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Show W. GRAY IHKON IS ClliEDjy DEATH Well-Known Western Newspaper News-paper Man Succumbs Alter Al-ter Brief Illness. W, Gray Richardson, formerly ?port mcr editor of the Herald-Republican, died )ate vesterday afternoon at Holy Cross hospital after i hucf illness. Dcnih was due to Brigbt's disease. About two weeks a?o Mr. Biebardson complained of not fooling well, but did not, regard his illness serious He gren Worse inl one week ,-o(i took to his bed, where he remained until Sunday Sun-day afternoon, when he weut to the hospital. When told tbt he had Hriiht's disease he salrl that the. pbv sician w;is Ln error nnd that the only trouble was B mental one from which he would soon recover. A I :'to p. m. vesterday he became unconscious, d hil' a few minutes later. Mr. Biebardson came to Ball Lake from Butte, Mont., about one sear ago and obtained employment on the Eler-ald-Bepublican as a repoitor. Later be filled the position- of copy reader, itv editor and sporting editor. He ITBS an experienced newspaper man and hal worked on newspapers in Denver and m Montana For several years up to L908, Mr. Bichardson was private secrelarv to the mining firm of Patrick, Bllibtt S Camp at Golddcld, Nev. He u:i- '.i years of age. His onlv known relative i- his mother, Mrs. M. V. Richardson.; a resjrlent of Los Angeles. I'endint: vforil From his mother no funeral arrangements have been made. |