The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-24

Spokane, Wash, July 23.--tSpecial)
Thomas l.. Greenougn. millionaire
mining king Of Montana. who has OPP
Grated In the west since he was Fl,
died suddenly at o'clock tonight at
the Sacred Heart hospital here. His
wife and five of his six children. We're
at his bedside when death came.
son, Paul Is In Europe.
For years he has been president OF
the Snowstorm Mining company In the
coeur d'Alene district In Idaho. His
mining interests near Butte. Anaconda,
Missouia and Wallace are many. A
half dozen banks In Idaho and Mon
lana include his name In the direc-
torate.
Mr. Greenough was 60 years old at
the time Of DEATH and leaves widow
and six children. Leo. 26: Paul, %;
Ruth. IS; Jack, 81: Edith IL. and Mrs.
Ira Easton OF Kellogg. Idaho. His
brothers. J. W.. ]. r. and Wilbur D.,
are wealthy mining men, and capital
lists of Spokane. He also leaves sis
ter, Mrs. Kate Hosey. In Phoenix, Ar-
zona. Since 1882 he has been a resi-
NtIt vi MlFSbuib, WHttt bN ho' 'o' -
property interests.
He was brought to Spokane from
hia home In Missoula on July II. suf-
fering from complication of diseases
and at no time was hope for his recov-
crv held out.
Mr.. Greenough was in the best of
health until about year and hair
ago, when he contracted severe case
of grip and pneumonia from which he
never recovered. For the last couple
of days he was conscious only at
times. He recognized the members OF
his family early this morning. and
after shaking hands with them, again
sank into unconsciousness, from which
he never rallied
r. l.. Greenoug'l was director OF
tho Centennial, Milling company. one
of the largest mills In Spokane and was
also n director of the Old National
bank, the Old National Bank Building
company, the Union Trust and Sav.
ings company. and the Cameron Lum-
ber company. all of Spokane.
The body will be taken To Missonlf
Monday and the funeral will be helt
from the Greenough home at Missouli
Wednesday afternoon, mt o'clock
His Life.
Mr.. Greenough was born In 1851 II
Davis county, Iowa. When boy h
moved with the rest of the family L
northern Kansas. In the spring o
1869, the father moved with the famil
to southern Kansas. When a youn
man, Mr. Greenough with an olde
brother went to Texas. where they fol
lowed railroad work. the brother, Joh
Greenough, dying in Texas. MI
Greenough later went to Silver CIT,
Mexico where he became interested !
mining, and from there rode overlan
to Colorado. After year or so
Colorado, he went into the Black Hill
In South Dakota, where he did con
siderable work and there married Mis-
Tennie Epperson of Montgomer
county. Kansas. After several yeal
here he took a team OF mules an
drove to Missoula. Montana. and er
gagged In the wood-cutting huslnes
getting out at one time $4,000 corf
for Butte. He then took up railroa
construction work. forming partner
ship with T. f. Wren. and at abo'
the same time broke into the minir
game with Peter Larson as partne
They took a lease and bond of Il
Morning mine at Mullan, Idaho, al
before the lease expired took the mil
over. It has since been equipped al
for the last 10 years has been turnil
out 1,100 tons of ore day. 1t w
later sold to the Federal company I
33,OO0,000 and since that time n
Gsreenough has been engaged i'm ra