Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-01-14
Services Conducted from the ep'seo-
pal chureh-Many Follow Hearse
to the Grave.

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With the death Of Mrs. Frank Day
at her home south of town; Tuesday
afternoon the community loses an
other one of the small band of citi-
IONS who witnessed the birth Of lew
istown. Mrs. Day was born in Ger
ma.y, her maiden. name being Ber;,
tina Clemantine Tycye. While yet a
girl she came to this country, the
people with whom She came first set
Ting in Iowa and later moving to
Cbaska, Minnesota. From Minnesota
n 1865 s1e came VIII q band IN I'M
migrants through the WOODS and'Uver
the plains, hills and mountains to
Montana, a land, even at that late
little known, other than as Che abid'
ing place OF numerous tribes Of wur'
'derous Indians, The home Of the
buffalo and the elk and the scene of
lawlessness and disorder. The party
first stopped at New York Gulch in
Canon Ferry hear. '~hai lis Inc
city of Helena, 1t was in. 1865 that
she married Frank Day. From New
York Gulch, in company with her hus.
hand. she moved to Logan but re-
NAMED there only a short time before
going to Fort Maginnis. in this coun'
tty. In 1881 Mr. and Mrs: bay moved
to theft present home since xnowu al
the Day ranch, just at the edge OF the
city. The Day House hotei was first
located there and for several years
Mrs. Day was the hostess OF tht
house. In this way she became
known to all who first came to tbs
county. she doubtless having a wild
err acquaintance than any other wo
man that ever lived in Fergus coun
ty. And a more cheerful. hospitabl'
hostess never lived. No a hungry
moneyless and without shelter wa
ever turned away from the Day house
Not only in Fergus county but IL
many different parts Of the state ma
be found men, now in afAuent eli
cumstances, who are deeply gratefu
to the kind hearted hospitality OF thi
= good woman, for, food, shelter an
encouragement during their frs
w~anderings In the ~trackless Yves
For the past year she has been col
fined to the house with an illness du
TO advanced age, and while her deaf
was no surprise. tffere' was frcurnin
Throughout the city when the new
of her passing sway became general
known. Friends By the hundred cal
ed on Thursday to witness for tn
last time the features of her who's
life has been so closely linked wit
the life of this city. Flowers wei
. piled upon and about the coffin an
words of sympathy from sorrow La
en- hearts were spoken to the broke
family. The funeral Services WEI
conducted from the Episcopal churc
Thursday afternoon at 2 .o'clocl
Long before the services were to b
gin every pew in the church was o
cupied and many stood on the GU
side, unable to get in. Rev. Bell pc
formed the simple, solemn impressi,
services of the Episcopal churcI
One of the longest funeral proce
sions ever seen in Lewistown follow
ed the hearse TO the grave. Old, gre
haired men and women who knew hi
as a friend and neighbor ever trl
in good fortune and bad men an
women in the midday of life WI
knew and loved her as the friend
their fathers and mothers; boys an
girls. yet in c~hildhood's prime WI
/ knew of her life from the lips Of the
eleders. all were there with tearf'
eyes and saddened hearts to pay a {
lent tribute to a life the influence
which death does not lessen, the gray
does not shroud. For the spoke
words and the silent tokens of syn
patty the family of the deceased al
profoundly thankful.