The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-10-07
.CLYDE BROOK IS
SUICIDE At IoNE
Had Recently Taken Position With
Bank of Ione.--9iind Thought
to Have Been Deranged-
Resided Here IA Years.

Clyde Brock, for ID years a resi-
dent Of Heppner, during which time
he had held a position with the First
National Bank in this city, shot and
killed himself in the Bank of lone
last Sunday afternoon about 1890.
Mr.. Brock, who took up his new du-
ties with the Bank of lone the first
of the month, had spent Saturday
evening with his family in this city
and returned to lone Sunday morn
ing to check over the books and talk
over some matters with Mr.. ]. E.
Cronan, president of the bank.
At noon, Mr.. Cronan left him, to
go out to lunch, Mr. Brock having
declared that he did not feel like eat
ing anything Upon his return to the
bank about thirty minutes later, Mr..
Cronan found him lying on the floor
in the back room of the bank in a
dying condition. He shot himself
through the head with 3S caliber
revolver. He lived only a few min
utes after Mr.. Cronans arrival.
Mr.. Brock had resigned his posi-
tion with the bank here on September
2, to accept the cashiership of tie
Bank of lone, and the new position
was considered a promotion. That
he had been worrying a great deal
lately and had become very despon-
dent, was known only by those who
were closest to him. His leaving
Heppner after so long a residence
here the selling of his home and
leaving old associations, seemed to
have unhinged his mind and his rash
act it attributed to worry over these
things. His books at the First Ma
tional were audited prior to his leay-
ing Heppner, and they we're found to
be in excellent condition. His own
personal affairs, according to those
who knew, were said to be in the best
of shape.
Mr.. Brock had not yet moved his
family to lone for the reason that
he could not secure house, and he
was making preparation to move in
to the John Vaughn house in west
Heppner, which house he secured in
deal connected with the selling of
his own property to Mr.. Vaughn.
C1udn 80
sas, but removed with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Casius Brock, to Sa-
lem, Ore, when he was a boy. He
went Though the public school of
that city and later completed bus
mess course. His early bank train
ing began when he took position
with the Capitol National Bank of
Salem, and made fine record there
for efficiency as a bookkeeper.
Leaving Salem, he came to Hepp-
ner and accepted similar position
in the First National Bank of Hepp-
ner Six years ago he was promoted
to the position of assistant cashier.
Mr. Brock married Miss Lena Reid,
daughter of Professor and Mrs. D. V.
S. Reid, in 1907. Besides his widow
he leaves two small children, both
girls. Mr.. Brock was an earnest and
active member of the Christian
church in this city and was also
member of |. 0. O. F. and Masonic
fraternal orders.
The funeral of the deceased was
held at the Brock residence Monday
afternoon, Rev. T. S. Handsaker, pas
tor of the First Christian church.
having charge of the services. The
yard was filed with friends who came
to pay their last respects to the de-
partd aned to cheer and comfort the
bereaved family. The body was
shipped to Salem for burial.