This information
was retrieved from the “Creede Candle”.
It includes notices of deaths, marriages, divorces, and births. If the article was lengthy, it was shortened
when transcribed and is noted in the transcription.
James
W. Garrett Crosses the Dark River. – Our erstwhile friend and esteemed townsman
“Jim” Garret succumbed to the inevitable Thursday morning shortly after 10
o’clock after a desperate battle with a complication of diseases. Deceased was 48 years of age on the 7th
of this month and has long been a resident of Creede. The remains were taken to La Jara for interment beside those of a
brother and sister. (long article)
A
daughter was born to Mr. And Mrs. Web Crotiger on Monday.
February 13, 1904
Death
again visited this community and took from our midst one of our most respected
and honored citizens, Clifford F. Sloane Tuesday morning. The immediate cause of death was from his
heart. Mr. Sloan was just in the prime
of life, having reached his 26th year on the 24th of last
June. Deceased leaves a wife and three
children to mour his loss. Clifford was
also a half-brother to our postmaster, Wm. C. Sloan. The remains were conveyed to the Creede cemetery for burial. (long article)
March 5, 1904
An
item that we missed last week was the arrival of a baby girl at the happy home
of Mr. And Mrs. O. A. Songer.
Arthur
Flick’s wife died last week from lung trouble, at the home of her parents in
Cisne, Illinois. Four months previous
their son died, who was born in Creede in 1902. They left Creede about a year ago for Illinois.
Wm.
Orthen and Mrs. Lena Benselin were married at Del Norte Wednesday night. The newly married couple returned to their
home in Creede Friday morning. (long
article)
A son
and heir was born to Mr. And Mrs. E. D. Rogers Monday morning Whether the new
born heir will be a violinist, a painter, or a carpenter depends.
March 12, 1904
This
morning about 2 o’clock, the spirit of our fellow townsman, Harry C. Lee,
departed its mortal coil and passed to the great beyond, after a struggle of
but two days with pneumonia. Harry C.
has been a resident of Creede for nearly five years. Deceased is about 30 years of age and a native of Birmingham,
Alabama. His father was a brother of
Robert. E. Lee. The body will be
shipped to Helena, Alabama. (long
article)
March 19, 1904
Frank
Stevens and Miss Anna Edstrom were married at Del Norte Wednesday.
Nat J.
McCarty gave up the battle of life Tuesday to the ravages of pneumonia, after a
hard struggle of about two weeks, and his remains were consigned to Mother
Earth. Nat was 46 years of age and a
native of Wisconsin. (long article)
April 2, 1904
The
peace and quiet of Creede was somewhat startled Monday night upon the report of
the tragic death of John Mahoney being circulated, which occurred shortly after
ten o’clock in a fight with Lee Hale, the bartender at the Beaumont
saloon. John Mahoney was 46 years of
age. He leaves besides a wife, a son
William, and a daughter Mrs. John Everett, residing here, another daughter,
Mrs. Sutton, resides in Del Norte. He
also leaves a brother, James Mahoney, who lives in Victor, and five sisters. The remains were interred in the Creede
cemetery. (long article)
Leslie
C. Snyder, a member of Creede lodge of Elks, residing at Del Norte, died Friday
night from lung trouble. The following
day his remains were shipped to Michigan, his former home, for interment.
April 16, 1904
Sunday
evening at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. And Mrs. J. C. Meyers, was the
scene of a happy matrimonial event when Miss Maggie became the wife of Hampford
Lyons. (long article)
May 14, 1904
A son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Toohey on Sunday.
Tuesday morning shortly after a 3 o’clock death visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hanka and took from it the aged mother of the latter, Mrs. Mary
Brown. She was past the advanced age of
77 years and age, superinduced by diseased, caused the passing away of her
soul. Her husband John preceeded her
about 17 years and she leaves 3 sons and 4 daughters. The remains were taken to their last resting place in Creede
cemetery. (long article)
A
daughter gladdened the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Powell Wednesday, May 11th.
May 28, 1904
A son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lafever.
June 4, 1904
Sam
Honig’s five year old daughter, Ruth, was drowned in the Bessemer ditch at
Pueblo last Saturday. Ruth was born in
Creede.
June 18, 1904
Carl
Young left Sunday with the remains of his mother to be interred in the family
lot at their former home, Oil City, Penn. Beside the body of her husband. Mrs. Amelia A. Young was 78 years of age and
came to Creede about two years ago to live with her son, Carl, and daughter,
Mrs. R. A. Gross. (long article)
Frederick Birdsey and Miss Lizzie Elson were quietly married Wednesday
by Justice Fairborn, who tied the knot in a happy-go-lucky style.
June 25, 1904
Monday
night the spirit of Geo. T. Cooper left its mortal coil and departed for the
great beyond. The cause of Mr. Cooper’s
death was Bright’s disease. Deceased
was a native of Georgia, where he was born in 1846. Mr. Cooper is survived by a wife and two daughters, Mrs. C. O.
Withrow and Mrs. L. F. Sweet, both residing in our city. (long article)
July 2, 1904
Wednesday night death claimed one of Creede’s popular citizens, Williaim
H. Whyte at the age of 53 years. The
immediate cause of Mr. Whyte’s death is attributed to pleurisy. Deceased was a native of Hemingsford, Can.,
and in the year 1881 came with his family to Colorado and in the early days of
Creede came here from Silver Cliff. He
held the office of county coroner for two terms. Deceased was a miner by occupation and at the time of his death
was a timberman on the Big Kanawha. He
leaves a wife and three grown children.
The remains will be taken to Silver Cliff where interment will be held
at their former home. (long article)
Erick
Dalman, a miner who came here about a month ago from Leadville, died on Tuesday
from lead poisoning. The funeral was
held Thursday and the remains were interred in the Creede cemetery.
Creede
was again saddened Thursday evening on learning of the sudden death of Bessie
Coombs, the 13 year old daughter of Mrs. William Spangler. Death occurred at the Jackson ranch. She was taken with hemorrhages and death
claimed her. Interment will take place
at the Del Norte Cemetery. (long
article)
July 9, 1904
D. G.
King, father of Cap. C. M. King died at the latter’s home on the 5th
at the age of 79 years.
July 16, 1904
Delos
G. King died July 5, 1904, at the residence of his son, Clarence, residing at
the corner of 6th & Harrison, this city, aged 79 years. Mr. King was born in New York state. He was a member o the Third Wisconsin
cavalry, serving during the entire rebellion, and was quartermaster-sergeant. He came to Colorado in 1876 and was a
pioneer merchant in Lake City. In 1880,
he went to Monte Vista where he was one of the earliest settlers. He moved to Canon 15 months ago.
July 23, 1904
M. J.
McCarthy, state mine inspector, arrived in camp Thursday to make an
investigation of the cause of Albert Keasner’s death last Tuesday.
On
Saturday morning our people were shocked to learn of the suicide of J. K.
Terrell at an early hour. Mr. Terrell
had arisen as usual and went to the market to buy meat. The instrument with which the act was
performed was a .30-.40 rifle. He sat
at the foot of his bed and placed the muzzle to his forehead and either with
his finger or a short piece of broomstick with a nail in pulled the trigger. –
Farmington Hustler
Albert
Kleasner met death while performing his duties as timberman in the Happy
Thought mine shortly after the midnight hour on Tuesday morning. He was 55 years of age and was one of
Creede’s pioneer miners. (long
article)
Ralph
J. Mumfort and Miss Elizabeth I. Mattern wed at the bride’s brother’s home on
West First Street Wednesday night.
(long article)
August 6, 1904
Dick
Lucette was passing Havannas to congratulating friends Thursday over the
arrival of a big boy at his home.
September 3, 1904
Fred
Starr, the pitcher and ball player was fatally shot by a woman in Albuquerque,
N. M., Thursday morning. Starr went to
Albuquerque from here a few days after the Fourth of July in pursuit of the
woman who he was infatuated with.
Card
of Thanks. – We desire to express our sincere thanks for the many acts of
kindness shown during the recent illness and death of our little one. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Rogers
September 10, 1904
At the
pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mason in Antelope park on Tuesday
occurred the wedding of their two daughters, Miss Alice and Miss Deborah who
became the wives of Early Brown and Herbert C. Bent, respectively. Judge Lewis performed the ceremony.
By an
oversight the death of the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Rogers was
omitted in our last issue.
Death
again visited our community and takes from our midst Mrs. Emma C. Blades, the
beloved wife of Clarence B. Blades and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Streams, who succumbed after a hard struggle against fate, Tuesday morning. Deceased was but 22 years of age, coming to
Creede with her parents in the early days of the camp. (long article)
September 17, 1904
The
family of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Warren was increased Sunday morning by the arrival
of a baby girl at their home. This is
the fourth girl to grace their happy home and W. H. says he don’t want boys
anyway.
Jack
Lamb in Bliss. – The home of the bride’s aunt, Mrs. A. E. Cromer, was on Sunday
the scene of one of the most interesting nuptial events that has ever occurred
in Creede. The man and wife of today
know not of the existence of one another four weeks previous to their marriage
and the surprise to the many friends of Jack Lamb is as great as it will be to
those of the charming bride, Miss Mary J. Johnson, whom she left four weeks ago
at Greenville, Mississippi. (long
article)
September 24, 1904
The
home of Mr. and Mrs. Amasa Bunch was graced Thursday evening by the arrival of
a bright baby girl and we are glad to announce that both mother and child are
doing nicely and Amasa has every intention of becoming himself.
October 1, 1904
To Mr.
and Mrs. Barbour of Antler’s Park was born a daughter last Sunday.
October 8, 1904
A son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Finley Frazee Thursday morning and to date the mother
and child are doing nicely.
October 22, 1904
Arthur
G. Neal and Miss Minnie Wolfgrum were married Monday Night in a quite way by
Judge Lewis.
The
home of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lutz was gladdened last Saturday by the arrival of a
bouncing baby girl. Mother and daughter
are doing nicely.
November 5, 1904
The
funeral of James T. Dunn was held on Sunday and his remains were quietly laid
at rest in the cemetery in the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing
friends.
November 12, 1904
The
entire community extend sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Officer in the death
of their son, Eugene, from pneumonia, at the age of four years, Thursday
evening.
November 19, 1904
C. W.
Stump has cast to the shades his paid up stock in the syndicate of old
bachelordom and embarked on the sea of matrimony. The bride was formerly Miss Katherine J. Hickey who has resided
in Denver for a number of years.
J. H.
Doyle and Miss Iva Cochran were married last Wednesday and departed that day
for Silverton where they expect to make their future home. Miss Cochran is the daughter of W. H.
Cochran of the Del Norte Prospector.
December 3, 1904
A son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Thad Elliot on Thursday.
A
quiet and pretty wedding was solemnized Sunday at the residence of the bride’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bauer, when their daughter Lizzie became the wife
of Edward E. Shaw.
Mike
Regan died last Friday at the asylum in Pueblo where he had been an inmate for
nearly two years. (long article)
December 10, 2904
A son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Archer Monday night and mother and babe are
doing nicely.
Mrs.
Celia V. Patten of South Fork died at Del Norte on Monday at the age of 67
years. Mrs. Patten’s husband, Nathaniel
K. Patten, died in the summer of 1903 leaving as survivors of the family only
Arthur K. Patten and his wife and children of our city. The remains were interred Wednesday in the
cemetery at Del Norte along side those of her late husband.
January 7, 1905
A baby
girl gladdened the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wess Robb as a New Year’s gift, making
the day one of double happiness.
Word
reached here this morning that Geo. K. Smith died yesterday at Victor. He was a resident of Creede from 1892-1896.
January 28, 1905
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Powers
Thursday morning.
On
Wednesday afternoon the spirit of Richard, the six months old son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. Lucett left its mortal coil and wafted its way into the arms of
Jesus. The little remains were laid at
final rest and peace in the Creede cemetery.
A son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Oates of the upper town this morning.
Pete
Mumion, a familiar figure about the streets of Bachelor for the past three
years died Tuesday after a reckless and careless career. Deceased was 33 years of age and a native of
Ireland, where his parents still reside and he has a brother in Arizona.
February 4, 1905
Roy
Maitland died Wednesday night from a paralysis after a confinement of several
weeks. Deceased has been a resident of
Creede for a number of years and a familiar figure in the police and detective
service and was considered one of the most nervy criminal hunters in the
country. He will be buried in the Creede
cemetery. (long article)
Allie
Laurie, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Moses, died in Denver on Friday
morning from heart failure. He was 16
years of age. The funeral is to be held
in Denver tomorrow under the Jewish rite and the remains interred in a cemetery
there. (long article)
March 4, 1905
L. C.
Townsend and Mrs. Stella Dukes were united by Judge Lewis as man and wife
Wednesday evening.
May 6, 1905
Will
McDaniels, a miner who worked for Lane Pearl on the P. M. B. tunnel last year,
was killed this week at the tunnel just started for the big Alamosa Creek
irrigation dam. The tunnel was in 6
feet when the ground caved in killing and burying McDaniels.
May 20, 1905
Another matrimonial tie among Creede’s popular society set is the
wedding of Mr. Wm. Woodmansee to Miss Catherine Russell.
A
pretty home wedding occurred in Antelope Park this week when Mr. James H.
Whited and Miss Lena Richardson were bound by the holy bond of matrimony as man
and wife.
Charlie Nause married Mrs. Mary Prescher in Denver. They returned Thursday to Bachelor.
The
home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Patten is rejoicing, for a son and heir was born
Monday morning and their daughters are also rejoicing for they now have a
brother. Mother and son are doing
nicely.
June 24, 1905
The
many friends of Gus Schneider were shocked to learn of his sudden death last
Sunday afternoon t 1 o’clock. The cause
of his death being from hemorrhage.
Deceased was a native of Germany and at his death was 45 years of
age. He leaves a wife and four little
children. The remains were interred in
Creede cemetery. (long article)
July 15, 1905
Bert
Simms returned this morning from McCook, Kas., after burying his wife and baby
who died in Creede last month.
Last
Sunday morning Mrs. Euphemia H. Wasson, mother of Arthur H. Wasson, D. & R.
G. agent at our city, suddenly died at the home of her son, Ray, in
Alamosa. She was buried in Del Norte
cemetery. (long article)
Frank
Dunleavey, one of our old time miners, was found dead in his bed Monday
morning. Deceased was 50 years of age
and has spent the past 10 or 12 years of his life in the mines of Creede. He was a member of the Miner’s Union who had
charge of the funeral which was held on Wednesday.
July 22, 1905
Late
last evening, Andy Wellington went hunting trouble at the home of his partner
in mining claims. A. R. Allen in Bachelor and speedily disposed of. According to Allen’s statement, he was in
the back yard sawing wood when Wellington approached him and threatened
violence. After a skirmish, Allen drew
his gun and fired at Wellington fell dead.
(long article)
A
daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kendal Barriclow, Thursday.
July 29, 1905
The
interment of our late County Judge, Jesse H. Lewis, who quietly passed away on
Friday, July 21st occurred on Monday of this week under the sole
conduction of the Masonic fraternity.
The remains were laid at rest under full Masonic honors which were very
impressive. Jesse Humphrey Lewis was
borned a Greenville, Tenn., in the year 1843.
In the year of 1875 he came to Colorado, locating at Las Animas, then
going to La Veta, and finally locating at Garland City. In Alamosa, he established the
‘Sentinel’. In 1892 he bought his paper
to Creede, changing its title to the ‘Creede News’. In 1897 he was elected judge of Mineral County until his death,
July 21st 1905. (long
article)
August 12, 1905
Another unavoidable accident to occasion the death of a miner occurred
in the Happy Thought Mine Thursday evening about 6 o’clock, the unfortunate man
being John Riley, a man of between 50 and 60 years of age who has been a miner
in our district for some years. Riley
was working in one of the stopes on the tenth level, and after picking down
from the vein, started to roll off a big chunk of ore that lodged on his
platform made of lagging laid across the square that is capped up with the
broken ground. Riley and the rock went
together down the slope and into the chute.
(long article)
September 23, 1905
A son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Tony Donlavy of Bachelor Wednesday night.
A
daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morton Wednesday morning and mother
and child are doing nicely.
Mrs.
Martin McMann presented her husband with a fine boy yesterday morning which
makes the fourth birth for the week in our district.
Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Weaver have a brand new baby girl at their home which made its
appearance this morning. This is the
fifth baby born here this week.
Joe
Fincanon and wife started something this week.
A baby girl was born at their home Sunday and since, four other homes
have come in for equal honors and joy.
September 30, 1905
Wednesday evening at Trinity M. E. Church in Denver, Rev. Mister Raider
performed a ceremony that made a Charles E. Elting and Miss Clara Shahan man
and wife. It was a Creede wedding
performed in Denver for all in attendance were Creede people. Mr. Elting has resided here as the managing
member of the Tabor Produce Company from the inception of the camp and has
always been a leader in church as well as political affairs here. The bride has been one of the most popular
teachers in our public schools for the past three years and refused to accept
another term on account of her marriage engagement.
October 7, 1905
The
following notice from a Louisville, Kentucky paper was sent us this week
announcing the death of Martin King who departed from here in October of 1899
after a several years residence while driving the Nelson Tunnel. Martin King died at 1:15 o’clock at his home
at 1032 Third Avenue. He was 42 years
of age and a native of Louisville. His
father, Patrick King, was killed in battle during the battle between the North
and South and his mother, Mrs. Margaret King, lives at 19th Street
and Portland Avenue. He leaves a wife
who is Miss Bridget Sullivan, sister of T. T. Sullivan, the Democratic nominee
for magistrate in the Eighth Magisterial District and 8 children, 6 girls and 2
boys. He is survived by 2 brothers,
Peter and John King, and 1 sister, Mrs. Anna Cain, widow of John Cain, all of
Louisville. (long article)
October 14, 1905
Nels
Newland died Wednesday from typhoid fever, being sick but a few days. Deceased was a recent arrival in our
district, coming here from Goldfield, Colorado. He was of Swedish descent and had no known relatives in this
country. He left no funds, but friends
contributed liberally towards having his remains laid away as they
desired. Mrs. S. Anderson of the upper
town, raising the funds and personally attending the funeral. The remains were laid at rest Thursday
afternoon.
October 21, 1905
A son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Stone Rutledge Monday afternoon. Mother and child are doing nicely.
November 25, 1905
Word
reached here yesterday that John Ostrum died in Del Norte that morning after
but a short struggle. Two days previous
he was out upon the sheets. Deceased
has been a sufferer for minor’s consumption for the past 3 or 4 years. He was between 50 and 55 years of age and
leaves a widow, formerly Mrs. Born, mother of August Born of the upper
town. The funeral will be held on
Sunday at Del Norte.
December 2, 1905
Mrs.
R. B. Wallace died at her home in Monte Vista late last Monday. Mrs. Wallace had been sick for nearly the
past year with cancer of the stomach.
A
daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Corlett of the upper town last Sunday.
December 16, 1905
We
received word from the Denver Times this morning that Jack C. Clayton was
killed last night at Bullfrog, Nevada in a duel fought with a man by the name
of Sullivan in a dispute over some change, both duelists being killed. Clayton bore the reputation here of being a
quiet and peaceful citizen. He served
at one time as a member of the Board of Trustees of Bachelor and was secretary
of the Knights of Maccabees of Bachelor before that lodge consolidated with the
Creede lodge. He has a wife and four
children now residing at Pagosa Springs.
Creede is shocked at the tragic end of Jack Clayton since he bore such a
good reputation while here.
Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Jackson of the upper town are mourning the sad loss of their
little daughter Francis which occurred Wednesday morning at the age of 4
years. Diptheria was the cause of its
death and owing to the dangerous contagion of the disease, the little remains
were quietly laid at rest by the undertaker.
The community deeply sympathize with the bereaved family and their
loss. The disease was confined to the
one family of which but two members were afflicted and it is now beyond any
further danger if the orders of health officer, Dr. Biles, are complied with.
December 23, 1905
The
shocking news came this morning that Mrs. Walsh died last night at the
hospital. Thus has one of our most dear
and noble women been taken from our midst by the surgeon’s knife. Only last Monday she was upon our streets in
attending her accustomed duties, apparently in perfect health. Mrs. Walsh’s daughter, Glenn, is prostrated
with grief, but friends and relatives are give her all the attention and
consolement possible. (long article)
After
several months of intense suffering, followed by a surgical operation, Mrs.
Antone F. Frank was relieved from further misery by the angel of death that
visited her room in St. Luke’s Hospital, Denver Thursday evening. Mrs. Frank was taken to the hospital Monday
accompanied by her husband and Dr. Wheeler who came down to Creede to take care
of her while in route to Denver.
Wednesday, Dr. Wheeler performed the operation which was for tubular
pregnancy, a most dangerous and difficult one, but the affliction was at such
an advanced stage that the patient had become so weakened by long suffering
that she was unable to withstand the operation. Mr. Frank with the remains of his wife will arrive in Del Norte
where interment will be held and at the hour of going to press, the hour of the
funeral has not been set. (long
article)
Adam
Mattern and sister, Miss Ralph Mountfort, were called to Del Norte on Wednesday
on account of the sudden death of their mother.
A baby
girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. William Small on Monday.
The
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Newman was gladdened on Tuesday by the arrival of a
daughter.
December 30, 1905
The
funeral of Mrs. J. F. Walsh who died in Denver after undergoing a surgical
operation was held in Denver on Tuesday, interment being at Fairmont
Cemetery. Miss Glenn, the only child
and Bert Flick, the brother of the deceased, left here Saturday evening. Mrs. Walsh’s death bereaves a husband, a
daughter Glenn, 17 years of age, a brother Albert Flick, and a sister Mrs. D.
L. Blakley of Denver. (long article)
A son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Wilson of Bachelor Thursday morning.
A
claimant for one of Clarence Duncan’s birth rings arrived at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl LaFont yesterday morning.
It was a boy.
Frank
Keyser and Miss Hannah Fletcher, both of Platteville, and oldtime friends of
Frank Wheeler were married at noon today by Rev. Hawkes at the pleasant home of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wheeler who prepared a wedding dinner for the happy
couple. Mr. and Mrs. Keyser depart on
this evening’s train for Platteville where they will make their future home.
January 6, 1906
The
infant child of Mr. and Mrs. William Small died on Thursday.
Mrs.
Julia Phillips entered upon her last long sleep Thursday morning at her home at
South Fork surrounded by her family and brothers. The cause of her death being congestion of the brain, she passing
away in apparent ease and content at the age of 56 years. Mrs. Phillips came to this section of the
state with her her husband in 1881 who died in 1898. She was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Soward and her
mother and three brothers survive her, namely James H., Dan W., and Frankie
Soward. Besides her mother and
brothers, she leaves a family of 5 children to mourn her loss, two sons, Roy
and Dan, the former married and residing here.
The three daughters are Mrs. A. K. Patten of Creede and Birdie and
Jessie, age 17 and 16 years respectively who were at home. The remains will be taken to Del Norte this
evening for interment, the funeral being held tomorrow.
The
13 months old child of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jackson of the upper town died on
Monday morning. This is the second
child to be taken from this family this winter and the bereaved parents have
the deepest sympathy of the community.
As the family are in stringent circumstances, many acts of charity have
been tendered this family in the way of clothing, food, etc., yet all this can
not alleviate their sufferings from the grief of the loss of their dear little
ones.
January 20, 1906
E. G.
Switzer, a stranger in our midst, died Sunday after a few days illness with
pneumonia. He came here a few weeks
previous, but no one knows from where.
He had told conflicting stories of his whereabouts. He was buried as a county charge and a
mystery shrouds his grave.
Frank
Ganze, more familiarly known as ‘Syracuse’ and who has been boarder in various
saloons for the past six or eight years, was a victim of pneumonia and expired
Tuesday night after a struggle of but two or three days. Deceased had no known relatives. Friends and acquaintances of the unfortunate
man contributed to a subscription for his burial and his remains were quietly
laid at rest in the Creede cemetery Thursday.
James
Sullivan succumbed to the ravages of pneumonia Thursday evening within 34 hours
from the time he contracted the dreaded disease despite all that skill could
do. Deceased was about 37 years of age,
is a native of Kansas, but coming to Creede from New Mexico 6 years ago. Besides his sister residing here, he leaves
2 brothers, Tim A. of Renfrow, Oklahoma and John of Las Vegas, New Mexico. (long article)
January 27, 1906
A son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Hanson Sunday night. The child was doing nicely until Thursday when it was taken sick
and began failing rapidly until death relieved the little one from further
suffering, but the mother is improving rapidly.
February 3, 1906
A son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Armour Monday night.
February 10, 1906
Albert
V. Flick, unbeknown to many of his friends, gracefully embraced the matrimonial
state in the latter days of January when he entered into a solemn compact to
join issues for life with Miss Helen J. Duval of Bachelor. (long article)
February 17, 1906
Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Maupin are rejoicing over the valentine that arrived at their
home Wednesday morning. It’s a real
live valentine of the feminine gender and will always be adored.
February 24, 1906
Aubery
C. Markham, aged 1 year and 10 months, died Wednesday of spinal
meningitis. Aubery is the youngest son
of Mrs. C. A. Markham who now lies in St. Luke’s Hospital at Denver slowly
recovering from a serious operation performed about 3 weeks ago. (long article)
March 3, 1906
Hewey
McGrady, a miner of long residence in the district, came to his end in a fall
in the Solomon Mine that caused his death at 7:30 o’clock in the morning. Hewey McGrady was one of our more
industrious miners coming here in the early days of the camp and has remained
here continuously up to his death. He
married Miss Sarah McQuillam and from their union, two daughters were born, now
7 and 5 years of age. Deceased was 33
years of age, having resided 12 years of that in Creede. Besides a wife and two daughters, he leaves
a brother Peter of Leadville who arrived here Thursday to attend the funeral
and his parents in Ireland to mourn his loss.
(long article)
Mrs.
George Goltzsch died last night. She
had been under the doctor’s care for several days suffering from the effects of
alcoholism and later contracted a cold which resulted in pneumonia, carrying
her off suddenly. Mr. and Mrs. Goltzsch
are an old German couple who have lived in the district from its early days and
were tailors by profession, but confined their labors while here to cleaning
and repairing gents’ clothes, but owing to intemperance saved nothing and have
a charge upon the county a great portion of the time and especially during the
past winter.
March 10, 1906
J. W.
Scott passed away at his room in the Zang Hotel on Wednesday afternoon at about
4:00 after a week’s confinement with pneumonia. Mr. Scott was practically a stranger in our city, coming here
about 3 months ago with the telephone construction crew and after completing
their work, left the telephone crew to accept a position at the mines. In 1883 and 84, he was a deputy sheriff of
Gunnison County. Deceased was a brother
of Sam Scott, the prominent Kansas City real estate man. (long article)
William C. Tomlins succumbed on Sunday after a siege of 9 days with
pneumonia. Mr. Tomlins was in the
employ of the D&RGRR Company in the capacity of hostler and car repairer
and for the past few months, has been residing in the abandoned depot building
in the upper town. Deceased was 51
years of age and a native of New Jersey.
He served in the Civil War, and at the time of his death, was a member
of the G. A. R. post at Alamosa and also a member of the Knights of Pythias of
that society. The remains were escorted
to Alamosa with a widow and one son 10 years of age remained to mourn the loss
of a husband and father. (long
article)
March 17, 1906
Mrs.
Bessie Officer passed away this morning between 3 and 4 o’clock after a severe
illness of 4 days from inflammation of the bowels brought on by ptomiase
poisoning which she suffered several weeks previous. Death occurred at the home of her mother, Mrs. A. L. McBrayer,
after every effort possible was exerted to relieve the patient from her
suffering. The remains will be interred
in the Creede cemetery tomorrow. (long
article)
The
many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones will be pleased to learn a daughter was
born to them Sunday afternoon March 11 at Los Angeles, California and word from
there today reports that mother and child are doing exceptionally well.
Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Blades are rejoicing over the arrival of a little daughter
born last Saturday in Idaho Springs.
March 31, 1906
A son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hanka on Tuesday.
April 21, 1906
Fred
Vogel gave up the struggle of life and passed quietly away on Tuesday. The remains were placed at rest by friends
yesterday.
April 28, 1906
The
stork visited the home of Sam Birdsey and wife last night and left a baby girl.
May 5, 1906
Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Gray are mourning the death of their six months old daughter
which occurred last Sunday, and the little remains were laid at rest in the
Creede cemetery on Monday. Many friends
of the bereaved parents attended the funeral and the community extend deepest
sympathy in their bereavement.
Jay C.
Eckles says the stork is the most popular bird while the eagle can scream but
the stork, God bless him, delivers the goods which he surely done at Jay’s
happy home Wednesday morning. Mother
and son are doing fine.