Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1909 — Dr. J. W. Bates Dies at Home In Broad Hippie. [ARTICLE]

Dr. J. W. Bates Dies at Home In Broad Hippie.

N. S. Bates has received notice of the death of his brother. Dr. J. W, Bates, of Indianapolis, of whom the fndianapolis Star says: “Dr; J. W. Bates died Monday at his home in Broad Ripple of pneumonia. He was one of the best-known men in that community and among the medical fraternity of Indianapolis. He had practiced medicine for twentysix years. About three months ago his wife, Mrs. Birdie Bates, died of ptomaine poisoning. His wife’s death bore heavily upon him ard it in believed had something to do with the lowered state of his vitality preceding J* attack of pneumonia. Dr. Bntpg was on the Broad Hippie town board, which ordered the first cement walks for the village. He was a member of the committee which built the high - school imd helped in the erection of both the Methodist and the Christian churche3 of that place. He always was active in civil and social life and a practical politician. Dr. Bates was born in Castleton, Ind., Aug. 9, 1857. His early schooling was in the vicinity. While yet a youth he taught school. He was graduated in medicine from the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, 0. He returned to Broad Ripple after his graduation in 1883 and had been practicing there ever since. In 1891 he married Miss Birdie Butterfield, daughter of Luke Butterfield, in Broad Ripple. Two children survive, Miss Modessa Bates and Miss Geneva Ann Bates. The funeral will be held at the Broad Ripple Christian church at 1 o’clock tomorrow afternoon with burial at Union Chapel cemetery.