ATTENTION, G.A.R.

   Comrades, assemble at hall at 6:45 a.m. sharp Wednesday, June 5, to attend funeral of John Kailey.
                  SIMON HAUSWIRTH, 
                                         Commander
B. N. BEEBE,
             Adjutant

The Butte Miner
Butte, Montana
6/4/1907

DEATH AND FUNERALS

   John Kailey, aged 60 years, and an old Grand Army man, died at St. James’ hospital this morning after a long illness.  The deceased was a native of Whitehall, New York, and had been a resident of this city for the past five years.  He was a painter by trade.  Mrs. Mary C. Ryan of 912 North Montana street is a cousin of the deceased.  The body is at Walsh & Giffin’s undertaking rooms, awaiting arrangements for the funeral.  It is quite probably that the interment will take place in Deer Lodge, where the deceased lived for several years.  He was unmarried.  

The Butte Daily Post
Butte, Montana
6/3/1907

. . . JOHN KAILEY CALLED

 A VETERAN OF THE G. A. R.

 Saw service during the civil war and 
had been in Montana for many years

   John Kailey, 60 years old, a native of Whitehall, N.Y., died at St. James hospital yesterday morning after a long illness. He was a member of Lincoln post, G. A. R., and served with credit throughout the war of the rebellion.  He had been a resident of Butte for 22 years and for a considerable time had charge of the elevator at the hospital where he died.  Mrs. Mary C. Ryan of 912 North Montana street is his only relative in Montana, she being a cousin.  The body will be taken to Deer Lodge for burial, he having a number of relatives buried there and had been a resident of that town before coming to Butte.  The funeral will be held at the home of Mrs. Ryan at 7 o’clock Wednesday morning, the body being taken to the Northern Pacific station for the 8 o’clock train.  At Deer Lodge a requiem mass will be said and the interment be made in the cemetery at that place.  

Excerpt from
The Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Montana
June 4, 1907

Attention

DIED—Kallabager—In Butte City, January 4, 1886, Charles Kallabager, a native of Brislau, Schlsien, Germany, age 43 years.

FUNERAL NOTICE

   The funeral will take place from Ridgley Hall, I. O. O. F., Main street, at 1 p.m., January 5.

     Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend.

   All member are requested to meet at the above hall.  By order of  NOBLE GRAND.

The Butte Miner
Butte, Montana
1/5/1886

THE GRIM HARVESTER  

Still Thinning the Ranks 
of our Working Men  

   The stalwart working men of the camp were again surprised and horrified yesterday by the announcement of the death of two more of their comrades, both from the effects of the dread disease pneumonia.

   The first case was that of John C Kane, an employee at the Moulton mine.  Mr. Kane was well known all over the coast, but had only been in Butte two weeks.  Soon after his arrival he secured employment in the Moulton, but the work being done new to him he over exerted himself and contracted a severe cold, which culminated in his death.  Speaking of him, the Walkerville News says: “Sergeant Kane was known all over the coast, and his friends were legion.  He served through the war of the rebellion and on coming to the pacific coast, at once took an active part in militia affairs.  He was a soldier by birth and felt best contented when, gun in hand, he was endeavoring to make a soldier of a recruit.  Many old soldier on the Pacific slope will have a heartfelt sorrow at this announcement.  His sterling qualities as a man, his firmness and energy as a soldier, made him a friend to those he came in contact with.  To know John C. Kane was to be acquainted with one of the best men nature ever put breath into.  May he meet that reward in the beyond which his good deeds in this world entitle him to.”

   Deceased was a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and will be buried by that organization.  The funeral will take place at 2 o’clock this afternoon.  

The Butte Weekly Miner
Butte, Montana
11/13/1885

DIED

KANE—At Walkerville, Montana, Thursday, May 12^th, 1885, John C. Kane, a native of Ireland; aged about 40 years.

   The deceased was a member of Division No. 1, A.O.H., of Storey County, Nevada and the funeral will take place at 2 o’clock p.m., today, November 18^th, from Hibernian Hall, Walkerville, Mt.  All members of the order are requested to attend.

The Butte Miner
Butte, Montana
11/13/1895

DIED SUDDENLY

   Hugh Kearney, one of the oldest smelter employees of the city, died very suddenly night before last in the stable at his home, No. 1,200 West Granite street.  The preliminary cause of death was smeltermen’s consumption, but the immediate cause was a severe hemorrhage.

   Kearney worked for many years in the smelters of Butte and from the poisonous inhalations contracted consumption of the kind peculiar to smeltermen.  He had been dying for five years and while his death was very sudden, it was not unexpected.

   Kearney had occasion to go to the stable after dinner Tuesday evening.  When he was gone a long time his wife became worried and went out to the barn.  She found her husband lying on the floor dead.  Procuring assistance from the neighbors the body was removed to the house and a physician summoned, but it was too late, the man had been dead some time.  Kearney was a veteran of the civil war and will be buried this afternoon under the auspices of the G. A. R.  

The Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Montana
10/6/1898

DEATH OVERTOOK HIM

Ralph Keeler Found Dead
in a Montana Street Cabin

HE HAD LONG BEEN AILING

   Ralph F. Keeler, a carpenter aged about 50, was found dead in his cabin at 678 South Montana street shortly before 8 o’clock last night.  Judging from the appearance of the body he had been murdered, for there was blood on his face and blood on his shirt, but Coroner Tremblay who made an investigation said that the blood came naturally during the death struggles of the man.  Officer Neville, however, said he saw him or a man who looked like him on Montana street on Sunday night.  The individual had some blood on his face, but as he was not noisy and did not ask for any assistance, he allowed him to pass.

   Coroner Tremblay said that the condition of the body showed that the man had been dead for several days and it is possible that the officer did not see Keeler but somebody else.  At any rate Keeler’s body was badly decomposed and there was an awful stench in his room.  According to the neighbors he was last seen alive on Saturday night.  He called at the grocery kept by Con Clark and J. J. Dougherty that evening a few steps from his cabin and made some purchases.

   Yesterday several carpenters who had known him and who had worked with him decided to ascertain what had become of their old friend.  They feared that he was ill and when they rapped at the door of his home and received no answer, they became alarmed.  They could see the key on the inside of the door, but there was no sign of life within.  Then they called in Joseph Grenon, a contractor who had frequently employed Keeler.  Grenon burst in a pane of glass and the odor that greeted him was so strong that he decided that Keeler was dead and he called Officer Neville.  The latter alarmed the coroner, who after viewing the body had it removed to Sherman’s undertaking rooms.  There a careful examination was made, but no signs of violence were discovered.

   The cabin in which Keeler was found contains but one room.  There is a stove, a bed and a few pieces of furniture in the room.  Deceased was lying on the bed in his underclothing when the coroner arrived.  He had evidently started to rest for the night when death overtook him.  The coroner has not yet decided when he will hold an inquest.

The Butte Miner
Butte, Montana
7/26/1898

   Wm. N. Keeler of Buchanan, Michigan, is seeking information of a son Ralph R. Keeler who was in Butte four years ago.

The Butte Daily Post
Butte, Montana
3/7/1898