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Worthington Advance
Friday, February 10, 1905

PETE M. CURRIER DEAD
Was Found Frozen to Death a Short Distance From His Home - Funeral Wednesday

The news of the death of Pete M. Currier, an old resident of this county, is something that was surprising to his many friends in this city and community.

Owing to the fact that Mr. Currier was in town last Saturday evening, having come in town on horse back and some of his neighbors seeing his horse around the place and finding he was not at home they notified the city authorities and early Monday morning they began searching for him and unfortunately found him some distance from his home. It could easily be seen that just a little distance from the roadside he had been thrown off the horse and had been dragged a few rods farther where he was found frozen perfectly stiff.

He was unmarried and lived on his small farm a short distance from town. He leaves one sister, Mrs. P.G. Anderson, of this city to mourn his loss besides his many numerous friends who will greatly miss him.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. over the remains in this city Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock


Worthington Advance
Friday, January 27, 1905  

MISS CREE OF THIS CITY DEAD
Funeral Services Were Held Over the Remains of Miss Cree at Residence Yesterday

Funeral services were held over the remains of Miss Cree, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Cree, who have lived here for a number of years and who has won a large number of friends in this city, and after a long sick spell passed from them.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Lanham, pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city.


Worthington Advance
Friday, June 2, 1905

Obituary

Mrs. Mary Alice Chute died Thursday, May 18th 1905, of apoplexy at the residence of her son, D.W. Chute, where she had made her home for the past year and a half. Mrs. Chute was born in Novia Scotia, Dec. 23, 1817 and was therefore in her 89th year. She moved with her parents to Portland Maine at the age of 18 years and she lived there for a number of years.

She was first married to a sea captain named Taylor, one son being born to them. Her husband was drownded two years later at sea and about five years later she married a second time to Mr. Bragg and one son was born to them. A few years later this husband and father died and she was married a third time to Daniel Chute. Up to this time she had lived in the cities of New York , Boston and Brooklyn . After her marriage to Mr. chute, they came west with her two little boys to Mt. Clemens, Michigan, where they were engaged in the merchandise business for a number of years when they again moved farther west to a farm in Olmstead County near Eyota, Minnesota. They again moved to the vicinity near Albert Lea and the family now living grew up there. The oldest son James died at the latter place aged 18 years, of dropsy.

William Bragg, the second son still lives near Albert Lea. After the death of her husband, she lived at the old home with her children until about 16 years ago when she came to Nobles county with her son Frank. She was a remarkable strong healthy woman and her death was unexpected by the family. She had been spending a few weeks at Mr. Smith's near Reading before her death and she said she was glad to be home again when she returned her[e] Thursday and was not feeling as well as usual. She went to bed and expired in a short time. Four children are left to mourn her loss, William, Mrs. Mary Waite of Nashua , Dan and Frank Chute of this place. Mrs. D.W. Chute was summoned home by telegram, arriving here Friday evening. Funeral services were held at Dunkard church Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Chute had been a member of the Methodist church for a great many years but wished to be laid at rest in Dunkard cemetery


Worthington Advance
Friday, May 26, 1905

Died

May A. Chute, mother of Dan and Frank Chute, died last Thursday being afflicted with apoplexy. Deceased was 88 years old and was a widow at the time of her death.


Friday, September 27, 1907

Death of an Old Pioneer

Swan Carlson, who lived on the Luverne road, died last Monday morning of serosis of the liver, after a short illness. The funeral was held on Wednesday from the Swedish Lutheran church of this city, the service being conducted by the pastor, Rev. C.O. Swan. The deceased was an old settler of Nobles county, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. He leaves a wife and four children, one son Carl, who lives on the old farm, and three daughters, Mrs. Erick Anderson. Mrs. Emil Johnson and Miss Hildur Carlson, who is at home.
 


Friday, March 12, 1909
Worthington Advance

B.F. Congdon

In the death of B.F. Congdon, one of the pioneers of Nobles county passed away. His death occurred at his home in Clary addition, last Friday morning after an extended illness form Kidney trouble.

Benjamin Franklin Congdon was a native of Michigan, having been born in that state in 1839, and came to Nobles county in 1872 and has resided here continuously since that time.  He was a soldier in the war of the rebellion, having served four years during that struggle as a member of the union army.

Deceased leaves to mourn his loss a wife, three sons and two daughters.The funeral services were held in the Methodist church Monday morning, attended by a large concourse of sorrowing friends, Rev. G.A. Cahoon conducting the service.


Friday, July 16, 1909
Worthington Advance

Death of Mrs. F.G. Crandall

The following clipping from a Kansas City newspaper will be on interest, as the subject of the sketch was at one time a resident of Worthington and will be remembered as Miss Nellie Roberts.

Mrs. Nellie Crandall, aged 49 years, died at 8:25 o'clock yesterday morning at her home, 1114 Paseo, after an illness lasting more than a year. Mrs. Crandall was the wife of F.G. Crandall, city salesman for the Parke Davis Drug Company. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. James Richardson, Omaha, Neb., and Laura B. Crandall, a teacher in the Kansas City public schools, and two sons, Harry E. Crandall of New York and Frank G. Crandall came to Kansas City with her family from Omaha five years ago. She was a prominent worker in the Central M.E. church.