Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1916 — YOUNG MAN DIES SUDDENLY [ARTICLE]

YOUNG MAN DIES SUDDENLY

Elvyn Allman Passed Away Yesterday After Brief illness. The people of Rensselaer were greatly shocked yesterday morning to learn that Elvyn Allman, youngest son of former County Treasurer J. D. Allman and now connected with the First National bank of this city, had died at about 1 a. m., yesterday morning. The young man had only been complaining for a few. days with pains in the back of bis neck and bis death came as a great shock to his parents and sisters arid brother, as well as to the community. About a year ago tin* young man, who had always looked rather frail, was found to be suf-. sering from a slight tubercular trouble and was taken to Chicago and had his tonsils removed and a thorough examination of his condition made. It was- found that there were tubercular ulcers of the lungs and some ulcers also in the cavities at the base of the bruin, but his physician says that he had improved greatly the past year and the ulcers had all healed up. For the past few days he had been troubled with what his physician diagnosed as auto-intoxication of the bowels, and lie thinks this may possibly have caused the old ulcere at the base of the brain to break open and brought on hemorrhage of the brain, causing death. Elvyn was not sick in bed and had been about the house and was up town Wednesday. His condition became much worse during Thursday evening and a doctor was called, but the young man passed away about 1 a. m. . Elvyn was born in . Remington nineteen years ago next month, and came with his parents to Rensselaer about nine years ago, when Mr. Allman took charge of the county treasurer’s office. He was a bright boy, of excellent habits and was well liked by everyone He * leaves besides his father and mother, one brother, Kenneth, who is employed In Indianapolis,' and two sisters, Florence and Adleen, and hosts of friends who extend

their heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family. The funeral arrangements had not, been made at the time The Democrat went to press.