The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02
DR.. D, K. PEARSONS IS
SUMMONED BY DEATH
Aged Chicago Philanthropist
Dies Poor Man - Gave
Away His Torture.

Chicago, April 2e.-FuneraI ser.
vices for Dr.. D. K. Pearsons will
be- held next Tuesday afternoon.
lnterment will be at Hinsdale.
Scores Of solIege presidents whose
Institutions received gifts from
Dr.. Pearsons will attend the SCR
1ices.
Chicago, April 27.-Dr. Daniel Kim
Gall Pearsons. go years old. who in re-
cent years gave more than S., 000, 00C
to small colleges. chiefly in the middle
west. died early today in q sanitarium,
comparatively a poor
Pneumonia with complications due to
old age was the cause.
For several days he had been sinking,
a patient in an institution where he
maintained himself on an income OF
$4,000 a year paid him by a college to
which he had contributed $250.000 on
the condition that he would be given
2 per cent Of that amount for the re-
mainder Of his life.
DR.. Pearsons began life as a school
teacher at the age of 16 years. That
was In 1895. and he taught school In
Vermont. Between that year and 1890
he made his one object in life the saw
ing n accommodating Of money. The
result was that in 1890 he possessed
slightly more than Sc, 900, 900.
But 1t was not as a miser that he
hoarded and handled this wealth. He
had a purpose In acquiring the money.
He worked for 1t, denied himself the
pleasures ordinarily looked upon as the
necessities of a normal existence, in
order that he might have a greater
pleasure.
The pleasure for which he was wait
ing was that of giving his money away.
In this he was just as successful as
he was In accommodating money. In 22
years he gave away practically every
penny of his fortune, even including his
home at Hinsdale.
A Noted C~hicagoan.
For 60 years DR.. Pearsons had been a
noted character in and about Chicago.
He was more tina six feet in height.
and not even his 30 years eradicated the
atmosphere Of physical and mental power
which he carried. His early education
was limited to a short college course
which proved Of great value to him In his
subsequent successful career.
In all As colleges shared DR. Pearson's
money. All he asked was hat they be
Christian colleges. There was no discrim-
nation because Of denomination or creed.
whitman college has received $500, 900, Be-
lott college $780, 900. Mount Holyoke COL
lege $4,000. Chicago Theological semin-
airy $2S0,OOO. These represent his largest
four gifts. From So, 900 to 800, 900 has been
given to small and comparatively un-
known colleges In Kentucky, Tennessee.
Ohio. Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and many
other states.
More than 100000 was distributed
among AZ institutions. Among the COL
leges which benefited are: Lake Forest
university, Beloit college. Knox, Chicago
Theological seminary, Mccormick Theo-
logical seminary. Drury college. Yankton
college. Huron college, Colorado college,
Fargo college. Mount Holyoke seminary.
Berea college. Marietta. McKendree,
Grand Prairie seminary, Whitman college,
Pacific university. Pomona college, Olivet
college. F'airmont college. Carleton and
Anatolia college. in Turkey, which has
received over 100000. At one time Mr..
Pearsons had more than $4,000 loaned
to needy students.
DR.. Pearsons made his money In real
estate in the early days of Chicago. He
not only dealt in city real estate, but
made a speciality of farm lands. He
represented the Illinois Central rail-
way in disposing of millions of fine
farms in it's m grant, given by the
state when the road was constructed.
For almost 60 years DR.. Pearsons had
been active in real estate. Investments
hat he made in Chicago in the early,
years increased a thousand fold and
have now been sold.