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The October 1, 1919 Butte Daily Post
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THE BUTTE DAILY POST:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1919

CUPID CLOSES ROMANCE STARTED BY INFLUENZA
 BUTTE MAN WEDS SEATTLE NURSE WHO CARED FOR HIM WHILE HE WAS ILL.

How the influenza epidemic last winter won a  bride for M. F. Cleary of Butte, who recently married Miss Margaret Shaughnessy, a former Seattle girl, is told as follows in a recent issue of the Seattle Times:

"A victim of the influenza and of Cupid, M. F. Cleary, Butte business man, is spending his honeymoon in Seattle with his bride, who was Miss Margaret Shaughnessy, a well known nurse, for some years connected with the staff of Providence hospital.  The bridegroom is a brother of Patrolman M. J. Cleary of the Seattle police department.

"During the outbreak of the influenza in the fall of 1918 Mr. Cleary came to Seattle on account of the  illness of Patrolman Cleary's wife.

While assisting in the illness in his brother's family Mr. Cleary contracted the disease himself, and went to Columbus sanitarium, where he met his future bride, than on duty there.

The romance which had its beginning in the hospital continued, and when the man from Butte went home he obtained a promise from Miss Shaughnessy that she would go to the Montana mining capital and join the nursing staff of the St. James hospital.  At close range Cupid closed the romance, and now the couple ate spending the honeymoon here."

SOUTH SIDE NOTES

Mrs. L. McCloud of B Street returned recently from an extended visit in California.  Mrs. McCloud has been away for the past six months.

The Rev. E. J. Harper of the Lowell Avenue M. E. church, who went to Basin Tuesday on church business, returned home today.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Jenson of Elm Street will leave shortly for Portland, Ore., where they will spend the winter as the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Swanson.

R. F. Dewing of Livingston and Gordon Taylor of Alberton are registered at the Bennett hotel.

The South Side Home Club will discontinue its meetings for the winter, according to Mrs. O. J. Larson of 1921 Harrison Avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. K. Devoe of Floral Park returned this morning from Yellowstone Park.  While away they visited friends and relatives in Harlowton and Miles City.

Miss Clara Kitto of East Second Street left Thursday for Missoula, where she will attend the state university.

Joseph Thomas, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thomas, 1111 Farrell Street, died Sunday after a brief illness.  The funeral took place yesterday morning, altar boys of St. Joseph's church acting as pallbearers.  Many beautiful floral tributes were in evidence.

A party was held Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Shaw of East First Street in honor of their daughter, Miss Ruth Shaw, who celebrated her fifteenth birthday.  Games and dancing were the amusements.  Dainty refreshments were served.  Those present were as follows: the Misses Florence Andrews, Ethel Works, Helen Peterson, Lucia Evans, Anna Duggan, Thulia McDonald, Doris McDonald and Edith Shaw.