Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-15
AN UNTIMELY END.
Was That of DR.. Rufus E. Lee OF Nap
ton, Mo-. Formerly of This City
Died Monday Night.

News was received here Tuesday
of the death of DR.. Rufus E. Lee
at his boarding house in Napton, Mo.
AS told in Mondays LEDGER, DR..
Lee vas thrown from q buggy to
which a runaway horse was hitched
Sunday afternoon and was lying in a
critical condition at his boarding
house in Napton.
The mother and father, Nh. and
Mrs. J.. W. Lee, left on the Sunday
night train for that place and when
they arrived he was lowering between
life and death with all possible care
being shown him by the kind hands
of friends. When the news reached
Mexico of his death it was indeed a
sad blow to the brothers who were
here.
On the 2:O5 G. A. train the remains
were brought to Mexico and taken to
the fathers residence in southeast
Mexico, from which place the funeral,
conducted by Rev. j. w. Robbins,t took
place at 10 O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing.
DR.. Lee, 25 years of age, was a rising
young physician, who had left Mexico
about a year ago to follow his profess
sion at Napton, ten miles from Mar
shall. He had just graduated from
the Barnes Medical College in St.
Louis, and had also held a good posi-
ton as physician in the st. Louis hos
pital. He was bright and had a
remarkable medical education for one
so young in years. His ultimate sue
cess was an assured fact as proven by
his daily increasing popularity in his
chosen field, Napton.
The family has the %sincerest sympa-
thy of the residents of Mexico in their
bereavement.
The Marshall Denocrat-Ne tUs in
speaking of the accident Monday says:
DIR. R. E. Lee, one of Napton's
prominent young physicians, met
with a serious accident Sunday after
noon about2 O'Clock. He was return
ing from a visit to a patient in the
suburbs of town when his horse became
frightened and started to run, and
striking the Mo. Pacific track some
distance below the crossing, the doc
tor was thrown out, biting his fore
head on a tie and badly fracturing the
skull. His right leg was also broken
below the knee.
He was taken to his boarding house,
Mrs. Frank Hills, and the following
physicians were summoned: Drs.
John r. Hall and w. G.. Fisher, of this
city; Drs. George P. and Chas. A.
Smith, of the Napton neigbborhood,
and DR.. Tom Hall, also of the county.
Everything is being done that medical
skill can suggest for the unfortunate
young man but up to noon Monday
he had been unconscious the greater
part of the time and his condition was
considered very ~precarious.
The parents, j. W. Lee and wife,
were telegraphed for Immediately at
Mexico, Mo-, and they arrived on the
early O. & A. Monday morning in time
to take the 7 O'Clock Mo. Pacific for
Napton.
DR.. Lee is about 26 years old, and
settled at Napton a little more than a
year ago. He was building up a sub
stantial and lucrative practice, and
has made many friends during his
sojourn there, who deeply sympathize
with him and the parents in their
misfortune. 1t is earnestly hoped that
the young man may rally and soon be
on the way to a speedy GONZALES
cence.
The funeral over the remains of DIR.
R. E. Lee conducted by Rev. ].
w. Robbins Wednesday from the
residence at 10 o'clock. The following
sextette rendered some beautiful
music: VIM. Boatman, E. Med.
Bridgeford, Birdie Boatman, J. W.
Robbins, P. w. Harding and ]. y.
Wilkins. The service and music were
very impressive. The following were
the pail bearers: Drs. F. NJ. @. Usher,
E. 8. Cave, E. Med. Bridgeford, G. r.
HALEY, O. A. RothwelI and John
Douglass. The latter is from Benton
City.