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Show COPPER CAMMING Death of D. J. Hennessy Cause of Sorrow in Montana Funeral Will Occur This Morning. Butte, Mont., Jan. 29. From the top of every gallows frame of the copper mines of Butte and from the staffs of buildings in this city and Anaconda, hundreds of flags are flying at half-mast half-mast out of respect to the death of Daniel J. Hennessy, the merchant prince of Montana, who dropped dead on the street here Monday morning. By proclamation of Mayor Corby all of the city offices will be closed tomorrow tomor-row for the funeral, which will be held at 9:30 o'clock. All county offices will also close, together with all -of the stores in Butte and Anaconda. The sa-tloonmen sa-tloonmen also took action and their places of business in Butte will cease business during the day. This evening from 5:30 to 8 o'clock the remains lay in state In the Hennessy mansion, thousands of citizens viewing the body. The funeral tomorrow undoubtedly will be the largest in the history of the northwest. Special trains will bring in large delegations and societies from Anaconda, while scores of prominent men from Missoula and Helena will be present. All of the societies and different differ-ent crafts of Butte with few exceptions will take part in the procession. Dr. J. C. Johnson. Butte, Mont., Jan. 29. Dr. J. C. Johnson, aged 59, pioneer physician of Butte, and one of the best known medical med-ical men in the northwest, is dead. Death was due to diabetes. For twenty-six years Dr. Johnson was at the head of the staff of St. James' hospital, hos-pital, in which institution he breathed his last. |