Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1907 — Death of Dr. J. W. Younge. [ARTICLE]

Death of Dr. J. W. Younge.

Dr. J. W. Younge, of Fort Wayne, and because of his extensive traveling and advertising, and eccentricities of character and conduct, probably the most widely known physician in the state, died Dec. 31st, at Fort Wayne, of Bright’s disease, and aged about 66 years. He never made Rensselaer a regular visiting point, tho, as we remember, he was here once or twice and was arranging to come here regularly just about the time he had his trouble with his wife, which disarranged his calculations for some time, and he never afterwards arranged a schedule to include our city. He was a monthly visitor at Monticello for many years and the Herald of that town says of him: He was eccentric and fond of adventure, served on the staff of Col. Juarez, the Mexican liberator, when Maximillian was captured, and witnessed Maximillian’s execution; espoused the cause of Cuba in 1871 and attracted enough attention for the Spaniards to set a price on his head, served in the Union army during the civil war, visited Europe and the Holy Land, lectured about it, and for the last thirty years traveled over Indiana as an advertising doctor. He was shrewd, well read, and knew how to accumulate money. As a traveling doctor he had one point ot advantage over many others of his class— he always paid his advertising bills. This inelud ed the alimony he paid his divorced wives and which gave him more newspaper notoriety than all the advertising he got by contract. He was reatin dress, positive in speech, jovial in manner, and so far as we know, correct in his habits. He was a member of the Christian church in good standing.