Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1909 — Death of Ross Hawkins’ Baby. [ARTICLE]

Death of Ross Hawkins’ Baby.

William H. Mackey received word today that the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hawkins, had died Monday night at Tipton, and that the body would reach here on the 6:32 train this evening, in company of the parents and of Mrs. W. H. Mackey, who went there yesterday when notified of its sickness. Ce ebral spinal meningitis was tbe du e of death, and the child was sick only 19 hours. The body will be taken to the home of Mrs. Sarah Mackey and the fhneral will be held from her home, probably Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins have one other and older child.