Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-02-24
MRS. HAUSWIRTH.
PIONEER, PASSES
WAS NINTH WOMAN TO ARRIVE IN
BUTTE, COMING THERE BY
STAGE IN 1870

In the ueatn OF MIS-. HauSW1rln,
which occurred at the family home. in
Butte recently, that city lost another
OF its famous pioneer mothers, women
who helped in the winning OF the west
quite as materially as their husbands,
brothers or fathers. She had been all
ing for the past five years, but resO-
lutely refushed to be ~vanquished by
disease, continuing about her self
imposed household duties until a few
months ago, although steadily growing
weaker. Death wa due to compile
cations incident to advanced age.
Mrs. Hauswirth, VINO came to the Mon
tana territory before a single railroad
had even broken ground for a right Of
way, saw her share of western hardships
and lid her full cart in the struggle to
make the West a country for the white
race. Like other pioneer mothers, she
aided in guarding the home, ministering
to the sick, attending to numerous
household duties and caring for her fam
lily Of children. The wife of a soldier,
she realized that the West was no place
for soft men and women and SO met
whatever situation might arise with
courage and patience.
Born in 1849
Mary Gertrude Hauswirth was born at
Brookfield, Wis, Oct. 10, 1849, the year
of the gold rush to California. and cell
ebrated her 18th year last, October. She
was united in marriage to Simon Haus-
with at Brookfield, May 80, 1869. Simon
Hauswirth had served his country
through the Civil war and the marrige
sought to rehabilitate his fortunes, fol-
lowing his years of army service.
Within two years after their marriage
the Ha11GmirthG tlIrnpd THAR TQrnq IN
Montana. coming from Omaha over the
Union Pacific to Corrine, Utah, and from
there by stage to Butte.
They arrived in Butte in the spring
of 1870 while the region was still raw
and savage. The Battle Of the Big Hole
was still to be fought. Clusters massacre
was yet to occur. Sitting Bull wa to
dominate his division of the Sioux until
years later when he met his end follow
ing the battle Of Wounded Knee. Butte
was known only as an Indifferent placer
mining camp, whose future growth was
dwarfed by its proximity to Rocker and
Silver Bow.
Ninth Woman In Butte.
Mr.. n Mrs. Hauswirth looked over
the new mining camp and decided to
engage In farming as offering the more
reliable source Of income. They located
NSA 1ta&iS Ia 1k1A Aoab0 An AASAS
was nothing the matter with the farm
or the farmer, but there were no rail-
a to convey the produce and little
or no local market, SO the Hauswirth
family decided to remov to Butte, which
was then beginning to assume the pro-
portions OF a real mining city. Mrs.
Hauswirth was the ninth women to arrive
in Butte. She and her husband engaged
in the hotel business. opening the Hotel
de Mineral, which was located on the
present site OF the bank of w. A. Clark
g. Bro. They conducted this hotel for
several years.
Mrs. Hauswirth had lived In Butte con-
t%inuously since 1875. She was the last
living charter member of the Women's
Relief Corps, the auxiliary of the @. A.
r. She was an honorary member OF the
Butte Pioneers club and a member Of the
Daughters Of the Nile.
Mother OF Six Children
There were six children BORN to Mr.
and Mrs. HausWirth, Of whom four sur
vive. The first child. John r., a resi-
dent OF Hamilton, Mont, was born in
~Brookfield. Wis. The other children we're
born in Montana. June Louise, the first
born in this state, died at the age of
two years. Another daughter, Mrs. En-
ma Padden, died at East Orange, N. j.,
In 1910. A third daughter, Mrs.
Marianne H. Ricky, is q resident Of Butte
Other survivors are her sons, Charles
A. Hauswirth and Albert g.. Hauswirth,
are also a number of grandchildren, n
both OF Butte, and her husband. There
son and two daughters, children OF
Charles A. H~auswirth, and q daughter OF
John r. Hauswirth.