Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1904 — Los! Their Only Baby [ARTICLE]

Los! Their Only Baby

Mr. and Mrs, John Borntrager, a young couple living oa the former Cockerill farm, about five miles northwest of town, had the sad misfortune to lose their only child, Thursday afternoon, a fine boy baby born on February Bth It was net noticed to be sick,until about 10 o’clock in the' forenoon, and by the titpe a doctor could be 'called, which was ns soon as possible, tin child was already in a dying condition, and riolhing could lie dono for it. Its death occured about two o'clock in the afternoon. The funeral was hold Saturday at nine a. m , at St. Augustine’s Catholic church