Blaine County ID Archives Obituaries.....Hayes, Mose P. July 24, 1881
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M.P. Hayes, died at his big saloon tent in Hailey, at half past one o'clock 
last Sunday afternoon of general debility. He had been sick three years.
 Mr. Hayes has been in every mining camp in Nevada and Utah. He came here from 
Elko early last May and erected a mammoth tent opposite the express office 
where a vast crowd congregated nightly to play at the various games or listen 
to the vocal or instrumental musicians.
 He did not feel well when he came but his temporary prosperity cheered him up, 
and for a few weeks looked himself again. When the rush of prospectors subsided 
by their going into the hills,his receipts fell off very rapidly and he became 
somewhat embarrassed financialy.
 This so preyed on his mind that he took to his bed-since which time he has not 
stood on his feet: In his latter days Mr. Hayes was very ill humored and 
scarcely allowed any one to wait upon him. His freinds wished to have him 
removed to some house where he could be taken care of but he positively refused 
to allow himself to be taken out of his tent, and died at the time above stated 
with only a thin mattress between him and the ground.
 Deceased was born near Syracuse, New York, Onondiagua county, and was 56 years 
old. He lft a wife in Elko but neither children nor property. His game and 
saloon receipts will not suffice to pay his local debts.
 He was buried  in the Hailey graveyard at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon, a purse 
of $100.00 having been raised by J. N. Banfield to defray the funeral expenses.
 His remains were followed to their last resting place by a large concourse of 
citizens, Messrs, " John Allen, A.Sterritt, George W. Faylow, Richard Wilmer, 
F. Johnson and George Randolph acting as pallbearers.

Additional Comments:
Reported 2nd person to die in Hailey.

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