Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1918 — DR. WASHBURN NOW CAPTAIN [ARTICLE]

DR. WASHBURN NOW CAPTAIN

SPANISH WAR VETERAN WILL ENTER PRESENT CONFLICT Dr. I. M. Washlburn received a captaincy commission today with instruction to report ait Fort Dodge, lowa. He served for almost a year in the Spanish-American war, being a hospital stewart in Santiago. The doctor will be assigned to special work in surgery. A work for which he is especially adapted. He will enter the service in about three weeks. He certainly deserves the' greatest of credit for entering the war under his condition. He has already given his country active war service. He has a large family and is by no means a man of wealth. His leaving will be a very great disappointment to his large clientage, who he has served so faithfully and efficiently. That the physicians who entfer the war service will be accorded their full share of patronage when they return, there can be no doubt. Rensselaer has already two physicians in the war, Dr. C. E. Johnson, who is in London, and Dr. M. D. Gwin its either in a southern camp or at Fort Benjamin Harrison. On account of the need of physicians for war service at, least one more doctor from this city will possibly enter the service. It is understood that Dr. Kresler is planning to offer his services in the very near future.