Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1910 — W. W. BURNS IS DEAD; FUNERAL HERE FRIDAY. [ARTICLE]

W. W. BURNS IS DEAD; FUNERAL HERE FRIDAY.

F6rmer Well Known Barkley Township Farmer Dies Suddenly at His Home Near Alexandria, Minn. William W. Burns, a well known former resident of Barkley township, died this Tuesday morning, at Alexandria, Minn., where he has lived since moving from Jasper county about four years ago. Two telegrams were received here. One was addressed to Miss Elizabeth Spaulding, the Western Union manager, who was a close friend of the Burns family and who had received a card from Mrs. Burns only a few days ago. It stated that he died this morning and that the funeral would be held here Friday. The other telegram was to Undertaker Wright and stated that the body would reach here Friday on the 1:59 train and that the funeral would take place at the Christian church that afternoon. Burial will probably be made in the Burns cemetery in Barkley township. The cause of his death is unknown. Relatives here of Mrs. Burns did not know that he had been ill. He was about 55 years of age.