The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-12-01
A SAD DEATH.
The Lifeless Body of David Steele
Found in a Lonely Canyon.

had been found In the canyon above
the Cold Springs ranch.
Sunday, about 2 O'Clock P. NJ, Mr..
Steele left Ketchum with his team
for the purpose of getting a load of
poles. and expected to return the
same day. Failing to do SO caused
no apprehension to his friends, as
they thought that he had concluded
to remain over night at dad"
Frceman's ranch.
Monday afternoon, as Charles
Goering, Of Haley, and Adolph
Young were on their way to ketch-
UNI they saw Mr.. Steele's team a
short distance above the Cold
Springs tangled up in the harness
and the wagon broken, the horses
having plunged over the grade.
The men proceeded at once to ascer-
tain the whereabouts of the driver,
and learn if any accident had be-
fallen him. After going up the can
yon for distance of three-quarters
of mile they were Mortified to find
the dead body of Mr.. Steele lying
beside some poles winch were IN
tended to complete his load, he
having put the greater portion of
them on the wagon, when he had
evidently laid down exhausted, and
died without changing his position,
as the ground and dead leaves on
which he lay showed no evidence
of any struggle. His faithful dog
lay crouching at his feet, where he
had kept lonely vigilance through
the silent hours of night over the
dead body Of his master.
| Word was conveyed to Ketchum
of the sad discovery and Mr.. Bax-
ter at once sent a team down for
the remains, he and other citizen
following, also telephoning for DR..
Brown, the coroner.
The body reached town about
P. NJ. and was taken to the Odd
Fellows Hall. DR.. Brown performed
an autopsy Tuesday morning to
f ascertain the cause Of death. The
heart and liver were found to be
much enlarged, twice the normal
size. The lungs and kidneys were
also diseased. DR.. Brown stated to
the coroner's jury at the inquest
that the physical condition OF the
deceased waa such that much exer.
ton would naturally have exhaust
ed him and conduced to his death
1t was evident Mr.. Steele's course
of life had run and that death came
at the appointed hour.
At the inquest the jury returned
the verdict: Death resulted from
natural causes"
David Steele was a pioneer o
Ketchum, having come from Ore
gon to this place in 1882. Hi
tragic death has cast pail owe
the community where he has live
, so many years. He enjoyed tn
: esteem of all who knew him; was
, good citizen, an upright and ener
ge,ic man, and his loss is deepl,
regretted. He was native of Penn
sylvania and about 40 years of age
: He was Noble Grand of Altura
g Lodge, No 13, |. 0. o. F. of ketch
d UNI. Mr.. Steele had no relative
( here but leaves brother and sis
d ter in Missouri. Mrs. E. J. Greene
sister of his former wife, had KEEP
!, house for him a year previous Il
). his death.
q THE LAST RITES.
h The funeral services over the re
= mains of the late David Steele wer
: held Wednesday at noon under tn
. auspices of Alturas Lodge No. IL
|. o. O. F. of Ketchum of whicI
;, the deceased was an honored men
i Der.
There was also large delegatio
of Odd Fellows from HALEY.
n The burial rites of the order wei
If held over the deceased at the Cd
l. Fellows Hall, at the conclusio
n of which the remains were taken
lie st. Thomas church where Sc
r vices were conducted by Rev. |.
re Osborn. The edifice was filled wit
II members of the order and person;
friends of the deceased. The choi
;, rendered several appropriate sele'
~ ions. The floral tributes wei
n beautiful.
" The pail bearers were: Edwar
n Rummel, Emil Rasmussen, j. /
ie Booming, Thomas Gooding, Marti
ie Regli and c. s. Venable.
a The funeral cortege was an unu
y ual large one. The remains we
III inferred in the Ketchum cemeter
III About the handsomest shipmel
C. of ore made from this point at OF
time within the past season wi
er that from the West Side mine, G
a the Oath and 18th ult., by JAG
y, Harrison and partner, lessees.
in was sampled at the Ketchum san
to ping works and sold to the Fir
e. Bank of Ketchum and consisted
a "a tons five carloads J, which, aft
x paying all costs of sampling, ASA
ed ing, railway freight and smeltir
e charges, Melted within a dollar I
be two of 500 per ton. When v
TX consider that silver is worth but
lie little over 61cts. and lead but $3 p
70, hundred, we are bound to adm
al that this kind OF ore is exceeding