Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-07
MAN WHO LEFT AN
 ESTATE OF S250,OOO
 SPENT LITTLE DAILY
15 Cents Per Day is Cause of Death From Starva-
 tiOn

Omaha, Neb., Mar. GA. J. Sea. man, said to have been worth between $250,000 to s5o0,o0O, died last week because he would not increase his budget of expenditures of 15 cents per day Before the war Seaman managed to live very well on s1.O5 per week, but he refused to increase his expenses when prices went up- ward and, in order to remain within the limit he set for himself many years ago, he simply cut down on the amount of food he consumed. As a result, while his hand became in- fected and he refused to see doc tor because of the cost, his system could not withstand the blood poison ing, which set in and he died, leay- ing no will
 For years Seaman was called "the apostle of cheap living" He never spent cent that he could get along without spending. He went to bed at dark in order to save a light bill. Be beat the Coal Trust by stay ing in bed on cold days. He roomed at farmhouse three or four miles out in the country and paid 50 cents month for the room in which there was neither heat, light nor water.
 Walked 600 Miles to Denver.
 Some years ago when he wanted to go to Denver on business he walked the entire distance of 500 miles. When he started from Oma- ha he carried two pairs of half-soles for his shoes. He borrowed a ham, mer and some tacks at farmhouse and made his own repairs.
 Seaman carried on a tax-title busi- ness and bought up hundreds of tax titles at public sales He carried his papers in the tail pockets of his Prince Albert coat. bought for 40 cents at a secondhand store seven or eight years ago. He was TT years old when he died. He cut his own hair and never shaved. He lived in Omaha more than 30 years and he never spent cent in a barber shop
 He has a sister, Mrs Harriet Wolf Of Los Angeles, said to be in very poor financial circumstances She will inherit his money, in all proba- bility. Seaman learned, during the war. that tin foil could be sold. So he gathered up from the streets and sidewalks SIP worth of the stuff When his sister wrote him asking for assistance in purchasing an $S sec ondhand sewing machine, he sent her the tin foil with instructions to sell it and buy the machine
 Bread and milk formed his princi- pal diet Years ago he set his bud get at 15 cents per day. He said he could get enough for that moneyl to take care of himself beautifully" But as prices went skyward, he re- fused to increase his budget. In. stead, he cut down the amount of food consumed.
 He never saw movie" show. nor for that matter, any other show. He ! passed a dozen moving picture hous- es every day, but never spent cent on amusement of any kind for 30I years and more.
 There was woman at the bottom l of his acase. He was born in Keo- !! kuk, To. After the civil war he came 1 out to Council Bluffs and fell in love ! with girl. He was said to be a 1 Thigh roller in those days. Flow CTS and candy and theatricals and en- tertainments were nightly affairs. He 1 won the girl. The date of the we'd [ ding was at hand. The day before the ceremony was to have been per. formed the girl suggested that Sea i man place his property in her name | in order to pprotect it if anything [ happened to him. The proposal made 1 him so angry that he broke the en- gagement, left the house and never returned.
 That was nearly half a century ago. So far as known he hasn't | spent cent since then except for the | most meager necessaries of life. And | so far as known he hasn'. spoken to ! woman since that day. He has lived to himself, buying tax titles and acquiring property for a small fraction of it's worth.
 Wouldn't Receive Cousins.
 He Is supposed to have two cou- sins i'll Iowa. One of these is Mrs. [ Mary Seaman Hickman, Albia, To. The other is A. E. Robinson. Webster City, To. He has refused to have any thing to do with them. ''They want my money" he said. When they wrote him, some time ago, he told the postman to return the letters to the writers that he did not want to receive them.
 Some time back small abrasion appeared on his hand. Seaman did nothing for it. It grew worse. Fi- nally the place became so inflamed that the old man went to the dispen- sary. He was ordered to hospital but refused to go. Finally he went. It was too late. Blood poisoning had set in. He died the second day. The doctor said his constitution had been so undermined by under nourishment that he could not withstand the dis ease. l
 
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