Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Ward, Rufus F. 1922
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Payette Enterprise 12-21-1922
Payette Enterprise
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, December 21, 1922
 
DEATH CAUSED FROM HYDROPHOBIA
 
Rufus Ward, well known in this community, and highly respected, died at the 
Holy Rosary hospital at an early hour last Friday morning from Hydrophobia 
following several days of intence suffering, the cause of the disease in his 
case is unknown.  Mr. Ward who was a widower of about 45 years of age, since 
the death of his wife here at Payette several years ago, has worked among the 
farmers of this community and was highly respected for this honor and 
integrity.  At the time he was taken sick, he was alone on the Ed Strohbehn 
ranch east of New Plymouth, Mr. Stohbehn having moved with his family to New 
Plymouth, and had sent a Mr. Hill to the ranch on Monday after some chickens.  
When Mr. Hill arrived at the place about dark, he found Mr. Ward in bed asleep 
and from all appearances the stock about the place had not been fed for 
several days.  When awakened, Mr. Ward asked how long he had been sleeping, 
said he was not sick and got up and went with the lantern to help catch the 
chickens, but acted very queer, staggered about and would burst into laughter, 
appearantly hysterical, but said there was nothing the matter.  Mr. Hill went 
to New Plymouth and returned with Dr. Drysdale and after an examination, he 
was taken to New Plymouth where a doctor from Ontario was consulted and the 
patient taken to the hospital, where his case developed into every symptoms of 
Hydrophobia and was diagnosed as such by the attending physician, however it 
is not know how he became enoculated.
 
His suffering was severe but he seemingly was not conscious at any time of his 
condition, and death came as the only relief about four o'clock Friday morning.
 
He is survived by a daughter 17 years of age, a mother and sister and two 
brothers, all now living in Virginia, and one brother Sidney Ward, of Long 
Creek, Oregon, who was present at the funeral, and two cousins, James and Tom 
Carico of Payette.  The funeral was held from the I.O.O.F. Hall, Monday 
afternoon and was in charge of the Odd Fellows Lodge, of Payette, of which the 
deceased was a member, conducted by Rev. Hall, pastor of the M. E. church. 

Additional Comments:
Note:  Headstone at Riverside Cemetery shows name as Rufus F.  ch

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