Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1910 — Thos. W. Burt, Lafayette Postmaster, Expires From Brights Disease. [ARTICLE]

Thos. W. Burt, Lafayette Postmaster, Expires From Brights Disease.

Thomas W. Burt, postmaster at Lafayette, and until recently at the head of the Burt-Haywood printing company at Lafayette, died Saturday afternoon of brights disease after having made a brave struggle to retain his life. Mr. Burt learned the printers’ trade and this led him into the business, which made him both wealthy and influential. He was a congenial man and made many warm friends throughout the district in which he took an active interest in politics. For many years, bis printing firm has held the contract for furnishing the stationery supplies for Jasper county.