Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-22
SECOND CONTINGENT LEAVES.
Monster Parade Features Demonstra.
tion in Honor of Iron County's
Departing Heroes.


that on Wednesday evening in honor
Of the second contingent of Iron
county men departing for the national
army. A monster parade, the largest
ever seen here, marched from the
court house to the depot, escOrting
the fOrty-6ve young men from this
county who answered the Call to the
Colors. Thousands of people were in
the parade and on the streets. The
parade was headed by the Hurley
City Band and in the line of march
besides hundreds Of citizens and
school children were the Moose Drill
Team, the members OF the Hurley fire
department and the Cary mine police
force. The parade formed in line at
the corner of Silver street and Fifth
avenue and then marched to the court
house, where the soldiers-to-be had
assembled for the final roll call before
entraining. They were escorted to
the depot, the parade first going east
on Silver street to the bridge and then
back to the depot. Old Glory was
much in evidence, almost everybody
carrying flag, besides the large flag
at the front and four Outstretched
flags, two carried by young men and
the others by school children. Hur-
ley's depot platform is rather small
and when this large crowd assembled
there the congestion was terrific.
Many relatives and friends of the de-
parting ones found it difficult to even
get within reach of those to whom
they wanted to say farewell. The
crowd was good natured and orderly
and while there were many fearful
eyes the occasion was not as sad as
would be expected. There was good
deal of cheering and yelling and the
drafted men behaved more like lads
off on lark than to enter the grim
business of war. An extra coach at
tached to the Chicago train had been
provided for the drafted soldiers and
after the train pulled in the coach
was left at the depot here until the
train pulled over to Ironwood and
back, giving all the young men ample
time to get settled and to receive the
well-wishes of relatives and admiring
friends. Neil Harrington had been
selected to take charge of the men un-
til they arrived at Camp Grant and
when roll was called after they had
gone aboard it was found that all
were present and in a short time the
train pulled out and the boys were off
to do their bit for liberty and world
democracy. That they would not be
short of "smOkes" the exemption
board and local business men had pro-
vided them with cigarettes, cigars and
tobacco, the total amounting to more
than one hundred dollars worth. A
number of drafted men from Ashland
were aboard the train and no doubt
they all made merry on the trip to
Camp Grant, at which place they ar
rived about noon Thursday.
Thirteen of the men ordered to camp
with this contingent failed to appear,
therefore in order to fill the quota it
was necessary to send alternates.
The alternates were: John TrOmbe
and Knute Wick of Montreal, John
C. Kamerer of Upson, Ernest Craw
of Mercer, Louis A.. Vale of Gile,
Thos. j. Brennan, Gug. Severini, Jas.
H. Boyington, Matt Pintame, VIM.
Markowski, Antonio DalSOggiO, Chas
Trapp and Florian 0 Leary of Hurley.
Those who failed to appear were:
Frank Schowivt, Hurley; Louis Guiz-
zetoi, Gile; John Wiercinski, Hurley;
Oscar Nelson, Gurney; Gaetano Del
Boni, Hurley; Stone johnson, Gurney
VIM. Root, Hurley; Augusta DelBa-
co, Hurley; Tony Tonasiewski, Mer-
Ger; Tony Wribeck, Gurney; Aleksi
Tuominiemi, Hurley. Two others,
Harry Sanders, Manitowish, and Te-
fild Szwedzewski, had been ordered to
appear but Sanders was intercepted
by Canadian recruiting officials at
Minneapolis while on his way from
Canada to Hurley, according to tel
egram he sent County Clerk Tyler.
Szwedzewski was excused, it having
been learned after bic was certified as
accepted that he was married man
with dependents.
John Wiercinskj, one Of those who
failed to appear, was picked up late
Wednesday night by Sheriff Menes-
trena and lodged in Jail. The follow
ing day he was given hearing before
the exemption board and according to
his story he did not intend to desert
but claimed he failed to get here in
time to join the contingent. He had
been at Grand View and did not ar
rive here until Wednesday night and
claimed that he was unable to find
the exemption board officials His
story made such an impression on the
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