Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1904 — Death of Frank Giver. [ARTICLE]

Death of Frank Giver.

A sudden, and to most persons, wholly unexpected death of a Rensselaer youth just approaching manhood, ocoured in town last, Tuesday morning, March 29ch, 1904. . It was that of Francis Edward Giver, tnird son of Peter and Clotilda Giver. The cause of his death was pulmonary tuberculosis, orconsum ption. The disease his system for a iong time past in the torm of tubercular tumors in the neck, but it was not until a few months ago that it seemed to have attacked the lungs. He had worked all winter as an assistant and delivery boy for one of the town bakeries, and it was only t hree weeks ago that he gave up bis work and since then he has not been confined to his bed, but .has been upj and around the house some every’day, That morning he was discovered by his brother to be breathing with* great difficulty, and his physician was oalledjby telephone but before he reached the home Frank had expired.

Frank was born here in Rensselaer and has lived here with his parents all his life; except for one or two short residences at other places. His age was 18 years, 7 months and 28 days. He leaves his father and mother two brothers and one sister. His oldest brother died, here a number of years ego. As it was considered quite im portant to determine the exact cause of bis unexpectedly sudden death, a post mortem examination was held in the afternoon, by Drs. Kresler and Johnsoa. The examination showed, as was thought probable, that the rupture of an abscess in the lungs caused his death, through strangulation and hemorrhage,

The funeral was held Thursday, at St. Augustine’s Catholic church at two o’clock p. m. [nter ment will be in Wetton cemetery. Frank was a member of our local military organization, called Company M , and the company attended the funeral His it the first death to occur in the company since its organiz ition, two years ago last mouth.