NEWSPAPERS: Jas. Franks SUICIDE NEAR WOODVILLE, JACKSON CO., OREGON

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Medford (Oregon) Mail, Friday, 6 Mar 1903, p. 2

Suicide Near Woodville.

Jas. Franks, a German, by occupation a gardener, committed
suicide at his home a few miles above Woodville, on Evans creek,
last Thursday night, by taking an overdose of opium with suicidal
intent. Dr. [ ? ]one, of Grant's Pass, was summoned and certified
to the cause of death. There being no suspicious circumstances,
an inquest was not deemed necessary.

Franks came to Ashland some four years ago and purchased property
there, supporting himself and two sons by market gardening.
Recently he sold his Ashland property and bought a piece of
railroad land on Evans creek, where the death occurred.

It is reported that he had often threatened to make away with
himself, giving domestic troubles as a reason.