The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-03-07
WIN. II. HAWKINS DEAD.
Old Time Resident and Business
Man Passes Away

|
ments on the second floor of the Ma
haska County Bank building. Death
came after an indispOsition that has
confined him to his room since last
lsummer when he suffered from sun
stroke. The immediate cause OF
death was congestive chills.
Mr.. Hawkins arose Sunday morning
and was in excellent spirits and feel,
ing better than usual. He ate a good
breakfast and showed no signs of a
change for the worse. During the day
he becaume nauseated and the con
to some extent, but he sat about his
room as usual. Friends called and
he talked much in the usual way I'M
til we'll along in the evening. The
brother, Eli Hawkins and Chef Quick
were in the room with him when he
was siezed with sudden severe chill
and became almost helpless. The
men placed the old gentleman on the
bed and assistance was telephoned for
Immediately. Restorative measures
were applied and the patient rallied,
but physicians found him in critical
condition. His throat filled with
mucuos and another vomiting spell
ensued. He was closely attended by
physician and friends and care taken
that there should be no recurrence Of
the chill, which was of nervous origin,
and resulted in collapse or prostra
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sufferer and he was resting nicely.
His son John Hawkins was at the bed.
| side and the brother was in an ad
| joining ROOM when without the slight.
est warning, the breathing that had
been regular and easy, ceased alto.
! gether. The son bent over the bed
and found that life had flown. Mr..
Hawkins had died without a pain or
struggle.
| William II. Hawkins, senior mem.
Der of the firm of Hawkins Brothers,
! came to Oskaloosa in 1864, and he has
city and county ever since. The
name of Hawkins Brothers Bill and
ELI Hawkins, is one of the oldest of
any business firm or partnership en-.
gagged i'm business in Oskaloosa or Ma
haska. Added TO that they had been
associated in business before coming
to Oskaloosa and had shipped stock
TO the Chicago and other markets,
had been in dairy business and had
been otherwise engaged. William
Hawkins with his father has shipped
stock from the vicinity of Cincinnati
before coming to the west and had
been the special agent OF the United
| States government in furnishing ami
mails for the federal troops during the
late civil war. He Wintered over one
hundred head OF horses for the gov
eminent during the winter OF 1868.
He was Il born horseman. He had
been in the business from n child. lie
went to market with stock at the age
OF fifteen years and his Judgment OF
an animal. its worth and its class was
! infalliblc. He knew every branch
OF the business from the breeding to
the training and finishing. Hawkins
Brothers only few years ago owned
and campaigned "Chamois" perform
er on the grand circuit and one of the
choicest bits of horse flesh ever own
| ed in Iowa.
William H., was a son OF Abraham
and Jane Hawkins, born in Clinton
County, Ohio, April 16, 1888. The
! family later resided at Lebanon, War
rem County, Ohio, from which place
they emigrated to Oskaloosa in 1868,
on account of the poor health OF the
daughter, Miss Annette and son Wal
ter. The sons William and Eli follow
ed to Mahaska county later. The de-
ceased has been variously engaged in
the business world and always with
credit to himself and his associates.
He was interested in farm and then
became associated in the operation OF
a small coal mine two and half miles
east of town. For two years he was
concerned in the operation of the old
"Gault House" formerly well-known
and popular hotel of the city. He
then engaged in the meat and pro-
vision business in a building that
stood near where the Chef Quick
market now stands. He furnished
meat and provisions for the construc'
ton crews engaged on the building,
the old Iowa Central, between Oska-
| loosa and New Sharon. Hawkins Bros.
& Company, William, Eli and Walter,
erected the Quaker Livery" corner
! Second avenue and Market street, in
1874, and for years this was the CEN
ter OF the local stock market. Sell
ing this property the Hawkins Bros.
purchased the buildings at the corner
of High avenue East and Second st.
that for an extended term OF years
bore the name of Hawkins Livery
and year after year was the head
quarters OF business and political ac'
tivity The name Hawkins Broth
ers" has long been known in every
large live stock market of the middle
west. Not caring TO stand in the way
of improvement for the city, Hawkins
Brothers sold this location to the Y
NJ. c. A. in 1902, since which time
they have had Offices at various places
and We're engaged in stock handling
William Hawkins was married Nov
~, 1857, with Miss Mary Ellen Hutch