The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-08-11
DAN c. SIERER
DIED ON FRIDAY
AT HOSPITAL
Rugged Pioneer Buried Snnday a.
Twin Fails CemetesS-This
Community Aoarn-

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tion and one OF the best known cIti
zens OF the tract. died Friday even.
ing al the county hospital Death
came about ESQ O'Clock. after an
illness which fingered thruout the
entire summer.
Impoverished blood wasted the
/ once stalwart frame. and gradually
life ebbed- In an effort TO arrest
this waste. attending physicians
transfused blood from one of the
dozen brother Elks who had proof
fered their help In this need. but ev-
en- this failed to stop the progress
81 the pernicious anemia-
Dan Sierer was born June s. 1859.
in Ada. Ohio. He came west as a lad
following the advances OF the pro-
gress across the stretches into Ida
no. where August 20. 1900. he was
united in marriage 10 Miss Bertha
Berteh in Wallace. Idaho. In Janu-
airy. 1905. he located the ranch he
developed near Filler. He built up
on IL frame shack. That shack
was the first in the entire nsfghbor-
hood. and when II reared its head as
a challegne In the sagebrush. there
were hut two others In the vast
stretch between Filler and Twin
Falls
Five children were born to make
the life OF Dan Sierer happy. They
all survive; Martha. aged IL: Ted.
Is: Jane. Is: Ina. IL. and Fran
ees. 8. Three brothers. " S. Sier- (
ct. Sultana. Wash: r. b. siersr.
Seattle. and ]. c. Sierer. Emporia.
Kansas. survive. One sister. Mrs. (
W. G. Fullen has Just moved .
with her family from Kansas TO
Florida. and is making the trip BY
Deceased Was a member of the
Benevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks. Knights of Pythais. and Mod
ern woodmen OF America He Ilv-
ed his life in construction work
Always a builder. always construct
Ing. he became in the maturity OF
his years a firm advocate OF the
theory that we must create new
hings for the new generation.
One Incident Of his life will per-
laps show clearly the reason for the
owe In which he was held He hop
u for a modern home for his chill
iren. The frame shack was sup
planted by a small concrete house. >
lut plans for a larger home were c
made. After the little ranch had '
zen paid for. foundation for the :
With which to build IL was In the b
ank =
Then came the rattle OF the var J
runs. and the call for funds N
The Sierer family yet lives In the 81
mailer dwellings for the money 7
18th which te modern house vas 10 g
2 built ~ent into Liberty Bonds 4
Mr. Sierer always took an active b
art in educational. political. and p
'aternal matters. He served on the
Dard Of trustees OF the Maroz dis ~
'iet from the time the school dis n
ict vas organized until few
onths ago. He vas a member OF A
IL board Of trustees OF the Twin
ais Elk lodge. and on various oc-
sions had served a. committee
an from his district 90 the republi-
n COUNTY central commlttee.- m.
Just before his death. Mr. Sierer "a
ut for officers OF the Twin Fails pu
r. and xfth them made ali ar TO
ngements for his funeral services. 80
; ss buried a. ne lived and a. be TT
she'd. in simplicity and modesty m,
rvices -ere conducted Sunday az A
noon Al the Elks lodge rooms In Ella
in Pals. under the direction Of ne
; Eiks. one 81 whom. r. n Stew
soH. AZ the request 81 Mr.. sferer. 10,
isered q euloxy In keeping ~ith In
modest life. Intsrmenf -as "a,
dc in the T~in Fails cemetery. @er
rhs services we're largely attend uo
the hall being filled At tbs atf.
Ne the rifualisfic rites were said
TlosaI offerings we're namsroas
b~astIfsl