Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1915 — HORACE FELL DIED SUDDENLY IN TEXAS [ARTICLE]

HORACE FELL DIED SUDDENLY IN TEXAS

Son of, County Treasurer A. A. Fell May Have Met Accidental Death —Funeral at Remington. County Treasurer A. A. Fell was shocked Wednesday evening when he received a message from Bay City, Texas, informing iriijj of the death of his son, Horace Fell, and stating that the,. body was being shipped to Remington and would leave Bay City Thursday morning. No information Was conveyed as to the cause of has death ad it is possible that he may have met foul play. He was 38 years of age and was married but had no dhildren. .He had been in Texas for about five years, being engaged at farming near ChaliAers, a small place near Bay City. A paper dated June 4th and printed at Bay. City, told of an outing trip Mr. and Mrs. Fell and others were taking last freek and so far as known to his father his health was good.' He had served some as a deputy sheriff there and Mr. Fell feels that this may have caused some one to< kill him, although this is only theory. The body will probably arrive in Remington Friday evening or' Saturday morning. Horace Fell lived with his father in Chicago for some ten years and later was on the farm with his father near Remington. Later he lived on a farm near Auburn and for two years after his marriage worked for the Auburn Automobile Co. After his removal to Texas he engaged in general farming, specializing in rice. His untimely death is a great shock to his father and friends. His last visit here was about two years ago. Mr. Fell has been trying this Thursday afternoon to learn something more about his son’s death and to find out over wfcat road the body is being shipped.