Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 219, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1914 — FATHER OF MRS. ED OLIVER DIES [ARTICLE]

FATHER OF MRS. ED OLIVER DIES

Aged Man Once Extensive Land Owner and Shipper—Came to This County from Illinois James C. Houser died Tuesday night at 11:10 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ed Oliver, near Newland. He was 83 yearS, 4 months and 6 days of age. He had made his home with his daughter since the death of his wife nine years ago. Mr. Houser was a native of Ohio, but came to Indiana during the pioneer days and located in Warren county and for many years was an extensive land owner and cattle raiser in that county. He took cattle to Chicago when they had to be driven through and when rail pens were used in the city, many years before the great union stoclc yards were erected. He went from Warren county to Danville, where he had resided for

about fifteen years’/when his wife died. He then came to make his home with his daughter. He was the father of nine children, only three of whom survive, Mrs. Oliver of Newland; Mrs. Lyda Hallon, of' Kankakee, and George W. Houser, of Hoopeston. Mr. Houser had failed since last March, the infirmatives of age finally wearing away the thread of life. The funeral will be held at the Oliver home near Newland at i o'clock Thursday afternoon, being conducted by Revs. J. C. Parrett and G. W. Titus : The body will >e shipped to Danville Friday for jurial, by the side of the grave of his in beautiful Demark cemetery.