Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1911 — WM. S. VAN NATTA DEAD. [ARTICLE]

WM. S. VAN NATTA DEAD.

Was Well Known Stock Breeder and Won International Awards. Fowler, Ind., May 26.—William S. Van i Natta, age eightyone. one of the leading cattle breeders of the United States, died this morning at his home in Fowler, Benton county. Mr. Van Natta had been ill only ! since last Tuesday. L He was ' bom in Tippecanoe county and I went to Benton county in 1877. if-e.. and Moses Fowler, who II unded the town of Fowler, : rmed a partnership in 1877 in the cattle raising business. For many years they had the largest herd of beef cattle in the middle West, and were ’ w.ell known in the Chicago and New York live stock markets. Mr. Van Natta began specializing in Hereford cattle twenty years ago, and since then has imported many cattle from England and bred them on his Benton county farm. The Van Natta herds have won prizes all over the United States, both at the international live stock exposition in Chicago and at fairs in different parts of the country. Mr. Van Natta is survved by a widow and five children, a brother and a sister. The funeral will be held Sunday from the family home in Fowler.