Submitted by
Vicki Ebert

WOUNDED KAY COUNTY BOY DIES

Body To Be Brought to The City For Burial

The first Blackwell boy has given his life for his country. Jesse L. Braly, 23 years old, a member of the National Army, assigned to Company D. 343d Machine Gun Battalion, at Camp Travis, San Antonio, Tex., died of cerebo spinal meningitis on Friday, Jan. 4, 1918. Mrs. Lenora Sheridan, the mother, received a message Friday night notifying her of the death of her son, Jesse L. Braly. The exact date of the arrival of the body is not known. M. J. Sheridan, stepfather of Mr. Braly, telegraphed to the officials at Camp Travis Friday night, and the remains probably will reach Blackwell Monday night or early Tuesday morning. The mother, a married sister, Mrs. Birdie McGaha of Tonkawa, another sister, Miss Lana Edna Braly, who is attending school in the city and a brother, Hugh Braly of Tonkawa, are the survivors. Jesse L. Braly left Blackwell with the first quota of men for National army last fall, and spent the day in Ponca City, where the unit was loyally entertained by the residents of that city and people of Kay County. This is the second death among Kay county member of the National army from the same malady, crebro spinal meningitis at the same camp. Roy Wood, 26 years old, married and enlisting at Braman was the first.