Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1910 — FUNERAL WAS DELAYED. [ARTICLE]

FUNERAL WAS DELAYED.

Remains of William Bums Lost In Transit and Did Not Reach Here Until Saturday. The funeral of William Burns was not held Friday afternoon, as expected, on account of the remains having got miscarried in some way and did not get in Chicago'until next morning, and not reaching here until the 10:5? a. m., train next day. It was intended to go right from the 2 p. m., train Friday afternoon to the church, but as the rV mains did not come the funeral was postponed to the same hour Saturday afternoon, while the relatives got busy and tried to locate them. It seems the trouble lay in not transfering promptly at St. Paul. Mrs. Burns’ father, former County Commissioner S. A. Dowell, now of Conway, lowa, met the widow and daughter in Chicago and came on down with her to the funeral. Mr. Burns’ death was very sudden, and was caused from diabetic poisoning, which caused a lump on one of his thumbs. He had this lanced last Monday, thinking it was a felon, and he died next morning. The funeral Saturday was quite largely attended by former old neighbors and friends of deceased.