The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-07-25
RY HIS OWN HAND.

rho community was shocked Mon
,.r mon learning that George kuebes,
n"y s,, Known in the community. had
p"mmitted suicide by shooting HIM
.o,f ot sm house on his ranch,
some three miles south OF town, on
sbe east side of the Okanogan river,
sunday night, or at an early hour
Monday morning. The discovery OF
,hs tragedy was purely accidental. O.
Remke, who has a place adjoining
.ho Kuebes ranch. was out after his
horses early Monday morning. and
found them very near kuebes housa.
M Remke noticed that both the
screen and inside door of the house
was omen, and upon looking closer
could see the bare legs of a MN
hanging over the side of the bed. lie
called 10 Kuebes two or three times
and receiving no answer walked to
,hs door and was Mortified at finding
the man lying on the bed dead, blood
still oozing from his face. Mr.. Remke
at once came to Oroville and reported
the circumstances, Coroner McCamp-
hel, was called up on the telephone
and informed of the case. The cor
oner arrived here on the evening train,
and drove down to the kuebes ranch.
JJDOn examination he found that
Kuebes had placed the muzzle of an
EXPRESS % rifle in his mouth and fired
fhe gun, the bullet entering the brain,
causing instant death. The coroner
decided that an inquest was unneces-
sary. The body was brought to Oro-
vile, and burial took place Tuesday
afternoon. Kuebes left no note to ex-
plain the cause of the rash act, but 1t
was evidently the result of remOrse
over his condition, as he was victim
Of the drink habit. He drank periodi-
cally, and when the spells We're on him
he did not quit until nervous wreck.
The deceased was a single map,
about 80 years of age, and has resided
in and around Oroville since the COM
DletiOq of the railroad to this point.
Nothing is known of his anticedents.
II 10 believed that he has sister liv-
ing In Milwaukee, but his closest ac-
quaintances know nothing as to his
family history. He was hard w9rkG'
very much in demand and always en-
plOyed, generally among neighboring
farmers, except when on his periOdi-
81 spFees. Aside from that weakness,
which seemed disease with him,
George Kuebes was a reliable, law
abiding, upright citizen, and in his
dealings with his felleWmen was
honest and honorable to high de-
gee. He had been working for Andy
Johnston in the hay fields, and QUIT
work last Friday evening saying he
had to 30 and attend to his orchard.
He came to town and commenced
drina.cg, remaining here until Sunday
evening. He was under tfe Influence
Of liquor both Saturday and Sunday.
The last seen of him alive was about
8 o'clock Sunday evening, when he
started for his place on foot. From
the position Of The body and it's con-
ditiOn he had evidently disrobed to
his undershirt on reaching home and
fallen into a drunken sleep, Waking
up at an early houl rIOnday morning
ne probably realized the terrible hold
drink had upon him. and in moment
OF remofse and desperation ended his
life. The case is an extremely sad
and agrivated One and has created
much adverse criticism against those
who sold knebes liquor knowing his
prediction and natural weakness,
and there is a general demand for a
strlcter enforcement OF the law
against selling liquor to excessive
drinkers.