Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04
CAPT. JOSEPH II. sHAWHAN.

the family from Weiser, Boise, Cald
well and other neighboring town
IN Southern Idaho, paid their las
tribute of love and respect to this
stalwart citizen and with sad hears
tenderly bore his remains to River
side cemetery and laid them a
rest. The immense throng thai
sought to gain admission to the
Methodist church where the ser
vices were held, the wealth OF
beautiful floral offerings and the
largest funeral cortege ever seen
in Payette were all evidences Of the
universal love and respect in
which Captain Shawhan was held
when alive. The funeral services
we're conducted by Rev. George w.
Turner, who took for his text Thou
Shalt Be Missed Because Thy Seat
Shall Be Empty" Rev. Turner paid
a glowing tribute to the life of Capt,
Shawhan speaking of his royal quail
ity of manhood, his cheerful optimist'
lc nature and of his life long labor
devoted to making those near and
lear to him happy. 1t was beauti-
ful tribute paid by man whose
knowledge was of a close personal
acquaintance,
w. T. Sherman Post G, A. R. and
the Women's Relief Corps had
charge of the remains at the
church and one impressive part of
the arrangements was the draping
If the casket with the flag he had
fought to defend and perpetuate. At
ter the services at the church the
members of Washoe Lodge No. 2S
A. F. & A. NJ. took charge and at
the cemetery the simple but i'm
pressive burial service of that order
we're observed.
When the last rites were per-
formed and just as the large con-
course of people were sadly depart
ing frsm the last resting place of
this worthy citizen, taps blown by
The bugler of Company | was fit
ting close to the touching eere-
monies of the afternoon,
Joseph H. shawhan was born in
Rush county, Indiana, August 10th,
1888, and moved with his parents
to Sigourney, Iowa, in 1S45 where
he grew to manhood and in 1861
was united in marriage to Miss
Mary Adeline Jackson. In October
1852 he enlisted in Company B
33rd infaIitry of Iowa as lieutenant
and served until March 1863 when
he was forced to resign on account
of utter failure OF health induced
by the severe service in the south
ern swamps. In November of the
same year he had so far recovered
as to feel able again to ge to the
front anH enlisted as Captain in
Company X of the Ninth Cavalry
Iowa Volunteers in which company
he served until the end of the war
returning to his home in Slgourney,
Iowa, where he engaged in business
until 1880 when he moved to Kan
sas settling at Clay Center. There
he remained until 1895 in which
year he came to Payette Valley be-
ing one of the original Plymouth
colonists and living at New Plymouth
for a time. Later he purchased and
cleared the sage brush, leveled the
land and planted the pregent twen-
ty acre pear orchard near Payette
which is the pride of this valley
and noted all over the northwest as
a typical. well kept pear orchard, He
was one. of the few men, possibly
the only mani in this valley who
planted an orchard and had the
faith and courage to stay by it un-
til it was bearing and paying. AS
a horticulturalist he ranked with the
leading ones Of the state, was presi-
dent of the State society, Vice
President for the state of Idaho of
the National Horticultural Con-
gress and was ALSO a nember OF
the State horticultural board. In
matters pertaining to the advance
ment of fruit culture Capt. Shaw
han) vas always a leader and in ey-
cry movement for the bettermept OF
conditions along all lines was al
ways to the fore In the work.
J He leaves to mourn his loss his
faithful wife, four sons, Hon B.
P. Shawhan of this city, RE. H.
H. Shawhan of Danville, Illinois, w.
]. Shawhan, Dr. G. E. Shawhan OF
Boise and two daughters, Mrs.
H. J. Sommercamp of Weiser and
Mrs. t. E. Jones of Payette, all
well known in their various COM
munities and with legions of
friends who with them mourn
the passing Of one Of Payette
valleys most loved and respected