Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1917 — BALKS AT TRIP FOR “REMAINS” [ARTICLE]

BALKS AT TRIP FOR “REMAINS”

Chicago.—Jerry Cohan, an undersized messenger boy, started north tlie other day from the Audi torlum hotel . office with—a sealed inessage reading. “Bring remains of Mr. Rosenfleld from Graceland cemetery to Mrs. Rosenfleld, No. street?’ Jerry began wondering what message carried him to a cemetery. Opening the message, he read it, then got off the car. and where he told Miss Flynn, .“Say, I will carry anything but a ‘stiff.’ I balk- at the ■'stiff? ” and left the hotel for home. Another messenger delivered the message and took the “remains,” which had beencremated, to the proper person.