This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Alexander Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/7017 Message Board Post: FARMER COMMITS SUICIDE J.M. Alexander, a farmer who was about 65 years of age, committed suicicde by taking carbolic acid at his home near Sweetwater last Tuesday, after returning from Erick where he haed been on business. Mr. Alexander bought the George Feiland farm last winter and palnted a crop this spring. Every thing seemed to go dead wrong for him- his crop was short and his financial affairs got into a tangle and he grew despondent after brooding over business matters and at last he decided to end his troubles. On his way home from town he remarked that he only intended to use abou six feet of that land, but nothing was thought about the remark until he had taken the poison. Mr. Alexander was well liked by his neighbors and no other cause can be attributed for his taking of his own life. He leaves a large family to mourn his death. Interment in Mulberry Cemetery, Sweetwater, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 06-1917