E.S. Boe Dies At Synnes; Ill Two Years

Was Resident of Drywood Vicinity for 54 years.
E.S. Boe, a resident of Synnes township, Stevens County, for the past 54 years, died at his home there on Wednesday, Nov. 23, a victim of cancer, following an illness of about two years. Mr. Boe was 76 years of age.
Born at Gulbrandsdalen, Norway on Nov. 30, 1865, he grew to young manhood there and emigrated to America at the age of 22 on July 3, 1878. He came direct to this section of Minnesota and resided for several years in northwestern Swift county. Here he was married on Dec. 5, 1883, to Miss Hansine Weeding of Artichoke. He filed on a homestead in Synnes township in 1884, and this remained his home until his death.
Mr. Boe was among the first settlers in the Drywood Lake vicinity and he was of that pioneer stock that endured the hardships of the early days and to whom must go the credit for the development of the great northwest.
He began to fail in health about two years ago and despite every possible medical aid progress of the disease with which he was afflicted could not be checked.
He is survived by his wife and nine sons and daughters: Mrs. Ed Petra of Shooks, Minn.; Selmer Boe, Fortuna, N.D.; Mrs. H.C. Hanson, Fortuna, N.D.; Mrs. L.E. Robertson of Brainerd; Mrs. A.W. Nelson of Appleton; Mrs. W.C. Stevens of Chokio; Olof Boe, Fortuna, N.D.; Rudolph Boe, at home; Edward Boe of Correll and an adopted daughter, Velma at home.
A brother, residing in Norway, survives him, as do 25 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mr. Boe was a charter member of Artichoke Lutheran Church from which the funeral services were held on Monday, Nov. 28, conducted by the pastor, Rev. A.A. Reecem and Rev. R.N. Nelson of Minneapolis. Musical numbers were presented by the Drywood quintets and solos by Rev. Breding of Artichoke and Rev. Nelson.
The remains were interred in the Valdum cemetery. The active pall bearers were his sons, Selmer, Olof, Rudolph, Edward and his sons-in-law H.C. Hanson and L.E. Robertson. The honorary pall bearers were Emil Eliason TM. Forskognes, Edwin Elianson, Egan Andnerson, Paul Tofte and Edward Hanson.
Relatives and friends from a distance in addition to the sons and daughters who attended the funeral service were Mrs. Ole Boe, Mrs. Helen Boe, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Waldon, Mr. and Mrs. A. Eisel, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boe of Valier, Mont., Ole Boe, Millwaukee, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Emil Raasch, St. Paul; Mr. and Mrs. D. Bennett and family Chokio; Mr. and Mrs.Ernest Sandstrom, Cass Lake; Mr. and Mrs. J. Johnson, Rosendale; Mrs. Mary Boe, John Boe, Mr. and Mrs. R. Boe, Mr. and Mrs. D. Cardy Mrs. G. Glimsdahl from Isle; Mr. and Mrs. A. Borden, Selma Larson from Litchfield; and Mr. and Mrs. Sortehere, Louisburg.

Father: Slyfest Eriksen Boe (1811-1863) Norway