Frances Ella Seelye, daughter of Charles Wesley and Sarah Frances
(Parsons)
was born Feb. 22, 1888 in Blunt, Dakota territory.

She was educated in the Pierre SD. school system and a Graduate
of University
of Wisconsin. While thereshe ran into a married man whose wife
was naturally
childless. They later drifted to Mt. and was run off by Aunt May
at Forsyth
when Frances wanted to stay over night, winding up at Moore, MT.
At Moore a
residency was established.

She married Dr. Wardle about 1908 and to this union were:
Frances Wardle,Jack W Wardle (adopted), Harry W Wardle and
Leona J (Ducky)
Wardle.

Theyboth had medical ability so a few years later they
established a medical
clinic in a red brick building at Moore, MT. Although he served
the Buffalo
areaas a house to house doctor there ranch was located 2 miles
East of
Garnniell.

In march of 1927 Harry Tarbell was summoned to the severe illness
of Dr.
Wardle. When Ruth Tarbell, a daughter, graduated from the Pierre
high school
dad showed me how to change trains so I went up and stayed the
summer to care
for the kids.

Dr. Wardle was ill only a few days, due to a severe case of
septic blood
poisoning caused by a scratch on the hand. Last Thursday the
wound
took malignant form and Drs. Dunn and McDougal were summoned from
Lewistown,
coming here in a speeder., Their first diagnosis revealed the
grave danger he
was in and a serum to counter act the poison was administered.
Sunday and
Monday an improvement was notice and hoped for his recovery were
held. Two
Doctors were constantly in attendance until his removal to
Lewiston, from
Moore on Monday. On Tuesday a reaction for the worse took place
and the attending
physicians announced that he could last but a short time.

The shock was all the greater (March 22, 1922) in that up to the
moment of his
taking to hisbed, he was unusually active among his many
patients, working
day and nightto care for the flu sufferers and it is the verdict
that his work,
combined with the neglect of his own condition while caring for
others,
contributed largely to his inability to throw off the poison.
(the scratch:
Knife slipped while operating)

On Mar. 24, 1922 the body was followed by the Masons in parade to
the depot,
where the many friends gathered to see the departed start onhis
journey to
his old home (Wisconsin Bay) where he was buried on Sunday. Mrs
Wardle and Mr.
Burreson ( a Pallbearer) returned to Moore on Tuesday.

The ranch at Garniell was sold May 22, by Mrs. Wardle.

She rented a large oldbuilding to take care of out patients.
This particular
case was a women whomhad just gave birth to a still born and her
first child.
She was there duringJuly when Aunt Frances asked about paying
her husband. She
replied " I'm unable to pay". When the Doctor heard this he put
her back in
the hospital. Aug.went by and no patients, which made a wreck of
Aunt
Frances and my mind wasn't really thinking so I said to her (
only a kid) "for
what it's worth this is no place for you, move back to Madison
and give these
kids at least one-half a chance to live. Several have gone to
Madison Univ. and had
results as I can see nothing in Lewiston" and she took me off my
feet when
she said "we'reon our way!" By the time we ( the kids and I) had
stopped in
Forsyth for a few days and got to Pierre by train and stayed at
our grandparents (the Seelye)and Frances, the oldest girl, had
started to school with
Aunt Minnie, she hadbought a house and sent for us in Oct. By
the time we got
to Madison she hada job in the operating room of the Madison
General
Hospital. One of the luckiest girls I ever knew. It wasn't long
till I came
home and that was the lastI seen of that ornery old rip.

Since her residency at 545 South Randall Ave. she has been with
the staff at
Madison General and becoming surgical supervisor for thirty-two
years. She was
head nurse a

1. 2. Francis WARDLE  
2. 3. Jack W WARDLE  
3. 4. Harry W WARDLE  
4. 5. Leonia J WARDLE  

Jack W Wardle was Adopted by Franicis and Dr. Wardle