The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-31
The sad news reached here last
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The sad news reached here LAST
Thursday night that Frank Radios had
passed away ut Fort Leavenworth.
Kans Of pneumonia following IN nj
tack Of influenza. He was taken sick
on the 10th Of October and on the
18th his wife received message ask,
ing her to come az he had pneumonia.
She left Immediately, AMI at Omaha
was joined by his hall lister. Miss
Emma Pete:ka, and they reached his
bedside Friday evening. Mrs Radios
remained with him until he died and,
accompanied by CORPORAL Morgan of
the 18th Signal Corps at Fit. Leaven-
worth. reached Scotland with the re-
mains last Friday evening. Arrange
ments were made to hold the funeral
Sunday afternoon, hut on account of
the rain it was postponed. until 10
o'clock Monday morning. During the
time Of holding the funeral the busi-
ness places were closed. Brief SER
vices were held at the home, conduct
ed by Rev Father Sack, after which.
the remains, escorted by a procession
Of ModernsW oodmen, were taken to
the Catholic church, where further
services we're conducted. Only rela-
tiyes were admitted to the church.
but large crowd remained outside:
The casket, covered with the National
Colors, was then taken to the Catho-
lie cemetery and as Taps were sound
ed by Fred Falkanberg, the remains
were lowered to their last resting
place.
Frank Radios was born in Scotland
on June IL. 1892. and has lived here
all his life. On October IA, 1912,
J he married Miss Stella Sabatka, and
to them two children were born, enc
}of whom died in infancy and the 9th
er, little girl about three years of
age, survives him. For some time
he has been employed in the Brown Il
Donley, formerly Birkinbine & Brown,
hardware store and was an efficient
clerk. He was good mechanic and
machinist, and was recognized as an
expert in adjusting farm machinery.
He was recently offered a lucrative
position by a tractor manufacturing
company to go to France as their
agent in handling farm tractors. but
he was included in the registration,
and on July 25tn was called to the
service and went to Camp Dodge. He
was later transferred to the Signal
Corps at Ft. Leavenworth. A USE
full career has thus been terminated
by the grim reaper, happy hnme has
been madedesol ate, and gold star.
the first of the Scotland boys, has
been added to the service flag Of Scot
land. One other, Mr.. Vurm, who
went with the Scotland boys to France
has made the supreme sacrifice, but
he was only a temporary resident here
and can hardly be classed as Scott
I land boy. We are informed. that Mr.
Radcs had $1,000 assurance in the M.
w. A. !; like amount in the Yeomen
another thousand in old line insurance
besides an accident and casually poll
cy, He had also applied for a $4,000
policy in the soldiers insurance.
| Mr.. Radcs leaves. besides his wife
and child, his mother, Mrs. John Pc
terka of this city; a half brother,
George Peterka. who volunteered with
Company D and is now in active ser.
vice in France; and three half sisters,
Mary, in civil service in Washington,
DEG, Emma, working in The Unior
Pacific shops at Omaha, and Title al
home.