Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 311, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1918 — Westerner Visits Old Home. [ARTICLE]

Westerner Visits Old Home.

Charles Byers, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Byers, arrived here from Lewiston, Idaho, Sunday night When a young man, Charles, with his parents lived in Gillam township near the Haddock bridge on the Pinkamink river. He was employed by a number of the farmers in Barkley township at that time, among them being John G. Culp, R. B. Harris, James T. Randle, Addison Parkison and Granville Moody. He is now about fifty seven years of age, has never married and enjoys the western life very much. He has been away from here almost thirty years. Mr. Byers went to Wheatfield this morning, where he will, visit with his mother who is still living though quite old and feeble. Charles enlisted in the army during the Spariish-American war and did service in the Philippines. He is a great admirer of Theodore Roosevelt and says he would give anything in the world to have the privilege of going to Europe with Teddy.