Show montana pioneer succumbs to cancer helena mont thomas M wade father of state engineer J W wado wade for the past pant seven years scars a resident ot of 11 helena elena and a rest resident dont ot various parts of montana for or the past twenty three years died late saturday night at st peters hospital after an illness of ten months mr wades death came as the result of a cancer mr wado wade was 81 years ars old having been born in kentucky february 6 1828 in 1886 ho he came to montana to join his son eon john and upon arria ing here he became engaged in tho the farming business in tho the bitter root valley being one of tho the first to settle in that part of tho the country |