Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1918 — SUDDEN DEATH IN BARKLEY [ARTICLE]

SUDDEN DEATH IN BARKLEY

MRS. EDWARD RITTER DIES VERY SUDDENLY OF HEART FAILURE. Death came very suddenly to the home of Edward Ritter, of Barkley township. He and his wife had retired at the usual time and she seemed to be in her usual good health. About 11-o’clock Monday night he was aroused by his wife asking him to send for him at once. Mr. Ritter went to the phone but before he could get word to anyone his wife had passed away. Mrs. Ritter was a very heavy woman. The cause of her death -seemed to be heart failure. She ia the mother of ten living children and. must have been about sixty years of age. Funeral service had not been arranged when we went to press.

• Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dickison went to Rockford, HL, today. W» must close out our big stock of general merchandise. Sale is now on and you have the opportunity to buy staple goods at greatly reduced prices. .All must go, including fixtures. Sale closes Saturday evening, November 2. Wallace & Baugh, Parr, Ind.

Herman Messman was called to Warsaw today on account of the serious illness with influenza of his son, Clarence, at the base hospital at Winona. Clarence entered the service with the selectmen of Newton county. Henry Wilson and family, who formerly lived in Union township- but for ten years have been in the West, the last five years having lived near Lisbon, N. D., have returned to this county. Mrs. Wikon is a daughter of Mrs. Ransom Elijah, of near Mt. Afr.