Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-13
BEST KNOWN MAN
IN BEAvERHEAD CO.
OTTO KLEMM LOVED AND HONOR
EDDY HIS FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBORS.
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Dillon, April 13-The remains Of Col.
Otto Klemm, whose death was told in
yesterdays dispatches to the Inter
Mountain, were shipped to Ogden last
night. where they will be buried by the
side of his wife, who died in 1892. Miss
Minnie Schansenbach. his neice, who ar
rived from Ogden a few days ago to
nurse her uncle, accompanied them, as
did also Fidel Huber of this city.
Mr.. Klenn was born in Germany in
1885, coming to the United States IS
years later and locating in Chicago. In
1859 he enlisted in Taylor's battery in
that city and served as a private for
three years. At the close of the war he
settled in Toledo, Ohio, and soon became
prominent in political circles, being city
auditor for seven years. In that city
he was married to Miss Bertha Schan-
scnbach, in 1873, who accompanied him
when he came west in 1878. In that
year he accepted position OF Oneida,
Idaho, the terminus of the Utah and
Northern railroad. then building into
ACntana, as manager for the banking
;.nd commission business conducted by
his brotherin-law, F. j. Keisel we'll
known to Montana's pioneers. During
tho Eext two years he lived in the diff
ferent towns established at the terminus
of the road, and when the line was built
into Montana he located in Dillon, and
this has been his home up to the time
he died.
When the First National bank was es-
taIlished. he was elected as cashier,
and held the position up to a little over
year ago. During all this time he was
f1ithful and honorable. and it is safe to
say that when he died he had more
I: ends than any other man in Beaver
head county.
lie was prominent as Mason and was
also member of Stedman Post, G. A. r.
Last night, though the rain was pouring
in heavy downfall, the platform was
Crowded with the throng Of friends who
bad come to bid farewell to a man who
e. eryone in Dillon knew and admired
IIe was friend 70 all and his charities
"' re many, though not shouted from the
hili tops.
Frank Hardy, who had some dis
friction as being the first white boy born
in Bannack, and committed suicide in
T. nnack Wednesday evening by shoot
ing himself through the breast with a
revolver, was buried at Bannack Thurs.
day afternoon, the funeral being largely
attended. 1t is thought that the rash
act was committed during fit of des
pondency. caused by brooding over the
fact that he was unable to let liouor]
elcne and that he could never get. any,
thing ahead in the world. He was a
member of the pioneer association of
Montana, and born in August, 1862, His
parents settled in the old town the wear
before, where his father was in the liquor
tusiness, and was we'll known to all the
cid timers of Montana. The dead man
rad a sister residing in Battle Creek
Michigan, and a brother in Bannack
He was a genial, whole -souled fellow
and was his own worst enemy. He had
Fed all of his life in Bannack, and has
n,any friends who will regret To lear,,
that he has left this world by his own
iio nd.
VIII Williams came down from the
Montana GrasshOpper dredge boat la.t
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