OBIT: Benjamin Franklin BOOKS, 1918, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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BOOKS.

  Dr. B. F. Books, one of Altoona's most prominent physicians, died 
early yesterday morning at Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he had 
gone a week ago in the hope of benefiting his health.  Death was caused 
by heart disease.
  Dr. Brooks [sic] during the summer suffered from asthma and spent 
five weeks at Ann Arbor, Mich., the guest of the dean of the University 
of Michigan and he returned to Altoona late in July only to have a 
return of his previous ailment.
  He was one of the best known physicians in Altoona and Blair county 
and was prominent throughout the state.  He was the organizer of the 
Blair county Homeopathic society and president for several years.  He 
was identified with the Interstate Medical society.  He was former 
president of the Western Pennsylvania Auxiliary Alumna association of 
the Hahnemann college and prominent in the American Interstate [missing 
word] of Homeopathy.  During 1915 he was president of the Pennsylvania 
Homeopathic society.
  Benjamin Franklin Books was born on May 14, 1859, at Mifflintown, 
Juniata county, the son of Solomon, deceased, and Nancy Books.  He was 
educated in the schools of Juniata county and in 1879 began the study 
of medicine under Dr. D. C. Smith.  In the fall of 1881 college at 
Cleveland, O.  Two years later he entered the Hahnemann Medical 
college, Philadelphia, and graduated in 1883.  He located at Lewistown 
where he continued the practice of medicine for five years.  His health 
broke down and he went to Colorado where he remained for three months.  
Dr. Books came to Altoona in 1889 opening an office at 1116 Twelfth 
avenue.  Later he moved to the Altoona Trust building.  In 1892 he 
organized the Blair Homeopathic society.  He was united in marriage to 
Miss Cora McDade of Gallitzin in 1901 and is survived by his mother, 
Mrs. Nancy Books of 610 Sixth avenue, this city, his widow, and one 
brother, W. B. Books of Altoona, and two sisters, Mrs. Cox and Mrs. 
Essix, both of Philadelphia.  Dr. Books was a member of the Modern 
Woodmen of America and prominent in the lodge.  The remains will be 
sent to Altoona and will be received later in the week by Funeral 
Director E. W. Jones.

Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Tuesday Morning, December 24, 1918