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HONORABLE NELS PETERSON
MR. SPEAKER: Your committee appointed to prepare suitable resolutions commemorating the life, character, and public services of the Honorable Nels Peterson, a member of the Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, and Fortieth Extra General Assemblies of Iowa, beg leave to submit the following:
Nels Peterson was born in Galesburg, Illinois, October 9, 1857. He died April 15, 1936 at the·age of 78 years, 8 months, 6 days.
In 1895, he was married to Minnie A. Alter. They have one son and three daughters, who together with his wife and several grandchildren, and a host of friends survive him.
Mr. Peterson came to Swedsburg, Henry county, Iowa, when eleven years old. He received his education in the district school and Howes Academy, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
Mr. Peterson served his community long and faithfully in various capacities such as railroad station operator, assistant postmaster, secretary and director of schools, and as director of insurance associations and the elevator. Most of his life was spent on the farm near Olds, Iowa, where he looked after his farms and other business interests. Conservative, thrifty, and ambitious, his community has suffered an irreparable loss as he was always held in the highest esteem.
Therefore, Be It Resolved, That in the passing of the Honorable Nels Peterson, the state has lost a valuable and honored citizen, and the House would tender by this resolution its sincere sympathy to the surviving members of his family in their sorrow, and
Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House, and the Chief Clerk be instructed to send an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.
HARLAN C. FOSTER,
E. W. STEWART,
J. E. CRAVEN,
Committee.
Unanimously adopted, April 19, 1937.