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Show DIED HI IIj lIllCIOUCS John Simpson Dcvcted Fortune to Irish Peer, and Died Without Friends.. and spent most of his money. With his health back one more he started West and even at advanced years fought a game battle. Time began to tell, however, and after coming to the Twin Cities he failed rapidly. In 1S82 his health gave out entirely. He wrote home to relatives, only to be refused help. He appealed to his old-time old-time business , associates In vain. Finally toe was 'forced Into the poor-house poor-house and there he remained up to the time of his death.. His body will be burled In the potter's field. MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 9. John Simp-Bon, Simp-Bon, once a prosperous land owner In Ireland, died alone and uncared for U the county poor farm. He was 85 'fc&rS of age, and for eighteen years taa i bee a a county charge. .Relatives forsoOK him. Even those with whom he hal had business transactions during hi I prime refused to help hlrn when he wai-. :own. Up to 1868 he had enjoyed -unusual prosperity and wealth on his farm In Ireland. Then came the famine and he . in a generous way spent the major portion por-tion of his fortune in relieving the needy people of the country. He gave his products and his money. At that time he was lauded as a generous man. His generosity proved his ruin. When the country recovered from the famlnrt his fortune and his lands were gon. He had nothing. He decided to change the scene and went to the country of his birth, England: There he could do nothing and he finally came to this country In 1878. Starting In New Tork , City he struggled to gain a foothold. He succeeded for a time and was well on the upward way-when sickness. attacked at-tacked him. For month after month he could do little. He lost his position |