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Show uu AUGUSriS SHORT DIES MAKACONDA Tho following is from tho Anaconda Anacon-da Standard of Anacando, Mont: Augustus Short, pioneer of Anaconda, Anacon-da, veteran of the civil war, former public administrator, a highly respected respect-ed citizen, 72 years old, died, at St. Ann's hospital yesterday. His last illness ill-ness was of several weeks' duration. For more than a year Mr. Short had gradually declined, until he sought his bed a few wcoks ago Ho suffered a stroke of paralysis, from which ho nover recovored, although he was conscious con-scious up to near the end. Mr. Short came to Anaconda more than 20 years ago from Utah. He began his buslneBs career here as an agont for a sowing machine company, and his first years in tho business were most pleasant ones. With a determination de-termination characteristic of the sturdy stur-dy soldier, ho valiantly fought against what soomed to be a harsh fate, but he won, and- the world boeracd brighter. bright-er. He often told old comrades that, " started out here with nothing but 5 cents' worth of glngorsnaps and a goodly Quantity of ginger of my own '' About 12 years ago ho established a music house bore and succeeded. How-over, How-over, In recent years ho met reverses. Yet he trudged along with a brave heart Advanced age handicapped him. Illness came upon him, and In face of these obstacles ho stood unflinchingly. un-flinchingly. In 1SG1 Mr. Short, a native of Pcnn-8lvanla, Pcnn-8lvanla, went with tho Fifty-eighth Infantry of that state to defend tho union causti. After the "war ho came -west, settling In Utah, where he JolnoJ tho arrny that has done so much toward to-ward tho successful development of that state Mr. Short Is survived by hln wife, a son, A. Short of Anaconda; two daughters, Miss Alma and Mrs, E. II. Smith of Thatcher, Idaho; two broth- ' ers, J. 1 Short of Portland, Ore., and 1 Temple Short of Ogden, and a-sister;. iMrsk Luclnda Patrick of Missoula, TheV brother Temple and the children weitf-at weitf-at the bedside when death came. Mrs. Short is critically in at tho family home. The widow Is tho socond wife of Mr. Short, her cnlldren being Mrs. Verda TninlbuJI, Mrs. Clara Williams and Mlsri Esma 'Johnson.' Mr? Short had since ihis arrival here taken rt deep interest In matters pertaining to 'the Grand Army of the Republic, of which he was a member. - The local post will have charge of tho funeral, which will bo held, tomorrow afternoon after-noon at 2 o'clock. |