Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1892-09-30
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are just as near to Dakota as to our dis
tant homes
Mrs. Frank Smith, gentle wife and
mother. faded away during the cold wins
ter of '84-'35.
The next summer the community was
| thrilled by the accidental death Of
strong man-Mr. Daniel Procunier. He
| was true pioneer, having travelled with
his family from Iowa to Montana, then to
Dakota, in wagon, driving his stock
His wife and sons aided by kind relatives,
took up his work, and live in prosperity
on the claim, which is his last earthly
| home.
Another terrible accident was the death
| by drowning of Mrs. Reynolds, a young
husband never recovered from the shock.
and few years later they were reunited.
His death was also accidental.
One Of our departed who was most las
mented was Miss Ella Brown--a fair
young glrl-who LETT southern climate
to brighten her parents home IN Dakota
"a fatal sacrifice of love. Our icy winds
chilled this frail flower until it dropped
and withered, and the following summer
she passed away, mourned not alone by
parents and lover, but by all who knew
| her.
''Nonc saw her but to love her.
Or named her but to praise"
Truly, "shc was DER pure for living out
of heaven = and from there she looks
upon us with that chlldlike grace we so
well remember.
Two old soldiers have gone from our
midst TO swell the fast gathering ranks Of
| the immortal army--Mr. Kelley and Mr..
| Cronk
Two ladies, well known in the southern
part of the county for their kindness and
| hospitality, have left husband and chill
drcn for the better homc--Mrs East and
! Mrs. Pitts.
Now we name one known and loved by
all =; whose bright, courageous spirit, un-
faltcring devotion and self-dcnying work
were g lory TO womankind, and will ever
be an inspiring memory - Mrs. Josie
Streetcr. We need not tell the story of
| her life among us. 1t is written on every
heart May the enterprise consecrated
by her love, and the offering of her life,
be devoted to noble aims and an influence
for good in the country. Our own words
fail. We give Whittier's beautiful lines
to his sister:
But still wait with ear and eye
For something gone which should be nigh
A loss in all familiar things
In flower that blooms and bird that sings
And yet, dear heart, remembering thee,
| Ain uOt ilCitCi Iudu VI Olu
Safe in thy Immortality,
| What change can reach the wealth hold?
| What chance can mar the pearl and gold
| Thy love hath left in tlust with me?
Mrs. Carpcntcr--wel known to many
an aged woman, who, with youthful zeal.
came to gam u home in the new country,
soon followed Mrs. Streetcr.
| The next winter II loving family was
| separated never 10 meet again this side OF
the Valley of Shadows. Mrs. S. \.
Hawks and her two little ones left IL
weeping household to mss them ever
more. A brave, true heart was hers, and
the few who were privileged to know her
vii. long remember her.
Two young mothers Of foreign birth
are remcmbercd--Mrs. Gutjahr and Mrs.
Sjerslee. Also, Mrs. Heptonstall, who
left two little children mothcrless.
Three pioneers who had made homes
here went away tor Il time, never to re-
turn--John Daniel, Heath II. Pitcher and
Miss Fanny Crawford. All had many
friends among us.
Louis Agard one of tile very earliest
settlers in Emmons county, passed away
some three Years since.
| Within the past year the visits Of the
| Angel Of Death have been more frequent.
Mr.. Herrick who was so suddenly, callclN
away, was greatly beloved by his 'friei 's
and mourned by all. Eloquent maf l6n
of his public and social worth has bocn
made before, We will pay what seems tC
US the highest tribute of all, given by his
weeping wife when she SAID to the friends
around her: "He ncvcESaid an unkind
word to me or the childMn.'' -.
A longtime resident Of the county.
Mr.. Samuel Alkire, of Emmonsbufg, died
during the past year.
This summer three mothers have ex-
changed the cares Of earth for the rest of
heaven. Mrs. Charlie Allen, wIi6 though
not long with us, was admired by all wko
| knew her Mrs. Hansen, faithful wife
Ind mother, seldom seen outside her own
home; and Mrs. Ficldcn, whose uney-
| pected death is still fresh in our thoughts
She was one of the earliest comers, ana
her patient, heroic devotion to her family
will never be forgotten.
Mr.. Dugald Campbell, Sr., an old man,
belonging TO one of our pioneer families,
also died this summer. X
The reaper Death has gathered flowers
as we'll as shcavcs IN these years. 4 mum
Der of little ofes have been taken from
fond parents, to lead them to look toward
tue land where their treasures are. Pre-
|scious is their memory in the homes they
have left. President Garfield said ''The
dead do not need US but, forever and
forever, we need them" So we say Of
our dead. For them we can do no more
The forms of some lie where marble mon
urtients rise; over others the wild flowers
blossom and the snow drifts. It matters
not, for IN the Home of the Soul" Is
light and warmth and joy. But they can
help US, The fortltude with which they
bore their burdens makes lis ashamed to
repine. Their virtues inspire us to lmita.
tion. Even their mistakes may teach US
useful lessons.
Let US remember the departed thought
fully. lovingly. and revorently, and as
the years go on and the list grows longer,
until -our, names are added. may we live
so that we shall be remembered for the
good that we have done, and, when the
gates open for us, Heaven may be glad
for our coming "There is no death /!
What seems so is transition.
This life of nsetal breath
Is but suburb of The lifo clyslan
Whose portal we eafs Death.
CONsUMp9 gGRED.
An old physician, rctifen rom practice, having
had placed in his hands by an East India mis-.
sonary the formula of a simple vegetable rem
edy for the speedy and permanent cure of Con.
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma, and all
Throat and Lung Diseases, also a positive and
radical cure for Nervous Debility and all Ner-
yous Complaints, after having tested its won,