Laramie Boomerang
Laramie, Wyoming
3 Mar 1921
page 8
Cheyenne, Wyo., March 3—
Mrs. E. A. Slack, Wyoming pioneer, passed peacefully away shortly after noon Wednesday. The end came at the Private hospital after she had been an invalid for 5 years and less than 6 months from the time she would have become 80 years old.
Born in Illinois August 16, 1841, she was married at Springfield to Colonel Slack, the wedding taking place at the governor's mansion. At the time the governor was her brother-in-law, John M. Palmer, later United States senator, and in 1896 the gold standard president for president.
Among the Earliest
Colonel and Mrs. Slack came west and settled at South Pass when it was one of the few settlements of Wyoming. At that time the gold fever in the town and its neighbor, Atlantic City, both in southern Fremont County, was at its height.
After serving some time as United States commissioner they mored to Laramie, where he started a newspaper, and in 1876 came to Cheyenne to found the Sun, this later becoming the Sun-Leader and still later the Leader. He passed a long and courageous career as a frontier journalist.
Lived at Hospital
For the past 5 years the widow has been unable to walk and had lived at the Private Hospital. Prior to that she had maintained her home in the brick residence next to the court house.
An active member of the First Baptist church and the Willing Workers, the old lady had endeared herself to thousands of Cheyenne people…she was one of those pioneers whom everybody respects and everybody loves.
Surviving are her two daughters, Mrs. William Dubois and Mrs. Wallace C. Bond, and one niece, Mrs. A. G. McGregor.
--submitted by Clint Black, Nov 2011
Laramie, Wyoming
3 Mar 1921
page 8
Cheyenne, Wyo., March 3—
Mrs. E. A. Slack, Wyoming pioneer, passed peacefully away shortly after noon Wednesday. The end came at the Private hospital after she had been an invalid for 5 years and less than 6 months from the time she would have become 80 years old.
Born in Illinois August 16, 1841, she was married at Springfield to Colonel Slack, the wedding taking place at the governor's mansion. At the time the governor was her brother-in-law, John M. Palmer, later United States senator, and in 1896 the gold standard president for president.
Among the Earliest
Colonel and Mrs. Slack came west and settled at South Pass when it was one of the few settlements of Wyoming. At that time the gold fever in the town and its neighbor, Atlantic City, both in southern Fremont County, was at its height.
After serving some time as United States commissioner they mored to Laramie, where he started a newspaper, and in 1876 came to Cheyenne to found the Sun, this later becoming the Sun-Leader and still later the Leader. He passed a long and courageous career as a frontier journalist.
Lived at Hospital
For the past 5 years the widow has been unable to walk and had lived at the Private Hospital. Prior to that she had maintained her home in the brick residence next to the court house.
An active member of the First Baptist church and the Willing Workers, the old lady had endeared herself to thousands of Cheyenne people…she was one of those pioneers whom everybody respects and everybody loves.
Surviving are her two daughters, Mrs. William Dubois and Mrs. Wallace C. Bond, and one niece, Mrs. A. G. McGregor.
--submitted by Clint Black, Nov 2011
Laramie Boomerang
Laramie, Wyoming
3 Mar 1921
page 8
Cheyenne, Wyo., March 3—
Mrs. E. A. Slack, Wyoming pioneer, passed peacefully away shortly after noon Wednesday. The end came at the Private hospital after she had been an invalid for 5 years and less than 6 months from the time she would have become 80 years old.
Born in Illinois August 16, 1841, she was married at Springfield to Colonel Slack, the wedding taking place at the governor's mansion. At the time the governor was her brother-in-law, John M. Palmer, later United States senator, and in 1896 the gold standard president for president.
Among the Earliest
Colonel and Mrs. Slack came west and settled at South Pass when it was one of the few settlements of Wyoming. At that time the gold fever in the town and its neighbor, Atlantic City, both in southern Fremont County, was at its height.
After serving some time as United States commissioner they mored to Laramie, where he started a newspaper, and in 1876 came to Cheyenne to found the Sun, this later becoming the Sun-Leader and still later the Leader. He passed a long and courageous career as a frontier journalist.
Lived at Hospital
For the past 5 years the widow has been unable to walk and had lived at the Private Hospital. Prior to that she had maintained her home in the brick residence next to the court house.
An active member of the First Baptist church and the Willing Workers, the old lady had endeared herself to thousands of Cheyenne people…she was one of those pioneers whom everybody respects and everybody loves.
Surviving are her two daughters, Mrs. William Dubois and Mrs. Wallace C. Bond, and one niece, Mrs. A. G. McGregor.
--submitted by Clint Black, Nov 2011
Laramie, Wyoming
3 Mar 1921
page 8
Cheyenne, Wyo., March 3—
Mrs. E. A. Slack, Wyoming pioneer, passed peacefully away shortly after noon Wednesday. The end came at the Private hospital after she had been an invalid for 5 years and less than 6 months from the time she would have become 80 years old.
Born in Illinois August 16, 1841, she was married at Springfield to Colonel Slack, the wedding taking place at the governor's mansion. At the time the governor was her brother-in-law, John M. Palmer, later United States senator, and in 1896 the gold standard president for president.
Among the Earliest
Colonel and Mrs. Slack came west and settled at South Pass when it was one of the few settlements of Wyoming. At that time the gold fever in the town and its neighbor, Atlantic City, both in southern Fremont County, was at its height.
After serving some time as United States commissioner they mored to Laramie, where he started a newspaper, and in 1876 came to Cheyenne to found the Sun, this later becoming the Sun-Leader and still later the Leader. He passed a long and courageous career as a frontier journalist.
Lived at Hospital
For the past 5 years the widow has been unable to walk and had lived at the Private Hospital. Prior to that she had maintained her home in the brick residence next to the court house.
An active member of the First Baptist church and the Willing Workers, the old lady had endeared herself to thousands of Cheyenne people…she was one of those pioneers whom everybody respects and everybody loves.
Surviving are her two daughters, Mrs. William Dubois and Mrs. Wallace C. Bond, and one niece, Mrs. A. G. McGregor.
--submitted by Clint Black, Nov 2011
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