Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-15
Fred O. Brewster, Member
of State Board of Control
Dies After Years Illness
Heart Trouble and Complications
Caused Death Of State
Official.
FUNERAL FROM MASONIC
TEMPLE ON WEDNESDAY
Rites Will Be Open to Public
Body to Lie in State for
an Hour.

Fred 0. Brewster, resident member
Of the state board of control, died al
his home, S14 Fifth street, early Mon
day morning after an illness of nearly
year. He had been failing for more
than a year, but took to his bed few
days before the last session Of the leg
islature adjourned. Leakage of the
heart, together with complications
was the cause of his death. He made
valiant fight to regain his strength
and insisted until the last that he
would recover. The last few weeks
We're painful ones and for several
months his intimate friends knew
that he could not live He was forty.
eight years of age.
Relatives Present.
At his bedside when the end came
were his wife, Mrs. Jessie Brewster;
a brother, L. G. Brewster, Cannon
Ball; niece, Miss Florence Brews,
ter, Cannon Ball; a nephew, G. A.
Brewster, Mandan, and Mrs. Brews-
ters aunt, Mrs. Levi Owen, Under.
wood.
A brother, w. X. Brewster, Under.
wood, and sister, Mrs. Hugh Mont
gomery, Harvey, Mr.. rBrewster's other
immediate relatives, are expected
here today to attend the funeral.
Flag At Half Mast.
The flags on the state capitol and all
state institutions were placed at half
mast. Official business will be sus.
pended at the state house Wednesday
afternoon when the funeral will take
place. - 's.5, g.
Bismarck Masonic lodge will have
charge of the funeral which will take
place from the Maconic Temple at
p. nj. Wednesday. Rev. X. Fl. Craig
Dickinson, former pastor of the Nc
Cabe Methodist church, and close
personal friend of the deceased, will
assist. It will be a Masonic funera
and a guard of knights Templar will
escort the body to the local cemetery
where it will be inferred.
Services At Temple.
There will be private services at
the residence Wednesday at 1890
p. IN. for the family and o few init.
mate friends. Rev Craig will Off
ciate also. At l p. m. an escort of
Masons will take the body to the Ma
sonic Temple, where it will lie in
state until 2 p. m. Al this time
the public can view the remains. A
quartet consisting of w. i. Miller, Fl.
Halvorson, Geo. Humphreys and A. J.
Arnot will sing at the funeral. The
funeral will be public as will be the
interment at the cemetery.
Active Pail Bearers.
The active pail bearers are: Err
nest G.. Wanner, Judge E. II. Burke,
John P. French, Chris. H. Olsen,
j. IL. Whitney and Carl r. Kositzky.
The honorary pail bearers selected
are: Governor L. B. Hanna. Senator
E. A. Hughes, r. S. Lewis, Frank S.
Talcott, J. w. Jackson, II. II. Murphy,
Duncan J. McGillis George d. Mann.
DR.. A. NJ. Fisher, ]. L. Peterson and
DR.. II. NJ. McLachlan.
Friends Were Legion.
Mr. Brewster was a member of the
local lodge, Shriner and an Elk. His
friends over the state were legion. He
was appointed to the state board of
control by Governor Hanna in 1918
and reappointed for a four year term
in 1915. Few state officials were
more popular than he. Many of the
reforms instituted in the various in
stitutions were at his suggestion. AS
resident member of the board, he de-
voted all his time and energy to the
management of the institutions. In
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