Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-10-09
SHERIFF HARRY SAWYER DEAD;
FUNERAL SERVICES HERE THURSDAY
Passed Away Tuesday Night After Long Illness
Body Inferred at Occur d'Alene Friday
Morning, Elk Lodge in Charge Was Best
Police Officer in Northwestern States

Sheriff Harry Sawyer died Tues
day night, at ten o'clock after a long
illness resulting from anaemia. The
funeral services were held Thursday
afternoon at the Union church and
were conducted by Rev. Burleson, Of
the Episcopal church. Thursday after
noon the body was shipped to Occur
d'Alene City where it was inferred
Friday, the Elk lodge of Occur d.
Alene, of which the deceased was
member, having charge of the
burial ceremony.
The funeral service here was at
tended by a large crowd of the
friends of the deceased and many
beautiful floral tributes were grouped
on and about the casket. A number
of brother Ellxs and intimate friends
of the deceased from Standpoint were
here to attend the funeral among
whom were Charles r. Ross, H. H
Taylor, H. S. Remer, John Mulcahy,
Otto Greenwood, Edwin Doust, Rev.
FIR. Kelly. The pallbearers were Otto
f. Mathiesen, Charles r. Ross, Edwin
Doust, Otto GREENWOOD, H. S. Remer
and H. A. Gale.
Otto f. Mathiesen had charge of
the body on the journey from here
to Occur d'Alene. The service at
Occur d'Alene was held at HOO a.
M, H. H. Taylor delivering the Elk
eulogy.
Harry Sawyer was born near Rem
frew, Ont, on November LIST, 1868
In 1897 he moved to Michigan where
he lived for a couple of years and
then came to Northern Idaho. He
began his career in Idaho as a pub
lie officer about IS years ago when
he was elected the first marshall of
Standpoint. He came to Boomers Fer
ry in 1905 to act as town marshall
and served in that capacity for sew
eral years during the time of the con-
struction of the Spokane Internation-
al Railway through this district
From Bonners Ferry he went to
sheriff at Rathdrum under Sheriff
Pearl Bailey. He was a candidate
for sheriff of Kootenai county at the
election of 1914. He served as dep
uty in Kootenai county for two terms
under Pearl Bailey and one term
under Sheriff Mcdonald. When
Boundary county was organized Mr.
Sawyer was again selected to act
as the town marshall for Bonners
Ferry and he served in this capacity
until elected sheriff of the county
at the last general election.
The deceased is survived by his
father, H. S. Sawyer, aged 50, and
his son, Earl, aged 10. He was the
last of family of six.
For five years previous to his
death Mr.. Sawyer had been afflicted
with the incurable disease, anaemia.
He retained his strength until the
fall of 1916 when he caught cold and
was confined to his bed several
weeks. Early this spring he was
again bedridden and although ply
sicians gave up hope of his recovery
he recovered sufficiently to leave
his bed and take up his active work
as sheriff. About 10 weeks ago he
was again forced to his bed and his
condition gradually became weaker
and weaker until the end.
Harry Sawyer had hosts of warm
friends in Boundary, Bonner and
Kootenai counties of Idaho. AS an
officer he was careful and methodi-
cal, performing his duties without
fear. He was a loyal friend and a
Conscientious public servant and his
record is one that is envied by
brother officers in all parts of the
Northwest.