The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-20
]. c. SINGER FOUND DEAD
Former Resident of Butte and a
Pioneer.
HE HAD BEEN DRINKING
Hemorrhage OF the Lungs the Direct
Cause of Death-Ten Thousand Dol
lars in Government Bonds
Found I'm His Trunk.

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l~ifeless body Of J. c. Singer was found
in his room. at S63 Mission street. at
2:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon by JOS.
Wilson. son of the landlady. Singer
rented a room i'm this house on Sept.
5th, having formerly lived at the Cold
en- West hotel. He had been drinking
hard for a long time, but nothing was
known Of him at his lodging house.
His six trunks. when removed to the
morgue, were examined by the coron-
er and revealed SO. 900 in
bonds. S505 in gold and a bank book
on the Silver Bow National bank of
Butte. Mont, showing 1897 To his credit.
Flfty shares of Spring Valley stock
were also found. the entire assets being
scattered through the different trunks.
Papers found showed him To be a
Mason and Mystic Shriner and that
he had taken demits from Morning
Star lodge. No. 8.
\ letter signed by George Stevenson.
cashier Of the First National bank Of
Butte, dated October. 1897. and ad-
dressed tn him in San Francisco. indi-
Gates he has resided here for some time.
The letter made reference to a claim
Singer had against the defunct Mer-
chants National bank of Helena for
S,2iIS2, and advised him of a dividend
of Sl.S1l.9S on this claim from the re-
ceiver.
The deceased was about So years OF
age and from a passage i'm the letter.
hoping the change is wing bene-
fetal" evidently came to California for
his health. An examination by the au-
topsy surgeon last evening shows that
death resulted from hemorrhage of the
lungs.
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known in this city. where he was en-
gagged in business for a number of
years and acquired considerable wealth
in property and money. He came to
Butte from Helena and was first en-
gagged in the furniture business, then
i'm the sewing machine business and
he became an undertaken and
retired from business about eight or ten
years ago. AT that time he was re-
as one Of the wealthy men of
He had considerable property
on West Park street and until last
summer he owned the property now
as the Shodair block. which is
company. He sold il about a year ago
for SIS, 900.
Singer was a native of Scotland and
so far as known. had no relatives in
this country. He was a very close man
in business and almost miserly in his
habits. When he retired from business
he remained in Butte for some years
and looked after his property, but
about five years ago he started on a
Of the world. n put in about
years at that. He visited his old
in Scotland, where many relatives
reside who are not i'm good circum-
stances financially. He had one favor
tie niece, whom he found working i'm
London, engaged i'm hard labor to
rn "A living IIn Fa1F AnVV 60 -.
resolved to do a handsome thing
by her and presented her with a five
pound note from his thousands. After
his return 20 Butte he old that story
and seemed to derive great satisfaction
IN relating that instance of his liber-
Atty.
After his return he remained in his
,ity but a short time. He sold about
the property he had in Butte and
deposited his money I'm the First Ma
bank Of this city. About that
lime the panic struck the country and
banks failed. Singer became
and drew out most Of his cash
and sent il TO the First National bank
N Helena. A day or two later the Hell
ma concern closed its doors. and when
heard of il he almost dropped
lead. He never got his money back.
tie then sold more property and gath
ared his money together and bought
government bonds with it,. a private
telegram received in the city yesterday
concerning his death stated that so. 900
worth OF the bonds were found in his
runk. The telegram also stated that
his death was apparently the result of
lcmorrhage. He was n man over 60
fears Of g and had always been ro-
1ust and i'm good health while i'm Butte.
He left this city for san Francisco !
lbout a year and a half ago. and has :
in that city ever since. He had
been a Mason and a Mystic Shriner.
,ut II is doubtful IL he ever belonged
q a lodge in Butte. as his name does
lot ppea on the membership roll OF
my. The San Francisco telegram
'tated that he vas a member of Morn
ng Star lodge No. : OF Helena. but his
does not appear on the 1897 re-
PORTS Of hat lodge, and he was prob
IDLY not I'm good standing. Thc dis
'atCh also stated that his papers
that he had an account and
at the Silver Bow National
n Of Butte.