The Wahpeton times., 1889-01-24
DIED.

BLAND1Na-At Garden City, Kan.
sas. January 10Th, 1889, Mrs
Maria Golfer Blanding, after .
brief illness. aged 60 years.
Mrs. Blanding was born at White
Oak Springs, near Galena, Illinois,
in 1929. and her parents removing tc
Grant county, Wisconsin, where she
was subsequently married to j. W,
Blanding, Esq, and residing there
a long term of years, came with her
family to Wahpeton in 1872. where
she has since continuously resided
up to three or four weeks ago when
she departed for the home of her
son Hugh for visit, and this com.
munity was startled last week to
learn that the noble woman was
dangerously ill at that ptint. Her
son Walter started at once, and DR..
swaine being telegraphed for started
in a day or two thereafter, both
reaching her bedside before death.
The doctor having returned. said to
US that nature had been exhausted
and that her life had simply gone
out. but that eminent medical skill
was in attendance, and that no one
ever had better nursing. 1t had
been for some days impossible to
keep anything whatever OH Mrs.
Blandin9's stomach. But the doc
tor succeeded in affording hef q
great deal of relief from Thursday
evening to ten O'Clock the next day,
when it seemed there was no earthly
help. he remaining till twelve
o'clock Friday night, and a train
coming toward home at that time
and knowing that Mrs. Blanding
could at the best live but a few
hours, started for home, she dying
Saturday morning.
Brief funeral services were held
over the remains and members of
her family at once accompanied the
same to Lancaster, Wisconsin.
where they were this week laid at
rest by the side of her parents
and tow children dying in infancy,
leaving her children, viz: James, In
Montana; Hugh, in Kansas; Mrs
Burbank, in Kansas; Mrs. G. NJ
Fisher in Dakota; Mrs. H. S. Hyatt
Walter, Joseph and Frank, this
city, to mourn the irreparable loss
And we think that j. W. Blandine
is not among the least Of those who
revere the memory of this goot
woman.
Mrs. Blanding was a pure woman
a true wife. a devoted mother, and
a kind neighbor. In her death moi
only the family but the community
suffers a great loss.
The TINES tenders its sympath,
to the bereaved family.
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY
A special meeting of the w. G. I
U. vas called Tuesday, Jan. 22nd t.
take action in regard to the deatl
of a valued member.-Mrs. NJ
Banding.
After the reading and prayer b,
the president, motion was mad,
and carried, that resolutions of sor
row and sympathy be drawn up ant
sent to the local papers for publca
ti0n. Therefore be it resolved:
That the women's Christian Tenn
perance Union of Wahpet"n d.
deeply feel the loss of our loved ant
respected sister, knowing full vel
that nc one can ever fill her plac
in our union. and that we shall ev
er miss her wise, judicioIs and ia
seeing counsel, and faithful attend
ance, therefore be it further re
solved,
That we will endeavor as far a
possible to advance this work il
which she was so much interested
that we will remember and incul
cate by our lives and teaching
those principles and instruction.
which governed her life, and b.
which she ever sought to guide an
comfort others. And further re
solved: That we will in memory q
her wear for thirty days combines
with our white ribbon badge, a blacI
ribbon; and all sisters not presen
today, are respectfully desired t
conform to this resolution, in mem
ory of one who will meet with u
no more on earth.
| Resolved: That we tender to he