Dies of Burns
Four Year Old Daughter of Harlow Bower, North of Fairbury, the Victim
Bernice Bower, four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harlow Bower, living about eight miles northeast of Fairbury, was fatally burned Sunday evening. Her father and mother were at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Milby across the road, a few rods away, leaving the children with their grandmother, Mrs. Rock. The old lady stept out for a minute, to gather the eggs for the night and while she was out doors, the child came running outside, with her clothing on fire. Mrs. Rock seized her and rolled her clothes about her, extinguishing the flames, but not until she was so badly burned she died the next morning at five o'clock.

Just how she caught fire is not known, but it is supposed she had some matches and was trying to light her Christmas candles, or playing that she was doing so. She was in a tableau at the Bower Christian church Christmas eve and was the smallest of the little angels.