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- The Fergus Falls Weekly Journal, Thursday, Nov. 25, 18
PELICAN RAPIDS - Mrs. A.E. Rathbun received the sad intelligence of
the death of her father at his home in Kansas. Mr. Rathbun went down to attend
the funeral and help administer the estate.
Cass County Pioneer, Walker, Cass County, Minnesota, October 12, 1923
PROMINENT EDITOR IN EARLY DAYS
MRS. ANN E.B. RATHBUN, DIED FRIDAY, OCT.5 AT THE AGE OF 80 YEARS.
Mrs. Anna E.B. Rathbun died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mabel
Rogers, in Walker, Friday October 5 at 9:45 PM of Bright's Disease, after a
very long and painful illness. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at
2:00 in the Community Church. Rev. W.E. Hammond delivering the address. The
deceased led a very prominent life. Her maiden name was Anna Elizabeth Bassett
and she was born at Goshen, New York. At the age of 10 she entered a newspaper
office as an apprentice and continued in the printing business during h
school years and up until the time of her marriage, which occurred November
26, 1866 when she was married to Alonzo E. Rathbun at LaSalle, Illinois. Mr.
Rathbun was also a printer and they conducted newspapers at different points in
the east for the first few years of their married life. But owing to the ill
health of the husband caused by injuries received in the Civil War, they
removed to Minnesota in 1879, and settled near Pelican Rapids. The call of the
press was too strong upon them and it was not long until they moved into the
village of Pelican Rapids and became the publishers of the Park Region
Pioneer. Mr. Rathbun's health became worse and he went back east leaving the
entire management and editorial work to his wife where she continued for a
number of years and until shortly before she came to Walker in 1900. Mr
Rathbun and her two children, Aurelia and Lewis, lived here for several years
and until the daughter finished her education and had been married to J
Mounts. The deceased then moved with her son Lewis to Akeley. After that, they
went to Ashby, Minnesota where Lewis had established a newspaper. There she
lived until about three months ago when her health became so very poor that no
hopes could be entertained for her recovery and for that reason her daughters
thought it best to bring her back to Walker where they could be with her
during her last days, and Mrs. Mabel Rogers, her eldest daughter, has been
untiring in her loving care of the sufferer. There were six children, two boys
and four girls who all survive her. Mr. Rathbun died several years ago. The
children are: Mrs. Mabel Rogers and Mrs. A.A. Oliver of Walker; Arvine Rathbun
of Springfield, Oregon; Mrs. Sadie VanCleve of Garrison, North Dakota; Mrs.
J.K. Mounts of Battle Lake, Minnesota, and Lewis Rathbun of Ashby, Minnesota.
Mrs. and Mrs. Lewis Rathbun and Mrs. J.K. Mounts drove over and attended the
funeral services, but Arvine and Mrs. VanCleve were too far away to be able to
reach here.
'Tis hard to lose a mother even though her death be preceded by such
intense suffering that one is almost glad to see her at rest, and the intense
grief of the children and the many grandchildren is a tribute to the motherly
love and care which she lavished upon them in the years gone by. The following
verse as written by Mrs. Rathbun while yet in the prime of life was read at
the services.
IN FANCIES REALM
How Blessed 'tis to sleep when comes the need
To slip away from toil and care and wrong
Into the shadow ran his revelence feet
the bount of life and make its current strong
And some there to who crave the dreamless sleep
So far away from knowledge of their breath
That gazing on them friends might find me weak
Stirred by the pathos of what seems like death.
But I, Oh dear Creator ask Thee thus
Let me not lapse from conscious being ere
Even though sleep deny me dreams of bliss
Still let me dream and vigors aspect wear
What dreams may hold I fear not of Thee still
Aware of watching through the dark to know
For my beloved fears? whilst then they will
Can my disquieted no further go
To be oblivious of Thee, not to feel
Through all the fantacism they strong pulse anear
My pulse is obvious token and love seal
To loose myself 'tis only what I fear,
Anna E. Bassett Rathbun
Pelican Rapids, July 11, 1887
Printed July 1887
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