Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-30
In r1ernorian1.


Died, December 20, 1897, al sSoeloeS
p M, OF plura-pneamonia, Clara Frances
McI,ougan Arthur, wife OF John ".
Arthur. Deceased was born at Sparta.
Wisconsin, 0ctober3 3, 1861 and at the
tine of her death was 20 vears, ?
months and 26 days old.
One can hardly take.up "a newspaper
BEAT that notices similar To the aaoye
meets has eye. YET back Of those few
short lines lies thelife events OF ONE Of
6od's creatures the innocent Joss OF
eAildbeod, the approaching. response
hshties oi womaabood, She step. from
slaideshood to womanhcod. the s,sssum-
ption oS the joys and cares OF awife. and
then - mother. The biath of tfse off.
spring adds strength TO the beads oil
love existing between husband and wife.
it Is the iiapaE and c~osailete sraition of
married life, and when asmotben is called
from her litta flock, through Coils wis
dom, it leaxps an ashing void that
nothing butaTime, ~thesgreat hssler OF all
sorrows, cssa soften.
Mrs. Arshur, together wsth other
wives and mothers oi our community,
spent the days preceding Christmas in
selecting and purchasing presents Tor
the hnsl and and children. No thought
of deatlswas in ler- mind: the future
seemed oil OF happiness aad prosperity
for her and hers. ON. the. goth inst, MIR.
and Mas. Arthur purchased a home in
our midst. Spare momsnts were spent
discussing plans for tins future OF this.
iamig. Like a ahiet ia fhc night came a
dark shadow o.Ser the sunlight oi their
hanpsness.-a dipad dssease obtained n
era grasp OF the lraA body. Everything
possible was done to successfully combat
the disease that was gradually absorb
tag her vitality /. the affectionate, loving
oare of the husband the unrenitting
and careful Attendance oil kind friends
aud aud careful nurses, and tae com
bined eifnrts oil three physicians was OF
no avail. Gods fingers touched hA.
brow mssl she slept. Like a tired child
she went to sleep, to awaken on the
bright shores OF Eteraity." Kind
friends offer to the husband aud children
words OF consolation, but they are in
vaia. Their grief is so deep aud
poignant that lime alone will soften,
ha. not obtiterate.
Clara Frances Arthur was married to
John w. Arthur at 0watonna, Mime
sota, on the oath day OF March, 1885,
leaving there Immediately for Webster.
They resided on tn il farm in Morton
township Tor eight years, but for the
past iour years they have lived in Web
stcr, Two years OF which time Mr.. Arthur
has been the editor OF the Reporter and
Farmer. Three children have blessed
this union, Robert, Irene and Walter
! aged twelve, eleven aii1six respectively.
In addition to the husband and child
rcn, Mrs. Arthur leaves an aged father
and mother TO mourn her loss. She
Joined the Congregational church on the
! 10Th day Of octohes, loso, aud was che
| Noble Grand elect 81 the Rcbckall lodge,
OF which order she was q Charter mcni-
Der. She was possessed 0: 9 frank,
jovial nature, and was ever ready To-
extend a helping hand to the poor and
needy. But she has gone from us, 'and
the future stands revealed to this spirit
made omniscient by the journey through
the Valley o. the Shadow OF Death" We
all aud consolation in the thought
There Is a world above,
Where parting is unknown
a lolg eternity vi love,
Formed for tl. good alone
And faith beliolis the dying here
TRANSLATED to that glorioussphere,'
~ ssRMpan OF TIE RrsrSAa Lopos