Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-30
MAD LET'S ENDS
LIFE BY MORPHINE
Sad End, by self-Murder, of a
Wasted Life of Former
Marshalltown Man
PATHETIC NOTE TO HIS BOYS
Entreats Them Never to Touch Liquor
Also Leaves Note to Brother, Mr..
E. C. Let's, Expressing His Affec-
ton for.Aim-BuriaI Will be in This
City Thursday Morning.

City Thursday M forming.
A telegram to the mes-Republi-
can from Chicago announces the death
by morphine poisoning, self-adminis-
tered, of Noah Madison Let's, former
ly n well-known resident of this city,
and brother of Mr.. F. c. Let's, presi-
dent of the Western Grocer Company.
Mr.. Let's took his own life While IN
a fit of dependency following a pro-
tracted drinking spell. The act was
committed in a room at the Union
Hotel, III Randolph street. Tuesday.
He was discovered by a bell boy who
was sent to the room because the clerk
noticed that the occupant had not been
seen since the day before. Mr.. Let's
was still alive when found, but died
two hours after physicians We're sum-
moned.
Leaves Two Notes.
Two pathetic notes were left by the
man, and were evidently written only
a short time before the fatal dose was
swallowed. One Of them was to his
two little sons, Ned and Delano, and
the other to his brother, Mr.. F. G..
Let's The note to the boys entreated
uors, and the one to his brother ex-
pressed his affection for him. The
note to his sons is as follows:
ITO Ny Boys. Please, for your sake,
and for Gods sake, never drink drop.
I love you better than my life, but l
can not stop, and my action is for the
best YOUR PAPA"
To his brother he wrote:
Frank: Thank you for your kind
ness. It's best so. Take care of my
boys. I've suffered so. It's best. Good
bye. YOUR BROTHER"
"P. 81 love you as never before
one brother loved another"
Was q Slave to Drink.
Mr.. Let's was slave to drink, des-
pite the fact that he had made every
lied We're tightly gathering around
him. Everything that was possible
had been done for him by his brother,
including every known cure for the
liquor habit. All treatment was to no
avail, and periodically Mr.. Let's would
forsake business, family, friends and
associates, and engage in a protracted
spree. The humiliation Of his last de-
bauch, and the fact that his mind has
been gradually giving away under the
effects of the alcoholic, poisoning, were
responsible for the act of self destruc-
ton.
Mr.. Let's Career.
Mr.. Let's has a very successful
business career until within recent
years, when his habits became such
that he was untitled for business For
many years he was connected with the
Let's, Fletcher Company in this city.
and later was with the Western Brok-
erage company as manager. At the
time of his death he was treasurer
and manager Of the Let's Promoting
company. Of which Harry G. Selfridge,
Of Chicago, is president.
Mr.. Let's was 3s years of age, and
was most capable in business way,
being far-sighted and active, and at
one Time was one Of the best mana
gers of the different grocery houses
conducted by the Let's, Fletcher Com
pany. He began his grocery career in
this city as shipping clerk for the
Let's, Fletcher Company. He was pro-
NOTED and made salesman, travels
ing out of this city. Again he was
promoted, and in 1889 went to Carroll
to assume the management Of the Car
roll branch Of the Let's. Fletcher Com
pany. He remained there until Janu-
airy 1. 1893, when he went to Decatur,
ILL.,, and entered the wholesale grocery
business for himself under the firm
name Of Reddell & Let's. After a
stay of a few years in Decatur he went
to New York, where he engaged in the
sugar brokerage business and did we'll.
A few years later, or in 1902, he went
to Chicago to take chareg Of the BUSH
ness of the Western Brokerage COM
pany as manager, his brother, F. c..
Let's, being president Of the company.
After year there he became one Of
the organizers of the National Grocer
company, combination of interests IN
ments, similar to the Western Grocer
company of this city.
Mr.. Let's was married in this city
fourteen years ago to Miss Emma
Smith, daughter Of the late Delano T.
Smith. A few years ago the couple
were divorced and Mrs. Let's, unable
to bear up under the strain Of her do
nestle troubles, lost her mind. She
Is now in the state hospital for the
insane at Cherokee.
Mr.. Let's has three children. two
sons and daughter. The sons, Ned
NJ, aged IL, and Delano, aged 10, are
now in Yates Center. Kan, making
their home with an aunt, sister Of
their father The daughter, babe, is
in Mason City with an uncle, DR.. Chan
P. Smith.
A telegram this morning from Mr.
F. c. Let's says that the body of his
brother will be brought to gthis city
for interment in the family lot in
Riverside. The body will arrive at
sos over the Northwestern and burial
will take place directly from the sta
ton. Mr.. Let's will accompany the
body.
LiBERATPs BAND.
Opening Attraction at the odeon Next
Saturday Evening.
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