, 1891-11-24
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Statements in Relation TO the
Late Dr.. Thompson.
H1s Financial Difficulties and
How They Were Occasioned
-RestitutiOn His
Only Object.

only object.
Frank E. Thompson of Leon, Iowa, son
of the late DIR. O. S. Thompson, and
Thomas W. Silvers, the DOCTORS son-in-
law, are at the Olympia hotel, and will re-
main in the city in order to settle up DR..
Thompson's estate. By the will his son
Frank and Edward Pitman, an old friend
who alone knew of his whereabouts, were
appointed administrators, but in the fail
IRE of either to qualify, Mr.. SiIyers was to
act with the other.
The only cause of the DOCTORS disap-
pearance as treasurer Of Decatur county
some 20 years ago, was his uncomfortable
disposition to comply with requests Of
friends. While in his will he alludes to his
financial embarrassment as a defalcation,
it was not so looked upon by people in
Decatur county, and every one of his
bondsmen have since assured the DOCTORS
son of their faith in his integrity Even
his successor in office, who differed from
him politically, commended him for
the manner in which the affairs of his office
had been administered. When he disap-
peared he left a memorandum, stating
where every cent Of the missing money
was, and also left directions for the dispo-
sition of his property to cover all deficits.
He had placed the county's money in the
Peoples bank of Leon, Iowa, which failed
the banker going into bankruptcy. He
had also loaned small sums to friends the
greater number of whom paid up when
called upon, but the bank failure left him
short, in the neighborhood Of $4,50O.
1t is evident enough from this that the
shortness in the county's funds did not
accrue to his benefit by any means, and
his only desire, as is apparent through all
his letters and his will, was to make resti-
tuition to those who suffered loss.
Mr.. Churchill and, Mr.. Johnson, of Tum-
water, old Texas friends of the doctor, con-
ferred with the executors this morning.
Ed Pitman, probably the only person
who ever knew of the Whereabouts of DR..
Thompson. makes statement in an Iowa
paper in which he says that "two years ago
the fact Of DR. Thompson still being in ex-
istence was discovered by the merest. acci-
dent, and after much correspondence and
assurance of secrecy and fair treatment, he
did not hesitate to become more communi-
catiye. He was informed from time to
time of everybody and everything for the
last twenty years; at all events, of every
thing ofinterest to him.
From the very first he wanted to know
all about his shortage and how much it
amounted to, and manifested the greatest
solicitude for those 1 have wronged,' as
he expressed it frequently His family
concerned him to an exceeding degree.
Then all his old friends, mentioning nearly
. every one by name.
TT is a fact well known to many that he
was man Of good mind and versatile at
tainments, and was capable Of handling
nearly all the prominent themes of thought
and investigation from the higher criti-
cisms all the way down through philoso-
ply, heavy literature, the sciences and
medicine. And in his much writing he
touched them all without intending it, A
generous to the finest points. To young
men starting out in life's meanderings It
might be well to say that the only quality
he lacked of being model man was the
power and will to say mo andcheck the un-
reasonable demands of pretended or seem
troubles. Many, very many, hold rigidly
to the belief that he was at no time an in
territorial Wrong-doer.
The doctors last letter to Mr.. Pitman
is touching and is full of the noble and
thoughtful spirit which marked the dead
mans life. After referring to matters of
family interest, he says: N do not suffer
the slightest fear now of fexposure; not half
as | might if only one of you were in the
mystery. | wonder if my own old pict-
ures retain place in that old album. But
OF course L presume not. Indeed, | almost
feel that tits wicked presumption in me to
expect OF even think OF being recognized as
a man having any claims to a relationship
with those dear children-stop and think a
minute. Do you fully comprehend what
is involved in that expsession2 Its full
meaning, extent and horridness! Yes,
horndness ltso, then can youform some
faint idea OF the manner of my internal life
for the past 20 years. Yet those tender
chords Of love and sympathy for them also
mother as well, have never in the slightest
ceased to yibrate and kind of grim hope,
so to speak, has sustained me until I have
had the additional comfort Of our blessed
correspondence, which l value beyond all
your reasonable comprehension / do
hope friend Clark will succeed in obtaining
some pictures or other mementos, as it
would add so much to my already exten-
sive store Of loves recollections.
nave had one OF my quite severe spells
of heart failure not long since, when out
in the woods near my little ranch, and had
it been as bad as one lately here in nv
room at night, l should not have survived
it,
II care not how soon this occurs-only
we are having a great season of depression
here all over the Sound country in real es-
tate matters and every one is sanguine that
when the Union Pacific railroad re-
sumes work here again, everything at this
place will go up on a high boom, and we
have reliable news that this will be done
next spring, in fact it is sure to come here
in the near future, and by my holding on
to the willows little longer l may be able
to place my property in shape to be that
much better for those who are to have the
benefit
"This is all that gives me the slightest
desire to stay here tWenty-four hours, and
were it not for the comfort derived from
our correspondence hardly see how
could endure to remain longer ANYHOW,
though this is surely the pIeasantest
climate ever saw and we have one of the
prittiest little cities on the coast, with the
inevitable prospects of one of the most
prosperous and substantial and almost
everything to make it pleasant, happy
home"
PatrOnize Home Industry ana Use
Davis Best Flour.
Mr.. A. "A. Davis is endeavoring to estab-
lish an industry here by manufacturing