Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1915 — William E. Pries Died at Church Colony in Missouri. [ARTICLE]
William E. Pries Died at Church Colony in Missouri.
William E. Price, who with his family came here from Arkansas some years ago and whose lack of thrift and attention to his children caused them to be looked after by charitable people for some time died on Jan. 19th at Brushy Knob, Mo., where himself and family lived as a part of a church eolony conducted by a man named Garrett. Price was about 60 years of age and shortly before be left here he was sent to the county farm and homes found for some of his children. It developed alter he reached the almshouse that he had o.uite a little money saved up and lie was allowed to go. He took his family to Illinois and later they became a part of the church colony. His oldest daughter, I/u----vaney, was married last November to a man named Emil Oliver, a member of the church cokray, which consists of about 400 people.
