The Irish standard., 1903-03-21
IN DEATH HONORED.
The Talented Authoress, "Minnie Mary
Lee." Passes Away at ST. Cloud

Inc talented Authoress, Minnie Mary
Lee.' Passes Away at ST. Cloud.
The st. Cloud Daily Times of
March 10 gives the following biograph-
lcal sketch of Mrs. Julia A. A. Wood
tile brilliant and venerable authoress
known to thousands of admirers
throughout the Northwest as Minnie
Mary Lee" The article wus written
by II. c. Waite of st. Cloud:
ION Monday evening, just as the
sun went down. and the shades of
evening were covering with Il sable
mantel city, town and country, the
eyes Of the tired, wornout sufferer
closed upon all things worldly, her
soul ascended to the God who gave it.
ana Mrs. Julia a. a. Wood was dead
to all things earthly. The sorrows.
the trials, the human struggles of
human life were ended; but her spirit
eyes opened upon an eternity of bliss
ana happiness, and her ears heard the
joyful greeting: Enter thou into the
joy Of the Lord
Mrs. Wood was a woman of MANY
admirable traits of character. Hor's
was gentle, lovable, endearing dis
position, and during the more than
fifty years she resided at Saul Rapids,
she was known and recognized far and
near us born lady-a woman who
was beloved by all who knew her
Into her life as to that of all human
kind, there came sorrows too hard to
bear, but here her true Christian
spirit, her devotion and love for the
Man of Sorrows, enabled her to bear
the heavy burdens of her cross.
The writer, realizing that only one
who has known Mrs. Wood through
the long period of her Minnesota resi-
dence, could tittingly pen her biog-
lnphy, requested Hon. II. G. Waite to
perform this duty to departed worth.
lie kindly consented, saying that it
was a sad task; that it seemed like
writing an eptaph of one of his fam
lily, for the departed was one who
was dear to him and his.
ut becomes my painful duty to
chronicle today the death of Mrs.
Julia a. a. Wood. an old resident of
Sauk Rapids, and one of the carly
pioneers of Minnesota, who departed
this, life at st. Raphacls hospital
March Z, at I p. m, at the age of
sevcnty-scvcn and some months
Mrs. Wood was born April 13, 1929.
at New London, i'm the State of New
Hampshire. She received Il fine liter
airy and classical education in the
schools of that date. and, in 1910, she
wass married to the late William III.
Wood. also Il graduate of one of the
Eastern universities, who died Sept.
-, 1870. OF this union there was born
to them five children, two of whom
died in infancy. the survivors being
a. DcLacy Wood, Harry T.. Wood
residents of Saul Rapids and Mrs.
i. III. lIinelinc. of Minneapolis. With
her husband. she became Il resident of
Sank Rapids as early as 1851, and
with few Interruptions has continued
to reside there ever since, uncomplain-
ingly sharing with others the hard
ships and privations of frontier life,
and never losing faith in the future
of the locality which had been select
ed as her home. Under the "nom dc
plume of "Alinnic Mary Lee" she as
sisted her husband in the editorial
management of the New Era, a week
ly paper published at Sank Rapids.
and which, If 1 mistake not, preceded
the Sauk Rapids Fronticrsman. and at
the same time she was IL valued cor
respondent of several Eastern news
papers, ana was Il contributor to
magazines, notably those of standard
excellence. She is also the author of
several books, which have obtained n
wide reading, such as "rhe Heart Of
Mayhem Lake." "Into the Light OF
Catholicity," "Hubcrt's Wife," "rhc
Brown House of Duflield," "Strayed
from the Fold" "Three Times Three.
or BAIL, Beatrice Ethel" "Story of
Annette" and Hazel Green's Rival"
The foregoing only comprise Il pro
portion of her literary productions;
in fact her mature life has been large.
ly devoted to literature. and has OBJ
tnincd for her a recognition which will
long outlive her deccase.
The writer of this obituary notice
first became acquainted with Mrs
Wood in the summer Of 1855. when
she and her husband occupied Linden
Terrace" in the village of Sank Rap
DIS, then town on the remote frontier
of civilization, but withnl beauty
spot in the valley of the upper Mis-
sIssippi. 1t was an ideal home in the
midst of wilderness. noted far and
wide for the hospitality administered
by Its occupants, and for the easy
dignity with which she graced each
and every occasion. Both she and her
worthy husband We're recognized as
among the first citizens of the new
territory. One did then hardly ex-
'pect to find among the hardy frontiers