Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1920 — FALL DOWN STAIRS KILLS [ARTICLE]

FALL DOWN STAIRS KILLS

ADOLPH THOMA, AN INDIAN SCHOOL BROTHER, DIES FOLLOWING ACCIDENT Adolph Thoma, a brother at the Indian school at St. Joseph college, died shortly after receiving injuries from a fall down the stairs at the school about seven o’clock Sunday evening- Internal injuries were the cause of his death. Brother Thoma was past eightythree years of age, and had been connected with the college since 1898, doing odd jobs about the institution. The deceased was born in Baden, Germany. The funeral services will be held at the college Tuesday morning, and burial will be made in Mt. Calvary cemetery.