The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-29
|DR. {. ". PAIL;
| DIED IN NEBRASKA
Was Well Known Here Where He
Graduated From the keokuk
Medical Col
le9e.
WAS MARRIED HERE
WAS MARRIED HERE
Broken Down in Health He Passed
Away While EndeavorIng to
Renew Vigor by Needed
Rest.

Of Cantril will experience feeling OF
which occurred at Bayard, Neb., at Z
o'clock Friday evening at the home Of
his brother-inlaw, John l.. Loewen
stein with whom he was visiting.
DR.. PAIL was vel! known by many
people in Keokuk few years ago,
when as a very young man he came
to this city and matriculated In the
keokuk Medical college, He was an
earnest and apt student and gradual
ed from that institution in 1907. Be-
fore finishing his course he was mar
ried to a worthy and popular young
Keokuk woman, Miss Mildred B.
Loewenstein, q member OF one Of the
old and respected families Of this city.
The marriage took place September II,
1905 Soon after he graduated, he went
to Cantril where he located and at once
began the practice of his profession,
which he pursued with an energy, abil-
ity and industry which soon won him
the confidence and esteem OF the COM
munity and large practice in wide
circle surrounding the vicinity OF his
home. IT,.
Rev. Lloyd Tenant, now chaplain
of the Fort Madison state prison and
pastor of church in that city, was
DR.. Pahl's pastor for nearly four years
at Cantril, Iowa, and had known the
doctor intimately for the past five
wears, and speaks in the highest praise
nrnfoG-
sional ability. AS a doctor OF med1-
cine, the best was none too good for
his patients. He had wide practice
in Van Buren, county, Iowa and Scot
land county. Missouri. AS surgeon
he has the distinction Of having never
lost patient from an operation. He
was in consultation in Keokuk with
professional men. Dr.. Hughes was an
assistant with him on various occa-
sions. In the fraternal orders he was
a splendid exemplification Of the true
spirit of the Samaritan.
The life of physician In the rural
districts, at best, is precarious call
ing, and the death of DR.. fahl is at
tributed to no other cause than gen
eral breakdown from overwork and
exposure Loyal to duty, his patients
received his undivided interest and
his most skillful attention. No night
was too dark and no weather too Sc
we're to prevent his prompt attention
to the call of patient. His loyalty
to duty proved his undoing, and he
died a martyr to his stern integrity
and his faithfulness to duty.
A few months ago he concluded to
take a vacation and visit relatives IN
with a hope to regain his
health and strength, and January
Is was the beginning Of that vaca-
ton, and he worked earnestly and in
dustriously among his patients up to
the very time that his vacation period
began. The rest gave no relief to his
worn out system, and he peacefully
passed away, mourned by large cir
Gle of relatives, friends and acquaint-
ances who mourn for the young and
earnest physician who sacrificed his
own life that others might be assisted
back to their wonted heath and nor
NAL strength.
DR.. PAIL was member Of st. Pauls
German Evangelical church during his
residence in Keokuk and on taking
up his residence at Cantril united with
the Methodist Episcopal. He was an
earnest worker in the Masonic fra
ternity and in the Knights of Pythias
order. He was also one OF the or
ganizers of the Mystic Workers at
Cantril He was man with big
heart and naturally active and useful
in the fraternal organizations and in
church circles. He was popular not
only among his church people and the
members of the fraternal organiza-
lions with which he was affiliated but
with the residents generally, within