Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1904 — Four Years’ Naval Service Nearly Ended. [ARTICLE]

Four Years’ Naval Service Nearly Ended.

Earl Beaoham, who left Rensselaer four years ago to enlist in the U. 8. Navy is now on the U. S. torpedo boat destroyer Truxton, now lying in New York Bay. He only laoks the Monitor and Submarine of serving on every olass of boat in the navy. He has been in the hospital three times, and the last time he underwent an operation for a rupture reoeived during service. He has been nearly all over the world. His term of enlistment expires Deo. 6, 1904 when he will return home, having had enough of the naval servioe for all time, as he believes. Another young man in the navy from this vioinity is Marion Gwin, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Gwin. of southeast of town. He too has seen all kinds of sailor servioe and been all over the world. His four years will be out in September. He is at pre sent in Brooklyn.