The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-02
BOY KILLED
BY SHOTGUM
keosauqua Lad Met Fatal Accident
While Out Hunting With An
other Youngster, Aged
Twelve,

4 ScnrfCEenSOSt died MUHOay Aooh %
{ his hcme in Keosauqua from the Ell
i fects OF a gun shot wound recelFet
Sunday while hunting with compah
{ ion about twelve years of age. u
whose hands shot gun was accident
iiy discharged. The gun was only re"
Z feet away and the thigh and hip OF the
! boy were terribly torn. The boys fath
or. Frank Sch-eckengost is engineer
lat the Keosauqua power house.
Mrs. Arthur Cochereil visited IN
Keosauqua last week.
Mrs. T. C. Mitchell died at her
home few miles southwest OF Bona
parte on Monday of this week. She has
been sick for several weeks. appendl
citis being the ailment. which caused
her death. She is survived by her hus'
land, one son Donald. who is at home,
he having recently come from Camp
Funston on account OF the serious IL
ness OF his mother, and daughter. who
lives in Illinois
Benjamin p Blackner, N. D.. who
for the past forty years has been act
lively engaged as physician for Bona
parte and the surrounding community,
died at HIS home here Christmas
u.
during the fall, but had been seriously
Ill only few days. he had not relin-
quished his practice. hfs patients cont
ing to him. for consultation. even az
ter he was belfast. and his mind re-
tanned its keen alermess up to the
very last
BENJAMIN P. Blackmer. was born
April 6. 1889. in Wyoming, county.
New York He was the son Of Gener-
al Charles ]. Blsckmer, the family be-
ing OF English origin. and was estao-
lished In this country prior to the
war OF the revolution.
Dr.. Blackmer spent the days OF his
boyhood and youth in his native state,
New York attending the Brockport
Collegiate institute and came within
one year OF completing the theoiogt
cal course In that school.
It was his desire however to enter
the medical profession, and to this end
he began reading at home. He emigra-
ted TO Paw-Paw. Michigan where he
continued his studies and taught
schools. in all teaching forty terms.
In 1878 he came to Bonaparte, Iowa,
having been graduated In June OF that
year from the Keofuk Medical college.
In 1881 Dr.. Blackmer was united in
with Miss Colusa s. Sturdi-
rant. and to them three children were
born; Capitola. now Mrs. Harry R.
Jones OF Pennington, Iowa Nola, who
died In 1911. and Benna Pauline, who
resigned her work as stenographer in
nes Moines. to be with her father in
his declining days.
Dr.. Blackmer was perhaps one OF
the best educated men Of Van Buren,
county. Besides his collegiate work In
medicine, theology and pharmacy. was
a reader and student Throughout his
life. Mrs. Blackmer proceeded her hus.
band to the great beyond twenty-one
years ago.
Theirs was q generous, hospitable
home. she being a great help to her
husband. who has missed her sorely
he was devoted to his daugh-
ters. and hts two little grand-daugh-
ters, maintained his cheerful DISPOSE
don that made for him many friends
and continued hts life OF usefulness to
almost his last hours. He had attained
lis seventy-ninth year April.
DR.. Blackmer will be missed by many |!
:
EVER was, was Just Right" will be /
reasured In the memory OF the people /
If Bonaparte.
Funeral services were held at the i
ate home, with Rev. Seeds, officia- |
ing and Rev. Coppoc assisting. and in. |
erment in the Bonaparte cemetery.
Mrs. Frank Elliott received word 7
hat the wife Of her nephew, Ralph 4
Workman. had died Sunday morning
rom influenza, at her home In Fair
ield. Her father who made his home
With them died Just three days before !
i the same disease
Friends and neighbors OF Mr.. and !
drs. T. B. Carnahan. who live a short
distance northwest of Bonaparte. gave
hem a surprise party and basket din
Ter recently. They had an ENJOYABLE
ime, the big feature of which was the
OF four star service pins
o each OF them. Professor ]. E.
1oore making the presentation
peech. These pins represent their
our sons, who are In service, they be-
ng Ed, Fred and Tom, now In France.
nd George Of Camp Dodge, all were
'ell at last report and none had been /
rounded.
Mrs. Pearl Bradford and two child
en- are visiting her parents, Mr.. and 4
FRS. W. P. Sawdon in Pennington.
Mrs Ed Steinmeyer and two child.
en- are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
frs. John Won Seggen this week.
Miss Orpha Cox, OF Mt Zion came L
tuesday evening for few DAYS visit /
With her grandmother, Mrs. s. Cox 4
nd other Bonaparte relatives.
G. B. Hopkins, of Forsythe. Montana 4
former Bonaparte boy, who was horn
Iere and lived here most of his life. /;
vas elected treasurer of Rose Bud Il
ounty at the November election and 4
egan his duties in that office on Jan
AIRY 1. Mr.. Hopkins was printer for
many years and worked for ]. B. Muir
ny, George Whitlock and Bert smith /
ii former Bonaparte newspaper men
III. Hopkins is better known to his
ost OF Bonaparte friends as skinny"