Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-14
FORMER IOWA EDUCATOR FouNn4
DEAD IN cuLvERr A. ]
WAukEsAA, wis.
BULLET WOUND IN HEAD,
HAD BEEN IN POOR HEALTH
Hendricks Former superintendent %
Tama County and Cedar Rapids
Schools and een-in.law Of Fermse.
Governor Poynesr-o~nsd MasniA.
cent Homo in Chicago.
Special to r.mes-Repubucan.


Toledo. Dec. ll.-with the arrival OF
the body OF John T. Hendricks In this
city today. details OF the tragic death
OF Mr.. Hendricks were learned for the
first time. He Is believed to have conn
mitted suicide by shooting white un-
dergoins treatment in a sanatorium
at Waukesha, Wis. on Dec. I. His body
was not found for several days after
his disappearance. Mr.. Hendricks WAS
mentally unbalanced at the time.
Was Prominent Educator.
Mr.. Hendricks was widely known In
Tama county and other portions ce
Iowa as an educator. and later gained
prominence In other states. serving sew.
era! cities as superintendent OF instruc.
ton. Cities whero he thus served in.
cluded Cedar Rapids and Butte, Mont.
and he was once honorcd by election a.
vice president OF the National Educa-
tional Association. In recent years he
was engaged In the promotion OF min.
ing ventures. in which he prospcred,
and owned a magnificent residence In
Chicago. which in late years had been
the family home.
Began Teaching in Tama.
field county. Ohio. where no was born
Oct FL. 1858. He came to Tama county
with his parents in 1853 the family set
ting on what Is now known AZ tho II.
l.. NJ. Bruner farm. Mr.. Hendricks at
tended tho Toledo schools. later the
Iowa State College at Ames. and was
graduated from Western College. now
Leander Clark. ut Toledo.
His first school work was At Mon.
tour. where he was principal. In 1851
he was elected county superintendent
and served four years. then for four
years was city superintendent at Cedar
Rapids. and still later was superin-'
tendent OF the city schools at Butte,
Mont
During the worlds fair In 1893 Mr..
Hendricks was placed In charge OF the
educational exhibit OF the state oe
Washington. and during that year wAs
chose As vice president OF the Ma
tional Educational Association.
Enters Sanatoriums 0isappoaro.
For several years Mr.. Hendricks was
engaged in tho promotion OF mining
properties in the west, but continued
his residence in Chicago. Five years
ago his health began to fail. and re-
Gently he was taken to q sanatorium at
Waukesha for treatment. On Dec. I he
disappeared from the institution, and
three days later hts body was found
under n culvert. three miles from the
institution. with n bullet wound in the
head
1t is supposed that while mentally
deranged Mr.. Hendricks crawled under
the culvcrt and shot himself.
Welded Poynesr's Daughter.
Mr.. Hendricks wife was Miss Lulu
Poyneer. daughter Of former Lieuten-
ant Governor a. n. Poyneer. who. with
three daughters. Gertrude. Genevieve
and Marjorie survive. Two brothers.
George w. OF Watervlllc. Wash, and
David G., OF Pomona. CAL also survive.
as does one sister. Mrs. Ralph Tindall.
Body TO Toledo.
The body of Mr.. Hendricks was
brought Ia Toledo this morning for
burial. The funeral services were held
this afternoon at o'clock from tho u.
Il. church.