Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-16
STORES CLOSE AND CITY
TURNS OUT TO HONOR
DEPARTING SONS
FOOD FOR LONG TRIP
EACH SOLDIER BOY WELL EQUIP.
PED FOR JOURNEY TO SOUTH.
LOVED ONES SAY GOOD BYE"

Ottawa turned out today to say
farewell to her soldier hoy members
OF Company G as they boarded their
special coaches which will bear them
to camp Logan at Houston Texas. at
HIS this morning A monster es-
corte accompanied them to the Rock
Island depot. The parade left the
local armory at l0:l5 o'clock and pro
ceeded from there west on Main
street TO Columbus. north to Madison,
west to La Sale, north to Superior.
east to Columbus, and then north to
the Rock Island depot. The parade
was headed by an automobile which
carried the secretary OF the Chamber
of Commerce. James f, Farrell, the
instigater Of the parade, This was
followed by the members of the Fire
and Police departments of the city in
uniform. Then came Hentrich's Mill.
tary Band followed by the members of
the Grand Army and these were fol.
lowed in turn by the fire truck and
police patrol Then came local
drum corps followed by Company c.
After the company friends. neigh
bors and relatives followed in line.
Nearly all of the business houses
closed between the hours of ten and
twelve to give their employees an
opportunity to see the boys off. and
from the size of the crowd ii surely
looked as II everyone took advantage
of this opportunity to say" goodbye" "
ME business houses were decorated
with flags and streamers. and the en-
thusiasm with which the people
cheered was unbounded
Much praise was accorded Cap
tain Woodward and his men for the
manner in which they conducted
themselves during this final reception
II there was any sadness whatever
upon their departure none of the
men showed 1t as they were still
IN very high spirits when their train
pulled out leaving crowd Of fully
five thousand cheering people waving
and bidding them adieu
Company left Ottawa this morn
ing with one hundred and forty.foul
men and three officers. Following is
the roster of the local company
Captain.
Ralph C. Woodward.
1st Lieutenant
Samuel w Raymond
I'd Lieutenant.
James Mllsan Jr.
1st Sergeant.
Frank j. Dabbert
Supply Sergeant.
Leon II Carpenter
Mess Sergeant.
Glenn W. Weese
Sergeants.
John J. Cassidy, August j Zelle
Eugene s. Fiesel Clifford Hodgil
Reuben Mellen. Nicholas +. Sharpel
ter, Edward Hennessy
Corporals.
william Robinson, Edwin B. Gri
fifth.
Cooks.
Jacob Bermel. Charles Sprague
Mechanics
Everett T.. Grady, Frank J. Pool
BugIers.
Philip Johnson. William H. Milliga
Privatcs.
George c. Adler, Adelbert G. a
derson. Arthur 3. Aussem. Frank
Baldwin, Aldon +. Bates. Levi Ba
ley, Alexander r. Bell, Joseph
Bermel, Frank A. Boyle. Edgar
Bradford Sylvester IT. Burgess. {
rie r. Callbeck, Werner A. Carlst
John II. Carpenter, Elmer l.. tarri
John ]. Case, Patrick Cassie
Charles +. Claggett. George W, Cli
gett, William B. Clegg, Earl l.. Coz
ran, Frank P Corrigan, Charles
CDUShUu, JbnNHi Va, Npult, 'F'N'
G. De Moss, Paul Dcvore, james
Duffy. Harold f Duncan, John
Dwyer, Within ]. Dvyer, Jr,, ST
ley G. Eldred, George j. Farrell, Io
J. Fennessey. John + Ferry, Fred
Fink. John n. Ficsel, Harmon
Fikins. Frank e. Flynn, Emmett
Fox, Michael J. Fox, William T. i
Lester Francomb Henry A. F'r
John futterer. Clarence w Ga
Ralph j. Galley. Thomas f. Gary
Arthur r. Gording. julius J. Gerdi
Ray c. Grafie, Ralph E Greene, Il
Gregg, Cornelius Gribbin, Daniel
Haley, Jerome l.. Heaht, Jacob
Hemmert, Harold Houlahan, Fl
l.. Jacobson, Sigurd P. Jacobs
George J. Jobst, Alfred D. johns
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