Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-09-20
SECOND QUOTA SOLDIERS
AT CAMP DODGE TODAY

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the night. All day long the men had
been coming from the various sections
of the county and little groups Of peo-
pie had accompanied them here for
the "Goodbye, and God Bless You"
repeated hundred Of times. The scenes
were not without tears but Williams
county soldiers and those they left
behind all showed their common pur-
pose to stay by flag and country and
to respond to the call no matter how
difficult it seemed.
There was little in the way of dem
onstration at the Great Northern sta
ton. Company f marched to the
train with drum corps at their head.
The drafted men assembled at the
station and were checked in by the
local board Then there was a short
time for all to say goodby and the
train moved away.
There was big crowd of railroad
men on hand to say farewell to Ed
ward Bruegger, shop foreman. He
has been one of the most popular
men in the Great Northern employ
and while proud to be represented by
such a man the boys were loath to see
him go. Members of his force re-
membered him with Masonic ring,
presented at gathering the night
before the soldiers left.
Throughout the county, people have
been active for the past few days ar
ranging for the drafted men.
At Alamo, the town people pre-
sented them yith comfort kits and a
supper. The people of Hanks, gave
their boys a supper and purse Of
$4,000 while Grenora people gave, q.
supper Monday night.
At Tioga and Ray the banks gave
them suppers two weeks ago, and the.
ladies supplied them with comfort
kits.
At Wheelock, dance was given in
their honor Saturday night, but the:
one soldier from Epping Jared best.
of all. Albert Kirkendahl, the lucky
one, reports that forty or fifty Of his
neighbors gathered at his home and
after entertaining him generously,
presented him with $4,000 with which
be bought kodak.
| FOlO"NlS are Vuc H0HICS u VIC
drafted men who left for Camp Dodge,
at 1880 Wednesday morning:
Ferdinand Lynch. I
Bennie Selland.
Ralph SEVERN Siverson.
John Louis Lee.
Thomas Thompson
Edward Bruegger. =
Peter N. Yondahl.
Albert Guggedahl.
Charles H. Wiltse.
Leonard E. Erickson.
Peter Shae. -
Carl R. Anderson.
Gunnard Carlquist.
Bernard Sveen.
Alvin Theodore Larson.
Elmer William Murray.
Harvey NJ. Broughton. /,
Henry Frye.
Nels Talvor Nelson.
Lee Pankeney Gray.
Lars Larson.
Clarence Williams.
Harrison Earl Webb.
Ben M. Brevick.
Gust Leonard
John Nelson Hitler.
Jacob Ebensteiner.
William Walters.
Joseph Renville. H>'
James Upton Noggle.
Erven O. Wagner.
Edwin Randall.
Nels Frederickson.
Arthur John Sundquist.
Walter Holten.
Anton Carlson.
George Perry Kitchen.
Henry Martin Evjen.
William T. OShaughnessy. -
Einar Krogh.
Victor Dunn.
Henry Anders Lind.
Oscar Lars Lindblom.
Earl Herman.
Chester NJ. Beck.
Earl Desmond Burns.
Harry Berg.
Edward Neitzke.
John Landers.
John T. Grinolds.
carp ]. Marxson.
William C. Watt.
LlOyu OSCAR uEdVcS.
Andrew 0. Moline.
Joseph Wendell.
Arthur Bruun.
Henning Carlson.
Lachlan Shaw.
Herman Landsman.
Peter Huravitch.
Rollin S. H. Stafford.
Rex E. Daw.
Richard Gronseth.
Jens Emil Nielsen.
Alternates
Herman Walter Monson.
Leo Matt Blanchette.
Nick Jarosezewski.
Edwin Norman Swenson.
Carl Fritz Lundquist.
For Credit Quota II Men
George Edward Misz.
Emil Albert Lohrke.