San Luis Obispo County Obituary

LAXANE LANDEKER

Submitted by Kathy Sedler, Sept. 2004

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Source:  History of San Luis Obispo County, California, Oakland, Calif., 
Thompson & West, 1883, pp 381-385; Pioneer Obituary
 
LAXANE LANDEKER was assassinated by a clerk in his store, at Ukiah City, 
Mendocino County, California, on the third day of April, 1879, aged thirty-seven 
years.  Mr. Landeker was a native of Louisiana, but a resident of San Luis 
Obispo for many years.  His remains were brought by steamer to Port Harford, and 
from thence by railroad, under the escort of committees from the Masons, Odd 
Fellows, Jews, and fire companies.  The several lodges and companies were formed 
in procession in front of the City Hall, and took up their march under the 
command of Mr. P. A. Forrester.  The procession was over half a mile in length, 
there being nearly one thousand people on foot, followed by a long line of 
carriages.  Two bands of Mexicans had positions in the procession, and played 
alternately during the march.  Burial ceremonies were performed at the grave by 
the Jewish and Masonic fraternities.  San Luis Obispo had never before seen so 
large a turn-out of fraternal societies, and the large attendance at the burial 
showed in what universal respect Mr. Landeker was held.