The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
|S||DDEN DEATH OF
/ ARTHUR HAMBLET0N.
Cashier at keIIoss-Hirse Company
Dropped Dead While at His
Desk Early This
Morning.
DEMISE WAS SUDDEN
Was In Perfect Health When He LETT
For His Work This
Morning-6orn In
keokuk.

| Arthur Hambleton, forty-seven
years old, of 729 High street, dropped
dead Of heart failure at 7:1O o'clock
this morning, while standing In 'front.'
Of his desk in the Kellogg-Birge COM
pany offices. where he was employed
as cashier.
| Mr.. Hambleton had enjoyed very
good health recently and when he leIt
home this morning at 6:45 o'clock TOT
work, he was apparently never IN
tbetter health. his sister states. He
had never been troubled with MS
heart and had not been i'll lately, ana
his sudden death has come as a Sc
we're shock to his relatives and host OF
friends who were entirely unaware
that deaths hand was so near.
The news Of Mr.. Hambleton's sud
den death travelled fast over the city
this morning, and there were many
sincere expressions Of regret heard
from those who have known the de-
cedent during his life in Keokuk, and
have recognized and admired his
splendid talents and Improbable char
acter.
How Death Occurred.
| Death came to this well known
keokuk man but ten minutes after he
had reported at work at the kellogg
Birge offices. Mr.. Hambletcn's desk
is on the main floor directly to the
II left of the entrance to the building.
At 7:1O o'clock, without word or
sound of any kind, he fell over back
wards to the floor. The sound of the
fall was deadened as the floor is OF
cement and covered by thick car
net. Ira w. Wills, president of the
company. was at his desk only twelve
feet away but did not hear Mr.. Ham
bleton fall. Probably the only eye
witness to the death was messenger
boy who had Just brought in the
morning mail and was standing at the
cashiers desk with Mr.. Hambleton.
When the cashier fell to the floor
the boy rushed to Mr.. Wills desk and
notified him OF the accident. Dr..
Frank M. Fuller and DR.. w. M Hogel
were summoned, but were unable to
discover spark OF life. Heart failure
was given as the cause of the death.
Coroner Burrows was notified, but he
decided an inquest was not necessary
so the body was removed to the I'M
idertaking esta blishment OF J. j. Grim
Minis & Son, where 1t was prepared
for burial and later taken to the home.
| Was Valued Employee.
| Mr.. Hambleton had been employed
at the kellogg -Birge wholesale house
for twenty years. He entered the en-
ploy of the firm as bookkeeper and re-
manned In that position-until about ten
years ago when he was promoted to
the position of cashier and credit man.
He was highly esteemed by his en-
4 = T., to ha
firm by dint of faithful and conscien-
ltious work. He was considered one
OF the firms most valued employees
and his exceptional talents were rec
lognized and applauded. "a true blue
friend and worker" was the way Mr..
1 Wills characterized the decedent this
morning. And his many friends
throughout the city have only the
highest praise for him along with a
/ sincere appreciation of his splendid
life.
Arthur Ham bleton was the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Hambleton .and
was born in Keokuk on Oct. 81, 1868.
j He was educated in the local public
schools and finished his schooling at
the University Of Illinois at Cham
payne He began his business career
as bookkeeper with the Hambleton
Milling company here, but left this
position about twenty years ago to ac-
cept a place as bookkeeper with thu
Kellogg-B irge company.
Fraternal Connections.
The decedent was a member Of the
Elks and Knights Of Pythias and was
popular in fraternal circles. He is
survived by brother, c. r. Handle
ton, and a sister, Miss Helen Handle
, ton both of this city, and sister, Mrs.
c. II. Leas, Of Decatur, Ill. An aunt,
: Mrs. D. B. Hills also resides in this
| city and there is an uncle, William e.
Thompson in Chicago.
: The Hambleton family is an old one
|. in this community. The decedent's
parents lived for many years on what
. is known as the Hableton farm, near
:, Hamilton, Ill. The funeral will be held
: from the home at 10 o'clock Monday
morning.