Morris tribune., 1921-08-12
DOLVEN, WHO FELL IN
FRANCE, SLEEPS IN HONORED
GRAVE IN LAND He DIED FOR

Just three years from the day,
August 6, 1918 when he was killed in
action in an engagement near Chat
eau de las Foret, France, the body of
Albert Dolven, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Al.
M. Dolven, first class private in Com
pany D. 58th Infantry, Fourth DiVis@
ion arrived in Morris for burial. His
body was met at the train at 1880
Saturday morning by his father,
mother, sister and brother and by an
escort of sixteen ex-service men mem
bers of the American Legion. March
ing each side of the hearse, the dead
soldiers comrades in arms escorted
his remains to the Olson mortuary
where he lay in state until Sunday
afternoon with members of the Amer
lean Legion on guard night and day.
Many people came to place flowers on
the metallic casket draped with an
American flag. ~,
Sunday afternoon the largest
crowd that has ever been seen at
funeral in Norris gathered at the
Methodist church, to pay their
last tribute to the boy who died for
his country. Thronging the church to
the doors, hundreds of people were
unable to get in and crowded the
sidewalk and lawn in front of the
building or sat in machines during
the service. One whole side of the
church was filed with members of
the American Legion and with the
men of Company K. Two men in uni
form we're on guard by the casket.
The band lead the procession to the
cemetery followed by the members of
the Legion and Company K. A gun
carriage draped in black and drawn
by four coal black horses bore the
body of the soldier. Six men, three
soldiers and three sailors walked each
side of the coffin and supported it.
Next came the Rev. Alfred Bredesen
on foot and the mourners followed by
an almost endless stream of automo-
biles. After The Rev. Bredesen had
performed commitment to the grave,
salute was fired over the grave. Just
before the casket was lowered the
flag was removed from it and given
to the boys father, The soldier was
buried beside his grandparents Ole
and Sophia Dolven.
Using as his text the two verses
from Timothy, ''I have fought good
fight 1 have finished my course,
have kept the faith" and Hence
forth there is laid up for me crown
of righteousness which the Lord, the
righteous judge shall give at that
day." the Rev. Bredesen drew paral-
lei between the life Of the American
boy and that of the King Josiah who
went out to meet an invasion and fell
on the battlefield in the valley of
Megiddo. When the king was being
born back to Jerusalem followed by a
great funeral cortege leaping and
lamenting it was met by the prophet
of God who told the subjects to mod
crate their lamentations, for the king
had sought the Lord with all his
heart and all his soul and had turned
not to the right hand or to the left,
but walked in the way of David, his
| father"
albert Dolven to lived a righteous
life and died in righteous cause,
said the minister ''The words of
the prophet 'Rend not your garments,
but your hearts. Rather mourn
that you have not always been
worthy of such sovereign or of such
sacrifice are as applicable today as
they were in the days of Josiah's sac
rifice"
He also likened the boy to the
apostle Paul who at the end Of his
life tells his friends to be not dis
couraged in weeping over him, for
he too has fought a good fight and