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Successful Beekeeper,
Mrs. J. N. Heater
(1893 article)
The subject of this sketch was born in Defiance Co., Ohio, of Scotch, Irish, Dutch, and English parentage. Bees have been kept by her ancestry for many generations.Mrs. Heater's maiden name was Anna E. Case. She moved with her parents from their Ohio home to Niles, Mich. After several years spent on a farm near the latter place the family moved to South Bend, Indiana.
Her life up to this time was passed much as is the life of any farmer's child, until she entered the high school in Mishawaka, Ind., and where she finished her career of instruction three years later. She now took up the rod and cudgel and assumed control in the school room in one of the city schools of Mishawaka. Her health failing she was obliged to resign and return to her home at South Bend, where, after regaining health she entered her father's store as bookkeeper. Preferring the school-room however she soon found herself again engaged in this work and taught several very successful schools in St. Joseph Co. Ind.
In 1876 she joined her parents in St. Edwards, Neb. where they had previously moved. Here she continued her chosen pursuit of school work for one year, when she was married Sept. 18th, 1877, to J. N. Heater. This worthy personage was, and still is a member of the grip sack fraternity, managing the the business of an eastern manufacturing establishment in the southwestern states, and his entire time is spent on the road.
In 1876 she joined her parents in St. Edwards, Neb. where they had previously moved. Here she continued her chosen pursuit of school work for one year, when she was married Sept. 18th, 1877, to J. N. Heater. This worthy personage was, and still is a member of the grip sack fraternity, managing the the business of an eastern manufacturing establishment in the southwestern states, and his entire time is spent on the road.
To one of so much ambition and former activity, the fact of merely living, soon become extremely monotonous. Having always been much interested in the study of the honey bee, in 1881 she purchased seven colonies and made a practical study of them.
The next spring 14 nuclei colonies were added and success attended the venture from the very first. For the last, ten years her Eureka apiary has numbered from 100 to 150 colonies of care fully bred Italian bees.
Several years ago implements and supplies were added to the venture and now this lady owns and conducts one of the most complete supply houses in connection with her splendidly equipped apiary to be found in the west.
She personally superintends every branch of the business; issues an annual catalogue and price list, and ships bees, queens, honey and supplies to all parts of the west.
She is an active member of the Neb. Beekeepers' Association, and has many times been honored by this society and she is now an officer of the association.
It is believed that Mrs.Heater has an age which is supposed to be somewhere between 25 and 50. The picture is a late one and hardly does her justice. (Isn't that an odd comment on her age!!?)
Mr. and Mrs. Heater's home and apiary are located about live blocks from the Union Pacific depot at Columbus, Neb., and her apiary is always open to visitors, and especially to all bee-keepers.
We expect Mrs. H. will be one of the exhibitors at the state fair, and every beekeeper should get acquainted with her. As a writer, she is well versed, and one article prepared by her at our last state convention, was copied by papers in several of the states.
She is an active member of the Neb. Beekeepers' Association, and has many times been honored by this society and she is now an officer of the association.
It is believed that Mrs.Heater has an age which is supposed to be somewhere between 25 and 50. The picture is a late one and hardly does her justice. (Isn't that an odd comment on her age!!?)
Mr. and Mrs. Heater's home and apiary are located about live blocks from the Union Pacific depot at Columbus, Neb., and her apiary is always open to visitors, and especially to all bee-keepers.
We expect Mrs. H. will be one of the exhibitors at the state fair, and every beekeeper should get acquainted with her. As a writer, she is well versed, and one article prepared by her at our last state convention, was copied by papers in several of the states.
Above from the Nebraska Bee-keeper, August 1893
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| 1895 issue |
Last week we gave but a simple announcement of the sudden and unexpected death of one of our best loved of women bee-keepers—Mrs. J. N. Heater, of Columbus, Nebr.
This week it is with a sad heart that we record some of the particulars concerning her departure, and somewhat of her devoted life and labors. Permit us to say that for much of our information we are indebted to the enterprising newspapers published where Mrs. Heater lived and labored.
About three months ago Mrs. Heater left her home to go to Kansas City, Mo., to spend the winter. She was apparently in the best of health, and when on Saturday, March 13 a dispatch was received that she had past away at 4 o'clock that morning, it created a great shock in the community where she was so well known and beloved by all.
The funeral services were held at the family residence, Tuesday. March 16, the Rev. A. L. Mickel, of the Methodist church officiating, with hundreds of friends of the deceased present to pay their respects and extend condolence to the bereaved husband.
The particulars of the death are very sad. An operation had been performed on Mrs. Heater for some ailment, and was considered successful. but the administration of the necessary anaesthetic had a bad effect on the patient's system, and she was taken down and continued to sink until the end.
About three months ago Mrs. Heater left her home to go to Kansas City, Mo., to spend the winter. She was apparently in the best of health, and when on Saturday, March 13 a dispatch was received that she had past away at 4 o'clock that morning, it created a great shock in the community where she was so well known and beloved by all.
The funeral services were held at the family residence, Tuesday. March 16, the Rev. A. L. Mickel, of the Methodist church officiating, with hundreds of friends of the deceased present to pay their respects and extend condolence to the bereaved husband.
The particulars of the death are very sad. An operation had been performed on Mrs. Heater for some ailment, and was considered successful. but the administration of the necessary anaesthetic had a bad effect on the patient's system, and she was taken down and continued to sink until the end.
On Friday night, Mrs. Heater could not sleep, and towards morning. Mr. Heater, who was at her bedside, said to his wife: "Shall I sing to you? Perhaps it will put you to sleep.” The suffering one nodded assent, and Mr. Heater softly sang a favorite song, and she seemed to drop into a gentle sleep, but, alas, the watching husband soon found to his sorrow it was the sleep of Death.
Mrs. Heater was born in Defiance county, Ohio, March 5, 1856. Her maiden name was Annie E. Case. She came to Nebraska in 1875 with her parents and settled in St.Edward, Boone county. She was married to Mr. Heater September 6, 1876. and in July, 1878, they took up their residence in Columbus.
Mrs. Heater was a woman of amiable disposition, warm hearted and of generous sympathies. She was kind hearted, a good neighbor, a loving wife, and merited the good will of all with whom she was acquainted.
Before her marriage, Mrs. Heater taught school in Indiana and Nebraska. About 15 years ago she embarked in the bee-business as a source of employment in the absence of her husband, whose business called him away from home most of the time. For many years she was the leading exhibitor of bees and honey at the State fair. She was one of the distinguished bee-keepers of Nebraska‘s bee and honey display at the World's Fair. She enjoyed the distinction of being the “Bee-Queen of Nebraska."
Mrs. Heater was born in Defiance county, Ohio, March 5, 1856. Her maiden name was Annie E. Case. She came to Nebraska in 1875 with her parents and settled in St.Edward, Boone county. She was married to Mr. Heater September 6, 1876. and in July, 1878, they took up their residence in Columbus.
Mrs. Heater was a woman of amiable disposition, warm hearted and of generous sympathies. She was kind hearted, a good neighbor, a loving wife, and merited the good will of all with whom she was acquainted.
Before her marriage, Mrs. Heater taught school in Indiana and Nebraska. About 15 years ago she embarked in the bee-business as a source of employment in the absence of her husband, whose business called him away from home most of the time. For many years she was the leading exhibitor of bees and honey at the State fair. She was one of the distinguished bee-keepers of Nebraska‘s bee and honey display at the World's Fair. She enjoyed the distinction of being the “Bee-Queen of Nebraska."
In bee-literature Mrs. Heater was known far and wide. She was on the “Question-Box” staff of the American Bee Journal for a number of years, and many of her contributions on bee-culture have been published and widely circulated.
In this sad hour, Mr. Heater has the tender sympathy of a host of friends who well know the loss he has sustained.
It was our good fortune to meet Mr. and Mrs. Heater at the World's Fair convention, in 1893. Both Mrs. York and the writer were wonderfully drawn toward them, as we felt that in them we had found two true and noble persons.
At the Lincoln convention, last October, we again had a very pleasant meeting with both Mr. and Mrs. Heater. We distinctly remember walking from the hotel to the convention hall with Mrs. Heater, one morning, her husband having some business to attend to that forenoon. Mrs. Heater was so cheerful, so hopeful. and talked on about her prosperous bee and supply business, her property interests, her home, church work, and busy life in general.
Her paper on “ The Past and Future of Bee-Culture," read at that meeting, was a bright gem. It will be found in full in the published report.
But Mrs. Heater is gone. No more will her sweet voice and Winsome ways bless our conventions, or her intelligent pen grace the pages of our literature.
In this sad hour, Mr. Heater has the tender sympathy of a host of friends who well know the loss he has sustained.
It was our good fortune to meet Mr. and Mrs. Heater at the World's Fair convention, in 1893. Both Mrs. York and the writer were wonderfully drawn toward them, as we felt that in them we had found two true and noble persons.
At the Lincoln convention, last October, we again had a very pleasant meeting with both Mr. and Mrs. Heater. We distinctly remember walking from the hotel to the convention hall with Mrs. Heater, one morning, her husband having some business to attend to that forenoon. Mrs. Heater was so cheerful, so hopeful. and talked on about her prosperous bee and supply business, her property interests, her home, church work, and busy life in general.
Her paper on “ The Past and Future of Bee-Culture," read at that meeting, was a bright gem. It will be found in full in the published report.
But Mrs. Heater is gone. No more will her sweet voice and Winsome ways bless our conventions, or her intelligent pen grace the pages of our literature.
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