Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1904 — A Doctor’s Sudden Death. [ARTICLE]

A Doctor’s Sudden Death.

A very sudden death occured at Thayer, the first town on»the M mon this side of ti e Kankakee river about three o’clock Thursday afternoon. The viotira was Dr. F. D. Wilson, a well known practicing physician, of that place. His death is attributed to heart disease- He was take n sick about noon and died about three hours later. He was comparatively a young man. He had been located at Thayer about three years, and had a large practioe. He was well km wn in ResiFselaer, He bad a similar attack about a month ago, but re covered from it.

Miss Pendergrass, Ye Deeßtreect Bnewl teecher has arrived and feels somewhat exhausted after her long trip over bad roads. \ r e skolars came out to ye first® sesshun in goodly numbers. Borne of ye boys and girls of ye deestreect who have not yet finished ye fall ooru huskio and turnip diggin will not get started in fur a few days. At ye kail of skewl every skolar was in ye seet, all but Sally Brown, who came late because her little brother would not stand still so she could get his hair curled. It is hoped there will be no absent or tardy oases at ye next oall of Bkewl ns ye teacher is going to give out the speeches to be learned and subject for compositions for ye public exibition Friday evening in ye opera house. Kome hear yVklass say A B C’s, And all- ye lessons with great ease. Ye’d lnff to hear ye dunces stick On Headin’ Kitin’ and Rithmetio Benefit Christian ohnrob.