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Show A GOOD WOMAN GOXE TO II Ell RICWAUP In reading of the death of Mrs. Ostergaard, the thought came to me. - as it probalby did to many others, that something more should be s:ild about 'this wonderful woman, who was a real heroine in many instances and many, many times. In ahis 'basin there are few .families .fami-lies of 5, 10 or 15 years ago' who liave not felt the kindness and prompt lielp In sickness, of this woman and many can testify to her quick answers to calls where there was sickness and not always a doctor doc-tor that could cdme. 'No storm was too much and Fonic limes she was not to Warmly dressed dress-ed and some times she would hare to walk or go horse (back or some broken brok-en down buggy got hr part" way then she finished on foot and never said It was loo ifar or twf cold. Not many would fhini'they could stand the inconveniences she did. Many a time a knock has coma on my door at night and thefl "would be .Mrs. Ostergaard on her way to some one and wanting to borrow clean. bedding or clothe? and never a murmur. .Some were cared for by this kind woman when no one else would have them near them, and 1 Tcnow of only one -case where TT" jpay was as much as it should have jbeen "but all she would accept and few jwas not able to pay at all, still she did as well for them 33 others arid many a cold traveler has sire ask-in ask-in and gave them warmth and shelter shel-ter under her roof and long will she 'be remembered In this basin and around Myton. We feel ranch sympathy for her children and also feel she did much for thc-m and taught them what was right an-J frue and especially how to work and raised an honest industrious indus-trious family, nearly all grown. Xo inheritance could be better than she left thorn, of course they needed her yc-t as wo always do our mothers. Wo always miss them if wc are ovr-n grown. We feel she may have contracted con-tracted her last illness go!ng out do-ii:g do-ii:g Tor same one where others feared fear-ed to go, but v.e have no dota1!-By dota1!-By MRS. IDA S. PALMER." |