Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-10-05
DEATH Uf c. {. bRAIAAaD

DLfltI " VI Lt DlbttibsfliiD
Payette's business world vas pain
fully shocked last Thursday morn
Ing when the news became general
over the city that &. T.. Bralnard had
passed away. While u vas general
~ known that he wa suffering from
an lncuraDle malady yet the nes .
Of his death came as a distinct
shock. For many years Sir. Bralnard
was one Of the foremost mon OF
thia valley auG up until tue past Two
years when declining health forbade.
ne vas actively engaged In most
all OF the responsible impFOYemen- -
ana und ftak4ngs Gu GOT ln "a
ALLEY. IAe funeral occurred on Fri
DAY afternoon a. the rfsaDyt g.aA
church whore iarse cgucOlrue Of
lrel.s gathered 20 pay their las
respects 10 this veil known public
man ana the remains were inleried
iu huVeralae cemetery The follow
ing account OF Mr hralnara's lac
written b. bis pastor gi,es an ac-
curals account Oi a lie OF 40 iulaesa
aud success
q. r BFalnard WAS born 10 Huron
Counly, ONO. Zee. Bra, 800 lie vas
educated u the public schools an
900 Coo Coila8e. located al Cedar
Rapids Iowa. OF which Institution he
Is graduate.
While "a young man, his father have
Ing opened uU a wood yard Ia INDIE
pondeuce. Ia, the deceased went
th1rs 90 conduct the buhiues8 anu
while tbofo learned lel6suphy. learn
la Hf.rsaHHsu.a
whom there Wsre very iew Opefat rs
in the country who could DO ~. Thus
equipped he entered. the railroad
service Ha station as 90 ara tele-
EaDI uoeritIf 300 which work he
continued until about 1884. when he
went upon o homestead iu south La-
kula. Wuere be- remained for a short
time. iie then became assis ant
Postmaster ia Watcher. Ia, his
iittueg being tbs posDnlhfr,.
on July ~, 1873. 90 fayaon, H.,
be was united in marriage 10 Mise
Julia ~. tua.cr. VINO W.th four OF
the SIX children born % them. to-
gsther wlth the aged father and one
brother survives.
la 1889 he moved to Og1aa whore
+ he embarked pa mo raai.estatc. In
Bunuce aud bonding business. In
1900 ho learned of the opportunities
presented By the Puyotte Valley,
thru a chance meeting with Bap-
tist minister What hc heard 80
I deeply nlaro8ted him that be male
Trip 90 lhiB valley and Investigate
ed conditions Returning TO Ogd a.
10 secured the cooperation OF Mr.
AL bi ureeue. VINO supplied tho
major part OF the capital needed and
in august. 1900 be took over the can
al ana 5000 acres OF the old Pay
otte valley Irrigation Co That
event Is generally regarded as the
beginning OF the prosperous doyel.
Opment OF our vail 81, tor the canal
Was rebuilt. tthe Old troublesome
fumes We're dispensed with. ana a
wisely directed ana euergotically
prosecuted campaign begun TO brng
settlers into the valley. In looking
over old newspaper aud mabazine
Hos. one finds Mr. branard fro
qu0ntiy spoken of as "lha advance
agent OF prosperity Ia tltlo which
soams 10 nave been literally IruU so
far as the payette Valley Is concern
cd Mr. D. q. b Bralnard became
associated with him ia che manage
mout oil his extensive business M
tereata Ia 1904,
ar nranara's family did not novel
% this city until 1907. Thoy immedi-
ntely took their residence ON the
place they now occupy building "a
eommudi0ua house IN 1893 That hOmel
was tho pride Oh oar. braiuarUs near.
and frequently. after his return IA 4
summer from his long search for
health, he has expressed his JOY
Ia aud appreciation Tor les beAul.
iul location. cool shalO. and ils at
moaphuro OF homelike quiet and com
fort
The largo place which no occupied
Ia the affairs OF the community Is
Indicated by tho tact tuat 40 was Z
. director IN no less than rs cor
parati0us seryiug aa President OF I
four 0i them. Wool resident OF four. .
Secretary oi Two. lie yea as q
member OF che city council Tor two .
,erms and there his ability was re.
cOgnl1ei by his appointment as 4
eHaigman ot the finance committee.
tie was con ortOu iu revival f.
meeting ia tho Methodist church lu
Clermoat. Iowa, about 1895, and for
twenty five years was leader In
Sunday School aud Chrs.ian I'm.
daavor work. and sang la tho church
choir wherever DO lived
Ia 1919 his lRthOr's family and his
own having removed to Watcher.
tA., tuey joined in tho organization
1t @ Presbyterian church On tuat
rapidly gr0wps coal mining town. OF
NE eleven charter members of that
iittle church the brauard family
contributed five Mr. BraiuRrd was
elected Deacon 90 the church aud
lis tathor maac an elder When be
.uo, ga 90 Ogden, ho transferred hts
Go the first PresbytCrl,
tu hurcb 0f that city, whore he
was again elected q deacon. Whilo
it ing la Ogden ho was actively In
eaaf lines %. raiiEi0ns and reform
york, having served as resident ol
.hc Utah state e, 3. union. the
ae 8 s. association ana STATE