Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1916 — YOUNG MAN’S DEATH SHOCKS COMMUNITY [ARTICLE]

YOUNG MAN’S DEATH SHOCKS COMMUNITY

Elvyn Allman Panged Away Suddenly Thursday Night, Probably Prom Hemorrhage of the Brain.

Our Christmas cheer and happiness was turned into sorrow ‘by the sad news of the death of Jesse Elvyn Allman this Friday morning. Elvyn had been in his usual good spirits and had enjoyed the holiday with his friends' in the city. Wednesday evening he was taken a. sevdre headache, but nothing was thought'of the matter. Thursday he was stricken with auto-intoxication and he suffered intense pain. The family physician had this under control and had gone to his home feeling assured that his patient was in no danger whatever. Mr. Allman attended a meeting with the doctors <sf the city and the resident members of the hospital board. This meeting was held at the First* National Bank. Mr. Allman had called his home to inquire about Elvyn and while the doctor reported he had intense pain, no seriousresults were anticipated. Mr. Allman went home about 9:30 p. m. After a little while Elvyn grew easier and the family physician returned to hi§ borne. Mr. Allman retired but was soon awakened by Elvyn and before the family physician and also a physician called for consultation could arrive, the boy hbd passed away. TtUe cause of his death is not positively known but the physicians feel quite sure that it was caused by a hemorrhage of the brain. A little over a year ago Elvyn had an attack of tuberculosis of the lungs. An x-ray examination made showed that these spots had healed. It is now thought that similar spots had been on the train and that the excessive pain caused from autointoxication may have caused one of these places to rupture and thus cause death. Jesse Elvyn Allman was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse D. Allman, of this city. --He was the youngest of four children. He was bom in Remington, Ind., January 19, 1898. His father was elected treasurer of Jasper county and moved here in 1907. Elvyn entered the fourth gte.de of the public schools of this city with Miss Malchow as his teacher. Through the grades and the high school he was a splendid student and a universal favorite of teachers and pupils. Elvyn was not a strong boy and did not do much with athletics, but he took more than an ordinary interest in the other functions of the school. He was editor-in-chief of the Chaos, published by the high school in 1915, the year of his graduation. He was the pr«sraent of his class and of his literary society. He delighted in debating and was able to make a 'very strong argument for his side. This year he was taking postgraduate work in the high school and was getting the rudiments of a business course. What can be said to soften the sorrow of the death of so splendid a young man ? His life was, f so full of promise, so full of joy and happiness that it seems aft unexplainable calamity. Elvyn was the son of splendid parents. In him his parents and the community had looked forward to a life of tremendous usefulness. He had so bound himself to us all that it seerhs impossible to give him up. May we all appreciate the fact that while he was with us he helped us all to make life more worth while. We will always remember him as A young man exemplifying everything that is best.