Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1919 — MORE LOCAL BOYS ARE HOME [ARTICLE]

MORE LOCAL BOYS ARE HOME

Several Jasper County Soldiers Have Landed in United States. Mrs. K. T. Rhoades and Mrs. James E. Parkinson have received word from their husbands that they had arrived safely from overseas and were at Camp Mills, N. Y. John Faris of northwest of town received word that his son John had arrived in' the U. S. after several months overseas. Ernest Moore, who recently returned frosni overseas, Is now at ■Camp Sherman, 0., and expects to receive his discharge tomorrow. Harvey Davisson had a letter from his son Vern the last of the week and he was leaving CampDlx, N. J., for Cajnp Sherman, 0., where he would received his discharge and will probably be home soon. The 33d division entire, It was announced In Sunday's papers, would embark from Brest the first Of this week. Omar Osborne, son of former Counity Surveyor W. F. Osborne, Is a member of the 108th Engineers, of this division, and he will soon be home now. Mrs. M. D. Gwin received a cablegram last week from her husband, Dr. M. D. Gwin, saying that he expected to arrive in New York today. Dr. Gwin has been overseas Lm hospital work in the A. E. F. since early last fall.

Joseph Nagel was notified Monday through the Red Cross service that his son Walter was taken to a debarkation hospital In New York city last Friday. He received a card at the same time written by Walter, saying that he had underwent an operation for appendicitis on the Monday night previous and was getting along fine; said he was in a fine hospital and getting good treatment. The ship on which he sailed did not dock until Thursday, according to the telegram received by his father, so he was probably operated on while the ship was still on the water.