The sad news of the death of Mr. Solomon Bodle, who died Tuesday morning, September 1st., about one o'clock, was quite a shock to relatives and friends, being sick only a few hours.  He was born in Minisink, Orange County, N. Y., May 14 1930, being 84 years, 3 weeks and 17 days of age at the time of death.  Spending his childhood days in the state of New York and Pennsylvania, moving to Wisconsin when about 18 years of age, then move to Minnesota, where he was married to Miss Lydia Bryant.  He was a veteran of the Civil war, enlisting in Company K, 2 Minnesota Calvary as a private November 7, 1863.  After receiving his discharge he remained in Minnesota until the year 1878, when moving with his family to western Kansas, there taking a homestead and going through all the hardships of a new country.  His wife dying the following year, leaving seven little children.  He fought bravely the struggle of both father and mother, keeping his family together until grown.  Then moving from Kansas with his two sons to Caldwell, Idaho, three years ago.  He leaves behind six sons, Frank, in Wisconsin, Grant and Ernest in Nebraska, Artie in Oklahoma, Otho in Kansas, William and Jay in Caldwell.  Also four grandchildren in Idaho.  One brother in California, a brother and sister in Wisconsin, to mourn his departure.