Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1917 — GENERAL ANU STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL ANU STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings In the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minpr Mention from Many Places. EX-STATE TREASURER DEAD I "■* . .. ■ Vincefanes, January B.—William 11. Vollmer, who served two terms as state treasurer, died at the Good Samaritan hospital here late Saturday afternoon, following an operation for gallstones. The operation was performed on Thursday, and Mr. Vollmer seemed to be improving until two hours before his death, when his condition took a sudden, change for the worse. The body was first removed-to the Gardner undertaking establishment, and later taken to his home, where the funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. His age was 60 years. . -*• *■' . I - * r