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Death Toll Mounts From Influenza Epidemic in Montana
The community mourns as multiple influenza deaths are reported across Beaverhead and neighboring areas. Victims include Oscar McFarland a fireman from Lima later interred in Salt Lake City, and Mexican woman Polito M. Laon aged 23 who died in Dillon. Additional losses include Oscar Westland Martha Jarsgaard Jacob Madsen Mrs Lew Pelat William Edwards Stinsel Herman Walters Ernest Shauver Webb Lyons and others linked to regional outbreaks. Families cope as hospitals and local ranches report fatalities.
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Roy Webster
Argenta
Oscar McFarland
Lima
Salt Lake City
Polito M. Laon
Dillon
Oscar Westland
Magnus Hospital
Martha K. Jarsgaard
Jacob Madsen
Armstead
Lew Pelat
Monida
Pelat
William Edwards
Poindexter & Orr Ranch
Centennial Valley
Big Hole
Stinsel
Dell
Herman Walters
Theron Moran
Ernest Shauver
Shauver
Beaverhead
Webb Lyons