The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-21
DlMPLE BLACKiSTON,
Last Night Death Brought to Her Relic
From Painful Illness


From Painful Illness.
Dimple Blackiston died at the family
residence In Idaho street at 9 O'Clock
last night after an illness which began
one week ago last Monday while She
was visiting her sister, Mrs. w. J. AL
exander, near Jefferson island She was
porn IN Austin Nevada, 81 years ago
the 18th of last December She came to
Suite II years ago with her parents.
rev. ana Mrs. S. c. Blackiston, and
three sisters, and this city had been her
nome since. She graduated from the
high school three years ago.
When Miss Blackiston was seized
MIN me ratai illness her sisters, Mrs.
Alexander, at whose house she was
staying, and Mrs. Nj. NJ. Miller, who
was also visiting, concluded that the
pest thing to do was to bring her home
at once. On the following day the pa
trent showed signs of improvement and
continued to grow better, apparently,
ana II was agreed that she remain on
the ranch. In the evening, after the
suite train had passed. Miss Dimpie
began to grow worse and the next day
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Miller,
she came to Butte, arriving home whila
the Heinze-Noyes wedding was being
solemnized in the church adjoining the
family residence, the rectory. Her
father officiated at that wedding. Her
mother and sister, Margaret, were in
the church.
At the moment when the happiness
of one of Butte's popular young ladies
was supreme, death was slowly draw
ing another into his cold embrace. 1t
was most painful shock the parents
received when they went forth from
the church into the house to find their
daughter lying on a bed of sickness.
1t was seen at once that the young lady
was near death. Physicians were sum
moned and the case diagnosed as peri
tonitis. As the day passed and no hope
came, the anguish of the loving parents
and sisters, the friends and acuuaint-
ances grew in intensity. The last IS
hours We're hours of a tortuous struggle
for live. Bravely and heroically the
young lady fought with all the strength
and energy of superior will power and
constitution to keep back the grim hand
of the reaper. She was conscious up to
within a few minutes of the end, when
she lapsed into peaceful unconscious
ness and died with a smile of compos-
ure on her beautiful face.
There has probably been no death in
Butte that has called forth such pro-
found and general regret and sympa-
thy. D1mple Blackiston was loved by
all. She was admired by those who
We're not acquainted with her person
ally. She was known as a winsome
lovable girl, She had no enemies; she
"eh' oSadailui eitu uel lie was Deautl-
full. Men, women and children have
stood in front of the rectory day and
night since last Saturday, anxiousIy
watching the movements of those in
side and waiting for the word that was
every few minutes passed outside.
Friends sent flowers to the house and
these were shown to the dying girl. She
expressed her thanks for each token
and gave directions to those about her
to carry to her thoughtful friends her
thanks. Yesterday and the day before,
when every minute. it was believed,
must certainly be the last, she smiled
when those near and dear to her spoke
of her fatal illness; she said that she
did not intend to die, that her will and
constitution would save her.
The remains will lie in state in the
parlor at the rectory on Thursday from
- to 2 o'clock, when friends will be
permitted to view them. The casket
will not be opened in the church. The
funeral will be held at $50 Thursday
afternoon from the church Mr. and
Mrs. Blackiston last night said that
they noted with heart-throbs of graft
tude the manifestation of sympathy of
the many friends of their child-in these
expressions they found a measure of
consolation in the hour of their deep
sorrow.