Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1913 — LEE. [ARTICLE]

LEE.

Mrs. Roy Stiers .is sick with the measles. May Jacks called on Grandma Smith Saturday. Mrs. Call Ward, of Monon, visited Mrs. Ann Rishllng Tuesday. Master Kenneth Jacks has been sick for several days. Roy Walls came Saturday and visited Morris and Hollis Jacks till Tuesday, when he returned home. Mr. and Mrs. George Culp, of Rensselaer, came Saturday and visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Osborne, till Monday, when George returned. Mrs. Culp and children remained until Tuesday, when they returned on the milk train. \ Mr. John Illff, of Momence, 111., died very unexpectedly some time Thursday night. He left home Thursday with his son-in-law and that was the last the folks saw of him till Saturday, when Mrs. Ilifl and her youngest daughter, Mary, started to the depot to meet another daughter, Nellie, who had been working at Kankakee, TH. As they neared the river they saw something that looked like it might be someone, and on investigation found it to bo Mr. IlifT. They couldn’t get into communication with any one over the telephone so Nellie Hlff came to Lee on the 11 o'clock train Monday to make arrangements for burial at the Osborne cemetery. Mftnday evening she went to Monon to tell her uncle, Robert Meadows, and returned to Lee on the milk train Tuesday. The remains were brought on the 11 o’clock train Tuesday and interment made at the Osborne cemetery. Some of the friends drove to Monon to catch the 3 o’clock train for home, but Mrs. Illff, Bert IlifT and wife artd baby, and Mrs. Frank Phillips remained. Mra Phillips went to Monon in the evening to see her sister, Mrs. Meadows. Mrs. 11 iff and Bert and wife stayed Tuesday night with Mrs. Kate Holmon. Bert and family returned to Momence Wednesday, but Mrs. illff stayed for a visit with - relatives. ’■