Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-08-22

We Must Tell Of Our Own
So rrOw.


and yet it often seems as though the
grim reaper passed through the
world removing the happiest ones.
We cannot help but think of this
when we must write of the terrible
grief which came to the home of one
of the Reporter and Farmer family
during the past week. The writer
was at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
E. Wilson last Friday evening shortly
before the death of Mrs. Wilson and
saw the drawn expression upon her
face which was caused by the dread
full physical suffering. And then
again, shortly after the death angel
had passed, we looked again upon
that dear one and saw that all evil
dences of pain had passed and the
face wore smile of almost divine
peace. We could not but wonder
why such a choice should have been
made. Why one whose life and sur
roundings were so happy; one whose
home was blessed with every comfort
and great love; one who had a
great love to give and had been
blessed by great love in return;
one who had been a loving daughter;
one who had been a beautiful friend;
one who was a devoted, loving and
helpful wife who had just crowned
her life by becoming the mother of a
beautiful boy which was to have
made that home supremely happy.
No, we could not understand why
such choice should have been made.
Why so much happiness should be
destroyed. Whytwo such devoted
hearts, just blessed by heaven sent
son, should thus be severed, one to
sleep in death, the other to mourn
disconsolate through weary life. We
could not but ask; why? Why had
not some other been chosen? Why
this one, who had every blessing,
was taken? Why had not it been
from others we know to whom life
holds out nothing? Why not some
one who wished to go--because Of
life's disappointments and life's sor-
rows instead of this one who dearly
loved life and whose life gave 50
much promise for herself, her baby,
her husband, her mother, sister,
brothers and others. Why could not
this home SO filed with happiness
be permitted to endure? We could
find no answer. There is no answer
on this side of the grave. Over
there we all shall know.
| What peaceful hours we once enjoy'd
How sweet their memory still!
But they have left an aching void
The world can never fill"
Nina Mae Scott was born in Car
son City, Michigan, October IL, 1879.
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. E. Scott. Came to what is now
South Dakota with her parents
twenty four years ago and located at
Groton. Went to Aberdeen about
eight years ago and secured employ
ment there. Some three years since
met G.. Z. Wilson while on an excur-
sion to Ortonville. The friendship
there formed ripened into love and
was followed by their marriage in
Aberdeen October "a, 1906. Shortly
after their marriage they came to
| Webster. where Mr.. Wilson is
employed as foreman on this paper,
and this has since been their home.
Wednesday, August Ia, 1907, lit
tie baby boy was born. Thursday
albuminuria was detected and she
sank rapidly until her death about
1870 o'clock Friday evening. There
were present at her death her hus
band and her mother, Mrs. /. M.
Scott, of Aberdeen.
Short funeral services were held at
the home in this city, Saturday even
ing, Rev. Mitchell making a few
beautiful remarks. The remains
were taken to Aberdeen accompanied
by the bereaved husband and mother,
and husbands sister, Miss Myrtle
Wilson, of Fulda, Minnesota, and
Miss Emma Schultz and the pail
bearers, Martin Hotter, Martin john
son, c. A. Wells, Olaf Arneson, j. E.
Mccormick, Stephen Pearson and
HI. f. Denton. Funeral services
were held from the home of Mrs. l.
M. Scott, 713 South Arch street,
Sunday afternoon. Rev. MITCHELL of
this city, preached a very beautiful