Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-02-06
Sorrow Enters Two Langdon Homes.

Mrs. Bryson's many Langdon friends
and relatives of the family deeply SYM
pathize with her in the sorrow which
entered the home Friday forenoon last
week when Deaths messenger
ed her eleven year old little daughter,
Lillian. The people of the community
were both grieved and shocked as it
was not generally known until a few
hours before that her illness of several
weeks duration hnd arrived at such a
critical condition. The illness of Lillian
Bryson primarily dates from last fall, at
which time she was taken down with
typhoid fever, which fingered for nearly
two months, leaving the patients health
and strength badly impaired. She re-
entered school, but in less than a week
was again under the doctors care when
an epidemic of whooplng cough and
measles became prevalent among her
children in town. Langdon had been
her home since babyhood and among
the older people as we'll as among the
playmates at school she was a favor1te
and generally beloved for her genial and
companionable disposition. Her taking
away SO early in life is a bereavement
that brings a peculiar loneliness to an
already lonely home. The funeral ser
vice was held Monday in the forenoon
from st. Alphonsus church and was
quite generally attended by Langdon
people as we'll as the class mates of the
deceased in the city schools.
Again this week the shadow of death
falls over another Langdon home when
att quarter past two o'clock Annie
Power, wife of MIR. Joseph Power breath
ed her last, no longer able to withstand
the ravages OF that dread disease pneu-
monia, from which she has been quite
seriously i'll for nearly a month. Two
weeks ago there we're indications that
medical skill and devoted nursing had
obtained the mastery over the grim
AoopoA, ooC A0ld|Sc ludL S6G III ldLoI
left the chances of the patients recovery
practically hey nd hope.
The deceased, Annie Power, was born
May 10Th, 1870 at Slanstead, Province of
Quebec, and in company with her par
ents came to Minnesota when a little girl
only ten yeaas old and remained there
until 1891 when she came to Langdon to
to take charge as teacher of the primary
department of the city schools, which
position she continued to hold for four
years. On January 18th, 1896 deceased
became the wife of Mr.. Joseph Power of
this city, their home having been here
ever since. The immediate family left
to mourn the passing away of a faithful,
and affectionate wife and loving mother
are the borrowing husband, three
daughters, Annie, Eleanor and Isabel,
and one son, Richard. Their first born,
Joseph, Jr., being numbered among the
victims of the cyclone that visited Lang
don with death and disaster on May %.
1909. She also leaves a father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. John Power, of
Rec Lake Falls. Mimi, the latter being
here to attend the funeral; three bro
theirs, James and Albert, of C%rookston,
and John r., of Mohall, N. d., the first
named two arriving here Tuesday; three
sisters, Mrs. McKinnon, of Crookston,
Mrs. Collins, of Warroad and Mrs Sch
neider, of Wylie, all with the exception
OF the last named beng here,
The people of Langdon and vicinity
have for long years known Mrs. Power
as being a kind and indulgent mother
and an atfectionate wife. One who will
be sadly missed by all in the sorrow
stricked family circle of the lonely home
and the whole community join in extend.
ing heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved
husband and motherless little ones
The funeral is being held this fore