The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-02-22
-C;ty and County.

or WILLIAM BAIRD.-On last Thursday
orr community was shocked at the news of
p'iD Ian death of William Baird, an old resident
" wv city. He had been slightly mdisposed for a
w.. 900 and on Sunday, February 18th, he went
D ,onse and laid down on the bed, and feeling
nr Zipf was sent for. His illness was not
,,,,sd Of a serious nature until the following
,a..aav when his friends found that he was get
.,-ss hut no one thought that he was danger
ELL On the following morning, Thursday, Feb
V1 ,tb at about Az o'clock, he breathed his last
without struggle, as calmly as though going to
,.o nassed to the land of the leal William Baird,
ap;rv Baird" as he was more Familiarity known
al was a young man in the prime of life the
,,.,ra Of health, model of physical manhood, and
=, universally beloved by all who knew him. Up
,,+ and honorable in all his dealings, friend in
"a, n those requiring assistance, he drew around
Nv, A large circle of warm aud devoted friends. He
VAS native OF Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, aged about
% wears and came 10 this coast in 1860. stopping in
yrsks until September. 1861, when he went TO Flor
.o,s in Northern Idaho, where he remained until
,A Fall of 1862 from which place he went to walla
v,la and stopped there until the Spring of 1868,
bsn he came to Boise Basin and has been a resident
If this city and engaged i'll business here since then
nm to the time of his death. He was partner of
Mr. Jas. Judge, now of the firm of Eckhart & Judge
a this city, for the past ten years, until last Spring
when the latter sold cut to him. He has brother id
Nevada, and his father and mother and the balance
Of bis family are, learn, still residing in Pittsburg
The news of his sudden death will be received with
unegued sorrow by all his old friends the coast.
and the heartfelt sympahies of all are rendered 10
bis family in this their sad bereavement. The funeral
took place on last Saturday AZ u o'clock NJ, from
Masonic Hail. Rev. q. d. B. Miller, OF Boise City,
oifoiatng and large concourse of people followed
the remains to the cemetery opposite our city where
with the impressive burial service of the Episcopal
Church. the mortal remains Of William Baird were
consigned to Mother Earth. Reqaisxcdt in pace.
The BRrAE-UP.-Old Winter has at length .lost
Ii: grip" on Boise Basin. During the past week the
weather greatly moderated, and after few DAYS of
rim general ;haw set in. The creeks are all boom
ilg AMI every gulch and rav:ne is pouring down
volumes Of wafer to AID in the general deluge of
creek claims in the beds of tbs principal streams
The sn0vi becoming rotten that travelling, even
OF foot IS an a-duous Undertaking; and few more
warm sunsAiny days like We have had lately, will /
ssai down dood OF water that will astonish our
inS friends in the valley. II it don't do then some
'';-ols damage. Spring has undoubtedly opened !
Although We may have some cold weather yet On /
6lsAa Vista Bar some Cinnamon. who have taken /
s'2and under contract with the Buena Vista Bar
oalPany' commenced work cutting ditch and pre-
li'lns Tor mining, few days ago. aud have about
ole hundred hands At work, and we hear of Others
similarly engaged Il the weather continues as at
present 'here VIII be nothing to prevent the miners
nom commencing work as soon as the bitches can
-s s-o'e!ed out; and We hope to see general re.
SUMPTION OF mining operations within few weeks,
:. least