Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1908 — Death of MRS. HENRY O. HARRIS [ARTICLE]

Death of MRS. HENRY O. HARRIS

Venerable Lady Dies Saturday Afternoon at Rest Cure Sanitarium in Chicago

Mrs. Henry O. Harris, of this city, died at the Rest Cure Sanitarium at Chicago last Saturday afternoon at 1:45 o'clock, after an illness of more than a year, and which had during all of that time been rgeardde as very serious arftt quite apt to result fatally. It was a general physical and nervouß break down, accompanied by an internal disorder that neither the local physician or the specialists in the boapltals were able to define. Mrs. Harris was taken to a hospital in Chicago In the early spring and later returned home. About five weeks go she wag again taken to Chicago and plspjl in (be Micbaed Reese hospital and a week, later transferred to the JtM£,Cfyx? sanitarium. But she ngver Lmpjfoved and the end which came had long been regarded m inevitable. .... Mrs. Karri* umrtt her husband and

threg children, Mrs. Roberts, Elbsrh T. Harris and Miss Jennie Harris, and many relatives and friends to mourn her death. The body was brought to Rensselaer on the milk train Sunday evening, Undertaker Wright having gone to Chicago with Mr. Harris Saturday afternoon to prepare the body for shipment. The funeral will take place at the family residence at the east end of Washington street at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. It will be conducted by Rev. Rhoades, a former pastor of the BepHst church at this place, if arrangements can be made to have him here. Bert Huston, of Goodland, also a former pastor of the Baptist church, win aSaist in tag services. BtaMd win be, made tn We*tin cemetery, IK ttarvairt jmt eon* pteted onthe family lot