Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-30
BEN [B[R|ARI
DIES At CLARION
Was Mayor OF LaPorte, and
First Quartermaster of the
Iowa Soldiers Home
END CAME MOST SUDDENLY
Was Stricken With Acute Attack Of
Uremic Poisoning, While in Con-
gresham BirdsaIls Office, and
Never RaIlied-Dr. Nathaniel Bunce
Dead-Death Of Ira Harrison, at
Denver.

Word to the Times-Republican from
it's Clarion correspondent announces
the death Of Major B. E. Eberhart, a
well known former resident Of this city,
and the first quartermaster of the
Iowa Soldiers Home. Mr.. Eberhart's
death was due to an acute attack of
uremic poisoning, resulting from a
kidney ailment. He was stricken Sat
urday, while in the office of Congress-
man B. p. Birdsall, whom he had gone
to consult concerning new position,
to which he had recently been APP
pointed, as special examiner of the
United States pension department. At
the time of his death Mr.. Eberhart was
mayor of LaPorte, having been elect
ed to the office four or five years ago.
While sitting in Congressman Bird
sails office, conversing with the con-
gresham, Major Eberhart became
suddenly i'll, and was. stricken with
severe vomiting spell. He never
recovered from the first attack, and
death followed fifteen hours later. Mrs.
Eberhart and two daughters, Mrs.
Dolph Eberhart, of Kansas City, and
Miss Fay Eberhart, reached Clarion
before Mr.. Eberhart died. Mrs. Dolph
Eberhart, formerly Florence Eberhart,
was married only last Wednesday. Her
husband is her first cousin.
Ben" Eberhart was well known In
Iowa, having been interested In poll
tics more or less for many years. He
was sergeant-at-arms of the senate
during the administration of ex-Gov-
iernor Sherman, and when the Iowa
Soldiers Home was opened in this
city, in 1887, Mr.. Eberhart was ap-
pointed Quartermaster by Commandant
Milo P. Smith. He acted in that ca
pacity during Colonel Smiths admin
istration, also during the succeeding
administration of Col John II. keatley.
He resigned in August, 1895, when
Col. J. R. Ratekin was made COM
mandant, being succeeded by Capt e.
T.. Longley, who was adjutant for
short time and succeeded to the quar-
termastership when the late Ben"
sWarfel was made adjutant.
Major Eberhart had a good war rec
ord, and carried the marks of his serv-
ice to the grave, having 1ostSan eye at
Shiloh as the result of bursting
shell. Mr.. Eberhart enlisted in the
First Iowa infantry, but was later
transferred to the Twelfth. After the
war he enlisted in the Sixth United
states cavalry and was in the vest
.ern frontier service, under Colonel VIII
son, putting down Indian uprisings.
For several years, after leaving the
service, Mr.. Eberhart was in the rail-
way postal service. working on both
the b., C. r. & N. and Chicago &
Northwestern.
Mr.. Eberhart is survived by his
wife and two daughters. Harry Eber-
hart, a son, died when the family re-
sided here. G. A. Eberhart, OF Des
Moines, city passenger agent OF the
Northwestern, is a nephew of the de-
ceased, as is also A. W. Eberhart, de
vision freight agent of the Rock Is
land, also of Des Moines ).
Mr. Eberhart's funeral will be held
AT lI.aPorte Tuesday afternoon. The
burial will be with Masonic honors.