The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 15, 1901, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

       Diphtheria is epidemic at Underwood, Wash. One of Mr. Larsen's children died of the disease and was buried Sunday. Two orphaned children that were cared for by Robt. Cline were taken to a Portland hospital and their cases were pronounced diphtheria. Two other children of Mr. Larsen's are down with the disease. The little girl of John Dark's, that died about three weeks ago, evidently died from the same disease, as well as one of the Thornton children and one of Clarkson's.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 22, 1901, page 3
"Brief Local Matters"

       Mrs. H. Olson of Underwood was in town Monday. Mrs. Olson says there has been no diphtheria at Underwood. The children who died were afflicted with tonsillitis and pneumonia. Other children in the same families were not affected.

The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., November 22, 1901, page 3

OBITUARY

     The angel of Death has again visited our school and taken from us little Zadia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Larsen. She was born at Underwood, Wash., September 7, 1896, and died November 8, 1901, after a very brief illness, aged 5 years, 2 months and 1 day. This was her first term at school, and though rather young to attend, she was always on time. Never missed a day until she was taken ill. She was at school up to the Wednesday before her death. She was always happy and smiling. She told her mother the day before she died that she, too, was going to die like Christena (her little classmate who died about five weeks ago). The funeral was held from the school house. Services were conducted by the elders of the Latter Day Saints. The school attended in a body, each carrying a bouquet which they dropped into the grave as they marched around; after which they sang "Meet Me There." She was laid to rest near her little friend and classmate. Both graves were covered with flowers.

"We shall sleep, but not forever --
There shall be a glorious dawn,
With our friends no more to sever,
On that resurrection morn."

BY HER TEACHER.

Underwood, Wash., Nov. 19, 1901.

The Skamania County Pioneer, Stevenson, WA., November 22, 1901, page __

OBITUARY

     The angel of Death has again visited our school and taken from us little Zadia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Larsen. She was born at Underwood, Wash., Sept. 7, 1896, and died Nov. 8, 1901, after a very brief illness, aged 5 years, 2 months and 1 day.
     This was her first term at school, and though rather young to attend, she was always faithful in attendance, never missed a day until she was taken ill. She was at school up to the Wednesday before her death.
     She was always happy and smiling. She told her mother the day before she died that she was going to die like Christina (her little classmate who passed away about five weeks ago). The funeral was held from the school house and was conducted by the elders of the Latter Day Saints. The school attended in a body. They carried a bouquet which they dropped into the grave, after which they sang "Meet Me There." She now rests near her little friend and classmate. Both graves were covered with flowers.

"We shall sleep, but not forever ,
There shall be a glorious dawn,
With our friends no more to sever,
On that resurrection morn."

-- BY HER TEACHER.

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