Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1917 — CO. M GETTING STRONGER [ARTICLE]

CO. M GETTING STRONGER

Twelve Recruits Passed the Physical ' Examination Friday. Twelve hew recruits were added to the roster of Company M Friday afternoon when they successfully passed the physical examination copducted here by First Lieutenant Rariden. who in private life is a practicing physician at Brookston. Fifteen in all were examined, three failing to pass. Those who were accepted and whose names have been added to the company roster were: Benjamin N. Gardner, Fowler; Charles O. Higginbotham, Ray G. Botts, Emory H- Nixon and Melville E. Patterson, Frankfoit; Ardis, L. Cornwell- and Morris ’L. Carlyle. Remington; Curtis R. Wolfe, Brook; George J. Powers, William W. Little. Ghy M. Crowder and Thomas E. Robinson, Rensselaer. Those who failed to pass were* Carroll W. Leatherman, Remington; John C. Martin, Frankfort, and Harry O. Albertson, Morocco. The addition of the above men brings the total strength of Company M to 134, which is still twenty short of war strength.