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Died While Gathering Chestnuts

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Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
October
Year
1893
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Marrhall. Oct. 17.- Amos Hadden, a farmer at Rice Creek, feil dead while gathering ehestnuts from under trees near his residence. The deceased was 84 years old, and or.e of the very first pioneers of Calhoun county. In 1833 he settled on Section 36 in the township where he has since residedcontinuously for 60 years. It is generally believed that he had secreted about his premises large surus of money which he ís known to have accnmulated. Owing to his sudden death its location remains a mystery.