Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-02-23

stables, and interests in q meat mar.
krt and other businesses; but such
was her conscientiousness that she re-
fused to marry before the completion
Of the two terms for which she had
been retained.
Nj. Taylor died in August, 1881,
leaving his estate 90 deeply involved
that the widow scarcely realized
$4,000. With this amount and two
children-Harry. then aged 4 years,
and Edna aged 2 years-she left for
the East, to close the eyes Of her dy>
ing mother.
All her brothers and sisters we're
married and prosperous and gladly
offered her . home. But she was
made Of too stern stuff to depend
upon relatives, aud in the summer OF
1882 sho came to HALEY to start life
anew, aud ut once secured an engage
ment IS teacher in the HALEY public
school. The winter of l882-83 was =
severe one, and it WAS really pitiiul
to see the poor woman trudging to
school with her two little tots, cons
PEELED to break . path through four
to six feet Of snow in order to have
the schoolhouse warmed before the
arrival of the hslf>frozen pupils--for
At that time the infant district had
not risen to tho dignity of employing
. janitor.
The 25th of October, 1888, she was
married to T. E. Picotte, the editor
and proprietor of the WooD RIVER
TINES, the Rev. Father Nattini Of
St. Charles's Roman Catholic church
performing the ceremony. No chill.
dren have resulted from this union;
but the sorrowine husband. keenly
realizing his great loss, feels that it
is but just to the departed to state
that the last seven years we're the
happiest of his life, and that the meas.
ure OF prosperity which has rewarded
his lsbors is due in no small degree to
the influence unconsciously exer.ed
by his retiring, and unassuming, but
devoted helpmeet.
Two years ago, slight symptoms Of
i'll health having manifested them,
selves the deceased WAS sent East for
treatment. The trouble was believed
to be one which would readily yield
to a change Of air, dieting and gentle
exercise, and she went to Mrs. Gree -
Sanitariutn, at CASTLE, N. Y. The
"cure" would be too slow, however,
and Dr.. Palmer, OF HorneIlsville, N.
Y, who was a cousin and had studied
under Dr.. Sabin, her brother in. law,
assured her that there was "nothing
the matter with her, aud that within a
month she could 60 back hom.." In
September, 1889, she went to private
hospital in New York City where one
of the scientific butchers who in.
variably resort to the knife induced
her to submit to All operation. From
that date her doom was sealed, and
her final demise became only q ques-
tion OF time. Eleven times she sub.
mitted herself to the surgeons knife
or needle, eight times she hraveIy took
anesthetics. In March, 1890, she
placed herself in charge OF the veneer
able DR.. Emmett, at the Womau's
Hospital, Who is as skillful and emf.
nent surgeon as can be found in the
United States, if not in the world.
But although relieved the main trouble
was evidently incurable.
The 22d Of June, 1890, she left the
Woman's Hospital aud returned to
Allegany county where after resting
a month to recuperate, she came
home. On her arrival in HALEY, she
said that she had come back to die,
but hoped that she might be spared
for year or two to see her children's
education we'll advanced. Her
strength gradually failed, however,
and toward the end Of September
,umor developed in her right side,
above the hip bone, which soon spread
to the left side and compelled her to
remain in he'd. She gradually grew
worse until her death, which occurred
Eve months and three days after she