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I and there, i Bit-80 atipertyyears cash The 1 and Bank,heiiff r, to finds 1 andr the• anddrop,rela-Theyitimejuutyhip come rown hings rith a night and iph* r wasr eveed as tee alying»ie-hal-ap-Vj-3 his ihat boat that i two cult the in.— •Wes,1 the ters*ob-b in an-. R. nch fit-day ;nn-ain-Y atuld1An Interlude. *•following may be interesting here aborts, as the subject of the sketch was welfltnown In this locality.Fargo Forom: E. H. Thnrsby, fine of the early pioneers of Grand Forks eeotion —a royal good fellow—-ha» been unfovtun ate—and is now a county charge. When wealth^ie was generone to prodigality, and his old time friends and aasociatee-ooght to see that his last days are^made aa peaceful as possible. We should like to be oue to lend a helping hand—who will jeinf—LaMonre Chronicle:30nly a few ysara ago „Lord** Thnrsby—along with Coatts Major banks, of royal lineago and noble birth—was one of the cattle kings of the Mouse River valley, with headquarters at Towner. Twelve or fifteen years ago Mr Thnrsby was in very hard oircoinstances. He bad ron through a small fortune and was reduced to penury, Barefooted, rngg ed and disreputable, he one day received notice that a wea thy relative iu England had died and that, as an heir, there was at his his disposal a considerable sum of money—forty or fifty thousand dollars. “Lord Thereby bought a ranch on th» Mouse river, stocked it with blooded cattle, opened a private bank in Towner, and lived the life of an English gentleman. The writer has enjoyed the hospitality of his country home—a commodious oottag*-in a piotoresqne spot on his ranch, which was fitted np elegantly—billiard room, art gallery, and things like that«'^flere he entertained his friends in grand Wla* A few years laternhc rapidly -vantsbnfrg foi tone was again repleted by the opportune death of a rioh relative. My Lord Thereby encircled the globe: made a collection o curious in Europe and the Orient; wort purple and liDen every d»y; drank win* and smoked fancy priced cigars. Seven or eight years ago he disposed of thlt; remnant of his property interest iu McHenry County and took up his resideunt in the city of Graud Forks, where he farm sumptuously and entertained lavishly. Tht Chronicle is grieved to learn that this ono« proud ecipn of a noble raoe has fallen t»* such a low estate. And yet, since mi. most reap that which be has sown, it con not be otherwise. Thnrsby is not an cl man * he is just in the prime of life. H he is a pitiablo exam pie of the drint habi excessive indulgence in all directions an an overweening desire to “out a swell As the Forum saye he was “generous t« prodigality.” He was a very repreheuaibl* kind of generosity He scattered mouey right and left without stint-not with any noble impulse or desire to benefit, bot simply with the careless abandom of b spendthrift. Moat of his erstwhile friends were really his enemies, playing him for a “sucker'*. Of hie old time assoc iatee who profited by hia profligacy, ‘there will be few to extend a helping hand iu the hour of his misfortune. Such is life.It
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Washburn Leader
Washburn, North Dakota, US
Sat, Jun 03, 1899
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