Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1904 — Death of Lulu Heddricks. [ARTICLE]

Death of Lulu Heddricks.

Mi ms Lulu Hendricks, a native of Jasper conntv, died Wednesday, at her par-1 tV borne at May wood,lll. near Chicago, of typhoid fever. She whs a »<<ut 19 years old She was the daughter of Harry Hendricks, who lived in this county until h few years ago Part or the time in Gillam Tp., and also • afterwards, near town, for quite a good many years. The funeial was held at iVlaywood ana the bodv then brought here for burial in Crocke t cemetery, arrivin g oQ_£h-aXwo=o’oiooktraiu last Friday afternoon The body was taken to the residence of Gh-o, Barcos, for opportunity for relatives to shh it, and burial was then made. Mr Barons and Mr 1 Hendrick-* are cousins. Wm Bennett is an uncle of the dead girl, and himself and Mrs Bennett attended the funeral at Mavwoud. and came back with, the burial party.

1903 Death Rate. j Statistics gathered by the State Board of Heath show that in 1903 there whs h decrease in the number of dentns as compared with | 1902. La-t year, according to the bulletins, there were 32 271 deaths in Indiana, which is a rate of 12.75 out of everv 1,000 persons. In 1902 there were 34 009, a rate of 13 63,