The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-12-01
BEN I. MARSHALL
dies HERE AFTER
2-YEARS ILLNESS
tuberculosis is Fatal to Mil
iionaire, Who Made a
Fortune in Farm Land.
PHELANTRROPIST WAS
SON OF poor PARENTS
Got Start as Cattle Raiser ard
Became 4 Dispenser Of
Charity.

Ben Z. Marshall, millionaire, phil
anthropist, and one Of the biggest in
jividual land owners in Southeast Mis-
curl, died at his home, 312 IndepenG-
tcnce street, ut 6 o'clock last night. His
death was due to tuberculosis, from
which he mad suffered for more than
two years, and which caused him to
travel from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific
in the hope Of effecting d cure.
During the greater part OF his i'll
ness, he was able to go where he
pleased, but for the past month, he
| had been confined to his home and
much OF the time had been spent in
| bed.
! His physician had informed the
members Of his family months ago
that an early end was inevitable, and
they were prepared for his demise a
! any time. Daring the past week, his
condition had beer critical. and on
Thursday evening. ne began 10 suffer
! rom choking spells. F-iday morning
! the members Of his family were sum-
monad to his bedside, following q sink
| ing spell which foretoId the end.
He rallied during the afternoon o.
Friday, however. and wrote Chez;
! Cor $500 rs q gift to the local Elk
IL. g. III. Il he VS. charter mem
Der. But that night. he suffered an
other smothcrine attack, which wac
| followed by others at intervals during
the night. His physicians announced
yesterday morning that he could sur
vive but a few hours. His condition:
grew weaker and weaker, and at Cos,
he expired.
The funeral VIII be held from the
family residence on Independence
street. at 80 Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
! Elmer Fields. 4 Methodist minister o.
s. I.onis. and close friend OF NJ.
NarsNan, viii conduct the services.
! Following the ceremony, The body WI
b. ta.-en 1" t,' ta.'"''. W]"rc ], vii
- p'ac"d on 9 s1~r5"t train, when Will
,arr~ he family an3 his friends to
/ S,ka5ton, Who"2 the body VIII be
buried.
Members Of the Masonic ard F,lKe
lodges. Of which he vas 1!cmho..
viii attend the funeral in a body. Ma
sons from Sikaston. Cane Girardeau,
Morley and other adjoining towns viii
be present.
"Ren uarsbaIl.v * he was faniI-
io,.l,, co1Iad had q 7.nnoarLaLla rccorr.
uo ,,os bo,, IN Scott Comfy on Feb
IN 1897 . noo, hex, Init from ta~
ho.on, If tbYt conntv he made = mil
Ion dollars. His fortune is now esti-
mated ut from e2.OO0.ACO to s.. 500 600,
but tire larger part w2s earned through
t1ors- il, many enterprises.
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who sott;ol !, Scoff Comfy. in 1S3r
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por ,,.o- cont 70 +bo Iic+,io+ school
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