Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1916 — Elmer Rathbon, Well Known Here, Died In South Chicago. [ARTICLE]

Elmer Rathbon, Well Known Here, Died In South Chicago.

Elmer Rathbon, nephew of John R. Vanatta and well known to many Rensselaer people, died in South Chicago Monday afternoon. Mr. Rathbon was born and raised in Gillam township and spent the greater part of his life in this vicinity. Burial was made in Medaryville Tuesday afternoon. He leaves to mourn their loss, his wife, two sons, both graduates of Illinois University; one brother, Austin.of Medaryville, and one sister, Mrs. Lauar Fisher, of South Chicago, who taught school in Rensselaer several years ago. The South Chicago court adjourned Tuesday morning in order to permit the lawyers, court attaches and others to attend the funeral services of Mr. Rathbon, who was an attorney and formerly president of the South Chicago Bar Association.