Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1908 — John Churchill Dies at Lafayette. [ARTICLE]

John Churchill Dies at Lafayette.

John Churchill died at the Lafayette hospital last Tuesday morning between 8 and 9 o’clock. It was reported here last Saturday that he was dead, and later word was received that he was getting along very nicely. Monday evening at about 7 o’clock, however, word was received here that he was sinking very fast and that it was thought he could not live through the night. His brother Fenton went down on the 11 o’clock train. Word was received of his d Bth this morning together with the information that the body would be brought here on the 6:82 train this evening.

John went to the St. Elizabeth hospital about five weeks ago to be treated. He had been feeling poorly for several weeks before and finally decided to enter a hospital. His disease was diagnosed as typhoid fever. Deceased was a surveyor and was well known in hnd about Rensselaer. He was about 42 years of age, and was unmarried.