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Obituary for Charles W. King

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana)--issue of Thursday, November 20, 1902—page 1, column 5:

CHARLEY KING DEAD
Former Student Known to Every Danville Citizen

Charles W. King is dead. Charley King, the well known student, who came to Danville some years ago to get an education with only a few cents in his pocket, who worked hard while he was here, who acted as librarian, as laundry agent, as operator at the telephone exchange, who did whatever his hand found to do and did it well, who finished his various courses in the college with honor to himself, with his bills all paid and with a nest egg from his earning of less than $100; he is dead. After graduating, he secured passage to the Pacific coast by acting as nurse for an invalid and then he went to Alaska, to the land of gold.

He dropped out of Danville's mind for a time and less than a year ago he returned on his wedding trip with his bride, wedded on Thanksgiving day. He was rich and happy, but was the same Charley King as when he hurried along Danville streets with his basket of laundry. He had with him the best woman in the world. He said so himself. He had handsful of gold nuggets and he admitted to his intimate friends that he had struck it rich in Alaska, was worth perhaps $100,000. And then he returned to Seattle where he intended to practice law.

He died at Seattle Nov. 6 of typhoid fever. He was a native of Edgar county, Ills. He was a worthy young man and his death was untimely.