Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-08-29
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Last rites over the body Of Mrs.
Bert Stotlar were solemnized at the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
< afternoon. the services being conduct
I. ed by Rev Wallace. " s. 54i*
\ abide With US, For It Iss Toward
! Evening"" Luke "a 29, was the text
selected BY Rev. Wallace usic was
furnished by the regular church choir,
Crock of: Ages III There's "a Beautiful
4 Mansion On High. n r. and = Lead Kindly,
Light" being used. 81; III S,s I'LL
The many edingly beautiful for.
Z al tributes gave proof OF the love and
. esteem in which the deceased was held
by large circle OF friends In Devils
z Lake and Ramsey county. The, floral
:. designs include edi the emblem of the;
]. Epworth league, white lilies from the
Ladies' Aid society, of which Organiza-
/: ton Mrs. ,Stotlar was a member and
4 devoted worker, 4 a pillow from M $:
y Stotlars two sisters and a circle from
! the employees OF Mann's store, besides
many individual floral gifts from her.
= friends.
4 Mrs. Bert Stotlar, nee Reid, was
born at Marion, Ill., ov.8 %, 1888, at
!: which place her parents "a M II and Mrs:
Vim. Reid still reside. She was a3 q a
\ graduate Of the sMa rion, .,S Ugh
y school and at the age Of fifteen united
/ with the Christian church of that city.
Her marriage to Mr.. Bert Stotlar oc-
! CURED June q, i 907 Il NJ +. }Sstotl ar at the
time being engaged in business sir e at: at
Herrin, III. They anne to Devils 81 Lake J. Ks
u a little over two years "A go q and H dur l
T ing their residence here. have ga gained n e.
:5Sthe love and & friend dship Of q large
circle of friends ~ p pon coming TO
Devils Lake they Joined the !, s,M IA thod-
& ist Episcopa churc and b NaH
times been closely sa associate Ted wit 4 the Us
work ST the church ii all its branch INC
es, especially The .:il Sunday II 5L'
seho "a
A sad tragedy which stgdl pc re, 's,
v :memb,eirred by their many friends, Soc. c
Cured in their home a little oyers5a We t$;
I: 81. year ago, when their only bid Lld a
{ son. Arthur, aged four years, was bad sl'
I ly burned: The little man linz ger'ed 13i1 in
great i agony several weeks before t,t 't'9
death came. The mother was then 81 #iIr =
a quite delicate condi dition Of health b ltl
and the shock and grief seemed Fil5s more lq l's
( than she $corssd bear ait hough n ! an tl
other child, a girl, came into the home hp rl
4 short time afterwar and her s.: mint 11 4
became gradually affected.
Hoping that chang of s surround U T O No
ings might bring relief she ~ vas sen stsl I
h to Denver, olo 70 receive treatmeen 90 IN
from her brother a 4 there ars'
and Bit recently it was thong ghtg ftllist tha
indications of impro l7. were yis 't
ible. Everyt thing ssible' was .els't Don
to make her surrounding pleasant
hoping that her mind \ might A be 3Sre MS
lieyed Ut the terrible nightmare Whlicl u q
+. constantly appeared ia her vision n bn lt'll
from letters she left. lit y would ~ seer s,a,9r
that she could not rid her mlnd q 4
thought Of death. i553 {l$S
On Monday evening, Aug q Stf esll
s the crisis was reached, when & una lLl 81
| to fight it of, she anne 10 her deaf
@ by her own hand is but 1ll fttln I'D
that afew extracts be given here y islnf,l froi
letters she left, which will 5to a'o' som R g
extent, show the attitude ct her mmt lt
Il All, not ending life pe cans
want to5 die, for a one wants rant "
live any worse than do, PIT q .l Sc Sc
never overcome this morbid ms Ieelln "a
and be the Jolly person want to u. y
- therefore can be. q no pleasure ia g
any one.
have the best hus band on :ess eart hls
and hope that oneS4Vl y 5lnf ~, ~
way blame him for this terribles desesao
.: l ou VII prob wonde er .fa noW
y can do such an act and leave this lltt
babe But realize my conditio ION ~ !,
know can ii Of care for aler as y
should be cared for .5z5fsS
The many friends of the decease ss5E
here Join the hus bana sIl 81
sisters III their niolirnirlg 8 her unhme 5
"A % III,