The Washington Republican Washington County Friday January 3, 1897 Laura May, (the second child that died of diphtheria and croup inside of 10 days) a daughter of Rev. L.E. BECHER and wife was born at Mound Ridge, Kansas, Oct. 7, 1887, and died Dec. 29, 1895, in Washington, Kansas, age 8 years, 2 months, 22 days. Rev. Geo. HAGEMAN, pastor of the Presbyterian church officiated.