The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-04-30
Superior's Soldier Boys, 1.-The
Babies of the State,' Leave
for milwaukee,.
The Citizens Present She Company
With Purse. The Captain
Gets a Field Glass.
Escorted to the Depot by the GA. K.
City Officers. Fraternal So.
cieties and an Enthusi.
astIc POpulace.
A Royal Send.off With Hearty
Good Wishes.
Hearty Greeting at Rice Lake,.
Presented With an Eagle.


Company a." the Youngest of the
State militia in point of organization
and aggregate age, has departed 70,
Milwaukee. on the way to the front
Escorted by veterans of the civil war
the city officials, police, fremen, and
citizens generally and to the inspiring
strains of patriotic music, they mached
to the Omaha Depot, on Thursday even
ing. and embarked for Milwaukee.
| Never in the history of Superior was
such scene witnessed. The whole
populace seemed to nave turned out,
from the white-haired grandfather to
the babe in arms, all animated by the
same spirit of patriotism and all anxious
! t. do honor to those OF their fellow
citizens husbands, brothers and sweet
hearts-who had Loyalty responded to
| their country's call.
1t was scene never to be forgotten,
and We are are sure it was one the
memory of which will afford the mem
! bers of Company - " solace and cheer
In all their trials. Surely no men eyer
went forth t. do battle with more sin
cere wishe- or their SAFE return.
/ That Company will do honor to
Superior, no one who knows the men
o hich it is composed will doubt
They ~" ~ he BEST OF our citizens, and
/ viii not fail TO do their part IN what
ever position they are placed.
| A few minutes after O'Clock the pa
rade left the armory, passing down
| Tower avenue to the Omaha depot
| Two cars had been set apart for the
! boys, which were decorated with flags
aud bunting by the citizens. During
the in,erva- Tween til arrival of
the company Al the ST ln.t aud the de
parture o the train the BOYS ~rre kept
bI-v s.iak,n. hands with relatives and
friends while the people gave vent to
their enthusiasm In cheers again and
again repeated.
Promptly at 5:3j the tram puiled out.
and 4 CIV minutes later came to Il stop
a East EiI Hl"re s~ve al huulre l. -
=. =. -: At AIRED ~ give the c.,n-
pan, i,ra:tN God speed. Here the
/ same enthusiasm WAS mani ested as in
| West Superior and the sane scenes
were witnessed, and a rouslng parting
cheer was given as the train pulled out.
A number of citizens accom- panied
the boys as for as Chippewa Falls and
Eau Claire. At Rice Lake, Wis, the
people, learning that the West Superior
militia would pass through that evening.
decorated their houses with flags and
headed 10y the Colum bia band. went to
the station to greet them. Here they
were presented with a large tame eagle,
| BY Geo. Colan, which bird the BOYS lost
no time i'll christening Bill Mckinley"
| At Eau Claire a special train WAS pro-
: vided for the militia to Milwaukee,
where they arrived this (Friday) morn
| ing.
| Following are the members of the
| Company:
! Captain Harry w. Newton.
First iieutenant-Wm ii. Smith.
Second Lieuteuant-Hector Il. Swift.
First Sergeant-Richmond Smith.
Quartermaster-.-C has. W. Newton.
| Sergeants-
W. b. Coburn, Geo NJ. Coburn,
I. K. Christie. Robt. Kelly.
Corporais-
John : Herzog. r. B.McLean.
Geo. +. Gitfin.
Musicians
Harry Howell, Walter z. McCom bs
| Private
{. +. Langevin, Samuel X. Daft,
! Fred \ Weadr, Severe Belanger,
+. Z. Buckley, Hervt N.tlark,
john +. burnett Frank Clarity,
I tr .nciS Lindqulat,t ari Eison,
| r. VI. kennedy, Robert } Grace,
ROGET Alien, Oscar Hryer,
Etlan Amen, " IA. lie Blanc,
WIN NcNuIr, Homer Purdv,
..uaut.,t Rooster, Joan Runungs,
iitrr, l. Spriug, Chas. Thompson,
Wa,!er NulppIe. JOAN Gill,
/ Car. Newman, Harry +. Briggs,
r., ii Suutuai, James NJ. FrInk,
JOAN Braden, Jeremia McCaveny
ArthurE4rnshuw, john Ilenstreet,
Oliver Price, Earl Barker,
James Powers, ii. L. Jillson.
Dean Foster, George Henry,
Hugh b. Mills, Clifford Howard,
| George Scales, John Haverstlck.
| Chas. Munro, Edward Schroeder,
David Burnett, Clarence Banks,
! Aiuuzolfammond, George Ni!kiow,
! Edward @ Kelly, Frank Spring,
/ James Duram, Clemens >chati,
! Lawrence strong. John Larson,
/ <fu-fayp Johnson James Beattie,
I Leonard klnuie, Morgan Morris,
/ geo Cnurnoyer. CurVllI Gil,
I Bedford klunie, tha-. Anderson,
! \lch Prulound, john Kelly,
! Rulia Long, Timothy fitzgera u.
/ Hcrmau Laititte, thomas hieN.
Edmund Sttfurd, William Kemp.
autun,Iullick-on.O Ole Laeswick,
! Arm henderson. Clyde Andrew,
! los M.rrles,tIe Newton Steck,
Ihos. tuHruy. Andrew Donovan.
iiuyh Hunter, Edward Gou,skey.