Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1919 — HAS ONE SON STILL LIVING [ARTICLE]

HAS ONE SON STILL LIVING

Nephew of Joe Koeta, Reported Missing, Is Heard From. Mrs. Barbara Russ of Cleveland, Ohio, has received a leter from her son, Edward Russ, from France, who was reported missing on November 1. He wrote December 26 that he was well again, after taking part in four different battles. Her other 1 son was reported killed a month earlier, also in battle. Mrs. Russ Is an aunt of Joe Kosta of Union township, whom Mr. and Mrs. Kosta visited a part of last month. She has been a widow for 17 years and was griefstricken then over the loss of both her sons. Her friends Yejoice with ner in the good news received that one son is still living. Mr. Rues was the first friend Mr. Kosta looked for, and found oyment at a railroad passenger depot in Cleveland when tbe latteT arrived there June 1, 1881, after parting with his mother for good at Prague, when he sailed for this country, a 16-year-old Is*. Mr. Kosta’s wife h«*d three brothers in the service in France and one was reported killed the latter part of July.