Gooding County ID Archives Obituaries.....Jones Vader, Emma Amelia January 21, 1916
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newspaper clipping, January 1916
Pioneer Woman Who Filled Large Space in Her Sphere

Western frontier life developed a type of womanhood that passes unnoticed in 
the present days of comfort. Pioneer hardships no longer bring to the surface 
the noble characteristics for which the Idaho woman of yesterday were noted. 
The characteristics are there, but they lack opportunity of expression. On 
isolated homesteads they still shine, but the bright lights that burned on the 
western fringe of civilization no longer reflect their womanly glory. They 
fulfilled their mission in days gone by, refined by privation, and they are 
passing away faster, leaving sweet memories with those who knew them and 
appreciated their worth.
Idaho produced many noble women of this lovable type, of which Mrs. Lee S. 
Vader, who died at her home near Hagerman  on January 21, 1916, was a splendid 
exemplar. Mrs. Vader, who before her marriage was Emma A. Jones, was born in 
Wales and came to America with her parents when a child. The family settled in 
Malad, later moving to Salmon City in the early 70's.
In the spring of 1877 Miss Jones and another young woman decided to go to 
Malad for a visit. Freight teams were the only means of transportation in 
those days, and they were few and far between.
Some friends of Miss Vader and her companion came to Salmon City with a load 
of freight for George L. Shoup, then a representative in the territorial 
legislature, afterwards governor and later United States senator for Idaho. 
The young women journeyed with the freighters to Malad, where they visited 
with friends for a time. The freighters went on to Corinne, Utah, for another 
load. Miss Jones and her friend intended to return with them, but through a 
misunderstanding they missed the outfit when it passed by Malad, a happening 
that saved their lives. The freighters, five in number, were attacked and 
killed by Nez Perce Indians, their wagons looted and burned, and their stock 
driven away. Two of the freighters were James Hayden and David Combs.
The girls returned to Salmon by way of Red Rock, Mont., taking the Gilmore and 
Salisbury stage part of the way.
In June, 1878, Miss Jones became the wife of Lee S. Vader and the bride and 
groom traveled over an almost unbroken trail to Leesburg, 16 miles distant, 
where Mr. Vader was working placer claims on Horse Buck creek.
During the summer of 1878 the Bannock Indians went on the warpath and Mr. and 
Mrs. Vader had to flee in the night over the rough trail to Salmon. They 
tarried long enough to take the gold dust out of the bedrock flume. Mrs. Vader 
stood guard with a needle gun, while her husband and an assistant cleaned the 
flume. They made the trip to Salmon City in darkness, reaching town early in 
the morning.
It was during this outbreak that the Indians killed Jesse McCaleb at the head 
of Lost river. The savages were subdued, but still restless, and Mr. Vader 
sold his placer mines to Chinamen, and he and his wife moved to the new town 
of Challis, where he built the Grand Central hotel, the first hotel in town.
The Vaders remained in Challis for three years before moving to the Atlanta 
mine, six miles from the then wild town of Sawtooth City. They ran the 
boarding house at the mine, where one hundred men were employed. Mr. Vader 
also had the contract for hauling timber for the mine, which was located three 
miles above Alturas lake.
Late in October, 1882, Mr. and Mrs. Vader went to Ketchum to winter. In June, 
1883, their only child, Roy, was born.
They moved to Hagerman valley in the spring of 1885, and their hospitable home 
is known to every resident and to every traveler who tarried in response to 
their ever hearty welcome.
In late years they spent their summers in Hailey, while Mr. Vader's flocks 
were in the mountains.
Mrs. Vaders most striking attributes were neighborly kindness and hospitality. 
The night was never too dark or the trail too rough for her to visit the sick. 
The latchstring of her door was never fastened. She fed the hungry, mothered 
the homeless, encouraged the down-hearted and endeared herself to all with 
whom she came in contact.

Additional Comments:
I don't know what newspaper it was I have the original newspaper clipping.

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