Mr. O.P. Sampson died yesterday at his residence on North
Twelfth Avenue. He came here a couple of months ago for his
health accompanied by his wife and three children. Their
home is in Petersburg, Indiana where the remains will be
taken for interment.
DR. J.C. SCARBOROUGH
November 23, 1901
Dr. J.C. Scarborough, a prominent physician of this city,
died this morning at 6:30 a.m. after an illness of three
days from pneumonia. He was an old resident of Arizona
coming here when 11 years of age.
He was a member of the Mason, Knights of Pythias and the
Elks. He leaves three brothers and two sisters, Mrs.
William G. Lentz of Phoenix and Mrs. Jones of Flagstaff.
November 24, 1901
Prescott: Never have friends bee more shocked and grieved
by the loss of dear ones than were the friends of Dr.
Scarborough at his sudden passing away at an early hour
yesterday morning. His family are nearly crazed with grief
at the irreparable loss and break in the home circle and
they have the deepest sympathy of a large circle of
sorrowing friends.
Dr. Scarborough was a young man, only 29 years of age,
just fairly entered upon a career to make a proud mother's
heart glad of his successes. He had been ill but three
short days, and owning to the drain and tax upon his system
by reason of loss of sleep and growing practice, when
himself attacked by disease, to which he immediately
succumbed.
He leaves a mother and three sisters to bitterly mourn the
loss of a faithful son and brother. His sisters are Mrs.
Dr. Lentz of Phoenix and Mrs. Bunch and Mrs. Tom Jones of
Flagstaff. The funeral was held this afternoon at half
past two under the auspices of the Masonic Lodge of which
he was a member.
IRENE SEARS
July 20, 1901
At noon today, Irene, the seven year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Perry Sears of Phoenix, while playing with other
children in the surf, at Long Beach California, was
instantly killed by a huge log which was lifted from
the beach by an unusually large receding wave and rolled
over the child. A large party of Phoenix people were
farther out in the surf and witnessed the catastrophe.
The father and James Burk saw the log coming and hurried
to the rescue but arrived too late to save the little
girl. The Sears family with the dead child will leave
for home tomorrow. The funeral will be from Bradley's
undertaking rooms, Phoenix, Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
Funeral, July 20, 1901
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Sears are expected to return this
morning from Long Beach, accompanying the remains of
their little girl, Irene who was killed Friday by a
log floating in the surf. The funeral will be held
at 10 o'clock this morning at Bradley's undertaking
parlors.
CATHERINE SCOTT
Probate Court Notice
April 23, 1901
In the estate of Catherine Scott, a hearing was given
on the final account and petition for distribution.
Order was made approving the account and a decree of
distribution was entered.
S. SCOTT
May 20, 1901
The desert has almost certainly grasped another victim,
an old man by the name of S. Scott. He lived at Reno
Nevada and some weeks ago set out overland for Phoenix.
He arrived at Beardsey, this county, last Wednesday night.
When he turned his horses out that night he hobbled them
securely. The next morning they had strayed away but it
was not thought that they could have gone far. Scott set
out in search of them and had not been seen when a
messenger left Beardsley on Saturday night. Neither
had there been any trace of the horses. A man can hardly
survive twenty four hours on the desert at this season
of the year without water. So there is no hope of
finding anything but the dead body of Scott.
The missing man had been in Phoenix some years before
and was quite well known to Captain Hi McDonald and the
Stroud family. He was more than 60 years of age.
BESSIE SEIP
May 24, 1901
Little Bessie Seip, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.N. Seip of
North First Avenue, was killed yesterday by a fall from a
ladder. The accident occurred shortly after noon and death
ensued a little after 6 o'clock in the evening. Before that
time, though, hope had been abandoned. The dead child was
six years old and a sweeter and better child has never
lived.
A sadder thing never happened in Phoenix. Mr. Seip's
last sight of his child alive was when he started downtown
after lunch. He heard her call him and looking back, she
laughed and bade him goodbye. She was then on the way to
the place where she met death, a new building next north
of the residence of her parents. The joists have been
placed in position for the floors, but the boards have
not been laid on them. There is a ladder extending from
these joists to the joists of the ceiling. The little
girl and two little boys who were with her had climbed
to the upper joists. The little boys could not tell
how she fell. They were all descending the ladder,
the little girl nearest the top. The fall was not
from a dangerous height but in falling the back of
her neck came in contact with a joist. She was carried
home unconscious and medical aid was summoned, but
there was hardly any hope from the outset. She never
regained consciousness.
The grief of the parents was pitiful. The funeral will
take place from the residence at 4:30 o'clock this
afternoon and interment will be made in the Knights
of Pythias cemetery.
L.A. SHERMAN
May 7, 1901
Mr. L.A. Sherman, receiving teller of the Valley Bank,
died last night at 12:30. Mr. Sherman had been in ill
health for a long time but it was only about a month
ago that he was compelled to relinquish his duties at
the bank. He leaves a wife. No arrangements have been
made concerning the funeral.
L.H. SHIRLEY
July 7, 1901
L.H. Shirley died last evening at his rooms in the
northern part of the city of consumption. He was a
mining engineer of considerable note and his home was
in Montreal. He had no intimates here except an
attendant who had nursed him through his long illness
and little could be learned of him last evening except
that he is of English parentage and belongs to an
aristocratic family. He has a brother who is a
large property owner in the island of Jamaica, to
whom a telegram was sent last night announcing his
brother's death and asking for instructions.
Pending a reply the remains are in the care of
undertaker A.J. Bradley.
DAVID SHIVERS
February 7, 1901
David W. Shivers died at his home in Chino Valley on
the night of February 3, 1901 in his 75th year. Mr.
Shivers was one of the early pioneers of Arizona,
having come here with his family in March 1867. He
located in the Chino Valley, twenty one miles north
of Prescott and engaged in farming and cattle raising.
He leaves three daughters and one son to mourn his
death: Mrs. J.L. Fisher of Prescott, Mrs. R.E.
Farington of Phoenix, Mrs. Frances Forsee of Tempe
and John T. Shivers with whom he made his home. Mr.
Shivers was born and raised in Missouri, therefore
was a life long pioneer of the west, as even his
ancestors before him were pioneers of Tennessee.
His grandfathers both fought in the war of the
revolution under Washington and his own father
fought through the war of 1812. Mr. Shivers was
made fit by precept and education for the trials
and difficulties of a life such as always confronts
the pioneer of any new county. God's blessings on the
Arizona pioneers for they are fast gathering home--
crossing the river, one by one.
