Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1902 — GUS WARTENA KILLED. [ARTICLE]

GUS WARTENA KILLED.

Wartena, formerly of Rensselaer, fell from the top of a telephone pole upon which he was at work at Chicago Heights last Friday and broke both his legs and fractured his skull. He lived until Sunday morning, being unconscious most of the time. J The funeral was held at Hammond, where he resided, Wednesday. Deceased was about 28 years of age and leaves a wife, formerly Miss Emma Robinson, also of Rensselaer, but no children. Abe Wartena, the blacksmith is a brother of the deceased.