Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-12-12
DEATH OF T. J. MURRAY

No event in the recent history of Sho-
shone has 50 profoundly shocked our
community as the sudden illness and
death Of T. Murray who was taken
with pneumonia last Sunday evening
and died Tuesday evening at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. Murray was born Feb. 8, 1865.
at Bennington VT. He was educated
in the public schools OF Bennington.
Thirty five years ago he moved to Dill
lon Montana and resided in that local
ity until two years ago when he came
to Shoshone and took charge Of the
McFan hotel, arriving in Shoshone
Oct. 10, 1917. The greater portion of
his life was spent in the hotel business.
However, he found time enough to
serve two terms Us county auditor and
recorder for Beaver Head county Mon
tana and also TO serve two terms in
the Montana State Legislature. He
was married June 80, 1892 to Miss
Minnie Miller. Two children were
born to them, son, Thomas NJ. and
daughter Montana NJ. Mr. Murray is
survived by his wife and two children
and also by Two brothers, Martin J.
Murray of South SALISBURY. Vt, Geo.
H. Murray, of Dillon, Montana, and by
a sister, Mrs. j. j. Wheeler, Rutland.
VT.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Murray rooms in the McFall hotel,
Wednesday by the Rev. Dumvill In
honor of his memory the business
houses of Shoshone closed for the
funeral exercises, from until o'clock
Wednesday. The Episcopal choir rem
dered the music. The body was taken
Thursday morning on No. Is to Dillon
Montana. The body was escorted to
the train by the returned soldiers in
honor of the great work Mr.. Murray
did in the Red Cross and canteen
work during the war. The family ac-
companied the remains to Dillon where
fnterment viii be made. The Red
Cross chapter provided a pillow bear
ing a great red cross in its center. A
more fitting and appropriate gift could
scarcely have been devised for Mr..
Murray had made the Red Cross his
religion the past few years.
During the brief time Mr.. Murray
has resided in Shoshone he has been |
one of the most active and progressive !
citizens in the city. A man of wide |
experience and wise in council. No |
citizen OF the town will be missed with |
greater sorrow than he.
The following eulogy was pro-
nounced over his remains by the Rev. !
Dumvill at the funeral services Wed
nesday afternoon.
We as friends and neighbors have
gathered together TO say the last sad
rights of the church over our beloved
brother: and in a spirit of affection
e bnx cc4o Z
tenderly loved, as a man and friend
among us. His religion was the sum-
mary of Christianfty:-to be kind.
and generous. His life was
full of good works and cheerful words.
Loved, not only by his Townsmen but
by the Travelling public, who found in
him the soul and spirit of the Good
Samaraten.
He necessarily tOiled for the Red
Cross, conscious all the while OF its
symbolism and the benediction of his
Master, who said to him at the close Of
he day;-'Wen done good and faith
ful servant, enter thou into the joy OF
he Lord" Ia
We lament his going from our midst
We rejoice that he left the imprint of
lis beautiful character upon our
learts and minds for in our thought
# him We think o. deeds of kindness I
md the saying Of his Master-'It is
more blessed TO serve than to be min
stored unto" q
AS his Clergyman and Pastor I have [
nut one brief word in eulogy. it is the !
most thoughtful and affectionate trib- y
te of respect that one man can pay '
knew him to be my friend c
And TO his heartsicl1 family, whom II
e loved nigh unto idolatry, and was I
owed in turn, we give the Blessing of 4
ur Lord and Master Let not your 5
cart be troubled for in my Fathers n
louise there are many mansions" u
The following telegram is evidence n
f the great esteem in which Mr.. MUIR d
ay was held in Red Cross headquar- c
ars at Seattle. o
Seattle, Wash. zoos AN, Dec 1913 d
frs. f. C. Gooding. q
hartman. Lincoln Co. Chap. A. r. c. Is
Shoshone. Idaho. a
Deepest Sympathy extended n
'om Division office upon death of
ommandant Murray inasmuch as
anteen service is not assimilated to
nited States army services there is
0 legal provision for military honors. Q:
ssume such eourtesies as local vet \
ans viii naturally wish to accord al
loroughly proper II
Earl Fitzpatrick. III
so p. NJ. II