Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1909 — A STRENUOUS AUTO TRIP. [ARTICLE]

A STRENUOUS AUTO TRIP.

Auto Liveryman Eph Hickman and Undertaker Wright had a fierce ride in the storm Thursday, night. The latter was called to embalm the year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Faylor of Union tp., who had died at about 10 o’clock that night of summer complaint, and the body of Brockus, an old soldier, who died suddenly from Bright’s disease at Thayer at 6:30 Thursday evening. They left Rehsselaer at 11:10 p, m., and went first to Mr. Faylor’s and did the work there and then hurried on to Thayer, they were out in all of the heaviest part of the storm and the rain fell in torrents and the lightning flashed all about them. Mr. Wright finished embalming the body at Thayer and

they started back home about 5 a. m., reaching here at 6:30. The funeral of Mr. Brockus will be held tomorrow at 11 a. the remains taken to Fair Oahs for burial. The funeral of the Faylor child will also be held to-morrow and burial be made in Brushwood cemetery, but we were unable to learn the hour.