Show DEATH OF ETT THOMPSON JR The Well Knonn Beaver Cattleman Sad lenIy Pnss6 Away E W Thompson Jr a prominent cattle man cf Beaver and brotherinlaw of Matt Cullen 1 u died yesterday afternoon between 3 and 4 oclock at the latters residence while under the influence of chlorfor which had been administered admin-istered by Doctors Ewing and Plum mer preparatory to their performing an operation for euretheal stricture from which Mr Thompson had been a sufferer The deceased came up from Beaver several days ago for treatment and made the Cullen his headquarters Yesterday It was decided by the attending at-tending physicians that a operation was necessary Mr Thompson was removed re-moved to the residence of Mr Cullen and at 3 oclock in the afternoon all preparations fertile operation had been made Both of the physicians were of the opinion that the pain would not be of sufficient acutehess to make necessary ne-cessary the application of chloroform but the patient insisted and as an examination ex-amination shpwed his heart and lungs to be In splendid condition the physicians phy-sicians decided to give enough t take the sharp edge of the pain While they were making the first ministration the patients heart suddenly ceased to beat and he was dead No blame for the unfortunate circumstance can be attached at-tached to the attending physicians Mr Thompson leaves a wife and two children at home In Beaver The body H be shipped to Beaver at 8 oclock this morning and will be buried there |