The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-05-02

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Chicago, April 27.-Dr. Daniel Kim
ball Pearsons. 80 years old, Who in re-
cent yearS gave more than $4,000, 900
to small colleges, chiefly in the middle
west, died early today in a sanitarium,
comparatively a poor man.
pneumonia with complications due to
old age vas 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 amoun for the re-
mainder of his life.
DIR. Pearsons began life as a school
teacher at the g of 16 years. That
was In 1886. n he taught school in
Vermont. Between that year and 1890
he made his one object in life the saw
ing and accommodating of money, The
result was that in 1890 he possessed
Slightly more h $4,000, 900.
But 1t was not as a miSer that he
tioarded and handle 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 %
years he gave ava practically every
penny of his fortune, even including his
home at Hinsdale.
A Noted chicasoan.
For 60 years DR.. PeaTsons had been a
noted character in and about Chicago.
He was more than six feet in height,
and not even his 80 years e~radicated the
atmosphere of physical and mental power
rrrIt hN - n ~f@ --I
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 that they be
Christian colleges. There was no discrim-
ination because of denomination or creed.
Whitman college has received $500, 900, Be-
lott college 100000, Mount Holyoke COL
lege $4,000. Chicago Theological semin-
airy $4,000. These represent his largest
-four gifts. From SIS, 1000 to sl00,0OO has been
given to small and comparatively I'M
known colleges in Kentucky, Tennessee,
Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and many
other states.
More h s4,ooo,0 900 was distributed
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, Fairmont college, Carleton and
Anatolia college, in Turkey, which has
received over 100000. AT one time Mr..
Pearsons had more than $780, 900 loaned
to needy students.
DR.. Pearsons made his money in real
octats il. f1,n NJ. r1r H. ,,- 1f Cl;a,-1 IT,
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 its land grant, given by the
state when the road was constructed.
For almost 60 years DR.. Pearsons had
been active in real estate. Investments
that he mad in Chicago in the early
years increased a thousand fold and
ave now been sold.