The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-28

husband had spent several years
in Kansas, and they settled at
Lecompton, then the turbulent
capital of the Territory, where
he was engaged in newspaper
work. III the spring of 1860 they
made the journey to the new
gold fields of Pixies Peak" the
name by which the country
around Denver was then known.
In the fall of '62 they returned
to Wisconsin, where their only
child, Llewellyn, was born. In
the spring of '63 Mr.. Clawson
followed the gold excitements of
eastern Idaho, and in later years
the deceased and son joined him.
In the early '70's, after having
been settled in Deer Lodge a
number of years, they returned
to Council Bluffs where deceas-
eds parents resided. After sew
eral journeys to different points
East and West, they came up to
Bonanza, from Omaha, Mr.. G.
in the spring of '79, and the de-
ceased and son in the early fall
following. Although away from
here number of times this has
practically been their home since
their first arrival here nearly 26
years ago.
The deceased had varied ac-
complishments and requirements
and was also a good all-round
newspaper worker; could furnish
her own copy and put it in type.
The first year in Bonanza Mr..
Clawson had charge of the Yam
kee Fork Herald, and deceased
assisted in the Office work; to-
gether they published the paper
during the winter of 10 80. For
years she corresponded for the
Omaha Republican, Butte Miner,
Challis MESSENGER, Ketchum
Keystone, and papers East, and
in later years wrote sketches of
the Upper Salmon, Wood River
and Sawtooth countries with in
tent of illustration and publica-
tion in book form.
She also found time to sketch
and paint and travel over the
mountains she loved so well, and
secured many views of this and
adjacent sections, and contribut-
ed large collection of sketches
and paintings and a very fine
cabinet of her own gathering of
ores to the Worlds Fair at Chi
cago, of which she was one of
the two commissioners of this
county appointed by Gov. Wells.
Among her collections of writ
ings, she has carefully preserved
a diary, giving all the little in
cidents, accidents, Indian troub-
les, etc. of the trip across the
plains in 1860, covering a period
of nearly two months by slow
prairie schooner" voyage, as
emigrant wagons were then call
ed.
About II years ago, deceased
had severe attack of la grippe,
from the effects of which she
never recovered. Medical aid,
change of altitude and journey
to New Mexico and Los Angeles,
brought no relief. Physicians
gave but little encouragement.
Seven years ago, after returning
to her mountain home spinal af-
fection became permanent, with
loss of strength in the lower
limbs. For all these years,
pain, at times almost unbearable,
was her constant companion.
Yet she bore all with Christian
fortitude becoming the true pion-
eer. 1t was her good fortune to
have many true and sympathiz-
ing friends. All over Custer
county, especially, her friends
never Jagged in interest in her
welfare during all her days and
years of afiiction, and many tok-
ems of sympathy and substantial
rememberances found their way
to he afflicted home. She often
expressed desire to live to
thank personally all her friends,
and that she remembered and
was grateful for every favor
and word and act of sympathy
that was shown her, for they
had not only cheered her in her
hours of pain but had aided in
prolonging her life.
Funeral services were held in
the Miners Union Hall at Custer
at 2 o'clock p. ms Friday 18th.
The Custer Sunday School, with
organ accompaniment sang
Nearer My God to Thee" and
other appropriate hymns, and
Mrs. Cross read the Episcopal
burial service assisted by Mrs.
Jose in Scriptural reading. Hon.
Geo. B. Baldwin delivered an
address eulOUiStic of tha life and