Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1922-02-23
/. SURRTDGE:,
DID TIMER Of
DEAD
Veteran of Indian War of
1877 Summoned by Death
in His Home Near Harpster
Funeral for Central Idaho
Pioneer Will Be Held Fri
day Under Masonic Auspices

Thomas 'surridge, pioneer resident
of Idaho county and veteran of the
|Nezperce Indian war of 1877, died at
i > 80 O'Clock Tuesday morning in his
nome near Harpster. Mr.. Surridge
avas 70 years old. Death was caused
Inv heart disease. Mr.. Surridge had been
Eiling for several months.
Mr.. Surridge, who was widely known
Throughout Idaho county, was born IN
london, England, on Aug. 7, 1S49. He
Ewas son of John and Mary (Corcoran)
ISnrridge. On his father s side the
Family was able to trace its ancestry
back to 1000.
ARRIVES IN AMERICA
When 10 years old, Mr.. Surridge
3came with his parents to the United
Estates. They settled twelve miles north
fof Ann Arbor, Mich, where Mr.. Sur
ridge remained until he was 81, when
be engaged in numbering at Saginaw,
Mich. In 1874, he needed to call of
{he west, and located at Grass Val
hey, Cal, where he was employed for
4, time by the Idaho Mining & Milling
ItO.
On May 10, 1876, Mr.. Surridge en-
|barked from California OH the steamer
|.Dohn l.. Stevens, for Portland, where
be arrived on May %. From Portland
be went to Wallula, Ore, then by
wooden rail over the old Baker line 30
fWalla Walla, Wn., and On May 2S, he
arrived in Lewiston. Shortly after
|ward, Mr.. Surridge went to Harpster,
|where he took up a section of govern
|ment land. He has ever since resided
|in the vicinity of Harpster.
IN INDIAN WAR
On June Is, 1877, Mr.. Surridge
6oined Company b, Second Idaho mill
tia, and during the Indian war was
messenger between Major Williams
land Colonel McConville, at the battle
|of Clearwater.
Mr.. Surridge has engaged in various
Businesses, including a general mer-
|chandise store, livery, mining, real
ESTATE and farming. He was factor
Pin politics in Idaho county, and was
Ia member of the Democratic party.
In 1898, Mr.. Surridge and his
brother, James Surridge, bought $50
|acres of land and plated forty acres
|of the tract as the town of Bridgeport,
|nOw Harpster.
On Nov. 81, 1874, Mr.. Surridge mar
|ried Miss Julia M. Pecord, who died
|nine years ago.
MASON SINCE 1882
Mr.. Surridge was a member of Mt.
Idaho lodge No. 8, A. +. & A. M, his
membership in that lodge dating from
|lSS2.
He was one Of the sturdy pioneers
|of Idaho county, who saw the country
develop from wild region overrun by
hostile Indians to a prosperous agri-
|cultural land dotted with numerous
farms. He saw the establishment of
small settlements and their growth into
Substantial cities and towns.
Mr.. Surridge is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. William Sorweide,
liaTpster; Mrs. 0. C.. LaPp, Spokane,
and Mrs Fred Sorweide, The Dalles,
Ore, and by one son, John L. Sur
ridge, Spirit Lake, Ida. He also is
survived by two brothers, James Sur
ridge, Harpster, and Joseph Surridge,
petrolt, Mich, and by sister, Mrs.
Anna zuyleff, of Monroe county, Mich.
Funeral services will be held from
,ne home, Friday afternoon at /, Un-
Ger auspices of Mount Idaho lodge No.
y, A. F. & A. M. w. N. Knox, min
Ster, Of Grangeville, will officiate.
burial, IN charge of A. j. Maugg, will
be at Harpster.
Al
q mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sorweide, Mrs.
= 7, lap and John L. SuUridge are
Ssneduled to arrive Thursday night TO
attend tha funeral