The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-24
IoIcE VALLEY PIONEER
pAsSES TO GREAT BEYOND.
Lr,liam Isaac Fost Dies After a Pro-
,--nsd Illness of BriRht's Disease.

.,u;.rn Isaac Fost Dies After a Pro-
,onged Illness of Bright's Disease.
william Isaac Frost, who died at
o;se Tuesday, Nov. IA, after a pro
Dnoer illness, of Bright's disease, was
III known in Caldwell, and has many
.;onds and relatives in this city.
Mr. Frost was born in Iowa, April
h 1850 His mother died at his birth
=, his father lived to be "a and died
~ = few years ago. With his father
H. subject of this brief sketch cross
II the plains to California in 1862. The
rim was made in covered wagons, and
I'M boy performed his full share Of
he duties of the trip even to scouting
Ind helping guard the wagon train
From attacks by hostile Indians.
In 1866 Mr.. Frost came with his
f.tber to Boise valley when they To-
lated near Caldwell. In 1874 he took
,,o the homestead at Star that he still
owned at the time of his lea.h. 1t is
Situated just across the river from
tbe present town of Star.
December 19, 1875 Mr.. Frost was
married. to Miss Sarah Yaryan, who
survives him. Theb ride and groom
moved into their little one-room cab
in. and here their honeymoon was
spent and here they lived for year
in perfect happiness.
Indians gave the settlers along the
river a great deal of trouble in those
early days, and many a night was
spent by Mr.. Frost and his young wife
in fear of raid on the valley. Al
one time the family was sent to the
fort at Caldwell while Mr.. Frost anC
his neighbors went out on scout duty
These were troublous times, but il
spite Of the anxiety the young settler!
were happy; the young husband wa
made of the stuff of which real pic
neers and heroes is made-he was de
termined to win through and he did
Mr.. Frost had been a member o
the Masonic order for a number o
wears prior to his death. When tn
disease that finally resulted in hi
death first attacked him year ago h
was urged by relatives and friends t
seek relief in a change of climate ant
in travel; but he could not be induce,
to leave his home and family excep
for a short trip to the mountains
There he grew rapidly worse and
was with great difficulty that he coul
withstand the journey back to hi
home.
Mr. Frost and his wife lived on tn
old homestead where they reare
their four children and where the
added to their land till $50 acres wer
included, until 1907, when they turn
ed over the management of the fart
to the youngest son and moved int
Boise. There they continued to liV
until death dissolved the union thu
had existed for SO years.
Hand Shattered by Dynamite Cap.
Attempting to bun out what b
thought was wood, in dynamite ca
to make a whistle, the left hand
Eugene Sprinkles, 9-year-old son
w. R. Sprinkles, was horribly mani
led yesterday about noon. The lit
fellow had been whiting on the CO
and holding it between the thun
and finger applied the match, wit
the explosion followed. The thun
and second finger were blown off, al
the index and third fingers were ba
ly shattered. DR.. Young was SUI
moned and the boy hurried to Jos
phine hospital. The plucky little II
low is reported resting easy.-Weis
Signal.