Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1914 — SMITH NEWELL DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS [ARTICLE]

SMITH NEWELL DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Well Known Citizen Victim of Kidney Trouble—Funeral Will Be Held Wednesday. Smith Newell, a well known and highly respected citizen, died at 3:20 Monday afternoon at his home on Franklin street. He had been in failing health for several years but the decline had been more rapid since the first of last April'. Kidney trouble was the direct cause of death. Smith Newell was born Dec. 5, 1847, in Jackson county, Ohio, and when quite young moved with his parents to Miami county, Ind., where he lived until about 1880, when he came to Jasper county. In 1884 he was married to Miss Esther Bull, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bull. They resided in Barkley township all of their married life except about six years, which were spent in Rensselaer. They have no children, hut Mrs. George E. Hershman, of Crown Point, was raised by them. Deceased leaves a widow and two brothers, William Newell, of Marion, and Nathan Newell, of Amboy. Both will arrive here for the funeral which will take place at the M. E. church Wednesday afternoon at 2; 30 o’clock. Burial will he made in Weston cemetery.

Mark Schroerwenit to Wheatfleld today, his wife having preceded him there by a day. They will return home tomorrow. W. R. Brown is spending today at Surrey. Mrs. Clint Brown is making quite satisfactory improvement now and is able to sit up a little each day. Fred Kilgoss returned to Reddick, 111., today, after a brief visit here with his mother, Mrs. Heck, who lives at the home of her daughter, Mrs. O. S. Baker, and who is quite poorly. > The house appropriation of $900,000 for artillery ammunition was increased to $2,000,000 by the senate appropriations committee. Increase in the bid by the senate committee totaled $1,720,000. Dr. A: R. Kresler’s two little children and especially his baby has been qultq sick for two or jfchree days and the baby became so ill Monday that two specialists and a trained child’s wore called from Chicago and arrived on a night train. Both children have some throat trouble and the baby, Jeanette, 4% months old, had an ulcer on the back wall of the throat Ellen, who is 6 years old, has a mild bronchial The baby is slightly Improved today, but not much improvement is expected until the' ulcer breaks. While there is but little evidence of the disease being every precaution against its spread is being taken.