Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-04-04
Life Of Miss Best
Describe d IN Obituary


Desert bed III Obituary
Miss Mary Elizabeth Best, eldest
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Best
was born III Peshtigo, Wis., November
18TH. 1875, died In Florence, s. D.. on
March 24th 1912, being at the time Of
her death sS years, 4 months and 3
days of age.
At the age Of 1s months she with
her parents moved to Hammond, Wis,
where she resided till 1888, from there
moving to Pipestone, MINI, She grad.
lsuated from the high school there III
1897. That fall she entered Carleton
college at Northf1eld, Mimi, but was
taken i'll in a few months and was
Obliged to leave thus completing her
| education. IN
81 The he fall fl Il Of ii30i sne with her paw
ents moved to Watertown, having
made that her home up to the time
of her death, excepting IA months
while living on a claim and teaching.
School few months.
Deceased was a member Of the
Presby byterian church at tPipestone,
Minn, also a member of the Rebekah
Hodge at that place.
For The past ten years. Lizzie as she
was known to her friends, had besn;
q great sufferer, and many times had
her life been despaired OF, but her
great vitality. indomitabie will and al
most superhuman energy kept her
alive. Il
This same will kept her still at her
duties in the school room last Friday
until 2 O'clock; that afternoon she
was taken to The home OF her aunt,
Mrs. "A. g. Burnstad, OF this place
where pleuro-pnenmonia rapidly de-
lveloped; even her great vitality and.
endurance in time refused to keep the.
faint spark of life aglow, and in spite
lof all that devoted love and care could
do, she peacefully breathed her last
Hers was a lovely character to
which many virtues were blended. So
entwined are the strings Of love a..
round the hearts Of her father, mother.
sister and brother, that it seems the
cords will not be rent, but will bind
forever. N s355
She leaves to mourn her loss a de-
voted father and mother, brother,
Gordon, and sister, Mrs. Jennie Park
of st. Anthony, Idaho. the latter being
unable to be present at the funeral;
besides innumerable relatives and.
friends. 55s3
Six of her cousins performed the
last sad rites, as pail bearers, she all
ways having had a strong regard for
the ties Of kinship. HSf
Many and beautiful were the floral
offerings Of her friends, the casket
being literally filed with flowers.
The relatives from out of town who
attended the funeral we're her aunt,
Mrs. Geo. Clark and uncle, DR.. Aleck
Brown OF Pipestone, MINI.
Funeral services were conducted at
the M. b. church Of Florence by Rev.
Radcliffe, the pastor at 2:30 p. m !,
Wednesday.
The remains were taken to Watec-
town on the 10 o'clock train that even
ing and the following morning short
services were conducted by Rev. e..
Kearns, pastor OF the Presbyterian
church.
For the present the remains will be
inferred III the mausoleum at Mi.
Hope cemetery, Watertown.
Alone unto our Fathers viii
One thought hath reconciled;
That he whose love sex eedetfl ours
Hath taken home his child.
Fold her, oh Father! In thine arms
And let her henceforth be ss
a messenger of love between
Eonr human hearts and Thee.
Florence Forum.
T Il. Armstrong Of Henry, was tran
Esacting business in the city Thurs.
day;