About this time in 1911, folks in Cavalier County were reeling from a series of events that led to the murder trial of Dr. J.J. Reilly, a highly regarded citizen. The trial involved the unexpected death of 22-year-old Mrs. Will Drury, who had married just 7 weeks before. She was known as Lilly Sweet, a well-liked schoolteacher. She was in Milton visiting friends when she became violently ill. She died the next day before her husband could get there from Langdon. The cause of death was given as