Leggett, William abt 1868-1933

LEGGETT, BOLKS

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 8/30/2012 at 19:19:58

Hawarden Independent of Sep 14, 1933
DEATH FOLLOWS OPERATION IN SIOUX CITY HOSPITAL
Was Nearly 65 Years Old and an Early Day Resident Here. Funeral to be Held This Afternoon
William Leggett, proprietor of the Hawkeye Hotel at Orange City and a pioneer resident of Calliope and Hawarden, died at th« Methodist hospital in Sioux City at 12:45 Tuesday morning following a long illness. Mr. Leggett had been in failing health for the past two years and had been bedfast most of the time for several months preceding his death. He was recently moved to the hospital in Sioux City where he submitted to a surgical operation Sunday in the hope that it might prolong his life but this proved unavailing.
Funeral services will 'be held at the Hawkeye Hotel in Orange City at 2:30 this afternoon. Interment will be made at Orange City. William Leggett was born in Washington county, Ohio, Nov. 27, 1868, so was nearly 65 years of age at the time of his death. He came to Calliope with his parents in 1875, but after a brief residence here the family removed to Elk Point where they remained for a year or two when they returned to Calliope and Mr. Leggett grew to manhood here. He was engaged in the farm implement business here for a time and later for a number of years was associated with his brother-in-law, Chas. R. Allen, in the clothing business in Hawarden. Subsequently he became a traveling salesman for Armour & Co. and spent many years in this capacity, traveling largely in North Dakota. On June 29, 1905, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Bolks of Orange City. They resided at Minot and Grand Forks, N. D., for many years but about twelve years ago returned to Orange City when Mr.Leggett became proprietor of the Hawkeye Hotel, which they have since continued to operate. Mrs. Leggett survives her husband. Mr. Leggett is also survived by three sisters and one brother, Mrs. J. L. Kennedy of Sioux City, Mrs. Kate Doctor of Long Beach, Calif., Mrs. C. R. Allen of San Benito, Texas, and Ed.C. Leggett of Denver, Colo. Will Leggett enjoyed a wide acquaintance throughout this section and was universally popular among all who knew him. During his years in Calliope and Hawarden he was active in business circles and community enterprises. He was a splendid mixer and a delightful companion, ever loyal to his friends, and these characteristics aided materially in the success which he achieved in the hotel business during the later years of his life. His death is sincerely mourned by numberless old time friends.