The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-06

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! Passes To Reward
/ EUREKA, Aug 4-On Saturday af-
ternoon ut lao, Mrs. Anna Harvey
went to the Master whom she had
served throughout her life. Perhaps
no other one person who has lived in
Tobacco Valley has left SO indelible a
mark for good upon the community as
has Mrs. Harvey. She was deeply re-
ligious and on coming here in the pio-
neer days of 1902 she found settle
ment with no churches. Her first work
was to organize Sunday School which
was first held in her home, then from
house to house and later in little
| log cabin near the river, the walls of
which were so unkept that she hung
sheets over them. Later she was the
one to solicit funds and put on en-
tertainments to raise funds for the first
church, which is the Sunday School
room Of the present handsome Baptist
structure. Her name led the list of the
small group in 1906 which met to or
ganize the church and she was the first
church treasurer.
She organized the Good Templar
Lodge, temperance group and fore
runner of the w. G. T. U. which she
also organized and led for many years.
She was intensely interested in the
w. c. T. u. oratorical contests which
touched the lives of SO many people
of the community before prohibition.
A Cultured Woman
Mrs. Harvey was Sunday School STU
perintendent for years, later taking
chargesyo fthe, Bible class and. until
she fell and injured her hip, four years
ago, she never missed service at her
church Il feel my place is there when
I hear the bell ring" she once told a
| friend. She was woman of unusual
executive ability with rare diplomacy,
sympathetic and friendly She loved
people and her home was open to all
She was a fine conversationalist, al
ways serene with social graces which
did justice to her aristocratic English
ancestors. She was Bible student of
marked ability and could be relied up
on to lead impromptu any religious
meeting.
Mrs. Harvey was a civic leader as
we'll for it was she who organized the
first library in Eureka. She appointed
Sam Carpenter, then teaching here,
Mrs. Enos Campbell and Mrs. Bottom
as committee to select the first books.
| The Harvey house was the first home
/ built in Eureka Theirs was the first
we'll an old fashioned bucket type, to
which people came from far and near
/ for water.
Anna Plocker Harvey was born in
Lebanon, Wis. on March 10, 1850. She
was one of II children, nine of whom
grew to maturity and all were teachers.
She, with her brothers and sisters, re-
ceived the foundation for her life from
the teachings of her father received in
their home library Her home life was
one of culture and refinement, many
of her family receiving national recog-
nition A sister received second place
for statute at the Chicago Worlds
Fair in 1893.
Had Pioneer Spirit
/ Anna Plocker was united in marriage
to Charles Harvey on March 30, 1873,
at Oasis, Wis. To this union were born
six children. Halle Lorenzo, who. died
in infancy; Winifred, Delbert and Les
lie of Eureka; Irene Evonee, deceased;
and Leona Lee, Mrs. H. F. Weaver of
Los Angeles.
In 1876 Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey and
Winifred moved to Verdi Mimi Later
the family, augmented by three chill
dren, moved to Elkton, S. d. In 1902
ever the pioneers, the family moved to
Eureka MIR. Harvey preceded her in
death last year on May 2.
In addition to the surviving children,
who were all present at her death, she
Is survived by one grandson, especially
dear for she reared him to young man
hood, Orrin McGraw; many other
grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Aura
Plocker of Los Angeles and Mrs. Mat
thews Of Brookings, S.
The funeral was held on Sunday af-
ternoon from the church she helped
build and in which she worshiped sc
many years. Due to the absence Of
the Baptist pastor, Rev Dalton who has
been her very dear friend since COM
ing here, preached the funeral sermon
Mr.. F. P. Carey, an old friend of the
family, delivered beautiful eulogy t.
Mrs. Harvey and to motherhood. A
quartette consisting of Mrs. Voorhees,
Mrs. Hamilton, Ray and Marion Eros
sang two favorite hymns, Rock O
Ages and Face to Face" Pail bearer,
were. Jos. Peltier, Enos Campbell, Eel
r mer Moses, Ed Hendrickson, Geo
!. Drake, and ]. w. Millegan. Intermen
: in Tobacco Valley cemetery.
To know Mrs. Harvey was to low
2 and respect her. Her life was spent il
, loving service for her family and he
God. Her relatives and hosts q