The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-12-28

LAMME.-In Bozeman, Dec q, 1888, DR.. A.
Lamme, in the 9th year Of his age.
DR.. Lamme was one of the Oldest and most
many friends in his county who will be
panied to learn of his death.
A~BAscAL-In Deer Lodge, Montana. at "a
M, Dec 25, 1888, of hemOrrhage of the
bowels, Hon. joaquin Abascal, a native
of the province Of CASTLE, Spain, aged
53 years.
Joaquin Abascal was a native of CASTLE,
Spain, and born in 1885. He was always
proud of his native land, and was big heart
ed, generous and brave worthy son of
fair and chivalrous CASTLE.
Mr.. Abascal was in service for a number
of years in the Spanish navy, but we have
not learned the details. A number of our
old-timers remember him in California and
Nevada, where, in partnership with James
Laforcade, he did a heavy packing business
between Sacramento and Virginia City, and
then finally came to Montana with a train of
merchandise and located.
He came to Montana in 1866 and engaged
in mining, f%reighting and merchandising,
continuing there in business to the time of
his death. A few months ago his partner,
James Laforcade, died in Beartown. Mr..
Abascal, who was very i'll then, accompanied
the remains here, and it was only by the most
skillful attention, some weeks treatment at
the Warm Springs Hotel, and the devoted
illustrations of his wife, who had come
from their home at Los Angeles, Cal, on
learning of his illness that he was nursed back
to comparative health. Adjusting his bust
ness at Beartown, he came here two or three
weeks ago to close up his business matters
with the administrator of Mr.. Laforcade and
then 20 to his family at Los Angeles, whittier
Mrs. Abascal had returned, to spend the
winter. He was detained here some days
longer than was expected, and on last Friday
| night was seized with h~emorrhage of the
| bowels. DR.. A. II. Mitchell was summoned
| to his aid, but he was past all help, and died
on Christmas morning.
He was buried on Wednesday with the
rites and honors of Masonry, by his Lodge.
No. Il, A. F. & A. NJ, of which, we believe,
he was one of the oldest members. A large
funeral cortege Of friends followed his re-
mains, escorted by the Lodge, to the GENE
| terry, where, with the closing Masonic rites,
HIS IcLUdlAS WtIo CUuSl6uCu W mOCuCA CdA vi
Besides the Masons of Deer Lodge, we no
ticed present as Brother Masons. w. A. Clark,
Joseph X. Clark and n. G. Walton, OF Butte;
James II. Hartford, of Beartown; John Ger.
Der, of Garrison, and G. W. Morse, of Drum.
mond.
Mr.. Abascal was one of the prominent
men of Western Montana. He was a mem.
Der of the Council of the Ninth Legislative
Assembly, and a member of the Constitu-
tional Convention of 1884, and he stood high
in the esteem of all people of this county,
and especially where he has lived so long, as
a just and honorable man, an upright citizen,
a true friend, and who yet had few, if any.
enemies.
In 1877 Mr.. Abascal was married in Dee1
Lodge to Miss Mary Clark, of Deer Lodge.
the sister Of w. A. Clark, j. Ross Clark and
Joseph X. Clark, now of Butte. His widow
and two children survive him, and to then
the sincere sympathy Of this community is
extended in their great bereavement.