Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1905 — Death of W. H. Babb. [ARTICLE]

Death of W. H. Babb.

W. H. Babb, a resident of Jasper c runty most of his life, and mostly o" Rensselaer, died Tuesday night at the state soldiers’ home, at Lafryette, after a long sickness from p iralj sis and other diseases. He was a faithful and efficient soldier in the civil war, in Com pany K. of the 48th Indiana regiment, and served until the close of the war. He was 65 years old and was a son of the late H. M. Babb, and his nearest surviving relatives are his brothers Ed Babb, of Rens selaer, Samuel Babb, of Monticello and Mrs. Thompson a sister, of Reedsburg, Wis. The funeral will be held at the Home, Friday afternoon. Another Big Scoop For Padgrtt Horses.

The Padgett horses are still a Lexington, Ky., this week, where there is a two weeks’ race meet They made another big killing last week, and added about a suit cast full of blue grass money to the big wad they got off from the down carters, at Wheeling. 'Dan P. won first money in a SI,OOO race. He finished 7th in the first heat, in 2 131, whereat beyond peradventure the Colonels would take any kind of a bet offered by his backers, and no doubt they were given all they would take. Then Dan P. won the race in the next three heats,straight, finishing in 2.08, 2.091 and 2.08 L He is evidently a great horse. He belongs to John Priest, of Francesville, but is leased to. the Padgeti combination for the season, and i is also said they have an option t< buy him at the end of the season for SOOO. They have already been offered SI,OOO for him.