The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-17
END COMES TO MRS. SGHELL.
Cancer Caused Her Death After Long
Suffering.
Operation Performed in n Kansas City
Hospital Last December Was I'm
successful and She Wac Brought
Home to Die.

SUCCESSFUL and she " a. brought
Home to Die.
The saddest story Of hard fate and
/ long suffering in the history Of this city
was brought to an end Wednesday
afternoon at 1915 when Mrs. H. n.
Schell died. The cause Of her death
was cancer Of the womb, from which
she suffered for more than a year. She
was 90 years old. The funeral services
were held at the Christian church
( Thursday forenoon at ten o'clock. Rev
Stevens dictated Burial was made in
the GOOdland cemetery. Mrs. Schell
leaves four daughters by her first mar
rage to William Heston, a little
daughter born TO her after she married
Schell, and a number Of step-childreu.
The story Of the life Of Mrs. Schel Is
anything but a path Of roses. When
she married II. \. Schell in April, 1896,
she doubtless thought that her widow
hood would be softened and the care
and toll of making q livelihood for her
self and daughters mitigated. But that
was not to be the case. On the other
hand it was to bring more suffering,
more heart ache than she had ever
dreamed Of. Schell was then proprietor
Of a livery barn and made a comfortable
livelihood for his family. He had been
twice elected to the city council of the
First ward, and later was appointed
city marshal. This appointment was
the worst thing that ever happened to
/ hin. He was a man OF high temper
and thought the martialship clothed
/ him with almost irresponsible power.
Early in the evening of March Is, 1902,
little disturbance on the streets in
/ front of Hartman's restaurant was tax
en- IN hand by ScheH and because
William Frazer, a railroad fireman, who
was under the influence Of liquor, made
some resistance Schell used his gun and
! shot him on the spot. Schell was ar
rested and charged with murder in the
first degree, but the jury IN the case
brought in a verdict Of manslaughter in
the fourth degree and he was sentenced
/ last October 70 a term OF two years In
the Lansing penitentiary.
This was a great misfortune to Mrs.
Schell. TIE worry and care over the
! crime Of her husband wore on ner. Just
after the trial she suffered a premature
confinement, from the effects Of WHICH
she never recovered. The local ply
sicians told her of the gravity of her
condition, but they could do nothing
Z 10 -
temporary relief.
Upon the advice of DR.. Gulick Mrs
Schell was taken TO St. Joseph's hospital
in Kansas City, the first Of last Decem-
Der. The doctors there told her the case
was hopeless. An operation was per
formed, however, which afforded only
temporary relief and she was brought
home December . to die.
Since her return she has been almost
entirely confined to her bed, and each
day she grew weaker from the effects
Of the cancer, when on Wednesday the
end came. For long time regular in
jectiOns Of morphine were necessary to
give relief and when she died she was
saved from pain by the drug.
Mrs. Schell's maiden name was Rogers.
When a young girl she was married to
William HestOn at MscOmb, III. Later
Mr.. an Mrs. Heston moved to Sherman
county, Kan, and lived on a homestead
in LlanOs township. Mr.. Heston's
health failed after coming west. Asthma
took hold Of him which brought on con-
sumption and he died in 1890, leaving
his widowed wife and four daughters.
Schell's first wife died a number OF
years ago and his large family Of boys
and girls had hard time keeping up the
home. When Schell married Mrs
HestOn things changed. Leaving out
what family jars may have occurred, the
new mother worked industriously in the
home. She kept the children tidily
dressed and clean and brought back the
old order Of things. The children were
sent to school and everything seemed
to go well until Schel killed Frazer and
! that was the end Of their family order
: and happiness.
1t ought not be left unmentiOned thai
I ! Miss Eva Schell who was called from
Lincoln, Neb, last September to care 70
her stepmOther has been in constant at
tention in the sick room and her faith
fulness to Mrs. Schel is exemplary, Is
pecially when it is known that it va
not made very pleasant for her afte
SchelTs second marriage. and that is tn
reason she set out to make her own way
! but the call for help was responded &