Show I AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Frank Carpenter of Mercur Dies of Spinal Meningitis Mercur Slay May Ma 11 Frank Carpenter one of the most highly respected citizens of Mercur passed awAy Saturday Mr Ir Carpenter was stricken with spinal men meningitis menIngitis meningitis about three days ago From the very cry first the thc disease seemed to be of a most malignant type and after a few hours of conscious suffering he lapsed Into a comatose state from which he never revived but gradually sank until death came to his relief He leaves a wife who was at his bed bedside bedside bedside side when the end came and a brother who Is somewhere s in Nevada Neada but whose exact whereabouts have not been deter determined determined determined mined though numerous telegrams have been sert In ar effort to locate him Mr Carpenter was a member In good standing in the orders of the Knights of Pythias and I O 0 O 0 F Ho He was also a member of the Mercur city council to which he was elected two years ago by an overwhelming major majority ity It At a meeting m eting of the various organizations organizations to which he belonged held heM at the city hall hail last evening It was decided that the city council should take general charge harg of the funeral arrangements ments and that the funeral should take place from the Fraternal hall on Monday Monda at 12 By special request of the de deceased d deceased ceased the beautiful funeral service of th thc Knights of Pythias will wiil be used U d After fter the at the han hall a funeral procession pro will escort the remains to the depot The order of march will be first Members of ot the tho city eft administration sec second secundo secand undo and members of the K of ot P order third members of the order of Odd Fel Fellows Fellows Fellows lows fourth s lastly citizens of the town toll Tim Tho remains will wilt be fic shipped to the theold theold theold old home of the deceased in Nebraska |