Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1910 — MOSLEM FUNERAL HELD AT TOLLESTON. [ARTICLE]

MOSLEM FUNERAL HELD AT TOLLESTON.

Hammond, Ind., July 25.—The first Moslem funeral that ever took place in this part of the country was held at Toleston yesterday when the body of Girii Ali, a Mohammedan killed at the Gary steel plant, was buried. Reisel Tarif, a Moslem priest, and one hundred of his religious followers conducted the unusual services. Ali leaves a widow and children in Constantinople.