Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1917 — JOSEPH FRED CALLED TO GREAT BEYOND [ARTICLE]

JOSEPH FRED CALLED TO GREAT BEYOND

Jordan Farmer Passed Away at Hospital Thursday Morning From Tumor of Brain. Joseph Fred, about fifty years of age, a man of good character and standing in the community, passed away at the county hospital at 7 o’clock Thursday- morning after an illness of about five weeks. A tumor of the brain was the cause of his demise. The case of Mr. Fred was a .peculiar one and baffled the local physicians. He had been seriously ill for the past month or more and about a week ago was removed to the hospital. The trouble which caused his death started several months ago, but it was not until recently that his condition became" alarming. During the last forty-eight hours of his life he was unconscious and nothing could be done for him. Practically all of the time that the deceased was in the hospital was passed in sleep, and the patient was drowsy at all times and could only be aroused by being shaken. A post mortem was held Thursday evening by local physicians, when the above mentioned cause of his death was arrived at. For the past three years Mr. Fred with his family had ‘been living on a farm southeast of Rensselaer, which is under the management of John O’ConnOr. A wife, four children, two of whom are students in the high school here, a brother and other" relatives, are left to mourn their loss. The funeral will be held at the house Saturday noon and burial will be made in the Prairie Vine cemetery at 2:30.