Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-02
SIDE LIGHTS
ON MICHIGAN
DEATH OF MISS PRESLEY WAS
UNEXPECTED AND SHOCKS
LEGISLATURE.
WAS A VALUED WORKER
Said To Have Died In a Detroit Hospi-
tai After An Operation, But Is Not
Located.
No Trace Discovered.


day Miss Edith Presley, senate proof
reader, died Sunday of peritonitis or
appendicitis The news was shock
to her friends in Lansing, many OF
whom had not heard Of her illness.
She left Lansing early last week, ex-
pecting to be back in few days. Miss
Presley, through several years con-
nection with the state department and
three sessions work in house and
senate, was a valued and efiicient
worker. She was an expert stenog-
rapher and had large executive and
business ability. She was very popu-
lar. Her parents and one brother sur
vive. Miss Presley and her brother
Frank boarded at the home or Mrs.
Scott. who keeps well known board
ing house. Mrs. Scott says that on
Sunday morning Frank Presley receiv-
ed a message from Detroit that his
sister was dying, and he took the hrst
train for that city. Late in the after
noon Mrs Scott received a telephone
message from Presley, saying that
Edith had died about noon, several
hours before he arrived in Detroit,
and that he would ship the body to
Lansing as soon as possible. Mr..
Scott was asked to secure a burial
lot. and a young man was sent to
the Office OF the cemetery and arrang-
ed for a burial plot in the name of
Frank Presley.
Ebert V. Chilson, secretary of the
senate, and Miss Presleys immediate
superior, says that before Miss Pres
ley left Lansing she told him that
She was going east on business and
that she had arranged for her brother
Frank to look after her affairs until
her return. She told him nothing
about going to hospital nor did she
say that she was going to Detroit.
Miss Lottie Brown, secretary to
Highway Commissioner Earle, and
the particular chum of Miss Presley,
saws that the latter told her she was
going to Detroit TO undergo an opera
ton for appendicitis. Miss Brown
saws that Miss Presley recently made
her will, but no particular importance
was attached to the fact, as she had
done the same thing before, and Miss
Brown attributed it to her usual meth
odical business ways with her own af-
+ Another eel !, as in her daily work.
Jays that Miss Presley had re sS-s
lintimated to her that she reared that
she might have to undergo an opera
ton, but did not appear to feel that
the necessity was urgent
About the capitol Miss Presley IL
given the highest praise, both for her
ability, her work and her personal
worth. All who knew her express
themselves as to the regard in which
she was held. Her personal affairs
are in perfect condition, her work
being brought up to the close of the
session on the day before she depart
ed
The death of Miss Presly is a mys-
terry so far as Detroit is concerned.
II the death of the girl occurred in
a Detroit hospital 1t must be one of
the private sanitariums which have
no telephone.
No hospital or sanitarium OF any
consequence was overlooked in in
quiries made Monday. No such pa
tient had been received in any Of
them. No death of woman from
such an ailment has been reported
to the health board. No burial per-
NIT nor permit to remove a corpse
has been applied for in the board OF
health Offices.
No undertaken who has been in the
business any considerable time has
the body.
Fred Presley, a brother, registered
at the Griswold house, late Sunday
night and left early Monday morning.