NAUMAN, William 1874-1931

NAUMAN, NOSKE

Posted By: Volunteer - Rich Lowe
Date: 8/15/2021 at 12:15:39

WILLIAM NAUMAN DIES OF APOPLEXY

William Nauman of Bonaparte was found Monday morning about 9:30 o'clock lying dead on the bank of the Des Moines river east of Bonaparte, Mr. Nauman had for years lived alone in east Bonaparte. His neighbors, the R. C. Peterson family, called attention of his relatives, the Emil Noske family to the fact that they had not seen him for some time. On investigation and not finding him at home they went to the acreage property which he owns east of town now occupied by the Fred Chambers family. Mr. and Mrs. Chambers had not seem him for several days. Continuing the search Mr. Peterson and Mr. Noske found him lying in some willows on the river bank opposite the barn on his property. A corn knife was found near him, indicating that he had been doing some work with it when stricken with apoplexy.

Coroner H. A. Burnett was called but did not consider it necessary to call a jury or to make further investigation.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at Presbyteerian church in Bonaparte, Rev. D. D. Flanagan officiating. Interment in Bonaparte cemetery.

Mr. Nauman was employed for years in the Bonaparte Wooles (Woolen) mills. Since the closing of the mills he has worked on his acreage property and his town lots and for the most of the time has boarded at the Lackey hotel.

It was difficult to determine how long he might have being dead or how long he might have been lying in the willows on the river bnk before death came to relieve him.

Source: Bonaparte Historical Society Scrapbooks

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