This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Short Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/2682 Message Board Post: On last Firday nigh occured the death of Mrs. Elmer Short, of this city, due to blood poision, after a very brief illness. Her condition was not though serious at first, but an examination by a physician revealed the fact that she was affected with blood poision, and all hope for her life was given up. Her body was buried in the Cheyenne cemetery, Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Saturday, with Elder W.C. Morris conducting the funeral services. The Star extends condolence to those bereaved. (Cheyenne Star March 15, 1917)