The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-23
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Langdon Woman, Aged So. Has Eek.
l. hibit at State Farther Life
q, Holds Romance of Interest,

Grand Forks Times: A display o
n~eedlework in the women's department
which bears a small card saying tha
1T Is the hand work of a lady who hal
passed her eighty-third birthday, per
haps has caused more wonder an,
comment than n other specimen il
that big Departments. Almost every
visitor picks up the largest piece, {
gentleman's white linen shirt and whe1
through examining it, can hardly be,
THeve that those fine stitches could pos,
sibly have been made by one in hel
eightieth year. Then there is a fin,
lace handkerchief with the most beau
tlfui of hemstitchtng made by thi!
same aged lady, and two specimens o,
crochet are equally as fine.
MRS. d. Woolner Of Langdon is the
exhibitor Of this exceptionally fne
work and she is an annual contributor
to the North Dakota state fair. Ever,
year Mrs. Woolner's box comes, and
though SO years old, she has not VET
missed attending the state exposition
and never goes home without carrying
a deservedly earned prize for hel
needlework. She undoubtedly will be
AMONG the visitors today, as she usual
Fly arranges to be here for the opening
festivities.
Mrs. W%oolner's history is even more
interesting than her beautiful needle
work and because she, has bsen a
North Dakotan since the early '7O's and
has been associated with its earliest
missionary work along the Red river
valley, something of her early life will
be timely.
Mrs. Woolner is an English lady and
in her m~aidenhood was for years a
matchmaking to a lady of the nobil-
ity. With this lady she travelled ex-
tensfvely and her every leisure moment
was devoted to needlework. Naturally
talented, she was given every oopor-
tunity and learned to do everything
that was both difficult ana beautiful in
this art. She stuffed too. and was
much interested in medicine, a knowl-
edge which years later proved Z Gcd-
send to early North Dakota pioneers.
While ~trayeling on the island Of
maiden met a young British soldier
with whom she fell in love and the
wedding took place on the island. AS
Mrs. Woolner, the wife of the young
soldier. she continued to travel
for some years, visiting such places as
the Bermuda islands and crossing the
ocen several different times.
Finally Mr.. Woolner decided to come
to America and 1t was after coming to
Dakota that he entered the ministry.
For years he did much noble missions
airy work in the valley and his wife
was ever with hinn, doing good deeds.
IT was here that she always carried
called to distant places to tend the
sick. There were no physicians in
those days and often she rode many
miles on horseback to give relief to
were located at Emerson and along
the Canadian boundary. Later Mr..
Woolner was the Methodist pastor OF
several churches in Pembina county.
including Drayton.
Mrs. Woolner has been a widow for
about fifteen years and during that
time a made her home with her
don Democrat. The aged lady is very
active for her years and Isl a most
charming woman to meet. She is as
conyersant today al in her younger
days and is. still SO much interested in
sewing and other fine arts that she
never forgets to prepare something for
the state fair. Mrs. Woolner usually
enjoys very good health, blu during
which i~ndisposed her for some time.
From this she has entirely recovered,
however.