Show ROBERT CHEESMAN DIES BY OWN HAND while laboring under tinder temporary derangement ran gement caused by worry over his bis physical condition mr air robert cheesman took his own life shortly after one last thursday after the news had gone to press mr cheesman had been suffering tor for two years with heart trouble and dropsy which made it impossible for him fo 0 o work ite ile was a carpenter by profession and a first class vork workman used to a hard active life and when his physique became undermined he worried considerable often saying to his family that he would like to be through with life altogether but while ills his condition was not altogether the best physically he was getting along nicely and his family did everything to make him cheerful and comfortable for table on thursday mrs cheesman was down town and dinner had been prepared by grandma cheal for herself mr cheesman and his son john the father did not feel like eating and left the he other two before they had finished the he meal ire he stepped to the door felt elt for ills his hat arid and found it was not on his head then retraced his steps got his hat and nent out of the room into the little summer kitchen where lie he placed the muzzle of a shot gun against his heart and released the trigger with a stick As the shot rang out the son and grandmother both sprang to their feet and the son exclaimed fathers shot himself and so BO they found him his lite life just fluttering away the news of the sad occurrence caused a gloom to settle over the entire community and sympathy tor for the lead dead as well as the living was expressed on every hand it has been reported that mr cheesman took his hia life ife while in a state of intoxication it is s unqualifiedly false tor for he had overcome any habit that he had of that nature lature some years ago and had not tampered amperes with liquor since that time brooding over his physical condition caused aused jils his mind to become deranged I 1 ind and when the family physician was informed ot of the occurrence occur ence he said he was not the least surprised but had been afraid of just that thing for some time mr air cheesman was it a quiet inoffensive man who attended to his own business and let other people alons alone ile he was honest upright and a hard worker never idle until compelled to be through throng h the breakdown ot of his physical condition that his mind should become so BO affected as to prompt the endina of his life Is a matter of keen regret amongst his friends and universal sympathy goes out to mrs cheesman and her tour four children and their families the news joins in offering ferins of sincere condolences with a hope that comart and strength will be given la the occa cn funeral services were held at it the home on south main street saturday afternoon at 2 bishop george W watkins in charge consoling remarks were made by dishop bishop watkins walking oluff petersen dr J D harding arding II who explained the physical condition of the deceased J 13 Me mcmaster Master nels madsen amos hatch and president oleen N stohl the singing was furnished by a male chorus from the first ward choir and the prayers were offered by elders amos hatch and C P F nelson the attendance more than filled the rooms and many beautiful floral emblems covered the casket and the remains were accompanied to the cemetery by a large cortege the grave being dedicated by L W anderson andersen |