W. T. Franks died at Lostine last Saturday, February 28th, from a relapse of the influenza. He had almost recovered from a severe attack but got out too quick.
He had been in the blacksmith business until about a year ago when he sold out.
He leaves a wife and five children to mourn his death.
Wallowa County Reporter, Wallowa County, Oregon, Thursday March 4, 1920