemed and loved by all who
knew her. She has been known to the
younger peopie sof this city as "Gram.
ma Dow, for years, as she has acted
as grandmother to many of the young
people. 81 s...::
Since Mr.. .Dow's death about fifteen
years%ago, Mrs. Dow has slowly declined
in health and has been confined to her
home for the past six years. She made
one trip. back east to her old home in
Maine and to her brothers. home in
New Haven, Conn. She is the last of
her generation Of the Savage family.
The children who survive her are Will
liam and Henry Dow Of this city and
George Of Seattle, Wash: Mrs. G. G.
Raymond Of this city is q neice.
The funeral was held Tuesday after.
noon from. the Episcopal church, Rev.
n. j. Buckingham officiating. Inter.
ment was made in Oakland cemetery.
=" Those; from out Of town who attended
the funeral were George Dow OF Seattle,
WASH, William E. Lee, Raymond Lee
and Rudolph Lee of Long Prairie, Har-
ry Lee of Browerville, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Stillwell Of Brainerd and Mrs.
Richard Neil of: Crosby.
L. A. Walman, for thirteen years a
resident of this city, succumbed to a
stroke of apoplexy with which he was
attacked about 8 O'Clock last Friday
morning. He. lived but half an hour
after he was stricken.
MI. Walman was born in Gottenburg
Sweden, February 10, 1889. He lived
in Sweden until 1879 when he moved
to the United States, settling in New
Jersey. He later went to Colorado
where he was occupied as miner. In
1886 he returned to Sweden where he
lived until 1901 at which time he return
cd to the United States, this time set
Ting in Minneapolis. In 1905 he moved
to Little Falls, making his residence on
Second street south. For the past five
years, however, he has been living at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. J.
Billstein. At the time Of the attack, he
was playing with his little grand chill
dren in the yard Of the Billste1n resi-.
dence.
Mr.. Walman was married In Sweden
February g., to Miss Anna S. Mattson
To this union three children were born
They are J.. A. l.. Walman of Minneapo,
lis, formerly Of this city, John g. Wal
man of Butte, Mont, and Mrs. l.. J.
Billstein Of this city. They were all
present at the funeral.
The funeral was held Monday at 10
a. m. from the Billstein residence, Rev.
Elof Peterson. Of the Swedish Lutheran
church officiating. His remains were
inferred in Oakland cemetery.
Those from out Of town who attend
ed the funeral were Peter Mattson,
Mrs. John Mattson and Miss Edith
Mattson of Minneota.
Harry D. Carlson Of Green Prairie
passed away at Hall s hospital Saturday
evening at z O'Clock. His death was