Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1913 — FOUND BABY DEAD BY THEIR SIDES [ARTICLE]

FOUND BABY DEAD BY THEIR SIDES

Infant Son of Mr. and Mrs.'Mark Schroer Parsed Away While They Slept.

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Schroer, who live in Judson H. Perkin’s property in the southeast part of Rensselaer, were shocked beyond description when they found their 2-month-old son dead in their bed Sunday morning at an early hour. The baby had been in fair health and the cause of its death could not be determined by the physician who was called. It is not improbable that death was due to a leakage of the heart. At about 3:30 o’clock Sunday morning Mrs. Schroer awoke and the baby seemed to be sleeping soundly. She noticed that its eyes were partially opened buh did not think anything strange about -that fact; Shortly after 5 o’clock she woke again and the baby still-seemed to be sleeping soundly. She called Mr. Schroer’s attention to the child and he bent over it and found that the body was cold in death. The baby’s name was Earl Joseph. It was born in Barkley township on November 12th. Shortly after its birth the family moved to Rensselaer, where Mr. Schroer purchased an interest in the Rensselaer Garage and took charge as ths.manager of that business. The funeral will be held at the Catholic church Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock and interment made in Mt. Calvary cemetery, south of Rensselaer. A S. Barlow and wife, of Wheatfleld, came to attend the funeral.