392 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 
the fact that he was much interested in their transactions, but from his 
own success in that direction, he must have been a valued member, 
The disease which terminated Mr. Gilpatrick’s life, and the cause which 
produced it, was of a peculiarly aggravating nature. Over forty years ago, 
while helping pull stumps in Massachusetts, the man who was assisting, 
and-who was under the influence of liquor at the time, started up the 
horses, against Mr. Gilpatrick’s warning, before everything was properly 
adjusted, breaking a log-chain, which flew back and struck Mr. Gilpatrick 
on his head near the tem»le, fracturing the bone. This was a con- 
stant source of trouble to him ever after. Four years ago it developed 
into asore of a cancerous nature. It was hoped, at one time, that this 
could be cured by the Koch lymph treatment, and, although it undoubt- 
edly prolonged his life for some time, yet it did not prove the effectual - 
remedy he thought it would at one time. 
Mr. Gilpatrick had been twice married, and had had fourchildren. His 
wife and two children, a son and daughter, survive him. 
C. R. NEWCOMB. 
