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Show o DEATH'S HARVEST. It was sad that W. A. Nelden elected to commit suicide rather than faco tho difficulties of business which confronted con-fronted him, but inasmuch as he chose to faco the unknown in preference prefer-ence to remaining hero and fighting tho battle out, wo who survive cannot restrain ourselves from offering our sympathy to those ho left behind and expressing our regrets that he has gone tho way of all flesh. Ho was a gonial man In his life time, and a valuable val-uable member of tho community. Ho was active and energetic and seemed to havo a desire to benefit tho community com-munity in which he lived. Has was tho first president of tho Commercial club, and In that capacity did much to establish tho organization. Ho was an active mombor of tho board of education and was president one term, serving with fidelity and distinction, because ho was a friend of tho schools. In business life, he was persistent and worked hard to achieve success. For somo tlmo past he has not been well, and recently ho was displaced as president of tho Nelden Drug company, com-pany, because of his Inability to stand tho strain. Believing, perhaps, that his days of usefulness were over, and that it would bo better to die, ho Invited the Reaper to his presence and by his own hand terminated existence here. Thero may bo those who will judge him harshly because of this action, but not so with Trutn. Wo sincerely regret his going, but havo no adverse criticism to offer. May his soul rest In peace in a better land than this, where cares and annoyances aro unknown. un-known. Mr. Nelden was 52 years of ago, and loft a wife and threo children, ono Mrs. Louiso Nelden-Cross, tho others Paul and Ralph Noldon, to mourn his loss. May He who heals wounded hearts look in pity upon them and compensate them for tho terrible grief that has thrown Its shadow over their homo. William I'lnney, who for many years has been superintendent of buildings for tho board of education, died on Tuesday last, after a very short Illness. Ill-ness. Mr. PInney was a kind gentleman, gentle-man, who had a host of friends. Heart failure and congestion of tho lungs cause his demise. Ho was taken ill on the Sunday previous to his passing ana while on the day previous he was ablo to recognize his family and friends, ho soon afterward sank into unconsciousness and peacefully went away. Ho was born in England and came horo In 18G3. Ho worked on tho Tabernnclo organ, and did much of tho interior word in the Gardo house now occupied by Colonel Holmes. Ho was prominent in tho erection of tho McCornlck block and tho Chamber of Commerce, and erected most of the handsome school buildings in tho city, tho Lafayette school being his masterpiece. mas-terpiece. Five sons and four daughters daugh-ters and nineteen grandchildren mourn tho loss of an excellent man, and havo numerous acquaintances to Join them in their bereavemnnt Th If board of education, in his doa"h Z If perhaps the oldest employe am, Ses II talnly one of Its most fa ithfSl I . trusted and most devote" ,''. .St fl 1 Ho was just in all his deal , 4?" , 3" li J and true. His life is . an Tv.5' fl bo emulated by the thousani nh ? (I ' dren who receive their 'i-atlon i- II ho exceedingly fine building Thl h I designed and carried t, compfo II |