Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-22
.B|G FUNERAL FOR
MR.AND MRS,HAR1
Funeral 0bsequies for Nj,
and Mrs. Hart at medOra
Largely Attended

Largely Alte0Oe0
Gen. I. II. Poole returned Thurs
day from Medora where he attended
the funeral OF Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Hart,
who were drowned ut that place Sun,
day evening. Mrs. Hart is q daughter
OF J. A.. McGregOr. c%x.county auditor
OF Billings county, and well and fay
orably known throughout the state.
Mr., Hart was connected with the
Stockman's bank of MedOra and was
about "a years og age, while his wife
who had been in the Office Of register
Of deeds for sometime prior to her
marriage. was % years. Both were
highly popular. Services we're held
at the home OF the deceased in Me.
dora on Wednesday and were largely
attended, there being fully 300 PEG.
pie from outside the city in attend
ance, coming from Sentinel - Butte,
Beach, Dickinson and all along the
line. The Elks of Dickinson attend
ed in a body. The floral offerings
were beautiful and profuse. Ser.
vices were conducted by Rev. Or.
chard, who had performed the we'd
ding ceremony last February which
bound the unfortunate couple as a
Dickinson Thursday afternoon.
Their tragic death has caused a pail
to settle over the community, and
condolences arc extended yhe SUIT
viving relatives.
A Tribute.
= The following tribute is paid the
deceased couple by J. w. Foley Of
Medora, who was Il close friend of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart:
"For over all there hung a cloud of
fear, ..
"A sense of mystery the spirit daunt-
ed"
Funeral services were held over the
remains of Leo Hart and wife, Ruth
McGregor.Hart today; the bodies will
be inferred at Dickinson tomorrow.
Is this all we can say Of these de.
parted children? Friends have 80
often asked "How did it happen?"
Early in the morning of the 18th
instant, heavy rain visited this &C.
ton. The danger from such rains
are well known to the old residents.
These who died we're young; little
more than children; their experience
in crossing "Bad Land" creeks was
limited: little did these dear children
know the danger which lurked in tho
dark waters Of the creeks when at
their floods *'+'7t.' "'@@'et -s'"gs
J. A. McGregor, the father of Ruth,
lives on a ranch a short distance
from Medora: the children had pro.
missed to visit the ranch, as it vas
their custom on Sundays for dinner
with their parents. In company with
Deputy Sheriff Pherson they left town
about 5 p m. for the ranch. The
conveyance was a two seated wagon
drawn by two horses. On arrival at
the crossing, near the ranch, they saw
the water was high; but like young
persons who are full of hope and life
they boldly entered the crossing. The
crossing was up stream; that is, the
road came out higher up than it en-.
tered. The water was fully ten OF
twelve feet deep. and no sooner had
they entered the water than horses,
wagon and all we're swept down
stream. The terrible current threw
the wagon over, and the persons into
the stream. This was all; but this
was death. Ruth v rose once
she went down. Her frail little body
was found. next morning. some dis
lance down stream. Her beautiful
long, dark hair entagngled around a
bush next the bank. They say her
face was under the water. and the
early morning sun shining on her
fair face; fair. even in death. Leo's
body had drifted father down stream
and lodged at D lower crossing.
Ruth was born in Dickinson TWEEN
BY four years ago, and spent all her
Young life in Stark and Billings coun-
lies. A pail has hung over the quiet
little town since the death of these
young people. Persons appear dazed,
Business is at a %standstill. Persons
are saying to one another: Can 1t
be possible that they are gone from
out our little community, and gone
'orever? Two young persons who
lave been with us for. years. and were
1aily seen on the streets Of the little
town. And now they are gone, and
gone for ever. People in the very
irst bloom of their young lives"
These were a little couple and a dear
title couple. Every persons liked
hem; every person appeared to take
] personal interest in them; we felt
hey belonged to us; we We're proud
II them. Now they are gone, and
We will see them no more.
A pail has hung over our little vii
age.
The funeral was the largest ever
|een in Medora, persons coming from
many towns. Flowers! What beau:
iful flowers! The flowers will not
,ring back the loved ones: but Leo
md Ruth may know that they were
lot forgotten.
What can we say to the broken
parents? We can give them
,ur love; we can give them our SYM
,athy; this is all: but It is u love
md sympathy and this is all. Time,
nd time alone will. in part, heal the
wound.
"And Ruth said: "Entreat me not
8 leave thee, or return from follow
ng after thee: for whether thou goest
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