Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-02-21
Death TAKES
noble WOMAN
Mrs. E. w. Wright, Wife of Presby-
terian Minister, Passes
Away Sunday
FUNERAL IS TOMORROW
Kirkwood Cross Dies After Long
Illness-Funeral This Afternoon
George Mason Dead.

Shortly after o'clock Sunday
afternoon Mrs. Marian Wright, wife
OF Rev. Ernest w. Wright, pastor
OF the Presbyterian church, died, the
fatal termination of the patients i'll
ness being wholly unexpected, as she
was supposed to be making good
progress toward recovery until short
~ before noon Sunday, when she be-
came worse and Mr.. Wright was
called from the pulpit where he was
conducting services. Mrs. Wright
had been i'll since the holidays and as
stated, seemed to be improving last
week. The news Of her demise came
As great shock to her many friends
IN this city.
Was Native of Dubuque, Ia.
Dcccdcnt was born in Dubuque,
| Iowa, thirty-one years ago, and when
bat a small child her parents moved
to St. Paul, MINI, where her child
hood was spent.
Mrs Wright came to this city from
Missoula with her husband two years
lago, Mr.. Wright having previously
been the pastor Of the Presbyterian
church there She made friends Of all
who came in contact with her and
was much admired for her sunny dis
| position
The Funeral Tomorrow.
The funeral services will be held
from the Presbyterian church tomor-
row afternoon and will be in charge
of Rev. Albert Pfaus. Her father,
Mr. Rrodcrick, and other relatives
were expected to arrive from St. Paul
the family home, for the funeral, bu,
word was received today that it wn,ild
be impossible for them to come The
intcrment will be made in the Lewis
town cemetery.
For some time before the services,
which occur at 3 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, the caskct will be open for
the last time and the remains may be
viewed by the friends Of the de-
ceased
. Death of Kirkwood Cross.
!, Kirkwood Cross, the well-knowr
, architect, died yesterday morning a.
| his home on Corcoran street after
, an illness of a year or more. The
funeral took place from the family
residence at 2 o'clock this afternoon
A. f. Harvey being i'll charge.
Mr.. Cross was tifty-hve years o
age and a native OF England. HI
: came to Lcwistown some fifteei
years ago and had practiced his pro
fcsson ever since. He prepare,
plans for a number of residences an,
other buildings i'll this city and unit
his practical retirement, owing to il
health, was the acknowledged leade
in this line Of work here At on
time he was in partnership with I
Tubb, the local builder. In add
l. ton to his ability as an architec'
i Mr.. Cross was an artist of consider
: able merit He is survived by
II widow, his mother and two daughter!
|. Miss Margaret Cross and Mrs. Joh
d, keating, OF Sioux Falls, South Da
,e kota One daughter, Miss Helen;
Ii died a few years ago.
TX Mr.. Cross was a man of genial di.
ot position and had generous hear
Mt He was highly esteemed by wild
e. circle OF friends.
a Funeral of George Mason.
81 George Mason, an old-time minin
10 man, died in this city Thursday
d the age OF scventy-ninc, The funer
* was held Saturday afternoon frol
s; the Methodist church. Rev f.
0! White officiating.
al Mr.. Mason was native of Ne
nj Jersey and as youth followed tt
rs sea. coming west in the early da,
er and locating first at Virginia Cit
De He came to this section some thirt
az years ago and was prominent
ds Maiden in the early days of tn;
n camp. Later he did some plac,
s. mining i'll the North Moccasin di
"' triet, finding gold near the kenda
but the cyanide process was then u
known and his work yielded hi
lis nothing. He had been in failir