Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-22
HEAVY TOLLN
CAPITAL CITY
Six People suc,c:u,:rtmb to In
auenza In Bis
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Bismarck. N. D., Oct. 22.-one Of
the Slopes most promising young
businessmen; a matron, who had been
a mother only a few hours. the only
sen OF a prominent Sterling faynily,.a
Icy, on the threshold Of life. and two
we1lsknown Bismarck reside ts were
the toll taken by Spanish influenza in
the capital city " Sunday.
Earl p: Hess, aged 33, operating q
FLASHER, came to a local hospital last
Tuesday, with Mrs. Hess. Both were
suffering from complications growing
out of pneumonia. Mrs. Hess showed
a rapid improvement, >but her hus-
band grew worse until 6 o'clock Sun
day evening, when he died.
The deceased was born in Arm
strong. Ia. He married there in his
early twenties. and in 1912 he and his
wife came to Flasher TO make their
Tome. For two years he clerked for
the Billheimer Mercantile company
n at the end Of that 1fne he en-
gagged in business for himself. He is
survived by a young widow and one
son, who is only six weeks old,
The mother Of thesdeceased arrived
last evening from Iowa Mrs. Hess
pa~rentsasare> expected today. and they
will accompany the fremains to Arm
strong,a'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 p. Hess, and his untimely death
- g shock to his; huhdredsSof friends.
a Mother Dies.
Il Mrs Hilda Grathe,f wife Of Thomas
Grathe Of Washburn. passed away at
o local hospital yesterday a few hours
after b birth Of q daughter. The
deceased entered a local hospital some
time ago. Shortly before the arrival
or her baby she contracted Spanish
influenza, and her condition yesterday
was such that she could not survive
the shock. Mrs. Grathe was 80 years
old and was a well known resident Of
Washburn, whittier the remains will
be taken for burial. 1as++
I " . Sterling Boy Dies. 81
Is Robert Roy Beattiessson. Of Mr. and
Mrs. George Beattie of Sterling, died
at a local hospital Sunday evening
after suffering only a week from
Spanish influenza The young >man
was born in Iowa on August %. 1888.
He came to Sterling with his parents
six years ago. There he graduated
from the public schools and at>little
more than a month ago registered for
SeIV4Co III the uaIlOnAk army. he
was a young man Of unusually 6he
character, a leader among his aAso-
ciates, and a boy whose friends had
predicted for him a fine future.
There survive the parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Beattie, substantial, farm
er folk Of Sterling, and n sister. No
arrangements for the funeral have
been made. The parents are heart
broken. The young man, apparent
~, had been on the road to complete
recovery when a sudden change for
the worse came yesterday. and his
father and mother were wholly mn
prepared for the shock Of his death.
William Nelson Drops Dead.
William Nelson, one Of Menoken's
oldest and. best known citi1ars,
dropped dead at s o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon. He had apparently been 81
his usual good health until the mo-
ment Of the fatal stroke. Mr.. Nelson
was q man OF middle age, and most
Of his mature years had been spent in
Burleigh county, He was IN. active
member Of Bismarck lodge, b. P.GO.
f., which will have char&1 Of the flu
neral services. to be held wednesday
afternoon from the Webb undertaking
sroomA. where the remains now lie.
ilnterinent will be made at 81. Mary.s
cemetery. Z.