Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1902 — A $75,000 Hero. [ARTICLE]

A $75,000 Hero.

A new kind of hero has come to light This fellow hoped to achieve glory by death. He committed suicide leaving a note saying: “He who dies for his country is a hero; but he who dies for his family’s sake is a greater hero.” The man left two insurance policies, one for $50,000 payable to his mother, and one for $25,000 payable to his wife. It is not at all likely that insurance companies will endorse the sentiment in the note he left Ex. Ham mocks'at cost at Fendig’s City Drug Store.