Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1918 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Mani Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Hapfuminga in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Place*. FORMER RESIDENT PASSES AWAY Joseph Fisher Died of Complication of Ailments at Shelbyville. Alvin Fisher of Milnor, North Dakota, stopped off here Monday while on his way back to North Dakota from Shelbyville, where he was called by the death of his father, Joseph Fisher, a former Jasper county citizen, which occurred on Thursday, June 6, at his home, 237 Walker street, from a complication of diseases. Joseph Fisher was born July 14, 1850, in Marion county, near Indianapolis. His father, Henry Fisher, and family later moved to Jasper county and resided for many years a few miles north of Rensselaer, selling out here in the latter ninetie’s and purchasing several hundred acres of land neaj Butlerville, Jennings county, .to which place with his son Joseph and family he moved, and the latter, after a few years residence there, during which time his father died, sold out and moved to Shelbyville, which place had since been his home, and where he followed occupation of cabinet maker.

Mr. Fisher was married October 14, 1870, to Miss Eliza McGaughlin. Seven children were born to them. All were sons and five of them survive the father. They are Alvin of North Dakota; Henry of Washington; Charles, Fred and Burton, living in Shelbyville. The mother of these sons died May 1, 1889, and on November 7, 1892, Mr. Fisher was married .to Miss Celia Worland. One daughter was born to them, namely, Iris, who is at home as a comfort to her mother in the hour of bereavement and sorrow. There are three living sisters, Mrs. Minerva Mills of Newpoint, and Mrs. Anna Worland of Westport; Mrs. George Nichols of Mitchell, South Dakota, also nine grandchildren.