Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-09
DEATH OF MRS. THEKL.a L. PAGE
Respected Lady of Standpoint Passed Away
at spokane Hospital.

at spokane Hospital.
Mrs. Thekla L. Page, wife Of Or. O.
+. Page Of this place, died at the Sac
red Heart hospital in Spokane at
about s O'Clock Monday mornilg. The
remains were brought home on No.
Tuesday noan, and were inferred in
the local ceme terry.
The remains were met at the depot
by a larg. nunbc OF citizens and Il
delegation from Royal tent No. -.
l.. o. I. NJ of this place, Of which nf-
ganization deceased was highly re-
spected and honored member. The
funeral took place from the church
here at : p. III. Tuesday, the services
being conducted by Rev. Martin, was
very largely attended, and the re-
mains were followed to their last resi-
ing place by Il large concourse OF sim
cere mourners.
Mrs. Page was taken su6d ,nly i'll
last Thursday night. and that she
mi ht have the best poss:i:. treat
ment the doctor took her To the Sac
red Heart hospital In Spokane Friday
morning. There Il consultation was
at once held. nrs. Olds, Roberts and
Cunningham Of Spokane being press
ent, and IL was dc 'ided that an early
operation was necessary for the pa
TENTS safety. This was an operation
not usually fraught with great deal
Of danger, particularly when 1t is per
formed In time, and the consulting
physicians were confident that the pa
tient would suffer no i'll effects on ac-
count Or II. The operation was per
formed Saturday and the patient was
apparently doing well untils SUNDAY
morning, when acute peritonits Set
in, causing her death Monday morn
ing.
I he news Of her death was a great
shock 10 this community, where the
lady was universally loved and re.
spected on account OF her noble woai-
anly traits, which were brought Out
prominently upon every occasion
where sickness entered 4 threshold.
Being n trained surgical nurse She was
not only an able assistant To her hus.
hand Dr. Page. but great comfort
10 those whom sickness or accident
had oyertaken. Her loss is deepl}
mourned by all who had the pleasure
Ct her acquaintance, because such 4
noble woman's place can not be easily
filled.
The loss Of his wife in the prime of
her womanhood Is a greater blow ta
l1r. Page than usually falls To the loi
OF mnrtal man. Its very saddenncss
makes II doubly hard to bear, and II
has the sincere sympathy Of this com.
munity in his deep bereavement.
Dr. and Mis-. Page were compare
lively new residents here and their
prospects We're certainly most bright.
They had not yet established perma-
nent home, but had their plans Wei
nnder way for one. IL has been ever
thus: Man proposes and God dis.
poses. But il seems that i'm this III.
stance a most severe blow has been
dealt.
Thekla L. Page, whose maiden
name was Thekia l.. hammers, cam
here with her husband from Pullman
Wash, about the lst OF last DecelH-
Der. She was born in ST. Louis, Mo.
November ~, 1876, and spent her girI-
hood and received her education In
that city. She was Il desout Chris
tian. and before she died At the Sacred
Heart hospital the last rites of the
Catholic church were administered
Besides the bereayed husband de-
ceased leaves mother and three SIS
tets in 1t. Louis.