The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-17

the past week that we feel Il is
certainly worthy OF publication in
these columns, says The Sherburn
MISUNDERSTANDING. Ira westover. who
opened up what now is known as
the Frank White farm nineteen
years ago, returned to Sherburn last
week. not having been here for nine
teen years.
Mr.. Westover, previous to leav-
ing. was in very unfortunate cir
cmstances financially and also
physically. II was feared that lie
would be a victim of pneumonia.
DR.. NJ. J. Parrish attended the man
and knowing his circumstances, out
OF the goodness OF his heart, did
not book his visits.
Had No Money.
Mr.. westoyer was not dishonest
but simply had no money and being
I'm ill-health, things looked pretty
dark to him. When he left he said
he would never return to Sherburn
until be could straighten up all his
outstanding indebtedness. He recent
ly sold his farm at Brooten, MINI,
and with his money in his pocket
started for Sherburn. The first
man he met here was our genial
Dr. Parrish and he asked him what
he owed him. The doctor had only
record of one or two visits and
said he would settle for twenty-five
dollars, which was considerable less
than 1t should have been. Mr..
westover knew this so he insisted
on the doctor taking $50.
... Others Were Paid.
William Masters was then inter
viewed, and was given $50, as, when
Mr.. Westover was here, Mr.. Masters
had signed a note with him so he
could buy some -four. The note was
! autlawed, but Mr.. westover did not
forget.
G. F. Nicholson was next visited
and given some money J. p. Farm
er, who kept a general store here
at that time, was the only man who
| had any account of what was coming
to him and he could produce an ite-
mized account, which was exactly
S14.75 and he was given fifteen dol
lars. Mr.. Westover said he spent over
81 500 since he left his home in pay
ing up old debts but that was not
all here. He has done the square
thing" and is living the religion we
might all well initiate. Too bad there
are not more of this type.
! EYert Kalma, Hollander twenty
two years old, who had been in this
country little over a year, commit
ted suicide by hanging himself in
corn crib. He had been working for
Walter Pfeil, near Worthington, and
Wednesday morning while Mr.. Pfeil
i was attending sale the man left
and started for Lake Ocheydan, with
the presumable intent of committing
suicide. Whether his courage failed
him at the last minute no one knows,
but at any rate he came on to town
and took the train.
Letters were found by his friend Dick
VanDasselaar declaring his intent to
take his own life and he alarmed
the officers. The blood hound was
taken out to Walter Pfeirs and put
or the trail and the dog tracked him
around the shore of the lake and on
to town, into Steffens' restaurant
where he had eaten dinner and there
the trail was lost. II seems that he
returned on one of the night trains
Thursday night and proceeded out to
his friends farm just north of town
where he ended his life by hanging
himself to the corn crib. He was
found by Mr.. YanDasselaar the next
morning.
He was engaged to a girl in the
old country and was to have been
married next fall.
John p. Doyle single man about
fifty-two years old committed sui.
eide at $3.50 Monday morning by
shooting himself through the head
with shot gun at the home of his
i sister, Mrs. p. II. Farnan, who lives
about three miles northeast OF Kill
kenny. He placed the muEzle of the
I gun under his chin and the charge
of shot blew away the entire side
. OF his face. Death was instantane-
Gus.
The coroner was called to the
scene of the tragedy and decided that
; il was a plain case Of suicide and
an inquest was not held.
The dead man owned 2 farm in
Kilkenny township, but had not
been operating 1t personally for some
time, having rented the land and
made his home with his sister, owing
to Ill health.
| Within the past year or more he
underwent a couple OF operations at
the Rochester hospital. one for can.
Ger and the other for stomach trouble.
II is believed that worry over the
condition of his health was RESPONSE
BILE for his rash act.
.Iu,donnent Err Defendant