The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-02-10
and a little dark haired daughter.
n. A. Call, So years of age, had 4
wife in WorthinQton. ninn. 1

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wife in Worthington, lian.
Mrs. Call did not receive the news
Of her husbands death until it came
toher through the papers, and for
days had hopes that the report would
prove untrue, or that her husband
did not die but was revived after the
report was sent out that he was dead,
but now she has given up the possi-
bility. ,'.+..4 r.,
Monday Mrs. Call received the fol-
lowing letter: ,1'.~. ...:.v. u
j. ORoA, Alaska, Jan. 10, 1898.
Mrs. N. A. Call, ~ -.
Worthington, MINI. s
DEAR MADAM:-As a fellow Mime
sotan (my home being at Cloquet,
near Duluth) and a friend of Nh. Call,
l desire to extend to you my most
sincere and heartfelt sympathy in the
bereavement you are called upon to
bear. Your husband, as good, noble
and true a man as I ever met, was
murdered by the man whom he most
befritnded. You have doubtless ere
this learned the particulars. Thank
God there is justice up here, though
not much law, and the murderer
within IA hours was hung, as he rich
ly deserved to be.
l only wish to write you to assure
you that your husband found friends
even here, and also to state
that as resident manager of the Poe
Steam Whaling Co. + will be perma-
nently located here, and am willing
and anxious to favor you in any and
every way, should you desire to have
your husbands remains removed
from their present place of interment.
1t will be necessary to send casket
up and means to pay for the transfer.
He is buried together with another
victim of the murderer's rage about
80 miles from here, with neatly
carved head board marking the grave.
l have. steamer plying between that
point and this, and keep up constant
communication with those who are
there. With sincere sympathy,
Very truly
II. B. ALLEN.
Mrs. Call will not have the remains
shipped here unless necessary to
establish proof of death.
The last letter Mrs. Call received
from her. husband was dated Orca,
Dec. II, in which he stated he would
send the family picture that had
been taken, hut it has not been re.
ceived.
Mrs. Call has been rendered SO
nervous by the affair that she is un.
able to recall even brief biography
of her husband. They moved here
from Canada a number'o years ago
engaged in farming and stocksraising
frugal and generally prosperous, &C
quiring farm Of 500 acres, on which
Mrs. Call now resides. Mr.. Call wal
taken with the Klondike fever early
in last fall and decided to try hi
fortune in Alaska, making his inten
tions known only to a couple of per
SONS outside of his family, left here
| for the El1orado Nov. 9Th. His friends
think that had this terrible TRACED ,
not overtaken him he would have
been successful in obtaining wealth
that abounds in Alaska, as he was O
a fearless and determined disposition
Mr.. Call had a $500 life insurance
with Union Mutual of Cincinnati, O.
now represented by W. NJ. Evans
The policy had run sufficient time 81
that $500 had been drawn on it from
the company.
Before Mr.. Call left here, himself
and wife agreed that should he di'
while away, J. H. Scott of Bigelow
should take charge of their business
and see that it was properly looked
after.
Three children besides the wife ar,
left to mourn his untimely and tragi,
death. Their friends in this commun
ity sympathize deeply with the be
reaved family.
! Mrs. Call has rented the upstairs O
| D. W. Chute's house, corner 10th ant
9Th ave. and will as soon as possible
move into town.