The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-12
HER life A SAD ONE
BEHIND THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF
EDITH MONTAGUE's DEATH
Is A STORY.
WHICH WILL NOW BE BURIED.
SHE WAS RELATED TO NoETH DA-
KOTANS PROMINENT IN POL
ITICS.
MER FATHER A LEADING FIGURE
Her Name Associated at the Time
With the jamestown Asy-
lum Scandal.

Many st. Paul people found an item
of interest as we'll as surprise in the
q o e yesterday morning as follows
WINONA, Mimi, July 10.-A sudden and
sad death took place this morning at the Ho-
tel Winona about 80 o'clock. Miss Edith
Montague was a young lady of some twenty
three years. from Dickinson, N. D.. where she
has very wealthy and prominent parents She
was here stopping with friends at the hotel.
For the past week or so she has been unwell
her physician pronouncing her sickness as
light malarial fever. This morning she
seemed a little better, and sitting up in
bed. About IL O'Clock she became very pale
and put her hands to her head, suffering great
agony. In a few minutes she fell back and
her face become fiery red. A little later and
she was dead. Her surgeon and also the
city coroner were called and both pronounced
1t case of probable rupture of blood YES
sci in the head. The family have been tele-
graphed, and in the meantime the remains
are resting at SCOTS undertaking establish
ment.
Behind the telegram lies an interest
ing story. Miss Montague, who was
one of the bellies of North Dakota, was
related to some of the most prominent
people, politically, in that state, and
through her connection was thus well
known throughout the state She was
niece of State Senator Alex. McGil-
livray, of Dickinson, and her father
was also a leading figure in the politics
VI lIIdl Sjdle. bOIn tnSSe gentlemen
were active in the fight last winter
over the management of the state in
sane hospital in which sensational
charges were made against DR.. Archi-
bald. DR.. Archibald turned on his ac-
cusers with charges of a serious nature,
and during the fight dispatches were
sent from Bismarck to each of the
Twin city papers connecting the name
of Miss Montague with these scandals.
None of these dispatches ever saw the
light of day, because of their libelous
nature, and from the further reason
that Miss Montague, although then a
resident of st. Paul, could not be To-
Gated to confirm the truth of the
stories, in which it was intimated that
she would be a willing witness. The
story of the young woman's life is a
sad one, since the death of her mother.
especially. The greater part of that
time she has resided in st. Paul, and
the constant agitation of the hospital
fight, with the consequent dragging of
her name into the case by reason of
her fathers connection with the fight,
was a terrible strain on the young
Woman's nervous system.
few months ago she was sent to
one of the local hospitals, where she
remained for several weeks, cared for
by friends, and as recently as four
weeks ago she was a guest at one of
the leading hotels. At the time of her
departure she was financially embar-
raised, and it is said left her effects
at the hotel as security for her board
1t must have been soon after this that
she went to Winona, where her death
occurred.
Her death will probably put an end
to the sensation of the hospital at
least so far as it concerned her.