Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-02

uary. Everything in medical science
that could be done for him was tried,
but the disease, chronic Bright's dis
ease, proved incurable.
Surviving the deceased are his wife,
one daughter, Mrs. John Burg of Min
neapolis and one son, Mark Buckman
of this city. He also leaves two step
daughters, Mrs. J. A. Kennedy OF Bau-
dette and Mrs. John Cairns of this
city.
The remains have been shipped here
and will arrive on No. l, at 1853 p.
M, tomorrow. Mrs. Buckman and Mrs.
Kennedy, who were at Mr.. Buckman g
bedside at the time of his death, will
accompany the remains here. ,.s5
Following is biography zof Mr..
Buckman, taken from the book "Min-
nesota, F" a history Of this state:
The AZ years since Mr.. Buckman To-
Gated in the vicinity of Little Falls
have been employed in activities and
a, varied service which rendered him
one of the foremost citizens Of Mime.
sofa. He was always leader in pub
lie affairs, as he was successful in bus
mess, and he had represented his dis
trict in congress, served number OF
years in the state legislature, both in
the house and in the senate, and for
several years he was deputy United
States marshal.
Clarence Bennet Buckman was born
at Doylestown, Pa, April l, 1851, a
son of William and Jamie (Bennet)
Buckman, substantial farming people
Of Pennsylvania. The Buckman fam
lily came to America early in the sew
enteenth century, and the original an
cestor made the. voyage on the sail
ing ship Welcome.
When Mr.. Buckman came to Little
Falls in 1872 he took up homestead
in what is now Buckman town, named
for him. He proved up his claim and
! his enterprise al farmer was the
foundation of his commercial success.
He continued to buy land until at
one time he owned 1,400 acres, all
! under cultivation. Between 1873 and
1906 practically all his time was de-
| voted to the management of his agri-
cultural interests. During that time
he established On his farm the village
| Of Buchanan, now prosperous little
In 1873 Mr.. Buckman held his first
public office. In that year he was
elected justice Of the peace in Buck
man. In 1881 he was sent to the state
legislature, serving two years in the
lower house, and in 1883 he became
state senator and was in that body for
eight successive years and was later
reelected for another four-year term.
Mr.. Buckman represented the Sixth
district in the fifty-eighth and fifty
ninth congresses and while in Wash
ington served as member of several
important committees. Last year he
was a candidate for the republican
nominat ation for congress and was de-
feated at the primaries by Harold
Knutson Of st. Cloud, the present con-
gressman-elect.
Since 1880 he has lived in the city
of Little Falls. For 20 years he was
engaged in the lumber business and
built sawmill at Sauk Rapids. He
gave Little Falls the Hotel Buckman,
the city's only first class hotel. He
built the Motor Inn, the largest garage
in the city, 80x150 feet in size. He
was also one Of the principals in the
Little Falls Packing company.
nc was CHe VI inc mOSC pTOm1ueuI
men in this section Of Minnesota and
has done much in the way of public
service and his appointment to the
office Of deputy United States marshal
was one based upon his singular fit-
ness for public position.
In 1887 Mr.. Buckman married Miss
Emma Harvey of st. Cloud. There
are two children, Mrs. John A. Burg
and M. M. Buckman, both of Little
Falls. In 1905 Mr.. Buckman married
Alice r. Shea Of st. Paul, who sur
wives him.
He was member Of the Little Falls
lodge, "A. +. and a. NJ, the Little Falls
chapter, Royal Arch Masons and the.
Little Falls lodges Of the Elks, the
Modern Woodmen of America and the
Ancient Order Of United No Norkmen.