Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1911 — The First Case of Cremation Ever Conducted in Rensselaer. [ARTICLE]

The First Case of Cremation Ever Conducted in Rensselaer.

Major Kiplinger, one of the best known residents of the city in the circles in which he nioved, died Tues- j day afternoon, after an illness of about ten days. Many of the friends of Major did not know that he was ill and the news of his demise came as a shock to the people who had long held him in high esteem. He died at the home of H. W. Kiplinger on Cullen street. His trouble seemed to be in his stomach, but the last day he became partially paralyzed. Mr. Kiplinger determined to dispose of the body by cremation and the obsequies took place early this Thursday morning. Major was an even tempered, well meaning, mind your own business character, and during his residence In

Rensselaer, covering a period of about nine years, he never made an enemy so far as we are able to learn. Many knew him only by sight and were attracted by his tall and erect figure and by his stately bearing. He had been in the Kiplinger family since he was eight months old and came here when the family moved to this city. Mayor Kiplinger, in his younger duys, had a roving disposition and was regarded as everyone's property, except at poll tax paying time. Harry Kiplinger always fell for the costs. Major was a grqyhound and one of the most general favorites in the dog life of this city. He submitted with reluctance to the muzzle order and doubtless ths long punishment of having his laws clasped together had much to do with bringing on the sickness that resulted in his death.