The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-07
six PEReoNs DIE in BILLINGS
\ AND VICINITY.
TWO DIE Of PNEUMONIA
Wife OF sitesia Rancher !Ppasses to,
Great 5eyond-Man Whose Name
10 Unknown Believed to Have Died
From Injuries Received In Fight.

There q an unusual number Of
deaths in and around Billings Sun
day and yesterday. Six deaths have
been reported since Saturday night,
five Of which occurred II Billings.
Alta Thomas, the 1O-year-old daugh-
ter of MT. and Mrs. George II. Thom-
as, died at the home Of her parents
at an early hour yesterday morning
Of pleurisy. Funeral services will be
held at the house at Q o'clock this al
ternoon and interment made in the
Billings cemetery. Rev. Edward
Smith will omciate.
Mrs. Maggie Dantford, aged 48,
wife Of a prominent SMesia rancher,
died at 500 North Twenty-eighth
street Sunday afternoon at $3.50, OF
cancer of the throat, after a protIact-
ed illness. She came to the city re-
Gently from her home near Silesia to
receive medical attention. Besides a
husband she leaves two children, both
Of whom have reached their MAORI
ties. s va
The body was shipped to Mason,
Mont, In Carbon county, or the Red
Lodge train yesterday morning for in.
terment.
Mrs. w. E. Strait Dies.
Word was received in the city yes
terday morning OF the death Of Mrs.
w. +. Strait, wife Of a prominent
business man Of Roundup. Death
was caused from pneumonia, and was
SO sudden that the announcement OF
the lady's demise came as q great
shock to her many friends in this
city.
Mrs. Strait was one Of the pioneer
women Of this section. She and
her husband have lived near Round
up and in the town for many years.
She had friends not only
in the section in which she lived,
but also in this city. r Z
Interment will be made at Round
up and Undertaken Settler left yes.
terday for that place to take charge
Of the funeral arrangements.
John Burke, aged 46, a blacksmith
formerly employed by Twohy Bros. at
one OF their grading camps q the
city, died at the hospital yesterday
morning of pneumonia after a short
illness. lS 4H g.M.%@s
The man came to Billings to re.
ceive medical attention several days
ago. Unless a sister living in New
York, who has been notified Of Burke's
death, is heard from, 1t Is very prob
able that he will be buried in Cal.
vary cemetery at the expense Of the
county. ~8
Cancer Was Cause.
A man named William Eding died
at the hospital Of cancer Of the stom-
ach. He was taken of a train about
q week ago, and failed to rally from
an operation. His father who resides
in Davenport, Wash, has been mott
lied Of his sons death.
An unknown man died at the hospi.
tai yesterday and lies at Settlers I'M
dertaking parlors awaiting word from
the attending physician, 90 to the
cause Of. his death and his name. II
was said yesterday that the man died
OF wounds received IN a saloon fight
about q week ago, but the police,
county attorney and coroner deny
knowing anything about the alleged
fight.
Az soon az the physician who at
tended him returns to the city, 1t is
very probable that an investigation
will be made, II the man did die as a
result OF injuries received in a fight.
The body Of Henry Nelson, the
Hardin man who died Of pneumonia
at the Ridnath rooming house satur-
day night. was shipped to Ducomb.
Iowa, last night in accordance with
word received from that place yes
.terday morning.
scHiLLtNo is SALESMAN