Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-07-08
DIR. BLAKE
FOUND DEAD
PROMINENT PHYSICIAN
DIES OF HEART FAILURE
SATURDAY.

A sad veil was cast over Cot
tonwood and the entire commu-
nifty, Saturday morning when the
news was spread rapidly that DR..
H. B. Blake, prominent physi-
clan of this city had been found
dead near his home, death hav-
ing been casued by heart failure.
So sudden was his demise, many
hCsitated TO believe that this fine
old man had passed OH to his
final reward
The doctor, was on the street
bright and early Satu day morn
ing in the best of spirit, having
come down to purchase stamps,
10 mail 4 letter, and as usual
stopped a number of his friends
on the street for a short chat,
and it was these folks it was
hard to make believe he had
passed away. From the busi-
ness section the doctor went to
the depot to mail the letter on
the morning train which arrives
in Cottonwood at 1850 from
Grangeville. After mailing his
letter he started for his home
near the depot end he was found
dead by M. M. Belknap and one
of his sons in the alley near his
Parage, having possibly not been
dead over 10 minutes when
found. Medical aid was sum-
moned at once but all signs of
life were gone. Death was due
TO heart trouble.
DR.. Harry Brusby Blake was
born in London, England, March
13, 1884 and passed away at
Cottonwood. july 2, 1921.
He attained his majority in
England, and came to the United
States in 1875 and to Moscow in
1876. He lived in Moscow for
bout 20 years. He was married
70 Margaret b. Haskins in 1878
To this union three children
were born. Edward Blake. OF
Portland, Oregon, Harry Blake
of Lewiston. and Mrs. Nellie
Summerfield of Moscow.
From Moscow DR.. Blake re-
moved to the Keuterville section
were he resided on ranch and
practiced his profession. it was
during his residence here that
he served the county in the ca.
pacity of coroner for many
years, being reelected each sue
ceeding term by a larger vote
He held the office until he de.
clined to accept the honor any
longer.
The deceased removed with his
family from keuterville to Cot
tonwood about three years age
and was active to the last, hav'
ing been a man with an alert
mind, small in structure but
wonderful constitution, anC
during the influenza epidemic
was on duty day and night
which even at that time appear
ed to show no great strain on hi.
mental or bodily powers for ;
man of his advance age.
DR.. Blake was one of the frs
regents of the University of Ida
no, and was active in the build
ing of the first school in Mos
cow. He also was in the con
stitutional convention when Ida
no was made a state.
The body was prepared 70
shipment and burial by Under
taker Nau and was shipped t
his old home at Moscow were tn
funeral services were held fror
the Grice chapel Tuesday after
noon at 2 O'Clock and was attend
ed by a large number of friend
DR.. Fl. o. Perry conducted tn
services and Judge j. II. Forne
a lifelong friends of DR.. Blak
gave a few remarks.
Cold type in the form of word
and sentences are unable to owe
praise this splendid type of
western pioneer. who helpe
make the west what it is today.
The family has the entire syn
pathy of not only the citizen
of Cottonwood, but Idaho count
and of the GREAT state of Idah
which he helped create.