Clarence S. "Cal" Snyder (1854-1908)

SNYDER

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 3/6/2017 at 17:33:44

From Nevada Representative May 22, 1908

OBITUARY

CALVIN S. SNYDER*

Some details of the death and latter years of the late "Cal" Snyder have been received through the thoughtfulness of his old time friend and associate, J. M. Hawthorn, now of Salem, Oregon. There is a clipping from a Spokane paper as follows:

"Apoplexy claimed the life of Calvin S. Snyder at his residence near the corner of Garland avenue and Adams street Sunday evening May 3, about 24 hours after he had been taken in a helpless condition from a Monroe street car of the Washington Water Power company. Mr. Snyder had been in town Saturday evening and was on his way home between 8 and 9 o'clock when he was seized with the disease that caused his death. At the end of the North Monroe car line, he was assisted from the car. His lower limbs were practically paralyzed at that time and two men from the Silver Plate grocery store volunteered to assist him to his home. He had not gone far when his strength failed him utterly, and he was taken the remainder of the way in a hack. He was 54 years of age on January 31, and is said to have been apparently in the best of health when he left his home to come down town. He is survived by a wife and one son, Forest L. Snyder, one of the proprietors of the S. & D. cafe at 12230 Boone avenue. The family came here six years ago from Mapleton, Ia. Funeral services take place from the Turnbill undertaking parlors at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon."

With this clipping there is a letter to Mr. Hawthorn from Mrs. Forest Snyder, from which we quote:

"Poor Father Snyder passed away, Sunday eve. at 5:30 after only a few hours suffering. He was brought home Saturday evening about nine o'clock in almost an unconscious condition, but knew Mother and Forest and tried so hard to talk to them and tell them something but could not. His left side and tongue were paralyzed and could not talk, but knew what they were saying to him and answered hem by nodding his head 'yes or no'. About one o'clock he lapsed into unconsciousness from which he never rallied. They had brought a little house on the hill, where our home is, and were getting things all fixed up nicely; had garden in, and had just been in their little home two weeks, the day Father was buried. We buried him in Greenwood Cemetery for the present and will take him back east this fall and lay him beside little Charley*. The floral offerings were many and beautiful $35 wreath of white carnations for him, and W. O. W. and M. W. A. lodges sent lovely emblems and wreaths.

Referring to the clipping and Mrs. Snyder's letter, Mr. Hawthorn says:

"Mr. and Mrs. S. lived for short time in Salem. While here he clerked for a time in a store and later held a position of importance and trust at the asylum. But poor Cal, his health was broken and while it was very pleasant to both his family and ours to renew acquaintance and talk over old time, it was very evident to us that he could never recover health or fortune here and we could not help feeling that it was best for both him and Annie (Mrs. Snyder) to be near his son at Spokane. So when he talked of going back up there we encouraged him in the idea, since he came west. His time and money had been devoted to trying to regain his wife's health, she was poorly before she left Iowa. Too much cannot be said in praise of Cal. His was a life devoted to a sick wife--enough to say of any man. Too many men love the pretty girl and tire of the sick wife."

*SUBMITTER'S NOTE: The deceased was Clarence S. Snyder (not Calvin Snyder as stated.) He is buried beside his son, Charles D. "Charley" Snyder, as stated in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mapleton, Monona County, Iowa.