Grand Forks County ND Archives Obituaries.....Rich, Charles May 11, 1909
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/nd/ndfiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Ken Wright wright@prestontel.com December 8, 2012, 9:23 am

Grand Forks Herald, May 12, 1909
Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks, North Dakota, May 12, 1909 

Charles Rich, Jr. 

Grand Forks residents residents were shocked yesterday by the news from 
Maquoketa, Iowa, that Charles Rich, manager of the Grand Forks office of the 
Western Union, had committed suicide in Mt. Hope cemetery. 

The deceased was one of the best telegraph operators Grand Forks has ever had. 
He was employed for years on brokers' and press wires, which required a high 
standard of efficiency. He conducted a commission house here for some years 
and for a while was engaged in real estate business. Two years ago he 
succeeded Arthur C. Hanson as manager of the Western Union. He had been a 
resident of Grand Forks for about six years. 

The deceased is survived by a daughter, age six years, who has been making her 
home here with him; his sister, Mrs. Harrington and his brother, George Rich. 
They left for Maquoketa to attend the funeral. The deceased will be laid to 
rest by the side of his father. 

The revolver with which he killed himself was one he purchased in Grand Forks. 
He kept it in his desk and carried it with him when he left for Iowa Friday 
night. 



File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nd/grandforks/obits/r/rich130gob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ndfiles/

File size: 1.7 Kb