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spent those winters in Sioux City. where
my father moved after leaving Buffalo
After I was graduated I returned to
Sioux City to practice medicine. I took
with me there my wife, whom mar
ried when / was twenty-three years
old She was Miss Hannah NJ. Fletcher,
Of Michigan. We had two children,
Harvey and Howard, now twenty seven
and twenty-four years old, respectively
Harvey is a doctor now, but the past
five years he has been running a cattle
ranch in South Dakota. My other boy,
Howard. is with me on the farm here.
Ny first wife died fourteen years ago.
While I was practicing in Sioux City
I visited my son and met Miss Ruth
Swift. a handsome and cultured woman,
whom I married in Yankton. S. D., in
September. 1896
Wife Becomes Physician.
MY sons were glad to see me mar
ried. ard her people were enthusiastic
over the wedding A few years after
we wero married my wife was grad
uated in medicine and we practiced in
Sioux City under the shingle H. n. &
Ruth Marvin, NJ DIS Our practice
was extensive and a complete financial
success.
ION May 3, 1901, John Swift Marvin
was born. Two years later, less a day,
my baby Horace was born" Here Dr.
Marvin's voice shook and his words
died away IN a sob.
Both children were beautiful. They
had their mothers fair face and large
blue eyes. Our home was a bright and
happy one. She was a most successful
physician and Travelled many miles to
visit patients throughout the State OF
Iowa
About a year and a half ago she
began TO go into decline. The climate
had not agreed aith her and soon her
heart was affected. Sioux City's altI-
tude and air were breaking her down
fast and I determined to find more
healthful home for her. BY consulting
Government maps ascertained that
Delaware was in the Iowlands and was
swept by brisk sea breezes. After sat
isfying myself that Delaware was one
of the best places for sufferers from
heart trouble I came to Dover in jan
uary, 1905, 10 look for a farm I wanted
20 buy three farms, 80 that my boys
and I could raise stock and be to-
gether.
weeks and returned TO Sioux City. She
continued to fail and we came back
last summer. I made up my mind then
that I would move to Dover If could
find a farm in this section to suit my
wife. When we got back TO Sioux City
my wife was worse of than ever. She
was an invalid from July 10 November.
when she died in my arms. leaving two
babies TO keep her memory ever fresh
in my mind.
Moved For Horace's Sake.
Shortly after my wife's death little
Horace became affected by the climate
in Sioux City, and determined that
De should not succumb to the altitude
md injurious air. I came to Delaware
70 save him from the climate, but the
HamnabIe treRchery of the kidnaper
Was never dreamed of.
February Is. I stopped at the Capt.
aol Hotel in Dover with my two little
boys, my sen Howard and his wife.
1nd my mother-in-law. Mrs. Flora n
F. Swift. I drove out toward Kits
Hammock to look over this farm. be-
eause it was so near the bay and less
ywampy than any other tract OF land
Charles WoodaH owned this place.
Three months before my visit his lit
tie boy was kicked to death by horse.
/ heard that the accident disturbed
Mrs. WoodalPs mind. and her husband
desired to move because Of the asso-
Citations which reminded him of his
child.
II asked him the price of his farm.
He said 5000. / made no attempt to
trim his price a single dollar. He said
ne wanted $500 for the personal effects.
They were scarcely worth that much,
but I paid it because I wanted the farm.
when the contract was signed l
Maid htr1 $1,000. On April 1, I paid him
81 500. the remainder Of his share In
me farm. There are several mortgages
10 be satisfied and a widow is to re-
ceive a dover He got every cent that
was coming to him. We have never
mad any words, both of US being salts
fed. I have never had words with any
one around here or anywhere else. Thar
is something I won't have with anyone.
trouble I never had a lawsuit in my
life. No bill was ever presented TO me
twice. I have given away thousands
of dollars.
'sYou can ask anyone from Iowa If
have any enemies there, They VIII
tell YOU that no man in the State has
as many friends as l.
Furniture Impressed Ne;ghbors.
NY family was large and great deal
of costly furniture fell into my hands
when my parents died. ] have two
brothers. L. D. and L. r. Marvin. IN
Grand Rapids and Muskogee- They
took none OF the furniture. I did not
want to give this away or sell 1t for
little or nothing, so I brought II here
to furnish the three farm houses I in
tended buying. 1t was an entire carload.
There were several expensive sets Of
furniture some tapestry, paintings,
china, and porcelain. 1t was far bet
ter than is seen in the average coun-
try farm house.
con Friday. March J. started moving
to the farm. Charles Woodall. Frank
Butler. and my son, Howard. did the
hauling WoodaH and Butler admired
the furniture a great deal. They said
n was the best ever seen on Jones" neck.
They said they wished they had some
like it, Anyone could see that they
thought I was immensely wealthy. Both
admired little Horace and made friends
with him.