Frank Machaeek died at Colorado Springs at 8 o'clock last Sunday morning as the result of a paralytic stroke three years ago. The remains will be brought here and the funeral will be held Friday afternoon at the Ames School house, six miles north west of Lyle village, and interment will be made in Woodbury cemetery. The deceased was a member of Willow Wood Camp No. 565, M. W. A. for many years and when he moved to Colorado he took a transfer to the camp at that place.

Obituary

Zadie May Hobkirk was born near Lyle, Minn. Sept. 23 1890 and died of pneumonia Oct. 30, 1911 at Fairbault, Minn.

She has always lived at her home near Lyle until about a year ago, and since then has been at Fairbault, Minn.

Funeral services were held at Congregational church in Lyle, Nov. 1st at two p. m.

Interment at Woodbury cemetery, beside the remains of her parents who have preceded her.

MRS. BISBEE
PASSED AWAY

A well Known Former Lyle
Resident Passes Away

Mrs. Lulu Davis Bisbee was born Dec. 17, 1869 at Clear Lake, Wis., and died at her home in Albert Lea, Minnesota, May 30, 1911 at the age of 41 years 5 months and 15 days.

The funeral of the 15 months old son of Otto Olson, living near Toeterville, was held at the home Thursday and interment was made in the Six Mile Grove Cemetery.

Thomas Lawson, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Lawson, passed away Monday afternoon after an illness of about two weeks with typhoid fever. The deceased was the oldest son in the family of 3 boys and was 20 years of age last February. His death was a sad blow to the parents, who have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement.

The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon and interment was made in the Enterprise cemetery.

OBITUARY.

Andrew Thompson, who has made Lyle his home for the past 17 years, died Sunday afternoon about 4:30, in his room over Andrew Olson's saloon, after a couple days illness.

The deceased was born on the farm now occupied by Henning Grube, a couple miles south of Mona, on the 4th day of November 1857, and was the youngest of a family of 5 children. An occurrence which seems very singular is that he was buried on the same farm.

OBITUARY.

Mrs. Martin Johnson Nesset passed away at her home 5 miles south east of Lyle last Saturday evening and the funeral was held Wednesday at the Mona Lutheran church. Interment was made at the Pleasant Hill cemetery, Rev. Esser officiating.

OBITUARY.

The expected death always comes as a blow to those who are near and dear and even tho they may be at the bedside of the failing one awaiting the silent messenger, the loss comes with no less force, but is often increased by the thought of the suffering of the last days of earthly trial. So it was with the family who last Saturday were bereaved of the loving care of the husband and father, A. O. Fossey, who passed away after a few weeks of suffering from cancer of the stomach.

The remains of Mrs. Charley Clark of Merriam Park, St. Paul was brought here for burial Wednesday afternoon and a short funeral service was held at Woodbury Cemetery, by Rev. A. G. Washington, where interment was made.

The deceased was born in Michigan 37 years ago where she made her home until 10 years of age when she came to Lyle. Here she made her home for many years.

About 19 years ago she married to Chas. Clark in Lyle and they continued to make this village there home until about 8 years ago when they moved to Faribault where she lived one year.

Louise Machaceck died at Rochester Minn., March 13th. Funeral services were held at the Ames school house, Wednesday p.m., Rev. C. D. Belden officiating. Interment at Woodbury cemetery.

OBITUARY

Henry a. Stockwell was born July 16, 1848, at Brooklyn, Green county, Wisconsin, and died Feb. 26, 1910, at Palermo, N. D. He enlisted in the civil war in September, 1864, in Co. E. 13th Wisconsin regiment, and served till the end of the war.

On Oct. 21, 1868, he was married in Rock County Wisconsin, to Miss Aurora M. Powers. They moved to Minnesota in the spring of 1869. After residing here 5 years, they returned to Brooklyn. They came back in 1899 and remained till four years ago when they went to Sherwood, N. D.

OBITUARY

Mrs. Bessie V. Wilder Williams was born at Otranto, Iowa, Feb. 9, 74. She attended Austin High School and later spent two years at the Iowa state normal at Cedar Falls. She taught a number of years in both the Iowa and Idaho schools. Her interests were always along educational lines and the past year she was taking an advanced normal course in Bellingham, Wash., where she expected to graduate in June.

She contracted a severe cold during the holiday season which developed into bronchial pneumonia, the immediate cause of her death, Feb. 5th 1910.

In the early gray dawn of Tuesday, Jan. 18, little Mildred, the five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Duerst, peacefully and quietly answered the summons of the Master, "Come up Higher." Though she was allowed to remain only a few years among those who loved her, as a tender and rare flower, yet she had endeared herself so completely, that her loss is keenly felt not only by the immediate family and relatives, but by all who come in contact with her.
She was old beyond her years, having the discernment of many a child twice her age.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Rachel Anderson was held Wednesday and interment was made in the Sunnyside Cemetery. Mrs. Rachel Anderson was born in Logn Norway, in the year 1830 and came to America in 1862. She was married in Madison, Wis., the same year to Ole Anderson. She was the mother of five children, four of whom are living. Deceased passed away at the Independence State Hospital, April 26th.

The remains of Mrs. Charlotte Anderson, who passed away Nov. 26, at Rockton, Ill., were brought to Lyle for burial, and the service was conducted by Rev. Esser, Nov. 31. Interment was made in Woodbury cemetery, where the husband had been laid to rest ten years ago.

The deceased was born in Smalord, Sweden, April 18th, 1827, and was united in marriage to Gustave Anderson in 1850. To them were born, 9 children; 3 girls and 6 boys. The 6 sons and 7 grand children survive to mourn for a dear mother and grandmother.

After a short illness of only a few days, Loro Clark, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Clark, passed away Saturday night at the home of her uncle in Austin, where she had been taken for medical treatment.

We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their sympathy and help during the sickness and death of our father. We also thank the choir, the K. P. Lodge, and those who sent floral tributes.
The HOBKIRK FAMILY.

On the 21st day of July 1908, Robert Stephen Hobkirk passed from this life.

He was born at Rosmdale, Fondulae Co., Wis., on the 18th day of December 1849 and was married at Osage, Iowa, Feb. 3, 1876 to Louisa J. Campbell, who passed away 14 years ago, on the 10th of June.

Mrs. R. D. Gregg passed away at her home Saturday morning, July 11, 1908, of apprendicitis and peritonitis. She was 36 years of age and had been ill only a short time. Alta M. Bisbee was the daughter of Mrs. Helen Bisbee of this village.

William Edwin Kilgore died at his home in Austin township Thursday noon, May 9, 1908, of heart trouble and dropsy. Aged 65 years. He has been in failing health for several months.

He was born in Lancaster, N. H., March 18, 1843. He moved to Columbia county, Wis., in 1856. He enlisted in Co. G. 11th Ill. volunteer cavalry Nov. 25, 1861 and was honorably discharged March 15, 1863, after protracted illness in hospital. He came to Mitchell county, Ia., in 1865 and worked at his trade of carpenter. For fifteen falls he ran a threshing machine.

OBITUARY.

Mrs. George W. Varco died Monday afternoon, May 11, 1908, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. A. Rockafellow, at Lyle, Minnesota after a long illness.

Isabelle Bennett was born September 7, 1850, at Brooklyn, Wisconsin. She was married to George W. Varco November 1, 1868. Mr. Varco died, January 11, 1894. They always resided at the farm home near Varco Station until two years ago. Since then Mrs. Varco has made her home with her children, Mrs. G. M. Kelsey of Lakota, N. D., and son Allan of Lakota, and her daughter, Mrs. S. A. Rockafellow of Lyle.

OBITUARY.

The funeral of the late E. H. Bedford, who died last Friday morning as a result of injuries sustained in the fall from the stairs over the bank at London was held at his home in Lyle Township, Sunday afternoon, the service being conducted by Mrs. Lowel of Minneapolis. Interment was made in Woodbury cemetery.

Mrs. Hans Samuelsen passed away after a long and painful illness at the home of her son Halvor Hansen, Dec. 11th.

Mrs. Samuelson was born in Grue Parish Solor Norway, Dec. 12th 1818. She was married to the late Hans Samuelson, Dec. 12, 1851, who preceded her to their last resting place by only a few weeks, Mr. Samuelson having died November 4, 1907. The aged couple lived on their farm south of Mona ever since they came to America in 1872, until a few months ago when they took up their residence with their son, Halvor Hansen.

Mrs. Morget Jorgenson was born in Seljord, Norway on November 16th, 1816. She came to this country with her parents in 53 and settled on the homestead, one mile east of Lyle Village where she made her home until her death Friday evening.