Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-02
AN EARLY DAY PIONEER
GONE TO HER REWARD
Mrs. Jos. Hamann for Over Thirty
Years Langdon Resident Dies
at Bainville, Mont.

Word was received here Saturday
forenoon by relatives and friends of
the death of Mrs. Agnes Hamann, at
Bainville, Mont, which occurred Fri
day, February 25th at about half-past
twelve O'Clock in the afternoon, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. f.
Rehbein, with whom she had been
visiting since leaving Langdon last
November. On the Saturday of the
week previous Mrs. Hamann had been
seized with an attack of bronchial
pneumonia, but with nursing by her
daughter and prompt medical treat
ment it had been checked and her
recovery was looked for. At this
time symptoms of an old trouble,
diabetes, became evident and found
the patient in such weakened physi-
cal condition that the result was fatal
death coming peacefully on Friday,
February 25th, shortly after the hour
of noon. The first news to reach
Langdon of Mrs. Hamann's illness
came in a special delivery letter
reaching here Tuesday. kilograms
received Thursday told of a change
for the worse and one arriving Friday
morning brought news that death had
called her home. The messages were
received by the youngest son, Charlie,
who was in readiness to leave fol
Bainville when ne VI of his mothers
death came, though it was doubtful
from the first, owing to poor trair
service if he would have reached there
in time.
Mondays train brought the body
home to Langdon to be given a tina
resting place in the Catholic cemeter,
by the side of her husband, JOSEPH
Hamann, who died July 9th, 1914
Accompanying the remains on the sac
journey were Mr.. and Mrs Rehbeil
and family and Mrs. Albert klodt
also a daughter of the deceased resid
ng at Bainviile. The forenoon o
Wednesday, March lat, at ten o'clocl
occurred the funeral from the Hamanl
family home north of Lapgdon
friends and neighbors from far AM
near coming to attend the service hel
, at st. Alphonsus church previous t.
! the burial in Calvary cemetry.
, Mrs. Hamann, whose maiden nam
was Agnes Doyle, was over sixty-f fou
years old, was born at Brockville
Ont, her parents being Irish and il
their early married life had emigrate'
to Canada. Deceased came to Cava
lier county in company with he
widowed mother and brothers an
, sisters in 1882 and at the old Doyl
homestead east of Langdon becam
the bride of Joseph Hamann on Octo
Der 18th, 1884. The wedding servic
being performed by Rev. Father St
, Pierre, at that time priest of dig
parish. Six children were born t
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamann, the eldest
Annie, Mrs. Stamm, of Iona Daisy
Mrs. Albert Klodt; Miss Teres
Hamann, Agnes, Mrs Rehbein an
| two sons, Joseph and Charlie. L
). addition to the eight grand children
) Mrs. Hamann is also mourned by
, brother, w. J. Doyle, of Flaxville
Mont; Mrs. Annie Campbell, 0
Moosejaw, Sask; Miss Teresa Dono
van, of Winnipeg; Mrs. Sarah Cor
rigan, of Glentana, Mont. and Mrs
Hudson, Of Brockville, Ont. A sister
Mrs. Debrow, of Langdon and brothe
John Doyle, in Montana, preceded he
in death recently. In residence il
!, the vicinity of Langdon covering tn
past thirty years Mrs Hamann wa
known by all as woman of mos
admirable character, kind and loving