This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tolvstad, Kjystolson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XEC.2ACE/1679 Message Board Post: Out of the Adams County Press--March 29, 1879 Fatal Accident On Sunday last two boys, sons of Mr. Johannes Tolvstad, living in the town of Strongs Prairie, called at the house of Mr Tollev Kjystolson, a near neighbor. Mr. K. and his wife were attending an afternoon meeting in the Thompson School House, leaving their oldest son Christian, a young man about seventeen years of age, at home. The Tolsvstad boys went in the house and remained there some little time chatting with Christian. After awhile the latter went out to attend to his chores about the barn, and the Tolsvtad boys went out with him. The younger of the Tosvstad boys had in his hand a revolver which he kept swinging around very imprudently. In some way the pistol was discharged, the ball striking Christian just under the left ear, and evidently penetrating in an upward direction. The wounded boy fell to the ground, raised himself up, and fell again. The two Tolvstad boys carried Christian into the house, where he immediately expired, without having spoken after ! being shot. The three boys had always appeared to be warm friends. No ill feeling, so far as known, had ever existed between them, and the one who was the unwitting cause of his friend's death is deeply afflicted and nearly crazed at the result of his carelessness. The deceased was highly respected in the community, and gave promise of a sterling, honest, industious and useful manhood, and his sudden death is a sad affliction to his parents and friends. Note: The Adams County Press was published on Saturdays at this time which would make the date for Sunday, March 23, 1879. I am not related to either of these families. This article is in it's entirety.