Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1904 — A Funeral Guest’s Sad News. [ARTICLE]

A Funeral Guest’s Sad News.

Edward Parr, of Chicago, who with his wife was here to attend the funeral of ihe latter’s mother, Mrs "Wm McKenzie, was called away that morning, by very sad news. It was that his brother, W m Parr, had just met an a cidental death. He was an expert iron bridge constructor, and was overseeing a force of men who are buildings big bridge across the Mississippi river kt St Charles, Mo Monday afternoon he fell off the bridge into the river, and was drowned The body was recovered and the funeral was held at Chrisman, lit, though his people now live in Chicago. He was a widower, his wife having died about four years ago.