Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1912 — Stewart Hammond Suffered Light Stroke of Paralysis. [ARTICLE]

Stewart Hammond Suffered Light Stroke of Paralysis.

Stewart Hammond, 84 years of age, father of County Auditor J. P. Hammond, and one of the oldest settlers in Jasper county, suffered a stroke of paralysis this Wednesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Marion I. Adams. Mr. Hammond had a dizzy spell Monday and fell, slightly bruising himselft about the face. He was able to come to town Tuesday. This morning be was feeling quite well and ate a hearty breakfast. The stroke occurred wheel he was leaving the table. He soon relapsed into a semi-conscious condition and remained that way. Mrs. Clinton Brown, of Surrey, is also a daughter of Mr. Hammond.