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ALEX SNYDERiSUICIDES WITHA .30 LUEGE/Despondency Over FinancialAffairs Snuffs Out theLife of One of Salmon's dYoungAbout nine-thirty o’clock this Wednesday morning, Alex Snyder, part owner of the well known Snyder Bose dairy ranch south of this city, committed suicide' by shooting himself in the forehead with a .30 Lueger gun. He had been worrying much of late, over threatened financial difficulties, which had been doubtless much magnified by imagination, until he completely yield-' ed to despondency, and thus the act was committed. He went to the* homeof Fred Rose, J r., his partner, weutalone into the bedroom, sat down on the bed, and fired the fatal shot. Mr, Bose, -who- ^-kitchen, a-^nap^-as if the gun had missed fire; and hastened to the bedroom, to ascertain the.cause; but before*his arrival/ he heard the shot, and the partner was dead.It is a most distressful occurrence, and th^'Word has caused a pall of deepest gloom among all the people. Alex Snyder was one of the finest and best of the local young men. He was indus trious in the extreme, working long hours in the dairy, and on the deliv enes of milk to customers, yet his de meanor was always cheerful, and everybody liked him. His passing out is oneof the saddest stories that this paperhaa had to print fpr many a year. He wa £7 years of age; was reared in this vicinity, ^he only/son of Mr. and Mrs, Geo. W. Snyder; and was schooled in the public schools of Salmon, where he held high rank, both in scholarship andathletics. Owing to his singular adaptability to his surroundings, and his ability to do well whatever he un dertook, he was extremely popular with everybody. Enterprising, aggressive, and ever hopeful, he undertook financial burdens that were proving quiteheavy^for him; and in a critical mom ent, despair overcame him. It is a sorrowful storyOn the 10th dav of August, 1916. hewas*married to Miss Margaret Kdse, a school mate, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Rose of this city. To them have been born three children, all girls, the eldest being about six years of age, and these, with the broken arted widow, survive him. He also *eaves a mother and father, and a sister, Mary (Mrs. Claude Gillespie) resi ding near Stanley, and another sister, Mrs. Fred Rose, Jr., wife of his par liter, living at the dairy ranch.Coroner W. C Doebler was immedi ately summoned to the ranch, and when there lie xliseovcred facts essentially as | giv on above The body was brought tohis undertaking rooincTin Salmon, wherean inquest will be held tomorrow, this course being advisable on account of a life insurance policy of $5000 whichwas held by deceased.Fred Rose. Hr%, has taken the sorrowful word to Stanley, having gone with an auto, intending to bring the other relatives back with him, and they ex pert to reach Salmon tomorrow night Present plans intend that the funeral will be held next Friday* Deceased was a member of Rorkv Mountain Lodge No. 5, L OOF, at SalmonI\tci1
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Salmon Herald
Salmon, Idaho, US
Wed, Apr 25, 1923
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