Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1913 — Obituary of Ross Bringle. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of Ross Bringle.

The funeral of Ross Bringle Friday morning was largely attended, the home of J. M. Sauser, where It was conducted, being visited by a very large assemblage of friends. The service was conducted by Rev. J. C. Parrett. Burial was made in Weston cemetery. The pallbearers were Delos Dean and Walter English, of Rensselaer, and the following college friends and fraternity brothers of the deceased: Maurice Johnson, Mark Kerlin, Morris Sanders and Virgil Eikenberry, of Franklin college. There were many floral offerings. Among out-of-town people to at tend the funeral were Floyd Meyers, now a student at the Colorado university; Mrs. Rosa B. Graff and son, Ray, Of Des Moines, la.; Abe Bringle and family, of Fair Oaks; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yeoman and Mrs. Sam Yeoman, of Hanna, Ind.; Miss Ora Yeoman, of Valparaiso; and Mrs. E. T. Longwith and daughter, Miss Linda, of Davenport, lowa. Miss Longwith and Ross had been engaged for some time an Ashe spent fnost of the past four or five weeks helping in the effort t 6 nurse him back to health. The following obituary was prepared by friends and read at the funeral: Ross Ray, only child of William D. and Dorothea E. Bringle, was born September 14, 1891, in Jordan township, Jasper county, Indiana, and died May 28, 1913, near Rensselaer, Indiana, age 21 years, 8 months and 14 days. After completing the work of the common schools, he graduated from the Rensselaer high school in 1909, and afterwards attended Franklin college. He leaves to mourn their loss a devoted father and mother and a host of relatives and friends. » L. M. Fletcher, of Chicago, and Mrs. Anna Heath and son, Lewis, of Oxford, were guests yesterday of their sister, Mrs. George Colvert, and today went to Oxford, where Mr. Fletcher will spend several days before returning to Chicago. What Is it that is so wonderful about a plow a man can r pull? Listen, O. A Roberts has a manure spreader that a man can pull.

Miss Lillian Rowe, of Linton, is the guest of Miss Wilma Peyton. For a mild, easy action of the bowels, try Doan’s Regulets, a modern laxative 25c at all stores. Miss Judith Woodward, of Chicago, a graduate of the Rensselaer high school, came yesterday to attend the alumni banquet and will remain over Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Irwin. 0 Miss Grace Norris has returned home from North Vernon, where she had a successful year as Instructor in the high school, teaching Latin and one Class in botany. She has been engaged there for another year. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Thompson and baby, of 1 Winamac, came yesterday for a short visit with relatives of Mrs. Thompson, who was formerly Miss Thena Meyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Meyer. Mr. Thompson is an attorney and is now the junior partner In the law firm of Horner & Thompson, of Wlnama?.

The Lafayette Reserves met the Monon team in a game of ball at Monon yesterday on the latter’s diamond and were defeated by a score of 14 to 0. The Monon team was in shape and played a fine game of ball. A large crowd witnessed the game and backed the Monon team with lusty cheers. Clark, bhe Monon pitcher, allowed but one hit during the entire game. Monon has an exceptionally strong team, having played five games and winning all of them. The Lafayette Reserves are supposed to be the fastest team in Lafayette—Lafayette Journal. T" S Howard Clark and John Morgan played ball with Monon again Friday and Clark pitched a great game and was well supported. Their opponents were the Reserves from Lafayette, regarded the best team in that city, but they were unable to do anything with the offerings of Clark and are credited by a Lafayette scorer with getting only one safe hit. While the Reserves were reaching unavailingly for the mixture Clark was serving them, the Monon lads were piling up lots of hits and a big score and they won the game by the score of 10 to 0. Monon is trying hard to retain both Clark and Morgan, but it is probable that both will prefer playing on the home team when it is started, _