The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-27
USEFUL CAREER
LATAH PIONEER
MRS. ORPHA COCHRAN CROSSED
PLAINS BY OK TEAMS IN 1869.
HAD FINE PIONEER SPIRIT.

Harvard-The news of the sudden
death of Mrs. Orpha Cochrane, which
occurred at Moscow on the evening
of October goth came as shock to
this community, where Mrs. Coch-
rane had spent her life, since tho
days of her early girlhood.
Orpha Chambers was a daughter OF
T. and Johannah Chambers early day
pioneers of Latah county and was
born at Edwards Ford, Indiana, De-
cember 1st, 1869. The family crossed
the plains by OK team in 1872 and
located at Elberton, Wash, where
they resided until February, 1884,
when they came to the Upper Palouse
homesteading quarter section OF
land on the flat three miles west of
the present site of Harvard, which
still bears the family name, at
time when this locality was little
more than wilderness, with settlers
few and far between, and good roads
were unknown. Mrs. Cochrane saw
northern Latah county rise from its
earliest settlements to it's present ad-
vanced state.
She was united in marriage to
George T. Cochrane, who was also a
pioneer resident of Chambers Flat, on
May s, 1890. Mr.. Cochrane respond
ed to the reaper's call on May II,
1915 and was laid to rest in the ceme-
terry at Freeze. On September 1st
1920 wishing to further the education
of her two daughters, Vina and Mary.
Mrs .Cochrane leased the farm to the
son, Eugene and moved to Moscow.
Thursday evening, to all appearances
in her usual good health she left her
home on East Eighth street accom-
panied by her daughters to walk
town to attend the U. of /. football
rally. But as they reached Main
street she was taken with an attack
of dizziness, and went into the r.
Medlock residence where she grew
rapidly worse. DR.. Gritman was sum-
but could give no relief and
in less than twenty minutes from the
first appearance of the attack another
Of Latah county's early pioneers had
crossed the great divide and taken the
Long Road Home"
The remains were brought back to
the old homestead, Monday, and Tues
day were placed at rest in the ceme-
terry at Freeze by the side of her
and father and mother The
funeral which was one of the largest
ever held in this part of the country
vas held Tuesday from the Union
If the Christian church at Moscow
conducted the services. The pail
were H. w. Garfield A. E.
Daley, B F. Thomas, H. l.. Hawkins
G. A Rathbun and T. j. Vassar.
Mrs. Cochrane had for many years
een a member of the Christian
yhurch She was firm believer in
Christianity and endeavored at all
ines to live up to her belief. In
or distress she was ever
eady to lend a helping hand. A
eighbor when a neighbor was need
d. She was never heard to speak i'll
f others and none could speak i'll Of
er. BY her quiet, gentle ways she
7on the esteem of all whom she met,
nd her taking away will be felt as a
evere loss by all. The long string
automobiles loaded with relatives
nd friends which followed the re-
lains to their last resting place, to-
ether with the large number OF
eautiful wreaths and bouquets Of
lowers showing the high regard in
-hich she was held in the community
here she had resided almost con-
tantly for thirty-seven years.
Mrs. Cochrane is survive by two
aughters, Vina and Mary who have
cen attending school in Moscow;
our sons, James A. and Eugene of
hambers Flat; Clyde w. and Homer
/. of Carstairs, Alberta; one sister,
[rs. Corinne Bay of Harvard, and
lree brothers, Eudoris and Joseph,
{ Reubens, Idaho and Ulyssus OF
ort George, British Columbia. All
ere present for the funeral except
le brother in British Columbia She
$50 leaves countless friends who
ourn her demise and who join in
their sincere sympathy to
le sorrowing relatives in their great
sreavement.