Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1915 — HENRY A. SPARLING DIED IN DEMOTTE [ARTICLE]

HENRY A. SPARLING DIED IN DEMOTTE

— ln, r ■ '• ■ *■ ■ ■ .*■' ■'? Aged Citizen and Soldier Passed Away After Decline of Several Years—Funeral Thursday. Henry A. Spaorling, an old resident of Keener township and prior to his removal there a resident for many years of Marion township, died this Tuesday morning at his home in DeMofcte, where he had lived for almost 25 years. His age was 80 or more and he is survived by his wife and two children, namely, John, of near Hebron, and Mrs. Dan Fairchild, Jr., of Monon. He was a veteran of the civil war, having served in Company K, of the 48th Indiana regiment, and his picture adorns the wall of the G. A. R. Poet Hall in tide city. He was i a member of the post up to about ten years ago when, he dropped out. The funeral will be held at DeMotte Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock and it is probable that several from here will attend it. He was an uncle of Sam Sparling, now of Alabama, and of Bert Sparling, of Kansas. \ rrt . ’ Thursday has now been agreed upon as the dpte for tagging the unsightly and unhealthy places about i. The school boys, under the direction of Dr. Gwin, city health officer, will try to make a complete tour of the town and to let none escape who need tagging. Hearty cooperation should be given by all citizens and if there are objectionable places they should be cleared away without complaint. Rensselaer high school closed the athletic season for the year with* an easy victory over Brook high school in a dual meet held at Riverside park Saturday afternoon. The final score was Rensselaer 78% and Brook 46%. Rensselaer took ten firsts, while Brook had to be content with four. English and Clinton were the highest individual point winders with 19 points each. English took the hundred on \11.4 and repeated his performance in the 50 yard dash in 5.5. Hemphill took the discus in easy fashion with a mark of 87.2. Babcock led the field in the 220, crossing the tape in 25. Etetrom, of Brook, took the half mile, when Warren, who had breasted the tape first, was disqualified. EigelSbach took the broad jump with a mark of 18.9 Walker added five points in the low hurdles, Lakin took the mile in 5.10. Babcock ■ easily won the shot put with a mark of 39.1%. Captain Swaim closed his high school career by copping the 440 in 55 seconds. Track work is to assume its place in athletic circles in the high school again after several years of inactivity, and everything points to a successful team next year.