Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 239, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1914 — THREE AGED WOMEN ENTER LONG REST [ARTICLE]

THREE AGED WOMEN ENTER LONG REST

Mrs. W. P. Baker and Mrs. J. P. Green, of Rensselaer, and Mrs. D. D. Gleason, of DeMotte. Three weeks had passed since there was a death in Rensselaer and today, Friday, three deaths are reported, two in Rensselaer and one in Keener township AW are of aged ladies. Mrs. William P. Baker passed away at 3 o’clock this Friday morning, Mrs. J. P. Green was found cold in death when her husband arose this morning, and Mrs. David D. Gleason died in Chicago Thursday afternoon at about 1 o’clock. MRS. WILLIAM P. BAKER. Mrs. Maria (Rees) Baker was the widow of William P. Baker, who died last Christmas. She was 70 years of age on May 29th. Her health failed after the death of 'her husband, whose passing away she deeply mourned. She declined slowly and her case did not become serious until Tuesday afternoon, when she had a sinking spell. She revived slightly that evening and the following morning only to suffer a relapse Wednesday and after that she failed until the end. Hardening of the arteries and acute dilatation of the heart are assigned as the causes of death. Mrs. Baker was the daughter of Major John Rees, for many years a resident of Barkley township. She is survived by her sister, Miss Nancy Rees, who lived with her, and by two children, Mrs. C. Taylor Boicourt, of this city, and Lawrence A. Baker, who resides in the west. Mr. Boicourt was. in Hamilton, N. Dak., when Mrs. Baker died and the funeral arrangements have been partially deferred until he is heard from. It is probable that the funeral will take place Sunday afternoon. MRS. J. P. GRIEEN. Mrs. Marilla (Carr) Green, wife of Rev. J. P. Green, who had been an invalid for more than eight months, passed away in the night, her husband finding her body cold in death at about 5:30 ..o’clock this Friday morning. He had remained by her bedside until after 10 o’clock and at that time she asked him for something to eat, saying that she wanted some bread and butter. He got is for her and she insisted that he remove his clothes and lie down, saying that she was all right. She ate but two or three bites of the bread and Mr. Green watched her for fifteen minutes or more. She fell asleep and he then went to an adjoining room and went to bed. At 4:30 he awoke and went to her bedside. Apparently she was sleeping peacefully. He prepared breakfast for their son, Howard, and at 5:30 again went to the bed and found that his wife was in the final sleep. A physician was called and expressed the belief that death had occurred several hours before. Mrs. Green was 65 years old on Sept. 3rd. She was born in Erie county, N. Y., and married Rev. Green in 1889. Only one child was born to them and it passed away seven years ago. Rev. and Mrs. Green came to this city four years ago in July and he was for some time pastor of the Baptist church. After coming here they adopted a boy from the orphan school and he took the name of Howard Green. He is a clerk at McFarland’s grocery store and is a manly and hustling young fellow. Mrs. Green had expressed the wish that she be buried at Muncie, where their son was buried and this request will be complied with. The funeral will be held at the Baptist church Sunday morning, at 10:30 o’clock, and the body will be sent to muncie, leaving heie on the 2:01 train.

MRS. DAVID D. GLEASON. Mrs. David D. Gleason, of Keener township, who suffered a paralytic stroke several weeks ago. died Thursday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the home of her daughter in Chicago. She was taken worse, suffered another stroke of paralysis and a hemorrhage after going to Chicago and her husband and other members of the family were with her when the end came. Deceased was about 63 years of age. The funeral will take place in DeMotte Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. Give us your potato order. We have a car of nice, ripe potatoes; 20e a peck, 75c a bushel, or 70c In 5bushel lots. JOHN EGER.