Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1914 — Monticello News Clipped From The Evening Journal. [ARTICLE]

Monticello News Clipped From The Evening Journal.

Mrs. Benj. Carr and daughters arrived home yesterday evening from Lynn Haven, Florida, where they have been visiting Dr. and Mrs. Crowell, Mrs. Carr’s parents, the last two months. Mr. Carr, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Jess Crowell met them at Lafayette and brought them home in the auto. Philip Burrows, of east off Frances ville, died in St. Joseph hospital at Logansport yesterday. His funeral will be held in the Catholic church at Pulaski tomorrow morning. He' was the father of Miss Mary Bur tows, formerly of this city but now of Winamac. Amos Hodge, 40 years off age, a farmer of Sleafield, is in St. Joseph hospital at Logansport suffering from a compound fracture Of his .right leg, which he sustained when he ran into the pilot off a Pennsylvania train engine at Reynolds on Wednesday night. He is said to have been unable to stop his machine before colliding with the engine, which was moving slowly and had just reached the crossing where the .accident occurred. Chris Randt, an aged and well known resident of Cass township, died in a hospital at Milwaukee, tWis., on May 20, under conditions that shroud the closing days of his life in mystery. Some four weeks ago he Went to Appleton to visit /his brother’s children. Later he left their homes to go for a visit in another town and that is the last that is positively known off his movements.

On May 29th, a man was found lying beside the railroad track at Milwaukee in an unconscious condition. He was removed to a hospital by the city officiate Where he died in a few days. •J'bere was nothing found on bis person except a group photo card which was without either name or address. After death an inquest was held and a verdict rendered thiat the man had committed suicide by taking carbolic acid. In the meantime one of the city papers published the story of the finding of the unconscious man beside the railroad track, his death and the absence of any clue (as to hie identity, and published it in connection with the group photo found on his person. A copy of the paper chanced to (fall into the hands off a nephew of Mr. Randt, who at once recognized the group of people, and going to the morgue identified the body as that of his uncle. He at once wrote to his cousin, Henry Rlandt, at Head lee, who upon receipt off the letter Started last Friday evening, accompanied by Isaac Swiarfczell, for Milwaukee, and brought the body of his father back home. The funeral was held Monday as ternoon at Bell Cjgnter. There is no clue as to where Mr. Randt was from the date he left Appleton until he w<as found beside the railroad track at Milwaukee. It is believed that he was drugged and robbed of what little money he had upon bis person and then thrown out to live or die as the case might be Mr. Randt wasjjffiose to 80 years old and leaves a wife and a number off children, all grown. » > .