Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1908 — "TWAS A RICH HAUL INDEED. [ARTICLE]

"TWAS A RICH HAUL INDEED.

Pickpockets at the Recent Ade Rally Reaped a Fine Harvest. Reports of losses from pickpockets at tbe recent Ade rally at Brook are heard of from all over this section of the state, and no doubt a much greater number have kept their losses to themselves for fear of the ridicule of their friends. The Brook Reporter of last Friday contained quite a list of victims, and says a large number of empty pocket-books were found and turned over to the Reporter. Among those found and returned to their owners with losses unknown were: John Higgins, Keatland; Delmer Law, Morocco; Oscar Gilsbury, Fowler; James McAvoy, Westfield; Henry Vinton, Lafayette. The Reporter also publishes individual losses as follows: Bd Crudden *IB.OO Walter Ponsler 20.00 Jacob Fink. 10.00 Geo. Knapp 2.00 McKinney 11.00 John L,yons 20.00 Km cry Wirt 5.00 Wm. Johnson 25.00 Two Lafayette men 140.00 Thos, Cauley, Se&fieldO 27.00 A. McMullen, Forest. PI 5.00 A Chicago man had; an SBOO diamond pin picked, while a Lafayette man was robbed of $1,190 in cash and notes, the two largest looses reported. Fowler papers report that James McDaniel, Sam Fleming and George Pfleeger of .that .place were toadied, but the amounts are not given. Other papers all over this section also report losses by several of their citizens who attended the big blewoat, so that the harvest must have.been a very abundant one for the light-fingered gents.

1 THEY SURPRISED HENRY. f"Tienry Eiglesbach had quite a Surprise worked off on him last * Thursday night. It was his 53rd birthday anniversary, and, through a ruse Father Geltl of the Indian Sohopl . succeeded In inveigling Henry Into * taking a little journey early Thnrsday evening and in his absence everything was fixed so as to give him a genuine surprise on his return. Mrs. Clara Geltl, a sister of Mrs. Eiglesbach, came down from Chicago early in the week, and Tom Eiglesbach came down Thursday to the “dions” and te partake of the sumptuous supper tnat had been prepared by the good wife and Mrs. Geltl in Henry's, absence. jQce cream and cake were also /served about 11 o’clock. Numerous presents were given the guest of honor, which included a large easy chair by the two sons and the wife. About 30 'friends and neighbors were present and they all stayed until after midnight before departing for their respective homes well satisfied with their evening’s entertainment. Tom Eiglesbach returned to Chicago Friday and Mrs. Geltl returned Sun-

LOUIS WILDBERG DEAD. Louis Wildberg died at 11:45 Friday night from the effects of the same ailment that he underwent an operation for in the early spring. He had never" fully recovered from the effects of the first attack and while he had been at his place of business at times since his return from the hospital, it was easily observable that he was not a well man, and it was not without some effort that he stayed down town. He was born near Seitloff, Bavaria, Feb. 6, 1849, and came to America 15 years later, going first ts the state of Maine. After a time he went to Champaign, 111., and from there to Kentland, Ind., whefe he went Into the clothing business This was in the late '7o’s. After many years there he went to Everett, Mich., and from that place he came to Rensselaer in 1896, and has resided here since. While at Kentland he was married to Bertha Tuteur, who together with one son, Jacob, and one daughter, Miss Edna survive him. The oldest son died when but a few days old. One brother lives in Peoria, 111., and two in Europe. The funeral was held from the residence yesterday at 10 o’clock by Rabbi Krass of Lafayette, at which the Hebrew burial service was read. Interment in Weston cemetery. Mrs. Eliza Spangle, a sister of Mrs. Wildberg, Mrs. Dr. Weil, a brother, Isaac Wildberg, and Nathan Weiss, of Peoria, 111., Isaac and Mrs. Tuteur, and Morris Weil of Chicago, Dr. Jacob WJldberg and wife of Colgate, Okla., were out of town relatives who attended the funeral.