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From: "Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert" <>
Subject: EXPIRES WHILE AT WORK ON HIS FARM NEAR LAMONI - T.E. OLSEN.
Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2001 19:34:02 -0500


Decatur County Journal
September l3, l906

THOMAS E. OLSEN, brother of A.P. OLSEN, of this city, was found dead on
his farm one mile northeast of Lamoni Thursday of last week. MR. OLSEN
had left his home near the L.D.S. Church in Lamoni about 9 o'clock that
morning for his farm where he had intended to haul out and scatter over
the land a considerable amount of fertilizer. The shed near which he
had been working stands near a tall hedge and he had backed his wagon in
between the shed and the hedge on the north, and had the wagon box about
half filled when he was called upon to cease his hearthly labors.
MR. OLSEN was last seen alive about ten o'clock that morning by Oscar
Brenizer. He was pumping water for the stock near where the body was
found between five and six o'clock that evening by his wife and
daughter, MABEL. It had been his custom when at work on his farm to
drive to his home in Lamoni for dinner. As the time passed and he did
not return, MRS. OLSEN became alarmed and in company with her daughter,
MABEL, walked to the farm to investigate.

As they neared the shed they called but received no reply. Soon they
could see the faithful team standing where they had been driven by their
master. They hurried forward and as they turned the corner, they came
upon the body still in death. His tools were leaning against the shed
and from indications he had reclined in the shade of the shed for a
moment's rest. From all appearances, death had resulted without a
struggle. He had bent over and rested gently upon his left cheek, the
back of his right hand rested upon his right leg, his left hand rested
against his breast while his knees were still in the same position he
must have been while sitting down.

MISS MABEL, the daughter, ran to the home of Theodore Creveling, 200
yards away and telephoned her grandmother, MRS. O.A. OLSEN; John Randall
and Geo. Evans arrived in a few minutes and shortly afterwards Coroner
F.A. Bowman, of Leon, and the undertakers at Lamoni were summoned.

Upon securing the permission of the coroner, the body was taken to the
family home and Doctors Goff and Horner were called. They attributed
his death to cerebral hemorrhage of the brain and Coroner Bowman decided
that an inquest was unnecessary.
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October 7, 200l

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