Winlockite, Former Indian Fighter, Dies

Winlock, Jan. 11. - Mrs. Andrew Julstad received word recently of the death of her brother, Christ Olson, in the Battle Mountain sanitarium at Hot Springs, S. D. Mr. Olson had been ill for some time. He was well known locally, as he had visited here often. He was born in Norway in 1866, coming to the United States in 1899 and joining the United States army later. He served in the Indian wars in the northwest


Source: The Chehalis Bee-Nugget, Friday, 15 January 1932 page 7. Microfilm available at Washington State Library, 6880 Capitol Boulevard South, Tumwater, Washington 98512

Transcribed by Kathryn Lester. She has no further information on this individual.