The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-07-07
co. D WANTS ASSISTANCE
What a Military Company Means
to a Town and Why il
Should be Helped.

A militia company is good thing
for town.
Military training is good thing for
every boy. 1t teaches him to obey
orders and to observe rules and disci'
pline and will be of benefit to him
even If there never is war. If there
is a war his training will be of great
service to his country and will also
give him an opportunity for advance
ment in the service which he would
not otherwise have.
Hillsboro has had company Of
national guards for many years and
the people do not realize how much
they would miss them If they did not
have them.
Co. d lst Inf. o. n. g., our present
company, is one of the best drilled
companies in the state, but in the
last year has run down in membership,
this has been due largely to the lack of
proper accommodations for drill room
and no social quarters.
Within the last few weeks a new
drill hall has been secured and beauti-
full social quarters over Ervin& Ervin's
garage fitted up.
These rooms will be furnished with
smoking room, reading room, card
room and in fact, generally equipped
so that the boys will have pleasant
place to congregate before and after
drill for social time. No drinking
or gambling will be tolerated In the
room and the moral tone will be of the
highest.
The furnishing of these rooms, to-
gether with the regular expenses, can
not be met by the allowance given by
the state and 1t Is hoped that the
people of Hillsboro and surrounding
territory will respond literally and
become contributing members of the
company.
A contributing member of militia
company is exempt by law from jury
duty and from personal road tax and
we would suppose that there are a
good many men in Highland county,
who would be glad to pay $40 year
to know that they would be exempt
from this service If they desired to
exercise the privilege as we have often
seen prominent business men and
farmers try many subterfuges and do
much pleading to get excused from
jury duty.
Gen. Ben p. Runkle, military aid to
Gov. Harmon, who visits the different
companies in the state says that the
local company has excellent officers
and that the members are we'll drilled
and are good soldiers. He believes
that within few years we will need
soldiers for war and that now is the
time to prepare for the war He
urges all citizens to give their aid and
to the local company.
The yearly camp Of the company Is
a delightful outing for the members
at no expense and in addition to this
the company often takes trips to large
national and state celebrations, the
boys in this way getting to see parts
Of the country they might otherwise
never see and at absolutely no expense.
The local company has always been
most accommodating in turning out
for affairs Of all kinds when requested
and have been great addition to
many a parade. Their guard mount
during the Street Exposition was
always fine attraction.
The officers of the company, Capt. |
Underwood and Lieuts. Wedding and
Roush, nor the boys have ever before
asked any assistance from the people
and 1t is only right that we should
now show them that we are proud of
them and know the benefit that good
is to the community.
The officers want only young men Of
good habits in the company and will
not tolerate dissipation in any form so
that no boy could have better training
both from disciplinary and moral
standpoint.
Become contributing member of
the company, you will never miss the
money and it will be spent in good
cause.
Help Hillsboro to have the best
in Ohio.
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