Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1903 — DEATH OF CHAS. BORNTRAGER. [ARTICLE]

DEATH OF CHAS. BORNTRAGER.

Borntrager, a well known and respected German farmer residing 3} miles southeast of town, died suddenly yesterday morning at 8 o’clock, of what the doctors call cancer of the stomach, aged about 70 years.) Mr. Borntrager had been complaining of his stomach troubling nim for some time, but was not considered at all in a dangerous condition. He was in Rensselaer with his wife Wednesday. Deceased had resided in this county for 40 years. He leaves four sons, Joseph, George, John and Frank, all of this connty, and two daughters, Lizzie and Anna, now at Columbia, South Carolina. At this time no arrangements have been made for the funeral bat it will probably not be held until Monday in order that the daughters may reach home from South Carolina.