The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-02-19
Pioneer Resident
Dies at Morgan

Another pioneer was called to hi
Eternal Rest last week when Jen
Nielsen, a farmer in Brookville
passed away. He was 90 years, :
months and IL days old at the TIM
Of his death. He was born in Sjeland
Denmark. At an early age he &C
quired the cobblers trade and made
wooden shoes, the style of shoes thel
worn by his countrymen. He served
in the Danish Prussian War in 1885,
and he received an annual pension
from the Danish government as re-
ward for his valor.
At the close of the war he was mar
ried and "a years ago Mr.. Nielsen ano
his wife came to the United States
They located in a Danish settlement
near Racine, Wis. Before the railroad
was built to New Ulm, Mr.. Nielsen
and his wife came up the Minnesota
river in tug boat. At that time the
city of Sleepy Eye consisted of only
one cabin. This courageous couple
took up homestead in Brookville
township and spent the first winter in
a dugout. Mr.. Nielsen bought steel
traps and walked to New Ulm to ex-
change muskrat skins for groceries
and other necessities of life.
Those were times of hardships and
deprivations known only to the early
settlers. Little by little he saved I'M
til he was able to purchase two oxen
calves. Then he set about to fashion
home made wagon that lasted him
for many years. His faithful wife died
in 1888 and later he married Kristen
Hansen, who survives him.
The deceased was of a sturdy con-
stitution and through his persistent
efforts overcame many obstacles that
would have discouraged the youth Of
today. He was able to build a COM
Portable home which he enjoyed in
his old age.
On April 7, 1929 he had the misfor-
tune to fracture his hip in fall and
he has been bed ridden since that
time. His contented disposition made
it easy to care for him during his
long invalidism.
His only relative, Mr.. N. J. Jensen
and wife lived with him and cared for
him on his last days. Funeral serv-
ices were held from the Brookville
Danish Lutheran church with Rev.
Madsen of Sleepy Eye in charge of
the services. Interment was made
in the church cemetery.
During the past week committees
were busy in townships of Morgan,
Sherman, Three Lakes and Brookville
with the villages of Morgan and
Clements in this county, and Eden
and Prairieville townships also the
village of Evan in Brown County. The
result was huge sum of $1,265.30
with which to purchase flour to send
to the drouth stricken area in the
south. At the meeting Saturday eve
ming committee was appointed to
to make the purchase of the flour and
it is now on its way south. The peo-
pie in this territory where the solicit
alton was made are to be congratu
lated for the splendid response to this
good cause.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Hartwick and
son Lowell of Springfield were Sun
day guests of Publisher H. B. West
and family.
Mrs. E. L. Lamp and Mrs. Pothoff
entertained the M. E. Missionary So
>ciety at the parsonage Thursday at
ternoon. There was large gather
ing of ladies and a number Of men
were invited for supper. An interest
ing program was enjoyed during the
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Adams went
to Minneapolis Thursday where they
had an operation performed on their
six weeks old baby boy. The little
one will have a minor defect on one
of its feet corrected.
The Northern States Power Co.
have perfected plans to erect a new
sub-station during the spring months.
Land has been purchased from the
Zanders property and it will be a
fenced in enclosure. It will include
the latest and best improvements and
latest volatage regulators to automa-
llCdlly ludlllCclu d llOlS CNCll I'LL Shes
The improvements will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
Miss Ann Chalmers, the primary
teacher in our public school, was call
ed to her home in Cottonwood Satur-
day owing to the lines sof her moth
er, Mrs. Allen Chalmers.
The Morgan fire department was
called out to the Otto Seiber farm, six
and one half miles north of Morgan
Tuesday noon in extinguishing con-
Ragration in the residence. Mr.. Seiber
was not at home when the fire broke
cut, he had gone out on drive with
committee to secure funds for
trough relief purposes. His wife was
/ alone and the fire had gained good
Nheadway before it was discovered. 1t
appeared to have originated in the
basement and with strong wind
blowing and lack of water supply at
the farm house, all efforts of both
the Morton and Morgan fire depart
ments were fruitless. The loss is 8
heavy one as the commodious house
was modern in every repect. The loss
was partially covered by insurance
ONLY a small amount of persona