100 YEARS AGO
February 24, 1921
Mourning prevails throughout this community and the countenances of all are shrouded in the mantel of regret. Death, who knocks with equal hand at the cottage door and the palace gate has paid our community a visit and left evidence of his presence it would seem to us, by laying on an especially heavy hand.
Boyd Stangland died at 1:30 Monday afternoon, following an illness of five weeks of pneumonia. Although he was very low for several weeks previous to his death, and everyone availed themselves of every opportunity to stay familiar with the wonderful fight which he made, his death, nevertheless shocks the entire community.