Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1916 — Body of French Officer Received Instead of Woman's. [ARTICLE]

Body of French Officer Received Instead of Woman's.

Crawfordsville, March 7.—Miss Helen Elston Smith, of this city, niece of Mrs. Lew Wallace and of Mrs. Henry S. Lane, had the unusual experience in New York city recently of finding the body of a French army officer in the coffin which was supposed to contain the body of a young woman friend whose death occurred in Europe. Miss Smith was in New York to await the arrival of the body of her friend. It is presumed thait in some manner a mistake was made in the shipment of the coffin and that Miss Smith’s friend’s body was buried in some part of war-stricken France with military honors.

Marmount’s Big Uncle Tom’s Cabin Company is coming to the Ellis theatre March 10th and 11th. This company is today recognized to be the largest and best in the world, carrying an entire acting cast of twenty people, among which are colored jubilee singers, buck and wing dancers, lenge colored quartette, “The Cotton Blossom Four.” Mr. Harmount is also featuring electrical snow scenes and ice scene® that no other company is carrying. The beatiful electrical transformation, representing little Eva in the - realms of Heaven. The above features are seldom seen with shows charging twice the price of admission. " T