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Show I BUTTE. MONT. The death of Dr. Ignatius Donnelly, a former well known and highly esteemed esteem-ed physician of this city, took place last Saturday at St. Paul. Minn., where he went several years ago for his health." That city was his old home, and he sought that climate to the sacrifice of a good practice here, in the hope that the change would do for him what his own skill and that of a number of his fellow practitioners was unable to bring about. The ailment was Brlght's disease, dis-ease, and the end came not unexpectedly, unexpect-edly, although for a few months after leaving Butte there were reports that Dr. Donnelly's condition was much improved. im-proved. Dr. Donnelly served as county physician physi-cian here for several, years, and was very efficient and faithful in his efforts in behalf of the unfortunate wards of the county and at the county hospital and elsewhere. He was 52 years of age, and was a son of Ignatius Donnelly, the famous Shakespearean scholar, inheriting many of the high gifts of that noted man. The doctor was. a ready and entertaining entertain-ing speaker on all occasions, and was always a welcome guest at banquets and other social gatherings. A great sorrow of his career in Butte was the unexpected death of his wife. Mrs. Donnelly was a St. Paul lady. She died after a brief Illness of peritonitis, leaving her husband and a son, Ignatius Donnelly, jr., who is now 9 years of age. Mrs. Donnelly was a fine singer and also a great entertainer, and her loss was greatly felt in the community. Besides his young son. Dr. Donnelly is survived by several brothers and slaters, sla-ters, who are residents of St. Paul. The funeral took place yesterday in that city under the auspices of the Knights of Columbus. Dr. Donnelly was originally a member of the Butte council coun-cil of that order. Butte Miner, Aug. 4. |
