The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-09-26
CLYDE J.PRY0R FOUND
DEAD IN SHED BY WIFE
Prominent Bemidji Business Man Dies
Suddenly at Early Hour
Today.
DID NEWSPAPER WORK HERE
At One Time Was County Official at
Glencoe Nominated Court Commis-
missioner Last Tuesday. : ~

Clyde J.Pryor, Al years old, for
SIX years prominently identified
with the gowth of Bemidji, a for
mer newspaper man and nominated
at the primary election last Tues
day as republican candidate for
court commissioner, was found
dead at 6 a. m. today by his wife
in the woodshed at the rear of the
Pryor residence, All Bemidji
avenne.
Physicians were quickly sum-
moned but their services were un-
necessary. Coroner Ibertson took
charge of the body but has reserv-
ed making any statement until to-
morrow. Mrs. Pryor believes
heart disease to have been the
cause of her husbands death.
| Widow Brave in Her Grief.
She has bravely withstood the
shock ard talked at length to
reporter for the Pioneer, paying
glowing tribute to the memory of
her husband referring to him over
and over again as my Clyde"
He was the gentlest of men," she
said, AS dear. a husband to me, and
as kind and loving a father to our
children-we have two, Louise,
eleven years old and little Johnnie,
just year 6ld-as ever lived.
Il can't believe that he has been
snatched from me in this way-it is
1to6 horrible to understand.
He has been in the habit of re.
naming down town of late and I
didn't worry so much when he wasn't
here last night, although something
seemed to choke me and tell me that
a terrible thing was about to happen.
Gone-Never to Return.
cat a. m. awoke and Clyde
was not here. I thought he must
surely be home by that time-but
he didn't come-he never was to
come to us again-he had gone
away from us forever.
s'At six o'clock this morning
l found him. l am sure there was
still life in his noble body. l ran
to the neighbors and they called
DR.. Henderson and DR.. Gilmore,
but it was too late.
''It was heart disease am sure
for his father went the same way"
Mrs. Pryor will not complete
arrangements for the funeral until
her parents, MI. and Mrs. A. A.
|Meilke of Glencoe arrive this after
noon. She has decided, however,
that there will be short service
at the Pryor home and that the
body will be taken to Glencoe for
interment. Rev. S. E. P. White
of the Bemidji Presbyterian church
will have charge of the services
here.
/ Lived Here Six Years.
Mr.. Pryor had lived in Bemidji
/ for six years. Ten years ago he
was clerk of court of Mcleod county
in Glencoe. From there he went to
North Dakota. Later he came
back to Minnesota and re-
sided for a short time in Crookston.
HE came from that place to Bemidji
in 1904. w. s -
His first work here was on the Pio-
neer in 1904 when this paper was
under the control of R. w. Hitch
cock, his duties being in the business
and editorial end of the paper.
When Mr.. Hitchcock sold the Pio-
neer to C. H. Miles in 1907 Mr..
Pryor continued his connection with
this publication.
Retire, From Newspaper Work.
/ In 1908 the Pioneer passed into
the hands of Pryor & Rutledge and
six months later Mr.. Rutledge re-
tired, Mr.. Pryor assuming a con-
trolling interest which he held until
severed his connection with the
paper.
From the first of last January Mr..
Pryor has been engaged in the in
surance and real estate business.
/ For two years be was secretary of
the Bemidji Commercial club, being
succeeded in that position by AL
Jester in December. 1909.