Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-08-11
DEATH CALLS
THREE PIONEERS
GERHARD GEHRINC, JOHN
CORAM AND JOHN RICE
PASSED AWAY.

lOI Az Year, ieolueIit VI AoaihO
county, passed away at the home
of his daughter in Grangeville,
Tuesday morning. His death
was due to complications arising
from old age, and did not come
as q total surprise to his many
friends, for the staunch old
pioneer has been failing for some
time.
Coming to this section when
the towns of Idaho had advanced
but little from the old placer
camp stage, John Coram battled
with the adverse circumstances
of the pioneer community, sue
ceeded in business, established a
widespread reputation for hon
esty and free handedness, and
raised a family of God fearing
children who have been a credit
to the state of Idaho.
He is survived by his wife and
five children: DR.. L. J. Coram,
Detroit; Mrs. L. w. Jordan, Cali
fornia; Mrs. Roy Weathered,
Wallace; Mrs. X. V. Brown, New
Jersey; and Mrs. NJ. l.. Ayers,
Grangeville.
The funeral was held at
Grangcville Thursday afternoon,
at 2 o'clock. from the Odd Eel
lows hall. Due to the esteem in
which the community holds this
pioneer family there, all stores
were closed and business sus-
pended during the funeral.
EX-CommisSiOner Dead.
Word was received Monday
afternoon of the death of John
N. Rice, pioneer settler of Idaho
county, at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Gus Wright, at
Santa Rosa, California.
Mr.. Rice, who is more than 70
years old, was one of the most
esteemed citizens of Idaho coun-
ty, and for years held a place on
the board of county commission
ers. He left about a year ago
to live with his daughter at
Santa Rosa. He is survived also
by a son Charles Rice, of
Whitebird.
The cause of his sudden death
is not yet known, but it is sup
posed that the old gentleman sue
cumbed to complications due to
old age.
His daughter is i'll at present,
and unable to travel, but as soon
as she has sufficiently recovered
to make the trip she will take the
body of her father to Lewiston,
where burial will take place.
Dies in Lewiston Hospital
Another landmark has disap-
peared, another pioneer of the
Camas Prairie has passed away
in the person of Mr.. Gerhard
Gehring whose mortal remains
were tenderly laid to rest in the
cemetery Of Keuterville Tuesday
morning at the conclusion of the
funeral Mass of Requiem ce!e'
brated amidst q large concourse
of relatives and friends.
Mr. Gerhard Gehring was born
in Westfalcn, Germany, 68 years
and II days ago. He came tC
this continent in 1885 at the age
of 81 and settled in the MINI
esota territory, tasting of the
hardships and perils of these
hazardous days where civilized
scattered populations were Otter
thrown in unpleasant close con
tact with the red men of th'
tribes. Two years later, in 1887
the deceased embarked in an
other venturesome journey
bound this time for still furthe
west: and in the company of tn,
Mr.. j. j. Uhlenkott, on the 4th o
July, left the level lands to maxi
the ascent to the Camas Prairie
settling on the homestead h
occupied until his demise at Keu
terville.
The readers may remembe
the lines written in these col
umns concerning the activities
the labors, the hardships an
ultimate success of the few bu
Zealous-hearted pioneers of on
prairie and of Keuterville j
particular. Mr.. Gehring wa
closely Unidentified with the ger
erous efforts of this little ban
and contributed his full shor
towards the developing of tn
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