Aberdeen Weekly News Friday, Oct 14, 1887
William Force
A. E. Force arrived Wednesday morning from Minneapolis to attend the funeral of his brother, William, whose remains were laid at rest in Riverside cemetery yesterday afternoon. William Force was a native of Canada, having left there in 1881. He came to Aberdeen in August last and appeared to be a quiet and industrious young man.
None of his relatives knew of his whereabouts, he not having written to them for some reason or other, for over eight years. A letter found in his pocket was how the authorities here learned of his brother in Minneapolis and they immediately telegraphed the sad news to him.
~Transcribed by volunteer researcher, Kathy Smith