ISAAC NEWTON HANCOCK

          Newton Hancock, who for many years operated a restaurant in Edina
and was tollkeeper on the east end of the C., B. & Q. Bridge at Quincy
eleven years, died at 2 o'clock Friday morning at his home in Quincy of
bronchial pneumonia.  He was 68 years old and had been failing a year, but
was seriously ill only a few days before his death.
          Funeral services were at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home
in Quincy.  Burial was there in Greenmount cemetery.  Lloyd Davis, formerly
of Edina, was one of the pallbearers.
          The widow and two sons, Estel and Frank Hancock, of Quincy
survive.  Besides these Mr. Hancock leaves also a step-son, Harry Lear,
Quincy, and 2 sisters, Mrs. Grace Benedict, Farmington, Ia., and Mrs. Harry
Saltzgaver, Genoa, Colo., and 3 grandchildren.
          I. Newton Hancock, the son of Isaac and Minerva Hancock, was born
April 26, 1864, in Lavance, Ia., in which vicinity he resided more than 30
years and conducted a restaurant part of the time.  He came to Edina about
1897.  He was married here Oct. 30, 1898, to Mrs. Lodia Lear of near Edina,
and to them were born the two sons who survive.  With the exception of
several years between, spent in Athens, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. Hancock lived in
Edina until fourteen years ago, when the moved to Quincy, which has since
been their home.
          Mr. Hancock, who was best known as "Newt" Hancock, held the
position of tollkeeper in Quincy until the C., B. & Q. Bridge offices were
abolished, when the Memorial Bridge was opened.  He later worked at the
Electric Wheel Works.
          Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eyler and son, George, of northeast of
Edina, Mrs. Ed Roush of here and George Botts and two sons of near Novelty
attended the funeral Sunday, all returning home in the evening except Mrs.
Eyler and Mrs. Roush, who came Tuesday afternoon.

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