The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12
". Il. ANDREWS
PASSES AWAY

Andrews passed away Wednesday
morning, January Is, 1914, at the
hone of his daughter, Mrs. W. 5.
Andrews. In Los Angeles, California.
Mr.. Andrews has been an honored
and respected citizen Of Lemhi coun-
ty for many years, and his presence
will be greatly missed. tie was a
man OF great will power and energet-
ic to the very last. Last fall In Oc-
tober he celebrated this 93rd birth
day. He was always cheerful and
never complained, and used often 10
say when some one younger and ap-
parentiy more necessar, Ia this life
was called that he was but waiting
for the messeHg to bear him over
the river. This messenger came
quickly and silently bore him to the
loved ones zone before.
Deceased was horn in New York in
1920, aud went with his parents to
Wisconsin,, where he married and
where his childien were born. In
1852 he crossed the plains to Califur-
MIA in ''prairie schooner drawn
by oxen, together with TWENTY-FIVE
other families who were attracted by
the gold excitemen. He was chosen
captain of the wagon train duriJ
this perilous trip.
After spending sevsral years in va
rious parts OF California, he returned
to Wisconsin, where mis- companion
died in 1869. A few months later, in
company with mis- son N. l. Andrews,
he came vest again, locating In Sal
mon. For number of years he
worked in the store OF Georgs l.
Siuup, and later engaged in the mer
camille business or himself. He sery-
ed the county in the capacity of CON-
missioner and also as postmaster dut-
ing two presidential terms.
lie leaves two Sous, It. K. Andrews
II Salmon, and N. /. Andrews OF Los
Angeles, also daughter, Mrs W. ;,
Andrews, at whose home he passed
away. He has several grand child
ren and great-grandchildren here and
in California. He had heen looking
forward to meeting bis old friends In
Salmon again and Will he great,
missed hy The pioneers of the county,
especially by James Horton, who had
been intimately acquainted with him
for about ifty years.
The Los Angeles Times gives ar
excellent obituary of Mr. Andrews
from which We print some interest
ing excerpts:
''He was not Ill, and had been as
happy as usual among his relatives
on the preceding day. AS was hi'
custom, he arose early, took from hi
pocket a watch that he purchased IL
Salt Lake thirty years ago, looked a
its face, closed his eyes, and vas for
ever at vest. He was fully dressed
and bad fallen back across the bed II
which he took his last nights sleep
His daughter had intuitively entere'
his room almost at the moment h,
expired. -.
f'He served In the Civil War will
the First Minnesota Voluuteers, ant
also served in the Indian campaign
on the frontier. His mind was clea
and his body active to the very last
and in response to remark he mad
giving wrong date, but a day O
two before bis death, he gave as a
explanation that he always tried t
keep ahead OF the times, He was a
ardent member of the Masonic orde
for many years and also menbe
of Hugh Duncan Chapter No. , G
f. S. of Salmon, Ioaho.
THE funeral will be held at tn
chapel of Overholtzer & Sons Oh Fr
day at 5 p. ~. conducted by Rev. I
A. Healy, d. D., and to which a
friends are invited. The remains ~i
be placed 10 vault in Roseda
Cemetery emporarily and viii be tai
en- back to his Idaho home for fini
interuent, where his son, Fhoma
Andrews, resides.