Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1912 — Former Rensselaer Boys Desert From Regular Army. [ARTICLE]

Former Rensselaer Boys Desert From Regular Army.

Rensselaer officers have lately received circulars offering SSO reward in each case for the apprehension of former Rensselaer boys who have deserted from the regular army. They are “Bill” Stone, Andrews and, the latest, Emerson C. Thornton. Young Thornton was a private in the hospital corps, and enlisted July 17, 1911. He is alleged to have deserted at San Francisco, August 28, 1912. At the time of his enlistment he gave Rensselaer as his home, although his folks have been gone from here for somfe six or seven years, C. L. Thornton’s, and have been living in Seattle. Wash., since, Emerson living with them. His age now is given as 21 years. This being the home or former home of all these boys, Lhe army officers sent circulars offering the rewards here, presuming, it is inferred, that they would drift back to their former home. Young Andrews’ parents left Rensseaer several years ago, moving from here to Remington and going from there to Goodland, we belivee. “Bill” Stone is a son of Dick Stone, who died here several years ago. We did not leaPn the date of enlistment of these two boys.