The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-02-04
Donald Balm Macintosh

Seldom was there a more repre-
sentative and sympathetic gathering
than on Sunday, January 30, 1910,
when in the Presby terrain Church the
last services were paid to Captain
ID. B. Mackintosh. His death in his
holding in the timber was phoned
to the friends and there ran a thrill
of sorrow and loss for his departure.
Known and loved by all-with not
an enemy in the world-his death
touched all hearts. He was gentle
man of the old school With courtly
phrase and diction; one who always
spoke we'll OF every one, and while
holding firm and decided convictions
always had the breadth OF chart
table judgement for those differing
from him. Known in this place
since 1898 and holding position OF
Justice OF the peace till his departure
to the then "unsurveyed," busted in
the Gazette with his son, the editor
and pr oprietor, Hon. d. 7. A. Mack
intosh-his was a familiar figure.
Donald Balm Macintosh OF the
Clan OF Macintosh was born in
Aroostook County, Maine, March %,
1887; he died January %, 1910, being
nearly seventy three years old. He
entered the Merchant Marine when
a lad OF eleven years and at the age
Of eighteen years had by industry
and ability won his way to Captain
-one. of the youngest on the Atlantic.
He followed the sea until 80 years
old and during his many voyages
ne never lost one Of his crew.
His father died when he was six
teen years old and the boy assumed
care of the family, clearing off in
debtedness and caring for the family
of eight until they We're of age. He
was the last OF the family to depart
this life.
In 1870 he married Amelia A. Clark
to whom We're born three children,
one boy dying at the age of three
years; living are, DIT. A. Macintosh
and Mrs. j. A. Hedges, wife of Rev.
j. A. Hedges Of the Presby terrain
Church OF Sunnyside, Washington.
In 1877 he removed from St.John
to Manitoba, crossing the plains
to Fort Benton in the fall of 1879. He
located in Niehart, sixty miles above
Great Falls, Montana,-the third
settler in that mining camp. During
the winter of 1879 he wrote and
published Frederick Douglass. His
other manuscripts are not in print.
In 1885 he went, for his daughters
health, to Florida, remaining two
years and returning to Montana, the
family living at White Sulphur
Springs. In 1892 and 1898 he was
known as the "Silver Quartz King
OF Montana, being the owner Of
a number of valuable mining prop.
critics but the panic of 1893 ruined
him financially and physically.
Since early life a Christian, his was
one Of those characters which knew
evil of none but found good in all
and whether on the waters of the
Atlantic, in the Il lining camps d
Montana or the wooded hills OF the
Clearwater, he was known only tC
be loved, honored and respected fol
his largeness OF heart, shrewd anG
kindly judgement and upright in
tegrity.
Loving friends took every care O
him in the woods and tenderly
brought his remains to Kendricl
where they were followed to the
cemetery by large number of sin
cere mourners and laid to rest under
the impressive ceremony OF the
Masonic lodge, of which he was 6
member.
The funeral was held from the
Presbyte Church, Rev. A. Durrie
chaplain of the Masonic Lodge of
floating. The B. p. O. E. (Of which
his son is a member), and the Ma
sonic Lodge had lovely wreaths ant
emblems on the casket and tn
church was taxed to it's capacity
With all the loss, there was the feel
ing OF a long life spent in kindly
deeds and unselfishness, and tn,
pean and clarion of the service wa,
the Christian one of victory owe
death and the grave. The impress
sive Masonic service was read a
the grave by PM, DIR. Hinckley, o
Lewiston, Idaho.
Painlessly he died from a stroke o
paralysis and entered the domain o