Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 189, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1914 — Passing of George O. Stembel. [ARTICLE]

Passing of George O. Stembel.

George Orren Stembel was born in Harrison township, Champion county, Ohio, October 2Oth, 1854, and died at Wheatfield, Jasper county, Indiana, Friday, August 7th, 1914, aged 59 years, 9 months and IS. days, after several yMirs’ suffering with diabetes. He was united in marriage to Sarah 1: Tilton, October 2nd, 1888. To this union were born six tons and one daughter, Albert, Oscar, Grover, Harry, Gilbert, Clarence and Mary, who, with the widow, mourn the departure of a kind and loving husband and fattier. The deceased was the eldest son of Joseph and Mary Stembel, of West Liberty, 0., and of his family he leaves to mourn their loss a father, - three brothers, John V., of West Liberty. Ohio; Albert, of Urbana, Ohio; and William H., of Newport, Ky.; three sisters, Mrs. Ella Duff, of Rushsylvania, Ohio; Mrs. Mary Kirkwood and Mrs. Addie Brubaker, of Urbana, Ohio; the mother and one sister having preceded him to the great beyond. In the passing of Mr. Stembel the community loses onepf its best known and most highly esteemed citizens, a man of marked intellectuality, good business acumen and strict integrity, and the entire community learned to love and respect him. He was a member of Wheatfield Lodge No. 642, F. & A. M., North Judson Chapter Masons, No. 108; North Judson Council Masons, No. 78; Knight Templar Commandery, No. 24, of Logansport; Wheatfield Lodge, No. 358, Knights of Pythias; Wheatfield Camp No. 4429, Modern Woodmen of America, and has been identified as an .active officer of the educational institutions of this vicinity tor many years. He graduated from the National Normal School of Lebanon, Ohio, in 1879; from there he took a course of study at the Valparaiso University, clerked in a drug store at Hebron, Ind., for some time, and in the fall of • 1884 he came to Wheatfield as manager for the late W. E. Sweeney in the lumber and hay business, and in 1903 he formed a partnership with the late Edwatd T. Biggin the lumber, grain, hay and farm implement business. In August, 1904, he assumed the entire business. The funeral services weje held at the home Tuesday at 2 o’clock p. m., conducted by Rev. C. E. Downey, of Mt: Ayr. The burial services were in charge of Wheatfield Lodge, Nq. 642, according to the Masonic burial service, after which the Pythian burial service was given by Wheatfield Lodge, No. 353, after which the Wheatfield Camp, No. 4429, M. W. of A., gave the Woodmen service. The funeral was the largest attended obsequies ever held in this vicinity. Members of the Masons, K. of P. and Woodmen •attended from Rensselaer, Medaryville, North Judson, Knox, Hebron, Roselawn, LaCrosse and other towns. ■ ' i / Miss Cleo Martin, of Vancouver, B. C., is visiting Mrs. L V. Martin. She is a trained nurse and will make her home here for the present. Miss Uria Camp, of South Bend, came this morning for a week’s visit with Miss Da Vena Lee. The young ladies are Bloomington University friends. • • J. C. Gwin and family have moved to their new home on North College avenue. Rev. Wright and family will move to the house vacated by Mr. Gwin. Harrison Casto, who has been very sick at the home of his mother, Mrs. Addie Casto, is slightly improved but it wild probably be some time before he is able to be up. Dr. Vick is worried because of the noji-arrival of the 'books for which he took orders some time ago. He sent for the books on July 24th and a bill of lading was received by hiiri on Aqg. 4th, but the books are not here yet. ... Richard Gravenstuk, of near Shelby, was a oilier at The Republican office today and subscribed for the Semi-Weekly. He states that there was no rain at all at his place Monday, the day we had our fine rain here. Marsh corn, however, is not suffering seriously from the drouth yet.

(Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Flynn and two children 'have been there from Chesterton since Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wood. They drove down in his Buick auto and on Tuesday, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Wood they spent the day fishing at Dunn’s bridge on the Kankakee river. They expect to go home tomorrow. Anything new and novel is what the public demands, and Harry Green is awake to that fact Having worn his other play, “Eli and Jana” until it was threadbare, he biostoms forth with an entirely new novel comedy, ‘The Town Fool,” something that gives him a better chance for heavier work. He has given us to understand that in his new play there are real novelties, and It is to be hoped that those who are in tavoi* of the better class of shows, which are to be seen only in larger places, that Mr. Green will be greeted with a full house to see him in his now play, ‘The Town Fool” Special scenery tor each act. A Classified Adv. wnffind It