The Dickinson press., 1915-02-20
LEE SCHERFF|US'
SUDDEN DEATH

Miles City Exchange February IL:
"Lee w. Scherffius, who has been
at the hospital for the past week,
died there this morning about 1:30
o'clock. For a few days following
the operation which he underwent
last week and which was not consid-
cred a serious one, he made advance
ment toward recovery but later had
periods Of unconsciousness or semi
Inconsistencies, which made the
case grave one. His condition yes
terday morning was slightly i'm
proved over what it had been, but he
lost ground later and a rapid de-
cline came about midnight, and an
hour and half later he passed away.
Mr.. Scherffius has lived in Miles
City for the past seven years; was
we'll known and universally liked.
Seven years ago he came here from
Reardon, WASH, where he had a
iewelry business and established the
Main street jewelry store of which
he was the proprietor at the time OF
his death.
Lee w. Scherffius was born in
Sauk Center, Mimi, thirty-six years
ago. He was the son of William and
Augusta Scherffius Of that place, who
came to this city some time after the
arrival of their son. Mr.. Scherfius,
Sr., died in this city some three years
ago. Aside from his mother, the de-
ceased is survived bya brother, NJ: "A.
Scherffius, who with his wife and
daughter are in the city from Dickin-
son, N. D., and a sister, Mrs. Ernest
Westbury, of Iowa Falls, Iowa.
"Lee was universally liked. Out
of business hours he was an outdoors
man and was never happier than
when afield.- He was one Of the ard
ent members of the Miles City Gun
Club, and one of the leading good
roads men of the state. The Yellow
stone Trail found in him an active
promoter and anything pertaining to
the betterment of roads or the furth-
erance of this highway always deeply
interested him.
"Mr. Scherffius was a member Of
the Yellowstone Lodge A. F. & A. M.
No. 26, and Miles City lodge No. 537,
B. P. o. E.
"Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon under Masonic
will lie in state between the hours of
one and five o'clock in the afternoon,
the Masonic funeral services being
held at $780,"
Miles City Exchange February IL:
Services were held this afternoon
at the Masonic Temple in memory of
Lee w. Scherffius with all the i'm
pressive ceremonial that goes with a
Masonic funeral. The body of Mr..
Scherffius lay in state this afternoon
between the hours Of one and five
o'clock at the Temple and the funeral
| services were held at 2:30.
"The deceased was member OF
Yellowstone Lodge. No. 26, A. F. & A..
M, his membership having been
transferred from the lodge at Rear
don, Washington, shortly after COM
ing to this city and he has been af-
fliated with the lodge Of this city
since that time. Together with the
large number Of Masons who attended
the ceremonies for the dead, large
number of Elks attended the services,
| as well as the ladies of the Eastern
Star, both Of which lodges Mr..
Scherffius was a member.
"The services at the Temple this
afternoon were conducted by the Of
ficers of the lodge, the vocal part of
the services being rendered by choir
of eight voices. Along one side of
the casket were banked many beauti-
/ full floral emblems from the different
orders and from friends Of the de-
ceased, attesting the respect in which
he was held. -
'The remains viii be shipped to
Dickinson, N. D., tomorrow morning
/ on No. 2 over the Northern Pacific,
where interment will be made under
the auspices Of the Masonic lodge at
Dickinson. !" '. Fz'%
| The remains were taken to Dickin-
son on No. last Saturday where a
large company Of Elks and Masons
met the family at the depot. Those
selected as pail bearers were: T: A..
Tollefson, o. F. Hennings, s. M. Fer
Iris, James Soules, Roy Butler and
1W. a. Mcclure.
! A@great wealth Of flowers came
down on the train from Miles City
and friends Of the family in Dickinson
also contributed largely. q
| The regular services were held at
miles City, only the prayer and COM