Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1917 — Captain Wiltshire Visits Mother. [ARTICLE]

Captain Wiltshire Visits Mother.

Charles G. Wiltshire, son of Mrs. Harry Wiltshire, of this city, is paying his mother a farewell visit. He received consent Friday from his colonel to come to Indiana to spend a short time with his mother before taking his company to Fort Sheridan at Montgomery, Alabama. Captain Wiltshire is now at the head of Company A of the 7th Regiment, Ohio Infantry. When a lad in the fourth grade in the public school here young Wiltshire decided that he should go out into the big world and hoe his own row. With this limited education, but with a strong body and stout heart, he went at th etask in earnest. While at work he spent his nights in study and has risen to a place of usefulness and honor. He has established for himself a splendid business in his home town, Zanesville, Ohio. In preparation for this career he had spent three years in the regular army. About six years ago he was offered the captiancy of Company A, located at Zanesville. He accepted the place of responsibility. That he has made good is evidenced by the fact that his company was the largest in Ohio and that he had upon his roll the names of one hundred and ninety men. When it was reduced to the number allowed, namely, one hundred and fifty men, it had as fine a lotof fellows as could be found in any company anywhere. Captain Wiltshire will leave for Zanesville Sunday and with his company will in a very short time go to Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala., to which place all Ohio National Guard will be sent. Rensselaer is proud of Captain Wiltshire' and he honors us greatly by his splendid achievement. That he will continue to give a most splendid account of himself there can be no doubt.