Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 119, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1911 — Mrs. William Lee Victim of Consumption—Short Illness. [ARTICLE]

Mrs. William Lee Victim of Consumption—Short Illness.

Mrs. William Lee, whose condition was briefly mentioned in a recent issue of The Republican, died this Friday morning, at her home in the east part of town. Quick consumption was the cause of death. She leaves a husband and two small children. Her death is a very unfortunate occurrence and is a sad blow to the husband and the little ones.

Dr. M. D. Gwln has started a reviewing course in medicine in Chicago, going there every'Wednesday for the purpose of attending clinics. He is taking a general course, although specializing to some extent in a diagnosis of chest and stomach diseases. Howard B. Peacock has resigned his Job at Milliron’s restaurant He has had a lot of trouble with an infected toe, resulting from an ingrowing toenail and fears that he will have to.have the member amputated. He went to HAmmond today to visit his sister, Mrs. O. C. McClure, and will then go to a Chicago specialist to have his toe examined, and he tben contemplates going to Florida to visit for a couple of months with his father, Erastus Peacock, who is living there. According to the government weather record kept at Bt. Joseph's college the highest mark in the shade yesterday was 91 above zero, which was three degrees cooler than the day before. Today Is another scorchei and it would be almost unbearable if it were not for a good breeze thu: has been blowing ali day. One local thermometer registered 95 in the shade at 12:30 today and it Is probable that the government thermometer will show about the same. The forecast is for local thundershowers and cooler for tomorrow. We ara hoping for a big rain but the clouds in today’s sky don’t Indicate much more than a shower. -