Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-05-30
GONE TO REST.
Another Old Settler Lays Down Tier
Burden aud Goes to Dwell in That
Land Where Sickness and Suffer.
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Land Where Sickness and Suffer.
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Last Thursday May %, 1907 the
word long looked for came to the peo-
pie of Linton. After months yes,
years-of suffering, Grandma WAGNER
was called to her eternal rest. The
latal disease was cancer Of the stomach.
Mrs. WAGNER was born on the sth
day OF June, 1871, and was therefore
To years, u months aud Il days old at
the time of her DEATH Her maiden
name was Phoebe Amanda Eldridge.
The place of her birth was Mcadvile,
Pennsylvania. When a child she was
taken by her parents tp Iowa, and
shortly afterward the family moved
to Knoxville, Knox county, Illinois
the county in which Galesburg is stu
ated. She was united in marriage ON
Christmas day, 1862, to A. G. Wagner,
at her Illinois home.
Ten years after their marriage the
husband, wife and children moved
from Knox county to Adair county,
Iowa. In 1882 Mr.. and Mrs. WAGNER,
then in middle life, moved to Ipswich,
In the southern half of the then Terri
tory OF Dakota. In 1884 they came to
Emmons county, settling about twelve
miles southwest of the present town
OF Linton. They took up their resi-
dence in this village in the year 1900.
Mrs. WAGNER was u member of the
Methodist church. She was q good,
Christian woman. and was beloved by
all who knew her. She had been an
invalid for thirty years: but, in spite
Of her continuous suffering, SHE had
always pleasant word for any one
whom She met. She was devoted to
her family, and her husband, sons,
daughters, sons-in.law and grandchil-
dren will miss grandma for many "A
year.
1T is almost impossible for the
younger generation to understand the
devoted loyalty to their country that
possessed the souls OF the women of
the north during the civil war, and
particular was this true of the wives
of Union soldiers. 1t the matter Of
Memorial Day services or OF any other
medium for honuring patriotism and
loyalty, no member of the Grand Army
took more intense interest than the
venerable lady who has left u.s. Know
Ing what sacrifices were made i'm the
dark days of the civil var in defense
of the nations blnner she worshipped
that banner with All intense devotion,
and when the tired and weary body
was lowered to the grave its coffin bore
number of small American flags AN
appropriate tribute toone who, though
by her sex prevented from carrying
arms in the dark days of the nation.
was as true patriot as those who
went forth in that nations defense
The funeral took place last Sunday
May %, 1907. The services were held
in the Methodist church, which could
not provide room for all who wished
to be present, and a large number were
compelled to remain outside
The funeral sermon was preached by
the Rev. S. w. Hover, pastor OF the
church. II was beautiful discourse
sympathetic in tone, but the basic idea
of his words being that death, instead
Of constituting cause for great sor-
row by surviving friends, should be
tempered with the thought that the
departed one was really just beginning
il happy and sinless life, and the
parting was temporary separation
The interment OF the remains took
place in Linton cemetery The pail
bearers were the following named civil
war comrades Of the husband of the
departed wife and mother: q. H..
McLan, Joseph Fuller, t. a. Will
liaRs, II. Il. Anderson, j ID. Merrill
and ID. r. Streeter
And now all that was mortal Of
Grandma WAGNER sleeps the long sleep
on a sunny hillside not far from where
her family and neighhors continue the
work called for in the daily affairs OF
Iifo IN I,ne th<, cnaoonc