The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-24
B. /. AhMb[ETON
DIED TODAY
One Of the Most Highly Respected
Citizens Of This vicin-
isy Passes
Away.
DEATH WAS UNEXPECTED

terhooh ana was apparently
In His Usual
Health.
The entire community will be sad
ly interested in the announcement of |
the death Of that sturdy and honored
citizen of the suburbs of Hamilton
and for many years, of Keokuk, B 2.
Hambleton, which occurred at 7:15
o'clock this morning. While Mr..
Hambleton was far advanced in years
his death was sudden and unexpect-
ed. He was In Keokuk yesterday al.
ternoon apparently in his usual
health, but at about 1915 o'clock he
was suddenly stricken with some
thing like paralysis, and though a
physician was Immediately summoned
and everything done to restore him,
he fingered until the hour came when
his spirit was called away.
Mr. Hambleton was born at Spruce
dale, Columbiana County, Ohio, April
23, 1926, his parents being Quakers of
the .strictest sect, observing the Gus
toms, language and dress of that pc
culiar sect of honesty and great in
tegrity. He attended the schools OF
the community in which he lived UNI
til seventeen years Of age, when he
entered the wooden mills of an uncle
In the spring of 1876, when twenty
years of age. in company Of two 9th
er young men he started west from
Ohio with flock OF 500 sheep. They
halted in Iowa In the vicinity Of Pei
la. After short stay there he re-
turned to Ohio and resumed work IN
his uncle's mills.
To keokuk In 1854.
In 1851 he returned to Iowa, locat-
| ing at Glasgow, Jefferson county.
There in 1853 he was married to Miss
M. e. Thompson. The next year, in
1854, he came to Keokuk where he en-
tered the employ of Connable &
Smith in the Wholesale grocery bust
ness. He WIS afterwards a clerk
with B. F. Moody, a prominent citi
zen in the wholesale boot and shoe
business Mr.. Moody retiring on &C.
count of declining health, the firm
changed to Hambleton & Huiskamp
Mr.. Hambleton's health failed him,
and in 1870 he made an extended trip
conbinding business with an attempt
to restore his health, to Boston, Nj.
agara Falls and other eastern points.
In 1873 he retired from the shoe bust
ness, selling his interests to the pres.
ent Husikamp brothers factory and
became connected with Collier, Rob.
ertson & Hambleton in the milling
land quarry business, continuing in
that line until 1897 when he retired
from active business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hambleton establish
ed their residence on Riverview farm
In 1871, where the death occurred
this morning.
Over flfty-nine years Mr.. Handle
ton has been an Odd Fellow, becom
ing member of this organization a.
4 Glasgow, Iowa. June II, 1858. He
took the military and five degrees, Of
which the work consisted at thai
J time, in one night, and the same even
ing he became member he was ap
pointed conductor Coming to Keo
kuk he transferred his membership t.
Puckechetuck lodge, being the eigh
teenth member enrolled on the list
and at the time of his death bore tn,
distinction of being the Oldest maj
in that lodge of Odd Fellowship.
B. F. Hambleton stood unique in tn,
esteem in which he and his goot
wife were held A noble man of tn,
strictest honesty and the brightes
!, integrity he allowed no faint to tar
nish his garments. To the old Quak
er stock to whose principles of precis
, living according to the high rules o
truth, honor and justice, he adhere
, during all his noble life, he lies dow
in death honored and respected b.
this entire community. Though trie
bv fire he held the white banner O
purity and fair dealing above hir
from birth to the hour Of his lament
ed death.
. Riverview Farm, presided over b
the Hambleton family has been note
I, for years for it's splendid hospitalit
: by the people of Keokuk and the SUI
rounding locality. A gentleman of tn
:. old school, there was nothing to
}. good for his friends and no treatmen
that would afford pleasure and entel
:, tainment to his guests would be will
i held In fact Riyerview Farm was tn
T mecca for royal treatment and splel
did entertainment to the people {
r this vicinity 1t has been often said {
n the past, There we're giants in thos
days, and the same can be truly sal
q OF the lifetime Of B. f. Hambletol
a He was a giant in honesty and inte
rity, giant in love for his fellowmel
l. q giant in good citizenship and a gia1
D In everything that goes to make
J. noble man and an exalted citizen.
q Mr.. Hambleton is survived by hi