The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-18
ALFRED GAVE PASSES AWAY
AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS
OF MANY WEEKS.
ONE OF OLDEST CITIZENS
Hemorrhage Of the Brain, Followed
by a Stroke of Paralysis, and Fails
Constantly Until Death Finally Re-
leves His Sufferings.

After suffering for several weeks
| from paralysis, brought on by a COM
plication of ailments due to old age,
| Alfred Cave, one of the best known
pioneer residents of Missoula, died at
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his
home, 1927 East Front street. Mr.. Cave
was so years of age, and for some
! months had been in failing health. For
the last 10 weeks he had been unable
to take outdoor exercise, and six weeks
ago he suffered hemorrhage of the
brain. From that time the decline Of
the aged man was rapid and two weeks
ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis
which was quickly followed by 9TH
ers, resulting in death.
Mr.. Cave leaves a widow and five
stepchildren, all living in Mssoula,
also a brother and sister living in
California. The funeral will be held
this afternoon at o'clock at the resi-
dence. Rev. j. e. Noftsinger of the
First Baptist church of Butte will Of
ficiate.
Alfred Cave was born in one of the
southern counties of Iowa in 1929. He
spent his early years in Iowa and
Missouri. In the latter state he lived
in the town of Florida near Hanni-
ba! and grew up with Mark Twain,
They were boyhood friends and We're
often together. In the early sos the
family crossed the plains to California
and lived in different parts of that
state, most of their time being spent
tn, Got,
ing their residence in that state they
had trouble with the Indians, as did
other white people of the times and
often had their stock and other
property stolen by the marauding
savages 1t was in California that
Mr.. Cave, Sr., was murdered by a
renegade white man, the purpose of
the killing being robbery. The family
had accumulated large pack train
and in the early SOS took Ike trail
for oregon and Washington.
Mr. Cave spent some time in driv-
ing his mules over the country, most
of his time being put in around
Walla Walla, although some tine
was spent in oregon and in Iiaho.
In the fall of 1865 Mr.. Cave followed
the trail from Walla Wala to Fort
Benton in this state, but seems to
have been side-tracked and located on
Wolf creek, between Helena ard
Great Falls.
For several years be followed the
pack train business between Walla
Walla and Fort Benton. In 1870 he
formed a partnership with Charles
Buck at Cedar creek near Iron Noun
tain, which at that time was quite a
mining camp. They operated gen.
eral store for three or four years and
then dissolved the firm. Mr.. Cave
buying out Bucks interest and re-
moving to Missoula, spending the WIN
ter of '72 and 73 in the vicinity of
Fort Missoula. In 1871 he was mar
ried to Mrs. Caroline Hackleman, who
was a widow with d son, will Cave
of this city. Mrs. Cave died in 1901.
He removed his store to Nine Mile
and also continued h':: pack train
business. In 1877 the Nez Perce In
dans broke ort into an insurrcction
and worked their way through the
Bitter Root valley, with General
Howard in pursuit. Mr.. Cave volun-
teered the servi 'es of himself and
pack train to cac'y supplies and went
along with the soldiers. At Henry's
lake the Indians, who were being hard
pressed, suddenly turned on their
pursuers and obtained the upper
hand, temporarily. They male off
with most of the stock, among which
was the Cave outfit of mules, thus
leaving Mr.. Cave in bad way.
In 1878 Mr.. Caya located 100 acres