The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-02
THREE BUSINESS
MEN PASS away
BROOkINGS MOURNS LOSS OF
THREE HIGHLY ESTEEMED
CITIZENS
DEATHS OCCUR AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Ole o. Graves, Frank C.. Fryer and
Ole knutson Answer the
Last Summons.

known to the community as Mike"
one of the best loved and most highly
respected of the business men of this
city, died at his home at Ills o'clock
Sunday morning at the age of Al years
and IL months. He had been quite i'll
for nearly a year and finally sue
cumbed to tuberculosis of the throat.
The funeral services took place at the
house at 1870 p. m, Wednesday. and
200 o'clock at the Lutheran church,
Rev. B. A. Benson officiating. The
body was laid to rest in the Lutheran
cemetery. In respect to his memory
and as an evidence of the high esteem
in which he was held by the citizens
of BroOkings, al business places in
town were closed during the funeral
services.
Ole O. Graves was born at Tele-
marken, Norway, September rs, 1878.
He anne to Louisburg, Mimi, with
his father and brother at the age of
10, where he stayed five years. in
1897 he went to Milano, Mimi, to at.
'Nhiu oShooi VI W III an oioOl
& Co. store. He remained with this
firm all during his business career.
His faithful service won for him the
highest respect Of his employers and
on November Is, 1902, he was trans
ferred to the Brookings store, it hav-
ing larger and better prospects
Through his honest efforts he won
the confidence of the community and
from assistant manager he became
manager and partner in the Olson
Graves company which position he
held at the time of his death. In 1908
he was united in marriage with Miss
Bertha Quail at Brookings. Six chill
dren were born TO this union, five of
whom are living: Verna, Airline, Le-
more, Kermit and an infant daughter.
Desires his widow and children he
leaves two brothers to mourn his
death, George and Thor Graves of
Montivideo, MINI.
Mr.. Graves was not only highly re
spected by the entire community but
by all of the managers and associates
Of the Olson stores, and they lose
not only a valuable man in a bust
ness way, but also a true friend. His
kindness and good deeds will never
be forgotten. The bond of friendship
between him and his partner, e. G..
Olson was very strong and Mr.. Olson
was instrumental in many ways to
make his last days happier and more
peaceful.
Mr.. Graves was always a very in.
terested and hard church worker. For
several years in spite OF his active
business interests, he was chairman
of the board of trustees and superin-
tendent of the Sunday school Of the
Lutheran church. Always willing to
do more than his share and always
stood firmly for a religious life, not
only in name but in spirit. The COM
munity can pay no tribute too high
to the memory Of this kind hearted,
high minded and Christian spirited
citizen.
Ole knutson
Ole Knutson, a pioneer merchant OF
Brookings, died at his home in this
city at 200 a. m, Tuesday, August 81,
after a years suffering from cancer of
the stomach. He was 81 years, 8
months and 3 days old at the time of
his death. The funeral services will
be held this afternoon at the Lutheran
church, of which he was a life long
member, Rev. B. A. Benson officiating.
Interment will be in Greenwood Gene.
terry.
Ole Knutson was born in Christiana,
Norway, November %, 1858, where he
lived until fourteen years Of age. In
1872 he came to Rochester, Mimi, and
later to Dakota territory, coming to
Brookings forty years ago. He has lived
here continuously ever since. On Octo-
Der 9, 1885, he was married to Grace
Aslakson which union was blessed
with nine children, two of whom
died in infancy. The others, Mrs. Ma
bel Trooien, Mrs. Geneva Flittie, Ro-
bert, Harold, Wilma and Lucille are all
ltIllS III bIo'hihSos bSoINSo MO iii
mediate family he leaves to mourn his
death, one son-in-law, G. J. Flittie, and
four grandchildren of this city, one
nephew. Frank M%engedoth of Roches-
ter, Mimi, and two ~nieces, Mrs. Hal
Beggs Of Gooding, Idaho, and Mrs.
Harve O'Connor of Rawlins, Wyo.
Mr.. Knutson began to fail in health
over a year ago but did not give up his
work until in January. Since then
he gradually failed until death came
to relieve him. In his forty years of
residence in Brookings county he has
made a multitude of friends who now
offer their deepest sympathy to the
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