The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-23
e. C. Nelson Dies
at Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove, July BE. C. Mel
son died at the home of his daughter
Mrs. George Stalker Wednesday eve
ming, July 15, after lingering i'll
ness.
Mr.. Nelson was born in Norway
September 20, 1916. At the age O.
% years he came to this country
making his first home in Houston
county where he remained four years
He then came to Redwood county
filing a homestead in North Hero
township just north of the village
of Walnut Grove in 1870.
One September Is, 1871 he was
united in marriage to Miss Olena Oh
son at Minneapolis. Twelve children
were born to this union, six of whom
have preceded him in death. Mrs
Nelson passed away June IL, 1921
He is survived by three sons and
three daughters, Fred and Samuel OF
this village and Hjalmer Of Grants
burg, Wis; Mrs. L. T. Ellefson and
Mrs. George Stalker of this place and
Mrs. Mathilda Engan of Revere
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon at the English Lutheran
church. Burial was made at the Nor
wegian Lutheran cemetery. The en-
tire community sympathizes with the
bereaved children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Morgan of
Garvin attended the funeral of E. C.
Nelson Friday afternoon.
Mrs. H. HI. Gremmert, Mrs. l.. E.
Garlock and Mrs. E. C. Zuidema and
children called on Mrs. Herbert Point
and baby boy at the Slayton hospital
Tuesday.
Mrs. Margaret Repp and son Doug
las of Bolivar, New York came We'd
nesday for a visit with her mother,
Mrs. Sarah McGinn.
Miss Bertha Anderson left last
Monday for Jamestown, N. D. to visit
her folks for three weeks.
Mrs. Romie Lierens of Moline, Ill.
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Ed. Debates the past two weeks left
for her home Saturday.
Mrs. Myrtle Cantine, son Charles
and daughter Mollie and Mr.. Rich re-
turned from their trip to the Black
Hills Friday evening.
Miss Evone Roggeman and Miss
Vivian Carlson drove to Arlington, S.
D. Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Virgins visit
ed at the Mrs. Sarah McGinn home
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Prail and daughter Lii
liam and Gertrude Owen called at the
George Baum home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Mcguire and
son and Mike Mcguire called at the
Emil Butler home Sunday.
Emil Butler went to the Cities Sum-
day on business, returning home
Monday.
Mrs. Fred Prail and children and
Gertrude Owen visited at the Olive
Nelson home Thursday evening.
Lillian Prail and Gertrude Owen
went to Rochester Sunday where Ger
trude Owen will go through the
clinic.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Far
Der Saturday, July IL, daughter.
Hilman Severson of Pipestone
spent the weekend at the home of his
parents.
Miss Gretchen Swoffer went to
Mankato Monday where she joined a
party of school friends for camping
trip.
Mrs. G. Nicholson and son Victor
returned home Wednesday from Lake
Crystal where they had been visit
ing. They were accompanied home
by Miss Dorothy Piper of Faribault.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Benson of
Mora who have been visiting friends
here returned to their home Wednes-
day.
Rev. Jones from the Presbyterian
church of Tracy occupied the pulpit
at the Congregational church Sunday
forenoon and Rev. j. c. Peters
preached at the Presbyterian church
at Tracy.
Mrs. A. w. Olson and daughter
Ardyce, Olga Arnold and Mrs
Charles Lantz were Redwood Falls
callers Wednesday.
Clifford Randolph who underwent
an operation at the Slayton hospital
last week Saturday is getting along
as well as can be expected.
Mrs. Geo. Baum and daughter
Ferne and Lorraine Baum returned
home Wednesday from Winnebagt
where they had been visiting at the
]. C. Williams home.
Mrs. Charles Painter who has beer
visiting at the George and j. n
Baum homes the past month returned
to her home at Elmo, Iowa Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Mcguire are en-
PERTAINING her nephew, Arthur Saw
age of st. Louis, Missouri.
Miss Margaret Stewart Of Seattle
Wash. who has been visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Belle Mcdonald, went t.
Redwood Falls Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Lidenberg wer
Tracy shoppers Saturday.
Milestone Club Holds
Meeting at Morgan