The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-08-04
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Services Held in Princeton Armory
Sunday in Memory of James
Brown, Slain in the War.
Legion Post and Odd Fellows Lodge
Conduct Rites-Hundreds Pay
Last Tokens of Respect.

sembled in the Princeton armory to
pay the last tokens of respect to
James Brown who was killed in the
world war. The services were held
under the auspices of the Fremont
Woodcock post of the American legion
and Princeton lodge No. 208, I. o. o. F
More than hundred Odd Fellows
were present to assist in the services
and Rev. hobbs, a member of the
order, delivered the sermon. Charles
Ryther, marshal of the Odd Fellows
and Sydney Berggren, commander OF
the local legion post, assisted Mr.
hobbs in conducting the services
Nearly every seat in the armory was
filled as approximately 600 people
were present. The red peoples anc
flags with which the members of the
legion and the auxiliary had decorated
the armory were most effectively ar
ranged.
Jim Brown was born in Baldwin on
April %, 1896. He enlisted at Ell
River on April rs, 1918, and was sen
to Camp Dodge. From there he wen
to Camp Traverse, Texas, and set sal
for France on June Is, 1918. He wa:
in the Meuse-Argonne offensive will
company C of the 360th infantry
regiment, goth division. On Novem
Der 2, 1918, he was wounded by a ma
chine gun bullet and three weeks ant
two days later, on November Is, hi
died. Company c, of which he was {
member, suffered terrific losses will
mortality of SO per cent, only IS Of
the $50 men survived. Three of these
Is veterans acted as pallbearers Sun
day at their comrades funeral. They
were Cyril Goenner, Clear Lake; Mel
vim Bergeson, Zimmerman; and Ray
Johnson, Becker. The other pail
bearers were of Company Bake
Peterson, Big Lake,. Frank Wrinkle
man, Big Lake; William Wilson, Tim
norman.
Rev. hobbs delivered brief bu
eloquent address. He first expressed
the sympathy of the entire communit!
for the members of the departed sol
dier's family. While we sympathiz'
with any friend who suffers such be
reavement, the feeling is especial!
keen in such a case as this and tn
hand of grief seems to rest on ever,
member of this community because
the sacrifice was made for us. Mr.
hobbs then spoke of the high esteem
in which Jim Brown was held in hi
home town and in the communit!
where he had spent his whole life. HI
was universally liked and respected b.
all who Knew him and was fine rep
resentative of the majority of on
boys who went overseas, the flower o
our young manhood. In his closing re
marks, Mr.. hobbs urged the people t.
awaken to a feeling Of renewed conse
Grafton. The men who went to battl
for US did their part and did it well
1t remains for US to show a correct ap
probation of their sacrifices and if tn
boys who died shall not have died il
vain, we must maintain the high mora
standards of this country and kee]
her honor forever untarnished. Tn
speaker exhorted every person in tn
audience to reconsecrate himself to tn
high duties of citizenship in this grea
republic. :
At the conclusion of the sermon tn
Odd Fellows formed a guard of homo
for the casket as it was carried GU
of the armory. At the cemetery A
B. Gramer read the funeral service o
the Odd Fellows order and the boys o
the 360th regiment fired the salut
over their comrades grave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Brown ana famll,
take this means of extending thei
thanks to all those who so kindl,
rendered assistance before the arriva
and at the burial of their SON; Jimmie
Also for the beautiful floral offerings
NOrmandin's Herd Free From Disease
Louis Normandin's herd of milking
Shorthorns, consisting of SO head, wa
given a thorough test for tubcrculosi
and other diseases on Tuesday an
Wednesday by DR.. Whitccmb of tn
state livestock and sanitary board
The doctor failed to find trace O
l f11hn1snn,1Ncic ~.