Took His Own Life

Oliver Kiniberly, a well known farmer of Webster township, comraitted suicide this morning by hangtng himself. He was about 46 years old, and unmarried. and was boarding with Ira Baekus, where he had been for some time. Last night he retired as usual, nothing strange being notioed in bis actions, and no sign or word froin hirn gave any warmng of the terrible deed of 6elf-destiuction he was so soon to commit. About two o'cloek this morning some of Mr. Backus' family heard him get üp and go out, but nothing was thought of it, and no more attentiun paid to him. This morning about five o'c'ock, when Mr. Backus and his men went to the barn to do the chores, they were horrified to finü the lifeless body of Mr. Kimberly swinging in its ghastliness at the end of a long strap tied to one of the beams of the barn. He was immediately cut down, but life had been extinct for hours. He had been considered "queer" for many years, but had never been thought dacgerous, or in any wise inclined to f uicide. The fact of his getting up at that time of night and going to the barn aud taking his own life as he did must have been the result of a sudden freak of insanity, as there is no indication whatever of any premeditation. He wag born nd raised in Webster, and his awful death has shocked the entire community. He bas a brother, Austin Kimberly, who lives at Hswel!.