The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-02-03
DEATH OF FREMONT ROWE
GREAT LOSS TO COUNTY
RENDERED VALUABLE SERVICE
TO MINING INDUSTRY AND
TO THE COUNTY.

Thursday January q, of pneumonia
after a brief illness. The news Of
his death came as great shock to
the people of the Occur d'Alene dis
tlict. where he was widely known,
had many warm personal friends and
where he had for many years been
prominent and influential in political
and Industrial affairs. He is surviv-
ed by his wife, who was with him
when the end came. and brother
living in New York. The funeral
took place in Spokane last Monday
afternoon and was attended by many
friends from the Occur d'Alene dis
trict and others living i'm Spokane.
The funeral services were conducted
jointly by the Elks lodge of Spokane
and General Chas King Post Spanish
War Veterans The pallbearers were
James T. Mccarthy manager Hecla
Mining company: d z. Keys and Z.
w. Miller county commissioners; TT.
A. Rogers. county auditor; }. -. Sloan,
master mechanic Hecla mine; Thos.
McCabe. manager Wallace Miner
Came to Eagle in 1884,
II was not until after his death that
it became generally known that Mr.
Rowe was one of the early-day ariiv-
ais in the Occur d'Alene district At
tiacted by the news of the discovery
of gold on Prichard creek Mr. Rowe
then in the east, headed for the new
Fidorad0. lie arrived at Eagie city
i'm 1884. and after mingling for short
time with the motley crowd of ad-
vcnturous fortune seekers. he retrac-
ed his steps over the Trout creek
trail and headed for the mining camps
of Colorado. little dreaming that
Years later he would be recalled to al
most the same spot and play a prom
ipent part i'm the development Of the
lead mines i'm the Occur d'Alene dis
trict of which nothing was gnown at
that time Making his headquarters
at Silverton. i'm the San Juan district
Mr. Rowe engaged i'm mining in Colo
RADIO for several years with varying
success. In the early COS he went to
the Joplin district in southwest Mis-
souri, and engaged i'm lead mining
near Webb City He was married in
Webb City in 1895. Mr. Rowe was
very successful in his mining opera
ticns and was induced to invest his
surplus in a smelling enterprise at
Ghard. Kansas. This enterprise
proved disastrous due to the wide
spread business depression beginning
in 1898 and continuing for four years.
Spanish War Veteran.
When President Mckinley called /
for volunteers following the declara- /
ton of war against Spain in 1898 /
Fremont Rowe was among the first i'm /
the Joplin district TO offer his SER
vices He was given commission /
as first lieutenant in the Fifth Mis-
souri, Volunteer infantry He went
with his regiment to the great mill
iary training camp at Chickamauga.
Tenn. and much to his disappont-
ment remained there until the close
)f the war Upon being mustered ont
" tine service. MIR Rowe returned TO
Joplin and again gave his attention to
mining His disappointment at not
icing permitted TO engage in real
warfare was soon somewhat appcas-
ID by an opportunity TO come TO the
'oeur d'Alene district and take
eading part i'm the suppression OF G
he lawless element here The labor
roubles in this district which finally
eliminated i'm the blowing up of the
Bunker Hin & sullivan mill i'm the d
pring of 1899 resulted i'm bringing i'm c
large number of men, particularly
rom the Joplin district to take the
laces of the disturbing element and p
was i'm the fan of 1899 that FIRE. II
iont Rowe arrived here with q group l.
+ Missouri miners After brief con- 10
ection with the Standard and six co
cen to-One CReN) mines Mr. Rowe r'
as placed in charge of the Hecla p
nd was superintendent of that great p'
line up to few years ago. when n
journalism forced him TO relinqush 81
he position
County Commissioner Record
"a was in 1902 that Mr. Rowe was
st elected county commissioner L.
ON the first district a position to
sich he was twice reelected At was
ring his second term that the hand on
me and modern court house was de
tit. His associates on the board wi
hen this important enterprise was by
itiated and carried out We're Judge co
b. Cowen of Pierce City (now i'm ge
earwater county,. and Even McIn- ac
ST. of Kellogg Mr.. Mcintosh was of
victim of tuberculosis and died i'm
uthen California some two years ed
o. Judge Cowen. now over 80 elt
airs old. still makes his home i'm An
cree City After serving three con-
,utive terms. Mr. Rowe retired from the
bic life. hut was recalled two OF,
trs ago when he was again elected Mi
from the first district the
4 reelected last fal Both as n Er
Of this county and as n Ga
'minent figure I'm the mining in duo
stry Mr.. Rowe rendered valuable mn
vice TO the people of Shoshone siol
inty anr
Long Fight Against Disease. T