Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-09-04
PHONE,
Is De AL
Andrew G Cayman nies Il ~.
Of ii this City Of Dreaded
Disease, Cancer.
OLDEST MERc CHANT IN COUNTY

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Was ii Mercantile Business. Almost
Continuously for Thirty-two
Years ii Watertown.
Andrew G. Gayman died at his
home in this city Friday evening.
August 20. 1918, ut 8 O'clock p. n.
Mr. Gayman was taken III about one
year ago. About. d year ana half
ago Mr.. Gayman had tooth extract
ed by one OF the local dentists. IN
pulling the tooth the dentist's for
ceps slipped and bruised his under
lip He thought nothing Of the cir
cumstaace for several weeks. when
a sore appeared on his lip. He did
not pay any particular attention to
the Slight abrasion, thinking that IT,
would soon disappear, but the sore
lNepk getting larger and finally he
went to Hot Springs, this state, to'
consult cancer specialist. The doe.
ton In charge OF the sanitarium pro-
Iajunced it a case Of cancer and pro-
eeeded to remove the same by means
of plasters. He stayed at the sani-I
tarium for a couple of months and
was pronoaneed cured and came home
He looked fairly we'll and felt very
much Improved in health although the
wound had not healed. About the
first Of July he gradually grew worse
and retnrnea TO Eot Springs and the
cancer docIpr tdId him that there was
mo hope for him and that he had bet
ter 60 hnRie ard prepare to die.
This statement from the doctor dis
heaItenea Mr.. Gayman very much
and he seemed to lose all hope and
tgraauaIfg grew weaker and at last
took to his he'd. However, some one
told hfIa of an Indian doctor in an-
other town who had been very sue
eessful IN the cure OF cancers and he
went tin scpEsult him, While the In
dian doctor did nothing but relieve
his suHsTfHg, he sent Mr.. Gayman
home FEELING that there was a possi-
BILE cfrance for his recovery. The In
ildian's remedy seemed to relieve him
OF the grGat pain which he was suf-
feTing and he passed away last FRI
day evening very peacefully
Obituary.
The deceased was born Feb. 81, &
1852, at Portage City, Wis, and came
to WatertwRn thirty-two years ago
where he took up a ohmestead near
the city. He lived on the homestead
a short time and sold his reiinquish-l
ment and embarked into the general
merchandise business in this city. He
has been in active business all these
where the took up homestead near
of several years when he was enl-
ployed as travelling salesman for an
eastern wholesale concern.
z. T.. ~
Mr.. GaymaD has always been an ac-
TIVE and energetic man. both mem
tally and physically, giving literally
of his time and labor towards his fell
low men. He has often said that ifl
he had all the money that was duel
him from trusting some needy per-
sons who needed the necessities Of
life he would have money enough to
pave a block in front OF his store
with $40 gold pieces.
Andrew Gayman had heart as
arge as an OK and could not sayl
no" to the many appeals for credit
It his store. Early in life he develop
ID the habit of Weighing things in the
'alance of reason, discarding that
which to him did not harmonic with Z,
he Creators plan as he saw Gods
avs in the big book of nature. He
in doing good for the sake of !,
uniaaity and not In the fear or
niger and vengeance of higher pow +
r. His convictions whether right or I
yrong were honest and sincere. The ly
lemory Of Andrew G. Gayman Wilt
ong remain with the many people I
Tho knew him best. Il,
Mr. Gayman is survived by wife "a
nd two children by a former wife, q
larry Gayman and Mrs. Luella Whee- 9
,ck, OF California He is also sur 9
ived by two brothers, Chas. Cay 9
ian, Of Lacrosse. Wis, and DAN q
Of Seattle, Wash, all of r
hom. with the exception of his \
rother Dan, were present at the fun i
raj. s.3ss N
The funeral was held at the M. d. { !.
Iurch last Sunday afternoon and al !.
rye concourse Of sorrowing friends !.
'llowed his remains to their last
.sting place at Mount Hope cen- u
cry.
Deceased was a charter member OF IS
x IA. O. Y. ". lodge Of Watertown d
i'd carried i beneficiary policy III sn'
vor of his wife for s., 900. ii