The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-23
PAIL Of GLOOM
OVER MEDORA
For over all there hung a cloud
Of fear,
"A sense Of mystery the spirited
daunted,'' s

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Medora, N. D., Aug. 23s-To The
Forum: 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 departed childrena Friends have
so often asked, How did it happen?,
Early in the morning Of Aug. IL, a
heavy rain visited this section. The
danger from such rains is well known
to the old residents. These who died
We're young; little more than children;
their e~xperiencein crossing Bad Land
creeks was limited; little did these
dear children know the danger which
lurked inethe dark waters of the creeks
when at their floods.
]. A. McGregor, the father of Ruth,
lives on a ranch a short distance from
Medora; the children had promised to
visit the ranch, as 1t was their. GUS
tom on Sundays for dinner with their
parents. In company with Deputy
Sheriff Pherson and wife 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 or
twelve feet deep, and no sooner had
they entered the water than horses,
wagon and all were swept down
stream. The terrible current threw
the wagon over and the occupants into
the stream. This was aIl;& but this
was DEATH. Ruth never ssarose once
h went down.. Her frail. little, body
was found next morning, some dis
lance. down stream. her beautiful long
dark hair pentang1ed around a bush
next the bank. They say her face was
under the water. and the early morning
sun was shining on her fair face; fair,
even in death. Leo's body had drifted
farther down stream, and lodged at
a lower crossing. Ruth was born in
Dickinson twenty-four years ago, and
spent all her young life in Stark and
Billings counties. A pail has hung
over the quiet little town since the
death Of these young people. Persons
appear dazed. Business is at a stand
still. Persons are saying to one an
other: Can it be possible that they
are gone from out our little communi-
ty, and gone forever? Two young per-
sons who have been with us for years,
and were daily seen on the streets of
the little town. And now they are gone
forever. Gone in the very first bloom
of their young lives" - .,>.:.tr~
They were a little couple and a. dear
little couple. Every person liked them;
every person appeared to take a per-
sonal interest In them: we felt they
belonged to us; we were proud of
them. Now they are gone, and we will
see them no more. T.
A pail has hung over our little viii
lage. H.
The funeral was the largest ever
seen in Medora, persons coming from
many towns. Flowers, what beautiful
flowers" The flowers will not bring
back the loved ones, but Leo and Ruth
may know that they were not forgot
ten. " r.
, What can we say to the broken
hearted parents2 We can give them
our love; we can give them our sym
5pathy; that is ALI but tits ourzlove
and sympathy, and this is5 all. Il Time,
and time alone. will, in part,9heal the
wound" ..-. % -. E +~-. g.,-;r :
: and Ruth said, 'Entreat me not to
leave. thee, or return from following
after thee; for whether thou goest. I
will go; and where thou lodgest, l will
lodge; thy people shall be my people,
and thy God my God. =.
Where thou diest, will I die, and
there will I be %buried.'": =
j. W. Foley, sr.