Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 218, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1914 — LITTLE AKENS GIRL DIED AS RESULT OF BURNS [ARTICLE]

LITTLE AKENS GIRL DIED AS RESULT OF BURNS

The 2 j year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs< John Akers on the C. P. Moody farm .in Barkley township died Saturday evening as a result of burns sustained the Monday previous. The child was playing with matches that became ignited and set fire to her clothing. So much oi the body was burned that the babe could not recover, although for some time it looked favorable to rescue her. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon and burial made in the Brown cemetery.