Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1917 — “Babe” Harker Laid to Rest This Morning In Weston. [ARTICLE]

“Babe” Harker Laid to Rest This Morning In Weston.

Gertrude “Babe” Harker, the woman wilio was so brutally murdered by Henry G. Bruns, a resort owner on the Kankakee river, was quietly laid to rest this morning in Weston cemetery. Thus closeth the book of life of Gertrude Harker. No relatives or friends were present. Dr. Fleming of the Presbyterian church officiated. The burial was made by authority of the Newton county officials and the expenses will be stood by that county.