Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 202, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1910 — Obituary of Mrs. James Hurley. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of Mrs. James Hurley.

Mrs. Alice Hurley, daughter of James and Salvina Snyder, was born in Jasper county, Indiana, August 12, 1883. Died at her home in Rensselaer, Indiana, August 23, 1910, aged ||wenty-seven years and eleven days. She was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr. James H. Hurley, January 20, 1900. To this union five children were born, four boys and une girl. One of the sons has, by death, preceeded his mother to the Spirit World. About four years ago the family moved to Rensselaer, and have made their home here ever since. Mrs Hurley was taken sick nearly a year and a half ago, slowly sinking. She was bedfast for nearly four months. She retained consciousness to the very last, and was always hopeful of recovery. About five weeks ago she professed conversion to Jesus Christ and united with the Methodist church. She seemed to enjoy her new found hope and religious experience very much, often asking her friends to read the Bible to her and pray with her. A few minutes before she breathed her last she asked those at her bedside to pray for her, and her spirit took its flight while her sister-in-law was engaged in prayer, the prayer and the freed spirit going up to God together. She leaves to mourn their loss, her husband, three sons, Vernie, Curtis and Alvin, one daughter, Hazel, her mother, four brothers and four sisters, together with many other relatives and friends. The dust nuisance of the last day or two has been frightful. The wind has been blowing at a lively pace from the west and great clouds of dust carried the full length of Washington street, except parts that found lodgment in the stores and business houses. The south side of the street suffered particularly in this respect. Most people seem to believe that when the oiling of the street is completed the dust will be materially done away with, and this may prove tftie, Oil has been ordered for all of Washington street from Front to Cullen and will be placed on the street as soon as it arrives. To all appearances oiling will have to be done also from the bridge to Front street and it should be done the full length of Washington street east, but there is considerable vacant property and probably arrangements can not be made. The oiled streets look good and may-be twice a season oiling will abate the nuisance, but it is not improbable that the wind will whip a lot of dust through the streets and over the smooth oiled surface that will be a constant trouble. It is hoped that property owners and tenants will combine and oil Washington street from Cullen to Division. Vern Jacks came up from Lafayette this morning to attend the funeral of his grandfather, Thomas Jacks, of Lee. Vern has been braking on the Monon for some time, but was mixed up in a freight wreck that occurred in Michigan City Monday of last week and was charged with responsibility for it and lost his position. He was sitting on a box car when the wreck occurred and as it was caused by a hot box, he is unable to say in what way he was responsible, but he recollects that the car he was sitting on was the one that turned over and that he rolled off and escaped injury, although from the coal dust that was raised he couldn’t find out where he was for several minutes and never did recover his hat. He has about decided that railroading is a pretty hazardous occupation and has concluded to take a job clerking in a clothing store in Fort Wayne. The boys of the Methodist Brotherhood now in camp at Edgewater are having a fine time. There are 11 from Star City, 11 from Medaryville, 14 from Brook, 13 from Wolcott and 16 from Rensselaer, which with Rev. A. T. Briggs and Rev. Crowder, of Remington, makes>;-67 in camp. Boating, bathing, baseball and eating just about fills up the full twenty-four hour day. Sleeping is at a discount The ministers from the other towns represented will be there some time during the boys’ stay! A number of the mothers are expected also, some day soon.—Monticello Journal.