Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1902 — Death of Willie Morganegg. [ARTICLE]

Death of Willie Morganegg.

A specially sad death, under the circumstances, occured this, Thursday morning, Jan. 2nd. It was that of Willie, the 16 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morganegg, of Barkley tp., near Blackford. The boy bad been very low with pneumonia and in fact given np by his physician, bat had got better and was able to sit up and was considered ont of danger. Bat Wednesday night he seems to have caught cold, and both suddenly filled np and he died from suffocation, at 5 o’clock in a few few hours after the relapse began. The funeral will be held Saturday, at 10 a. m. at the residence.