The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-21
WELL KNOWN OLD TIMER
Mr.. Clewell Was One of Mon
tana's Pioneers.
HAD HOSTS OF FRIENDS
He Was the Personif1cation of Honesty
Integrity and Good Citizenship.
Many Kind Deeds That Will
Be Long Remembered.


Till Clewell in Butte who will be
panied to hear of the highly esteemed
pioneers death in Helena. Mr.. CleweH
was known all over Montana and was
regarded as one of the states best cit
liens. There are many old Marysvilla
and Unionville miners in the city who
will recall the many manly acts of their
departed friend Mr.. Clewell was in
the pioneer mining days a kind of a
general adviser among his friends, and
his kind offices will ever be remembered
by those who sought advice and other
consolation from a friend. The Helena
Independent of Tuesday morning said
of the death of Mr.. Clewell:
Tilghman II. Clewell died at his resi-
dence, Lawrence street and Madison
avenue, last evening about 7:30 o'clock,
as a result of an attack of pnuemonla
which he contracted while on a trip to
Salt Lake City about a month ago For
four or five days his life had been hang
ing in the balance, but Sunday morn
ing it was thought there was a slight
change for the better in his condition,
and his friends hoped for a little while
that his life might be spared. But
there was another change Sunday after
noon, and he sank into unconscious
ness, from which he never recovered
For "a hours previous to his death his
life slowly ebbed away; 50 low at times
did the spark of life burn that it was
thought the end had come. But there
would be a slight rally, and for a little
while those watching at his bedside
would hope against hope. But his vital
forces had been heavily drawn upon for
two weeks. and the end came peace
| fully, just as night was falling.
| AS told in the Independent Sunday,
| Mr.. Clewell had not been in robust
health for a number of years, though
| he seldom said anything about his ply
| steal condition. Aug. 10 he took a trip
| to Salt Lake. where he was taken down
with pneumonia. For more than two
weeks he was sick there, and before
he had gained sufficient strength he
| started home. The trip was too much
| for him, and when he arrived at Hell
| ena he was so i'll as to need the serv
| ices of a physician. He gradually grew
| worse, and was never able to leave mis-
house from the day of his return.
In the death of Mr.. Clewell Helena
| loses one of her best citizens. and Mon
tana one of the pioneers of whom the
| men of early days always had a kind
word AS one of the od-timers said
yesterday: Till Clewell was the per-
| Sonifcation of honesty. integrity and
| good citizenship" Mr. Clewell was
| born at Allentown, Pa, Nov. II, 1888.
| In 1860 he went to Colorado, where re
was engaged in the mercantile bust
ness at a little camp called Missouri
| City. He came toSM6ntana in 1863 set
| Ting at Bannack There he engaged in
mining and merchandising. coming in a
| few years to this county. For some
time he conducted a general store at
Marysville. where he engaged in the
same business, locating on upper Main
street just above Broadway. This was
not Mr.. Clewelrs first business Ven
ture in Helena, because before going
| to UnionVillc he ran feed stable To-
| Gated on the site now occupied by the
Power block. This property at the
time was owned by Mr., Clewell.
While Mr. Clewelf was never an of.
flee seeker, he held several political of
| fees. In 1876 he was a member of tbs
| territorial house of representatives
| Early in the SOS he was city treasurer
of Helena, and from 1891 to 1895 he was
postmaster of the city, being appoint
ed by President Harrison. While re-
publican in politics. Mr., Clewell was
never an offensive partisan, and he ha<
many friends of opposite political faltf
who remembered him when he was {
candidate for any office.
Mr.. Clewell leaves. a widow but M
children. He had no relatives in Mon
tana, but there are a large number o!
family connections in Pennsylvania
He was a member of the Masonic fra
ternty, belonging to Morning sta
lodge. No arrangements have yet beer
made for the funeral, but it will prob
ably take place Thursday.