Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 115, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1912 — Redmen Will Hold Big and Imporant Meeting Tonight. JAMES F. TRWIN DIES SUDDENLY IN CHICAGO. [ARTICLE]

Redmen Will Hold Big and Imporant Meeting Tonight.

JAMES F. TRWIN DIES SUDDENLY IN CHICAGO.

Well Knows Citizen and Former Connty Officer Succumbs to Attack J Of Heart Failure. James F. Irwin, a veteran the Civil war, a former county officer.' senior member of the law, real estate and insurance firm of Irwin & Irwin, and president and half partner with his son, E. W. Irwin, of the Wolcott Brick and Drain Tile Co., died suddenly in the State hotel in Chicago Sunday morning, As soon as it was learned here that Mr. Irwin had passed away, his son-in-law, A. E. Wallace, and his daugh-ter-in-law, Mrs. Schuyler C. Irwin, went to Chicago, and there bad the body prepared for shipment to Renswhere it will be received this Monday evening on the 6:02 train. They will bring with them the true account of the manner of his death. In company with his son and business partner, Schuyler C. Irwin, he went to Chicago on the 10:05 train. It was’ the plan to place the latter in an institute for treatment for the liquor habit. It Is presumed that the excitement attending the trip proved too much for Mr. Irwin, whose heart had caused him trouble at times. Schuyler was with his father at the hotel when the fatal moment came and was first to reach his side after he had fallen.

Following the death Schuyler went to the institute for treatment, after counseling with his wife and brother-in-law, and helping to arrange for the shipment of the body home. James F. Irwin was born near Indianapolis 70 years ago the 4th of August. He served in the Union army during a part of the Civil war. He had lived in Jasper county for about 60 years* and in Rensselaer since 1884, when he was elected county clerk, filling the office for two terms. He was elected from Carpenter township, which he had served as trustee for twelve or fourteen years. He was a very able man and an excellent citizen and his death was very untimely notwithstanding his advanced age, for lie was a very active man and seemed to he good for many more years of energetic business life. His family consists of his wife and tbe following children: Schuyler C.. Frances, Mrs. Alice Warren, MTS. Maude Wallace, Fred and Marguerite/ of Rensselaer, and Ed. W., of Wplcott. Deceased leaves two brothers, Rob ert F. Irwin, of Carpenter township, and John A. Irwin, of Brook, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Watts of Broad Ripple near Indianapolis. Present plans, which will probablynot be changed, are to hold the funeral at the late residence at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. It will be conducted by Rev. C. L. Harper, of Trinity M. E. church.