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Note: Clara was hard of hearing from having scarlet fever when young. She had a white dog, an Eskimo Spitz, that would follow her around and bark when someone came.
In " Oldham: Our Town History" by Regina Kattke(1987), Halvor Stenson writes in an article entitled "Family Mailbox":
"Ed Madson, fighting sometimes through and over great drifts of snow; often with just one horse pulling a small homemade sled. I can see him yet, running alongside the little sled when it was too cold to ride-pounding his freezing hands across his chest to get some warmth into them. Once in awhile he would stop for a cup of coffee and a sandwich Mom would make for him. How he made those unbelievably cold and often stormy days around the mail route I'll never know--but he did.
"In the summertime his wife, Clara, often carried the mail; making the long trip with one or two horses hitched to a top buggy. She, too, I'll never forget; and she, too, was a gallant, courageous lady" page 448.
Milo recalls that Clara raised canaries. He also remembers her canning strawberries, chicken and beef. This was before they had a refrigerator.
Local column, Oldham Register:
August 25, 1911: " Mrs. Ed Madson returned last Saturday from a visit of several weeks with friends in Wisconsin. Mrs. Wick and Melvin Madson accompanied the former to this place to visit their brother Ed. Madson."
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OBITUARY: Clara Madson
The Phillips Bee, May 1937
A shroud of sorrow was spread over the village of Catawba and its surrounding community Sunday forenoon, when word was received here that Mrs. Edward Madson had passed away at St. Mary's hospital in Ladysmith. Her death was caused from a blood clot near the lung. She was taken ill Wednesday and taken to the hospital for treatment at once.
Mrs. Madson was born at Stoughton, Wis, on Sept. 25, 1888 and was 48 years 7 months and 28 days of age at the time of her death. She came to Catawba with her husband and family in 1910 and has since resided there. Mrs. Madson was always a very fine wife, mother and neighbor and her death is mourned by the entire community.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this Thursday afternoon at the Catawba Lutheran church, conducted by Rex. Hexom of Hawkins. Interment was made in the Catawba cemetery.
Surviving relatives are her husband and three children - Mrs. Ralph Dversgsdal, Hawkins; Bud and Milo, both residing at home. There is also a brother, Selmar Olson, Mindan N.D., and a sister, Mrs. Nelson, Oldham, S.D.
The sincere sympathy of a large circle of friends is extended to the relatives in their sorrow.
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