The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-04-01
sfNGuLAR DEATH.

From the shawncctoWn Mcrcury1
Our citizens will remember H. B Leach.
who was for some years a resident OF this
city, and cashier of the State Bank OF H.
linois, and will learn with sorrow that he
is dead. The following, relating TO his
death, Is taken from the Louisville Kan
sas) Reporter 1t Is an uncommon thin q
for a man TO write tho announcement OF his
own death, or 10 prepare for his own IN
neral, hut Mr.. Leach did both;
MIR. Leach, whose demise wo announce
To-day, was one cf The Oldest citizens OF
Wamego, where his connection with his
sons aad partners store gave him an eN-
tensive acquaintance with the people Of
PoItawotomie and Wabaunsee counties
do was man who had seen many Of tho
trials and vicissitudes OF Western life.
lie left Susquehana county, Pa, for tho
Tar West in 1899, aud saw Chicago with
less than seven thousand people, and
Northern Illinois and Wisconsin almost in
state Of nature. He was a practical
printer, and bad been clerk in store sew
eral years before seeing the West at both
OF which professions no has wrought alter
naieiy since, often Interpreted with
other experiences. In 1913 he was adj
niitled TO the bar OF Illinois, but having no
taste for the legal profession, he never At
tempted 10 enter upon its practice for
livelihood. From 1885 70 1919 no lived In |
Grant county, Wisconsin, whence he went |
30 Chicago again; thence 70 Appleton,
Wisconsin. Prom 1851 TO 1855 no lived
AZ Corpetsyille, in Broome county,
New York. In the carly part
Of 1855 he returned TO Him
% and located at Shawneetown
where lie was cashier Of the state bank of
Illinois till the finances Of the bank, tho
circulation OF which was based on southern
securities, were destroyed By the breaking
out OF tho rebellion in 1851 in that he
los. nearly all lie possessed Of THIS worlds
goods. lie spent the following winter in
Cincinnati, Ohio, and in the spring re.
moved to Alton, Illinois, whore no resided
til he came 10 Kansas in February in
lss7.
Mr.. Leach died apparently without
disease but seemed, long before his death.
10 be aware OF approaching dissolution
and foretold very nearly the time when
II would occur. And while vet en-
gagged in active daily business he
prepared everything for his own
oariaI. Nearly month ago no gave
Us, in writing, the substance Of this arti-
Gle, alleging as the reason therefore tbst
after his death some one who knew little
about him might volunteer tho service and
mistake Of the facts. And lie rave ma
Also about tho same time, his own obitna.
ry notice written by himself with the
note at tho bottom over his Signature. and
and with the year inserted, leaving oniy
the day and month blank.
by his request the funeral sermon was
preached at his residence By Rev. L. Il,
Brown, pastor NJ. L. church Of Wamcro.
to an attentive audience, from the xiii
Psalms, the subject of his own selection.
DIEp.-On the 10th day Of March, 1879
IN Wamego, LucIEy b. LEAcn, in the 5Gth
year Of his age.
The above announcement will DO in
serted in our county paper and forwarded
IN wrappers, subscribed by my own hand.
TO about forty-nine persons with nearly
All OF whom as kin, or in business, l have
beon IN the past, on intimate terms. Sew.
eral OF these names have boon as indexes
OF mental profit and pleasure through
large portion OF my life.
LUcIEs =. Leach.