Schuyler Messenger SuicideOnly cause is that he suffered from Melancholy Lifelong resident Leave a widow and eight childrenMember of Royal Areanum. Resided in House of his birth.Schuyler Colfax Messenger is a suicide. The deed was deliberate and not the slightest inkling of the affair was suspected by any member of the family; it seemed the furthest from anyone’s mind that such a rash act would be perpetrated.Mr. Messenger retired at the usual early hour last night and arose at 6 o’clock this morning. Going to the barn, evidently to do chores, as was his custom, but instead he placed a small rope about his neck and hung himself in the buggy shed.His sons went to another part of the barn an hour later and performed some duties about the place, then returned for breakfast. After eating they repaired to the barn again, wondering where their father could be, only to find his dead body suspended from the joist in the buggy shed. They cut him down, this at 8:40 o’clock (Dec. 13, 1913)/ The family and neighbors were notified also Dr. Ullery. Melancholy is given as the real motive of the rash act. The Messenger home is four miles southwest of Niles, in Bertrand Township, and there the deceases was born Aug. 16, 1861. The parents were Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Messenger, old time residents of Niles and vicinity. The father having been born in Pennsylvania, coming her when a young man. He died about three years ago.Mr. Messenger was a member of the royal Arcanum of Niles.Besides the widow, eight children remain as follows, Anna Mary, Carrie Louise, Samuel Arthur, Charles Simmons, LaRue Hamilton, William Hall, Genevieve Elizabeth and Eva Helen, all at home.Mrs. Messenger was a thrifty farmer, a good citizen, a man who won the love and respect of all his associates, and above r all, the members of his family.His home life was beautiful, a man not addicted to politics, satisfied with the companionship of his wife, children a few close friends.The neighbors, who have lived beside him for years, are unanimous in their praise of him, saying that he will be greatly missed for the kindnesses and consideration which he always showed. The praise from ones neighbors and the members of the family is the greatest tribute which can be paid to any man. Funeral home house, Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock, services to be conducted by Rev. Yonker, Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
