Show Ozark Hermit Made Legend Bizarre Act Ends Life Of Strange Millionaire Horace the millionaire hermit of Dade carried his eccentric life down to his last breath and his death left residents of the long amused and amazed by many of his with a bizarre story the equal of anything In his The colorful character ended his life by drowning after tying himself to a large stone and pushing it into the Sac His act closed a life of 83 years that found him acquiring a fortune of about three million dollars and providing the with an endless supply of One of the most familiar tales about him concerns one of his trips to He stopped at an Oklahoma town and entered a farm implement store to warm The proprietor glanced pityingly at the half frozen figure and finally offered him an Kirby the coat put it on and turned this way and that to admire the He was as pleased as a small boy with new Then he began walking about the display examining the farm After a while he approached the proprietor again he you give me on four two combines and half dozen |