Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-04-27
FOUND DEAD
IN HIS CABIN
Thomas Meoonough, One Of the Old.
Timers in Fergus County, Has
Done His Last Prospecting.
VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR
As a Member Of the Grand Army He
Was Given the Burial Of a SOL
der Yesterday Afternoon.

Thomas McDonough, n Of the
old-timers in Fergus county, was
found dead in his cabin by NJ. VI.
Young last Saturday afternoon about
5 O'Clock. Nothing hao Deen Eel of
the old man for two or three days,
so as he was passing the cabin Sat
urday afternoon Young decided to
look in and see if McDonough was
there. He peered in at the window
and saw McDonough lying on his
bed. He didn't stir when Young
made a noise at the window, so the
door was tried, but it was locked
from the inside. Mrs. Young, who
passed with her husband a few min
utes later. expressed it as her belief
that the man was dead,
Deputy Sheriff Whitcomb, of Gilt
Edge, was notified and went out to
the cabin, which is about a quarter
OF a mile from the town. Breaking in
the door he found that Mrs. Young's
surmlse was correct and that the old
man had been dead TO-. perhaps two
days. Acting Coroner Sawyer viewed
the remains, and as 1t was evidently
a natural death. he permitted the
remains TO be taken away.
At first il was the intention to bury
him in Gilt Edge. hut the L.ewistown
members OF the G.. A. X, and the
Spanish-American wal soldier boys
heard of such intention and requested
that the body be brought TO this city.
where il could be given a burial un.
der the auspices of the two war or
ders. This was decided upon and the
body was brought down yesterday
morning. William Pott. J. Il. Neff
j. T. Schultz and Sam Huryitch &C,
companied the body 10 this city.
Funeral services were held in the
Presbyterian church at 2:30 o'clock
being conducted by the Rev. Albert
Pfaus. AZ 3 o'clock the body vas
laid to rest in the city cemetery.
McDonough came TO this country
in the early eighties and the greater
part of that time he has spent in
Fergus county. He saw the rise and
fall of Barker and then came into
the Judith mountains and until the
time of his death followed the WORT
Of prospecting. Although he never
made a strike of any consequence
in the distribution of the smiles o
fortune Tom McDonough was not en-
tirely overlooked. An inheritance o
several thousand dollars about ten
years ago put him on easy terms will
the world for a few years but Tho
open handed habits of the early min
ing camps soon reduced his inheri
lance to nothing. About two year.
ago he was granted a pension Will
over $500 back pay. This, il is sup
posed, went like the rest, and whel
the call came for him to lay dowf
his miners pick with the remainder
of the burdens of life. he was pen
niless so far as cash was concerned
although his little 800 acre ranch ant
some mining properties are OF suffi
Client value TO dcfray all burial eX
penses.
mo honester man ever lived thar
old Tom McDonough." were The
words OF n who had long know
him as he was being born TO his las
resting place yesterday afternoon
High piled mauseleums of marble
white from the shores of Paros. have
often expressed less. He served his
country in the time of her creates
necessity and then lent his aid tC
opening up the treasure boxes of The
mighty west. His last moments yer
spent with no one to sooth away tn,
burning fever and offer words o.
cheer or consolation.