The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-21
SPANISH FLU
CLAIMS MORE
SLOPE VICTIMS
Large Number of Deaths in
Local Hospitals Reported
Over Sunday. ~.
EARL D. HESS sUCCUMBs
Prominent Flasher Business
Man Among the Dead
Sterling Boy Called.
EARL d. HESS. SUCCUMBS
TEN DEATHS,

: ..>rs TEN DEATHS. rg..
Fargo, Oct. 21.-Ten deaths due
r" to influenza occurred here in the II
last 4s hours, making total Of
81. Moorhead, Minn., also re-
ported ten deaths in the last 48
hours. ~,
One Of the Slopes most promising
young businessmen; matron, who
had been mother only few hours,
the only son OF a prominent Sterling
family, a boy, on the threshold Of life,
and two well known Bismarck resi-
dents were the toll taken by Spanish
influenza in the capital city over Sun.
day.
Earl d. Hess, aged SO, operating a
successful mercantile establishment
at Flasher, came to local hospital
last Tuesday, with Mrs. Hess. Both
were suffering from complicat tions
growing out of pneumonia. Mrs Hess
showed a rapid improvement, but her
husband grew worse until 6 o'clock
Sunday evening, when he died..
The deceased was born in Arm+
strong, la. He married there in his
early twenties, and in 1912 he and
his wife came to Flasher to make
their home. For two years he clerk
ed for the Bingenheimer Mercantile Co
and at the end of that time he EN-
gagged in business for himself. He is
survived by a young wido wand one
son, who is only six weeks old.
The mother OF the deceased arrived
last evening from Iowa. Mrs. Hess
parents are expected today, and they
will accompany the remains to Arm
strong, Ia. where interment will be
made. Few Of the younger business
men of the Slope were so we'll known
and universally liked and respected
as Earl d. Hess. and his untimely
death is a shock to his hundreds Of
friends. =
Mother Dies.
Mrs. Hilda Grathe, wife of Thomas
Grathe of Washburn. passed away at
a local hospital yesterday few hours
after the birth of daughter. The
deceased entered local hospital
some time ago. Shortly before the ar
rival of her baby she contracted Span
ish influenza, and her condition yes
terday was such that she could not
survive the shock. Mrs. Grathe was
80 years old and was a we'll known
resident of Washburn, whittier the
remains will be taken for burial
Sterling Boy Dies.
Robert Roy Beattie, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Eeattie of Sterling, died
at local hospital Sunday evening af-
ter suffering only week from Span
ish influenza. The young man was
born in Iowa on August 20, 1898. He
came to Sterling with his parents six
years ago. There he graduated from
the public schools and little more
than a month ago registered for serv-
in the national army. He was young
man of unusually fine character, a
leader among his associates, and boy
whose friends had predicted for him
fine future!
There survive the parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Beattie. substantial farm
er folk of Sterling, and one sister. No
arrangements for the funeral have
been made. The parents are heart
broken. The young man, apparently.
had been on the road to complete re-
covery when a sudden change for the
worse came yesterday. and his father
and mother were. wholly unprepared
for the shock of his death.
William Nelson Drops Dead.
William Nelson, one of Menoken's.
Oldest and best known citizens, drop
ped dead at 5 o'clock Sunday after.
noon. He has apparently been in his
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