The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-24
JAS. LIllARD SUICIDES|MtI DEATH IN A WELL
A Hog Knocks Heavy Bucket into
dWeIl and Crushed the Skull of
Jacob BIatt working in it.

Jacob NJ. Blatt, the we'll known we'll
digger and house mover OF Leon, re-
ceived injuries last Wednesday even
ing while digging a we'll on the farm
of Mrs. S. E. Easter, six miles north
of Leon, which resulted in his death
about three hours later. Mr.. Blatt
was engaged in digging we'll in a
stock pasture on the Easter farm and
was being assisted by VIM. Phillips.
At the time of the accident, few
minutes before six o'clock, Mr.. Blatt
Was at work at the bottom OF the we'll
which was down about twenty-six
feet. Mr.. Phillips had drawn up a
bucket of dirt and dumped it, placing
the bucket near the edge of the we'll.
While waiting for Mr.. Blatt to do
some trimming around the sides OF
the we'll he started to go to another
we'll a short distance away to get a
drink of water, and had only gone
about twenty feet when he heard a
noise and turned around just in time
to see a hog root the heavy bucket
over into the we'll, and it crashed
down on Mr.. Blatt who had no warn
ing of the impending danger. The
bucket was a heavy one, weighing
about forty pounds, and was iron
bound Mr.. Blatt was STOPPING over
digging when the bucket struck him
on the back of the head, crushing his
skull and rendering him unconscious.
Phillips ran to the we'll and seeing
Blatt lying at the bottom with the
bucket on top of him, he hastily slid
down the rope and on reaching the
injured man tied the rope around his
body and climbed to the surface. A
work a short distance away and Sc
curing their assistance the injured
man was drawn to the surface. Re-
alzing that he was badly injured they
at once telephoned to Leon for a ply
sician, and DR.. Bowman made fast
trip to the Easter farm in Orel Estes
auto, while G. M. Axes took his auto
and went after Mr.. Blatt's family and
took them to the Easter home. When
the physician arrived he made an ex-
animation and saw that Mr.. Blatt
was badly injured and there was no
hope of saving his life out in the
country, so he was placed in an auto
and hurried to Leon and taken to
the Leon Hospital, where prepara-
tions were made to perform an oper-
alton as a last chance of saving his
life, but all to no avail, as he passed
away about 9 O'Clock, never having
regained consciousness.
The deceased was hard working,
Industrious man, and his sudden
death was a shock to the entire COM
He leaves family of child
rem who suffered the loss of a mother
a few years ago.
Jacob Marion Blatt was born in
Colorado, August 28, 1868, died at
Leon, Iowa, August II, 1911, at the
age of 40 years, II months and 16
days. He was married to Pheba
Clemenson at Independence, Mo-, in
1888. To this union six children
were born, one dying in infancy.
Those who survive him are Archie
NJ, Ollie j., Bertha M, Mabel G.. and
Retha NJ There is also one grand
child. Mrs. Blatt preceded her hus-
band to the other world about five
years ago. A short funeral service
was held at the home in Leon Friday
at 10 o'clock, by Rev. J. S.
Coffin, pastor of the Christian church,
after which the body was taken to
Independence, Mo-, where the main
funeral services were held and in
terment was by the side of his wife.
The surviving children have the sym
pathy of the entire community in
their loss and bereavement.
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A Card-We wish to thank all the
kind friends for their kindly acts at
the death of our father and brother,
Jacob Blatt.
The children. and brothers.