Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1915 — HUGH GAMBLE DEAD IN LAKE FOREST, ILL. [ARTICLE]

HUGH GAMBLE DEAD IN LAKE FOREST, ILL.

Former Well Known Surveyor Died After Illness of Several Weeks — Funeral Wednesday. Hugh Gamble died at 6:15 o'clock Monday evening at a sanitarium at Lake Forest, 111. He had continued to fail since his brother-in-law came from Lake Forest and took him away some ten weelra or three months ago. The cause of his death is believed to have been pyorrhoea, which is an infection resulting from teeth that become loose slid abort the roots of which a pus forms. It is commonly known as Rigg’s disease. Mr. Gamble had been failing for some time and had finally become so feeble that he was unable to leave his rooms over Fendig’s drug store. For some time he remained there until friends and relatives discovered his condition and it was arranged for him to go to Lake Forest He was soon placed in the sanitarium and sank gradually to his death.

Mr. Gamble was twice married. His first wife and baby died many years ago. He was later married in Rensselaer to Miss OQlie Alter, daughter of Dr. Moses B. After. Her death occurred Oct 31,1904. It is stated that Mr. Gamble lost interest in life at that time and had since frequently said that he did not want to live. He was about 55 years of age and was a civil engineer by occupation and an able man at that work. He was the engineer for the Marble-Powers ditch and had made other important surveys. Last fall he was the candidate of the progressive party for county surveyor. He had resided in Rensselaer since about 1897 and had frequently visited here .before that time. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in Lake Forest, 111., burial being made at the Graceland cemetery beside hie first wife and Child. Relatives from here will attend the funeral.

Dr. J. H. Hill and family, of Lowell, and Luther Hill and bride, formerly Miss Ola Huson, of Oklahoma, and W. S. Garrison and family, of Hebron, and Miss M&ble Starling autoed down from Lake county Sunday to spend the day with A. C. Panooast and family. They reported the crops in Jasper county as being much more advanced than those in their county.