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Show CORNELIUS HEDGES, MONTANA PIONEER, IS DEAD AT AGE OF 75 1IELENA, Mont., April 29. Cornelius Corne-lius Hedges, a Montana pioneer, one of the editorial writers on the Helena Herald, Her-ald, the first daily newspaper published in the State, grand .secretary of the Masonic fraternity, and a well-known early day lawyer, died here today, aged 75 years. He was elected grand secretary of the Montana Masons, and as such held office longer than any other similar officer offi-cer throughout the country. He was also a Royal Arch, Knight Templar, Shriner and thirty-third degree Scottish Scot-tish Bite Mason. The funeral will be held here Wednesday. Wednes-day. His son was Speaker of the Houso of the Ninth Assembly. |