Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-13
Pays Tribute to
An Old Friend
Pioneer Wang Resident Dies
After Few Hours Illness
Mourned By Many


the news came to friends and old
neighbors that the hand of Death had
removed Peter Christofferson of Wang
from their midst it came as an al
most unbelievable shock. 1t was on
Tuesday, January 4th than all that
was earthly of our old friend was
borne across the threshold of the
home he loved and given last rest
ing place in the grave. the division
point between the living and the
dead-the cemetery, known as Gods
acre-and the place of all others on
this earth where most tears, fall. The
place where SO many great, so many
hopes are buried and have been taken
from among US. Gone on that long
last journey, but loved and remem-
bered by those left to mourn. Yes it
surely is the division point. The
point where we have to say good bye
to our best and dearest friende and
where we get rid of our enemies, if
we have any.
But Peter Christofferson did not
have any enemies. He had lived
amongst US for some twenty seven
years He had lived alone, not being
a married man, but his was not
lonely life. for all around him were
those who valued his, friendship at it's
true worth.
| His death came with quite sud-
| denness. On Monday December 9th
he decided to go from his home to
the post office at Wang for his mail.
Before starting he prepared ands ate
\ his dinner. Part of the meal consist
ed OF some blueberry sauce that he
had preserved and put down himself,
To tina sauce ne added sumo conden-
sed milk, which he poured from a
can that had been in the house only
S for short time, It was nor long be-
+. fore he noticed that he mad a pain
i across his stomach, but for a /, time
9 paid no attention to it, Coming home
from Wang he was not feeling SO
r we'll and after putting his team in
! the barn went to bed. No one
3 kuew of his sick condition until the
: next day after dinner, when a neigh
. Dor passing by noticed that his
. horses and stoch were not out run
! ming around and that there was
: no smoke coming nut of the
chimney. The,neighbor on entering
/ the home to discover the cause found
t Christofferson in bed and very sick
8 man. Other nearby neighbors were
r told of his condition and it happened
by chance that DR.. Stromberg was
in the neighborhood attending pa
tiept and he was hurriedly taken to
the home, hut it was too late to ad-
y minister human aid to Christofferson,
: who was rapidly nearing the end of
the journey, his hands already being
a cold in death and the pain that he
q appeared to be suffering was u some
g thing intense DR.. Stromherg was able
y to some extent to relieve him c1
the pain which grew steadily worse.
e He fingered in this condition unit
e between three and four o'clock on
Wednesday morning wnen the end OF
9 his sufferings since Monday noon
were reached. The writer regrets
: that he did not know that Christof-
. ferson was even ailing until several
hours after he had died. Had there
there only been telephone in the
house he coald have let the neighbors
know of his condition and doctor
could have been brought to his assist-
lance in time to save his life.
d 1t is about a year ago that he re-
f!ceiyed a serious inquiry when kicked
by horse at a livery barb at Wal
sIhalla. AT that time the writer and
lHenry T. Soil took him to Langdon
where he underwent an ope alton that
twas performed by Dir. Stromherg.
When weSl left him there in the hos
'Hpital after the operation we feltsure
that he would never live to return to
& his home at Wang But he came
through Ill right and was fine
strong healthy man right up TO the
time of his death
\ He leaves behind him the name of
being gaod hearted. alwaysready and
willing to help where he could
There was always q warm welcome
to his home although he was a lonely
old bachelor. He had worked hard all
his life right up 10 his last illness.
The deceased was born at Flo
Holingdahl. Norway. about fifty-six
years ago, He hau three hrathers
Ilising, one 10 Fremont township,
Cavalier county. Zone in Wisconsin
and ono who Is farming at Battle.
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