∼HENRY C. APPEAL PIONEER RANCHER TAKES OWN LIFE
Despondent Because Of Ill Health
Henry C. APPEL, well known rancher and stockman of Twentymile park, took his own life past Friday afternoon when he was alone at his home. A bullet had lodged in his head, apparently entering through the mouth. The gun beside him was evidence that he had shot himself.
He had been sick at home for a week. The dust from a combine had caused headache and coughing spells and medicine did not give him relief. He was despondent because he thought he could no longer do the things he wanted to do. He was of a temperamental disposition and apt to be impulsive.
Mr. APPEL had had a restless night. He had not eaten for several days. His wife made arrangements to go to town especially to get something he might like to eat. She had made a list and had started for town, when she called to her son Billy, who was working outside about 400 yards from the house, to inquire if there was something he wanted her to get. She looked for her list to put down his order and discovered that she had left it at home.
She had been gone from the house about 15 minutes and went back to get the list, when she found Mr. APPEL dead in an upstairs bedroom. She called the boys outside and telephone for Dr. F. E. Willett, Coroner Heyer came and decided that an inquest was not necessary.
Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church in Steamboat Springs Sunday afternoon. Rev. G. E. Pennell was in charge. Two of Mr. APPEL's favorite hymns, "Sweet Bye and Bye" and "Rock of Ages" were sung by the choir, which included Clay Shaw, R. R. Hartzler, Mrs. Earl Harris, Alice Payne, Mrs. Kenneth Cottrell and Mrs. Claude Beverly. Mrs. Sanford Haile was pianist. Henry Zehner sang "Gold Mine in the Sky," also a favorite song. Mrs. Zehner played the accompaniment.
Pallbearers were Ward WREN, William STEES, William STENDER, George WOODCOCK, Frank SQUIRE and J. K. BOZARD.
The floral tributes were banked in the church. They were exceptionally profuse and beautiful. The services were attended by many persons from all parts of the county and many others would have attended had they known the time. Interment was in the Steamboat Springs cemetery. A. W. Heyer was funeral director.
Henry APPEL is survived by his wife, Calla B. APPEL, one son, William; two brothers, J. M. APPEL of Chicago and Frank APPEL of Los Angeles, California; two sisters, Mrs. J. W. DITON of Weaver, Iowa, and Mrs. Hans ANDERSON of Glendale, California. He was born in Highland, Illinois, June 24, 1889, the youngest of nine children. After completing the eighth grade he left school to work and help his parents. He was employed in a general merchandise store until he was 19 years of age.
Then he came to Denver and secured employment with the A. J. Beckwith firm because of his ability to speak and write both English and German. He went to Oklahoma at the time of the land opening, but was not successful in the draw. He returned to Denver and worked in the Beckwith store until 1901, when he came to Routt county withy his brother-in-law, J. W. Diton, and took up a homestead which he developed into his present ranch. Ward WREN helped him select his location.
Henry APPEL bched at his homestead for 12 years. In 1913 he was married to Calla B. REED of Toponas, who was teaching the Eddy school. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. REED, pioneers of Routt county. Their son, Billy APPEL, remained on the farm after completing his school education and worked with his father in the enlargement of the original place.
Mr. APPEL was a charitable person, generous to a fault. He did not like waste and made repairs on his machinery when needed in order to make it last longer. He could do anything he turned his hands to do, and there was no repairing that was beyond him. He always wanted to do things right.
The death of Henry APPEL, which was caused by extreme despondency on account of illness of long standing, over-work and financial losses, cast a gloom over the entire community. He was somewhat of a genius and his active mind planned more things to do than he was physically able to undertake.
He was known as the one-man orchestra and had furnished music for many dances playing a harmonica and guitar. He said he made his bacon and egg money that way. Often he would play for several successive dances, traveling on horseback from one end of the county to the other, and doing his work on the ranch during the daytime. Many residents of the county, now grown, have told Henry APPEL they learned to dance to his music.
Henry APPEL was a scientific farmer, had educated himself in the cattle business so that he was able to help his neighbors in veterinary service. He studied and practiced new methods of feeding cattle and hogs. The men who came to this section from the Colorado State college extension service always managed to have a conference with Mr. APPEL to learn what new progressive idea he was working out.
He was the first to start feeding grain to cattle in this section. The experiment was ridiculed by others, but when the results proved satisfactory they adopted the grain feeding. Mr. APPEL kept accurate accounts of his experiments and his record have often been consulted.
He was instrumental in the organization of the first Farmers Union in Routt county and was president of the Farmers Elevator company. He shipped the first cattle through the Moffat tunnel.
The first real vacation that Henry APPEL enjoyed since he took up his homestead in 1901 was a trip a year ago with his wife. They visited his intimate friends, Dr. L. G. BLACKMER in Oklahoma, and went into old Mexico, 170 miles below Mexico City. They also went to Chicago to visit his brother, J. M. APPEL, who is president of the Highland State bank. The brothers had not seen each other for 28 years.
(Published in The Steamboat Pilot (Steamboat Springs, CO), Sunday, October 05, 1939.)
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Despondent Because Of Ill Health
Henry C. APPEL, well known rancher and stockman of Twentymile park, took his own life past Friday afternoon when he was alone at his home. A bullet had lodged in his head, apparently entering through the mouth. The gun beside him was evidence that he had shot himself.
He had been sick at home for a week. The dust from a combine had caused headache and coughing spells and medicine did not give him relief. He was despondent because he thought he could no longer do the things he wanted to do. He was of a temperamental disposition and apt to be impulsive.
Mr. APPEL had had a restless night. He had not eaten for several days. His wife made arrangements to go to town especially to get something he might like to eat. She had made a list and had started for town, when she called to her son Billy, who was working outside about 400 yards from the house, to inquire if there was something he wanted her to get. She looked for her list to put down his order and discovered that she had left it at home.
She had been gone from the house about 15 minutes and went back to get the list, when she found Mr. APPEL dead in an upstairs bedroom. She called the boys outside and telephone for Dr. F. E. Willett, Coroner Heyer came and decided that an inquest was not necessary.
Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church in Steamboat Springs Sunday afternoon. Rev. G. E. Pennell was in charge. Two of Mr. APPEL's favorite hymns, "Sweet Bye and Bye" and "Rock of Ages" were sung by the choir, which included Clay Shaw, R. R. Hartzler, Mrs. Earl Harris, Alice Payne, Mrs. Kenneth Cottrell and Mrs. Claude Beverly. Mrs. Sanford Haile was pianist. Henry Zehner sang "Gold Mine in the Sky," also a favorite song. Mrs. Zehner played the accompaniment.
Pallbearers were Ward WREN, William STEES, William STENDER, George WOODCOCK, Frank SQUIRE and J. K. BOZARD.
The floral tributes were banked in the church. They were exceptionally profuse and beautiful. The services were attended by many persons from all parts of the county and many others would have attended had they known the time. Interment was in the Steamboat Springs cemetery. A. W. Heyer was funeral director.
Henry APPEL is survived by his wife, Calla B. APPEL, one son, William; two brothers, J. M. APPEL of Chicago and Frank APPEL of Los Angeles, California; two sisters, Mrs. J. W. DITON of Weaver, Iowa, and Mrs. Hans ANDERSON of Glendale, California. He was born in Highland, Illinois, June 24, 1889, the youngest of nine children. After completing the eighth grade he left school to work and help his parents. He was employed in a general merchandise store until he was 19 years of age.
Then he came to Denver and secured employment with the A. J. Beckwith firm because of his ability to speak and write both English and German. He went to Oklahoma at the time of the land opening, but was not successful in the draw. He returned to Denver and worked in the Beckwith store until 1901, when he came to Routt county withy his brother-in-law, J. W. Diton, and took up a homestead which he developed into his present ranch. Ward WREN helped him select his location.
Henry APPEL bched at his homestead for 12 years. In 1913 he was married to Calla B. REED of Toponas, who was teaching the Eddy school. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. REED, pioneers of Routt county. Their son, Billy APPEL, remained on the farm after completing his school education and worked with his father in the enlargement of the original place.
Mr. APPEL was a charitable person, generous to a fault. He did not like waste and made repairs on his machinery when needed in order to make it last longer. He could do anything he turned his hands to do, and there was no repairing that was beyond him. He always wanted to do things right.
The death of Henry APPEL, which was caused by extreme despondency on account of illness of long standing, over-work and financial losses, cast a gloom over the entire community. He was somewhat of a genius and his active mind planned more things to do than he was physically able to undertake.
He was known as the one-man orchestra and had furnished music for many dances playing a harmonica and guitar. He said he made his bacon and egg money that way. Often he would play for several successive dances, traveling on horseback from one end of the county to the other, and doing his work on the ranch during the daytime. Many residents of the county, now grown, have told Henry APPEL they learned to dance to his music.
Henry APPEL was a scientific farmer, had educated himself in the cattle business so that he was able to help his neighbors in veterinary service. He studied and practiced new methods of feeding cattle and hogs. The men who came to this section from the Colorado State college extension service always managed to have a conference with Mr. APPEL to learn what new progressive idea he was working out.
He was the first to start feeding grain to cattle in this section. The experiment was ridiculed by others, but when the results proved satisfactory they adopted the grain feeding. Mr. APPEL kept accurate accounts of his experiments and his record have often been consulted.
He was instrumental in the organization of the first Farmers Union in Routt county and was president of the Farmers Elevator company. He shipped the first cattle through the Moffat tunnel.
The first real vacation that Henry APPEL enjoyed since he took up his homestead in 1901 was a trip a year ago with his wife. They visited his intimate friends, Dr. L. G. BLACKMER in Oklahoma, and went into old Mexico, 170 miles below Mexico City. They also went to Chicago to visit his brother, J. M. APPEL, who is president of the Highland State bank. The brothers had not seen each other for 28 years.
(Published in The Steamboat Pilot (Steamboat Springs, CO), Sunday, October 05, 1939.)
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∼HENRY C. APPEAL PIONEER RANCHER TAKES OWN LIFE
Despondent Because Of Ill Health
Henry C. APPEL, well known rancher and stockman of Twentymile park, took his own life past Friday afternoon when he was alone at his home. A bullet had lodged in his head, apparently entering through the mouth. The gun beside him was evidence that he had shot himself.
He had been sick at home for a week. The dust from a combine had caused headache and coughing spells and medicine did not give him relief. He was despondent because he thought he could no longer do the things he wanted to do. He was of a temperamental disposition and apt to be impulsive.
Mr. APPEL had had a restless night. He had not eaten for several days. His wife made arrangements to go to town especially to get something he might like to eat. She had made a list and had started for town, when she called to her son Billy, who was working outside about 400 yards from the house, to inquire if there was something he wanted her to get. She looked for her list to put down his order and discovered that she had left it at home.
She had been gone from the house about 15 minutes and went back to get the list, when she found Mr. APPEL dead in an upstairs bedroom. She called the boys outside and telephone for Dr. F. E. Willett, Coroner Heyer came and decided that an inquest was not necessary.
Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church in Steamboat Springs Sunday afternoon. Rev. G. E. Pennell was in charge. Two of Mr. APPEL's favorite hymns, "Sweet Bye and Bye" and "Rock of Ages" were sung by the choir, which included Clay Shaw, R. R. Hartzler, Mrs. Earl Harris, Alice Payne, Mrs. Kenneth Cottrell and Mrs. Claude Beverly. Mrs. Sanford Haile was pianist. Henry Zehner sang "Gold Mine in the Sky," also a favorite song. Mrs. Zehner played the accompaniment.
Pallbearers were Ward WREN, William STEES, William STENDER, George WOODCOCK, Frank SQUIRE and J. K. BOZARD.
The floral tributes were banked in the church. They were exceptionally profuse and beautiful. The services were attended by many persons from all parts of the county and many others would have attended had they known the time. Interment was in the Steamboat Springs cemetery. A. W. Heyer was funeral director.
Henry APPEL is survived by his wife, Calla B. APPEL, one son, William; two brothers, J. M. APPEL of Chicago and Frank APPEL of Los Angeles, California; two sisters, Mrs. J. W. DITON of Weaver, Iowa, and Mrs. Hans ANDERSON of Glendale, California. He was born in Highland, Illinois, June 24, 1889, the youngest of nine children. After completing the eighth grade he left school to work and help his parents. He was employed in a general merchandise store until he was 19 years of age.
Then he came to Denver and secured employment with the A. J. Beckwith firm because of his ability to speak and write both English and German. He went to Oklahoma at the time of the land opening, but was not successful in the draw. He returned to Denver and worked in the Beckwith store until 1901, when he came to Routt county withy his brother-in-law, J. W. Diton, and took up a homestead which he developed into his present ranch. Ward WREN helped him select his location.
Henry APPEL bched at his homestead for 12 years. In 1913 he was married to Calla B. REED of Toponas, who was teaching the Eddy school. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. REED, pioneers of Routt county. Their son, Billy APPEL, remained on the farm after completing his school education and worked with his father in the enlargement of the original place.
Mr. APPEL was a charitable person, generous to a fault. He did not like waste and made repairs on his machinery when needed in order to make it last longer. He could do anything he turned his hands to do, and there was no repairing that was beyond him. He always wanted to do things right.
The death of Henry APPEL, which was caused by extreme despondency on account of illness of long standing, over-work and financial losses, cast a gloom over the entire community. He was somewhat of a genius and his active mind planned more things to do than he was physically able to undertake.
He was known as the one-man orchestra and had furnished music for many dances playing a harmonica and guitar. He said he made his bacon and egg money that way. Often he would play for several successive dances, traveling on horseback from one end of the county to the other, and doing his work on the ranch during the daytime. Many residents of the county, now grown, have told Henry APPEL they learned to dance to his music.
Henry APPEL was a scientific farmer, had educated himself in the cattle business so that he was able to help his neighbors in veterinary service. He studied and practiced new methods of feeding cattle and hogs. The men who came to this section from the Colorado State college extension service always managed to have a conference with Mr. APPEL to learn what new progressive idea he was working out.
He was the first to start feeding grain to cattle in this section. The experiment was ridiculed by others, but when the results proved satisfactory they adopted the grain feeding. Mr. APPEL kept accurate accounts of his experiments and his record have often been consulted.
He was instrumental in the organization of the first Farmers Union in Routt county and was president of the Farmers Elevator company. He shipped the first cattle through the Moffat tunnel.
The first real vacation that Henry APPEL enjoyed since he took up his homestead in 1901 was a trip a year ago with his wife. They visited his intimate friends, Dr. L. G. BLACKMER in Oklahoma, and went into old Mexico, 170 miles below Mexico City. They also went to Chicago to visit his brother, J. M. APPEL, who is president of the Highland State bank. The brothers had not seen each other for 28 years.
(Published in The Steamboat Pilot (Steamboat Springs, CO), Sunday, October 05, 1939.)
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Despondent Because Of Ill Health
Henry C. APPEL, well known rancher and stockman of Twentymile park, took his own life past Friday afternoon when he was alone at his home. A bullet had lodged in his head, apparently entering through the mouth. The gun beside him was evidence that he had shot himself.
He had been sick at home for a week. The dust from a combine had caused headache and coughing spells and medicine did not give him relief. He was despondent because he thought he could no longer do the things he wanted to do. He was of a temperamental disposition and apt to be impulsive.
Mr. APPEL had had a restless night. He had not eaten for several days. His wife made arrangements to go to town especially to get something he might like to eat. She had made a list and had started for town, when she called to her son Billy, who was working outside about 400 yards from the house, to inquire if there was something he wanted her to get. She looked for her list to put down his order and discovered that she had left it at home.
She had been gone from the house about 15 minutes and went back to get the list, when she found Mr. APPEL dead in an upstairs bedroom. She called the boys outside and telephone for Dr. F. E. Willett, Coroner Heyer came and decided that an inquest was not necessary.
Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church in Steamboat Springs Sunday afternoon. Rev. G. E. Pennell was in charge. Two of Mr. APPEL's favorite hymns, "Sweet Bye and Bye" and "Rock of Ages" were sung by the choir, which included Clay Shaw, R. R. Hartzler, Mrs. Earl Harris, Alice Payne, Mrs. Kenneth Cottrell and Mrs. Claude Beverly. Mrs. Sanford Haile was pianist. Henry Zehner sang "Gold Mine in the Sky," also a favorite song. Mrs. Zehner played the accompaniment.
Pallbearers were Ward WREN, William STEES, William STENDER, George WOODCOCK, Frank SQUIRE and J. K. BOZARD.
The floral tributes were banked in the church. They were exceptionally profuse and beautiful. The services were attended by many persons from all parts of the county and many others would have attended had they known the time. Interment was in the Steamboat Springs cemetery. A. W. Heyer was funeral director.
Henry APPEL is survived by his wife, Calla B. APPEL, one son, William; two brothers, J. M. APPEL of Chicago and Frank APPEL of Los Angeles, California; two sisters, Mrs. J. W. DITON of Weaver, Iowa, and Mrs. Hans ANDERSON of Glendale, California. He was born in Highland, Illinois, June 24, 1889, the youngest of nine children. After completing the eighth grade he left school to work and help his parents. He was employed in a general merchandise store until he was 19 years of age.
Then he came to Denver and secured employment with the A. J. Beckwith firm because of his ability to speak and write both English and German. He went to Oklahoma at the time of the land opening, but was not successful in the draw. He returned to Denver and worked in the Beckwith store until 1901, when he came to Routt county withy his brother-in-law, J. W. Diton, and took up a homestead which he developed into his present ranch. Ward WREN helped him select his location.
Henry APPEL bched at his homestead for 12 years. In 1913 he was married to Calla B. REED of Toponas, who was teaching the Eddy school. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. REED, pioneers of Routt county. Their son, Billy APPEL, remained on the farm after completing his school education and worked with his father in the enlargement of the original place.
Mr. APPEL was a charitable person, generous to a fault. He did not like waste and made repairs on his machinery when needed in order to make it last longer. He could do anything he turned his hands to do, and there was no repairing that was beyond him. He always wanted to do things right.
The death of Henry APPEL, which was caused by extreme despondency on account of illness of long standing, over-work and financial losses, cast a gloom over the entire community. He was somewhat of a genius and his active mind planned more things to do than he was physically able to undertake.
He was known as the one-man orchestra and had furnished music for many dances playing a harmonica and guitar. He said he made his bacon and egg money that way. Often he would play for several successive dances, traveling on horseback from one end of the county to the other, and doing his work on the ranch during the daytime. Many residents of the county, now grown, have told Henry APPEL they learned to dance to his music.
Henry APPEL was a scientific farmer, had educated himself in the cattle business so that he was able to help his neighbors in veterinary service. He studied and practiced new methods of feeding cattle and hogs. The men who came to this section from the Colorado State college extension service always managed to have a conference with Mr. APPEL to learn what new progressive idea he was working out.
He was the first to start feeding grain to cattle in this section. The experiment was ridiculed by others, but when the results proved satisfactory they adopted the grain feeding. Mr. APPEL kept accurate accounts of his experiments and his record have often been consulted.
He was instrumental in the organization of the first Farmers Union in Routt county and was president of the Farmers Elevator company. He shipped the first cattle through the Moffat tunnel.
The first real vacation that Henry APPEL enjoyed since he took up his homestead in 1901 was a trip a year ago with his wife. They visited his intimate friends, Dr. L. G. BLACKMER in Oklahoma, and went into old Mexico, 170 miles below Mexico City. They also went to Chicago to visit his brother, J. M. APPEL, who is president of the Highland State bank. The brothers had not seen each other for 28 years.
(Published in The Steamboat Pilot (Steamboat Springs, CO), Sunday, October 05, 1939.)
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