Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-01-06
DEATH OF MRS.
JACOB SMITH
Another Well Known Stutsman
County Resident Passes to
the Great Beyond.

Thursday evening at 5:45 o'clock
at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. Henry Shaver, on Sixth avenue
south, occurred the death of Mrs.
Jacob Smith in the 9th year of her
age. Mrs. Smith has suffered pro-
longed illness and has been more or
less of an invalid since the death of
her husband in September, 1913.
She spent some three months this
summer in the East, visiting her sis
ter in Michigan, and returned home
in October, since which time her
health has been failing more notice
ably each week. While she was in
Michigan visiting her sister the lat
ter died, which naturally proved a
great shock to Mrs. Smith.
Deceased was born IN Boston,
Mass, September /, 1S4S, and spent
her girlhood days in that city. With
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott
Tarbell, she moved to Appleton,
Wis, where, in 1866, she was mar
ried to Jacob Smith. To them was
born one daughter, Mrs. Mary
Shaver, who is the last surviving
member of the family.
In 1880 Mr.. and Mrs. Smith NOV
ed to jamestown and filed on land
just northeast Of the city, where they
resided until the death of her faith
er, Elliott Tarbell, in 1882, who died
at his farm near Montpelier, where
he had been farming for short
time. The farm near jamestown is
still known as the Jacob Smith farm.
On the death of Mr.. Tarbell, Mr..
and Mrs. Smith moved to the farm
near Montpelier and resided there
until 1898, since which time they
have made their home in the city
with Mrs. Shaver.
With the passing of Mrs. Jacob
Smith closes chapter in the per-
sonal history of s.uts5nan~ 4cannty's
early pioneers. When Mr.. and Mrs.
Tarbell moved to the farm south of
Montpelier there were few neighbors
and the family as we'll as Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith witnessed many of the
early trials incident to the break
ing up of the new country and the
settlement of the raw prairie.
The Tarbell farm was half mile
south of Montpelier, between the
Carley place and the old Montpelier
townsite, in which residents from
Vermont, including former mayor j.
J. Flint and B. w. Fuller were in
terested. The place is situated near
the river and is marked by beau
tiful grove of trees. 1t was also
known as the Tarbell postoffice and
was a stopping station for passen-
gers on the old stage line between
Jamestown, Grand Rapids and La
Moure. Many residents of the coun-
ty will remember the stopping of
the stage coach then driven by c. B.
Avis at Tarbell's for meals, and the
farm house was also used as a lodg-
ing place for travellers in early days.
At that time Grand Rapids was
booming and Tarbel's was much
frequented. Mrs. Tarbell resided at
the farm with her daughter for
about ten years after the death OF
her husband, when she went to San
Diego, CAL, Jacob Smith sold the
jamestown farm to capitalist from
st. Louis, who paid $35 an acre for
the land which was thought to be an
extremely high price in those days.
Mrs. Smiths maiden name was
Helen M. Tarbell. Her mother, Mrs.
Susan Tarbell, died about five years
ago in San Diego, CAL, and her last
years were cheered by the presence
of her daughter, Miss Mary Tarbell,
whose death occurred in jamestown
in 1912. The remains of Mrs. Susan
Tarbell are buried in California. The
Tarbell family were among the best
known of the pioneer residents OF
southern Stutsman county.
Mrs. Smith was member of the
CONGREGATIONAL church and the
Woman's Relief Corps. Her death
follows rather closely upon the pas
sing of her son-in-law, Henry Shaver,
who died in the spring Of last year.
The last rites for the late Mrs.
Jacob Smith were held New Years
day at 2 o'clock at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Henry Shaver, Sixth
avenue south. The services were In
charge of Rev. T. A. Olson of the M.
e. church and the Congregational
choir rendered several selections.
Flowers were abundant, being sent
by individuals, the Royal Nefghbors,
w. r. c., and q wreath from the
neighbors of the deceased living near