Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-01-06
i. FITZPATRICK
| PASSES AWAY
pIED MONDAY MORNING AT THE
SACRED HEART HOSPITAL IN
SPOKANE
FUNERAL TO Be HELD TOMORROW
WAS Pioneer and Prominent Citizen
OF This District

n James Fitzpatrick, a pioneer of this
Bdistrict and one of the best known and
#3nost heartily respected men of the
J&listrict, died at $40 O'Clock yesterday
8nnorning at the Sacred Heart hospital
#in Spokane, after an illness of about
1.-TWO years from complication of dis
eases.
The body was brought here this
morning from Spokane by Mike Fitz-
patrick The funeral will be held at
st. AIMS Catholic church tomorrow
morning upon the arrival of Rev FIR
Kelly, from Standpoint, The funeral
! services will be brief and there will be
4 no sermon and no flowers in accord
&ance with the wishes of the deceased
III The deceased was "a years old and
#was born in Queens county, Ireland
Vile came to the United States in 1888
Mbnd settled in the Kootenai valley in
1850, taking up homestead east of
Gown, being Joined here by his par
|Sfnts and brothers and sisters.
81 By hard work, early and late, he
szand the rest of his family, cleared land
#@nd built homes until now Fitzpatrick
##Bros. have one of the largest and best
81mproved ranches of this county
MI He was prominent in business and
%fhurch and political affairs of this
EScounty-- He was member of the St
Ann's Catholic church. For many
&Sears he was the owner of the Casey
I hotel, buying from Mr. Mcknight and
&IBelling the property some six or seven
aSsyears ago to Moore Bros. He still
NsOwns residence lots and a large feed
$sSfbarn in the city. He served for two
Ssferms as member of the town board
S2pf trustees and was chairman of the
#board. He was one of the first men
ITO be elected to office as county COM
aanissioner of Boundary county and at
ANzthe time of county division was the
ASpopular choice for appointment as
commissioner. While the owner of
4*the Casey hotel he ran the business
SWSfor short periods but most of the time
#had it leased. He conducted a meat
&market here for many years, finally
#quitting the business when he sold out
Tom Nicholson and Frank thinner
# man For the past several years he
8 has devoted his time to looking after
n his ranch and stock interests. Two
years ago he purchased stock in the
u First State Bank Of this city and has
I since served as one of the board of di-
TeCiOTS OF the INSTITUTION.
II The deceased is survived by two sis
@ters, Mrs. Oliver Rabdau and Miss Kate
& gSFitzpatrick, and three brothers. Mike
y Luke and Tom Fitzpatrick, the latter
NJ Nresiding at Salem, Oregon.
81 The death of the deceased was not
l&unexpected as he has been seriously i'll
Nfor many months. He spent several
.% months the past year at the hospital
Aaf
SNb but his condition became worse stead
sXRily He was brought home few
szweeks ago by his brother, Luke, and
Mbis nephew, Joe Rabdau and a week
Mago went to Spokane to make final
" effort to regain his health. He suf-
III tered a great deal of pain up until
ne Sunday and was conscious nearly to
l& the last and when his brothers spoke
VITO him he would nod and smile al
Mthough he was too feeble to talk
III In the death of Jim Fitzpatrick this
MScommunity has lost a valuable citizen
a man who had given the best years
HAof his life toward building up a good
town and developing a new country.
"" Jim" had no time for fine speech or
$clothes. He was the rough and ready
type of man, net often found nova
days and he practiced the rule of
treating every man as he himself
@8would be treated. His word was as
ss good as his bond and in his whole life
Mthere is not an instance known when
l9he wavered when he thought he was
IN the right. The whole district will
mourn his death and all join in extend
sing sincere condolences to the be-
ssreaved ones.