The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-04
LARGE CROWD AT The DEPOT
TO BID Them A LAST
Farewell
Nearly All Mankato High School Boys:
Sandon Brothers Band Headed a
Parade Which Escorted The VoIun-
teers From Ideal Restaurant To Depot:
Go To Jefferson Barracks, st. Louis;
List of Those Who Went
From Mondays Daily.

| ilohoicu Will CuccIS liOu Iuc
great crowd that gathered at the
Northwestern passenger depot for
| the occasion early last evening, and
| with the goodbye strains of appropri-
ate patriotic airs played by the Sand
| on Mankato band on the depot plat
form, twenty-one young men, enlist
ed by the recruiting officer at Man
kato, and largely Mankato boys, left
for the Jefferson barracks at st.
| Louis, Mo.
The train pulled out at $40. Sew
| eral men were in the act of lacking a
large sign on the side of the car, with
| the words, "Mankato, Mimi, is doing
her Bit" but the train pulled out a
moment too soon for them to get this
| done. They thereupon hastily handed
the sign in to the boys on the car, the
expectation being that it would be
| tackled on one Of the cars at the first
opportunity. 1t was a large canvas
banner, about twelve feet long.
The boys were to go on the North
| western train only as far as Waseca,
where they were to take the Min
neapolis and St Louis, and go straight
to st. Louis.
Of the twenty-one the majority
dents or former students of that in
stitution.
The boys had their supper at the
Ideal restaurant. w. G. P. Smith, the
proprietor, presented them with
supply of cigars and oranges. He did
more than that, for they procured his
large flag, and marched with them in
the short parade that preceded the
departure of the boys.
The parade formed in front of the
restaurant. Headed by the Sandon
Mankato band, the procession marched
down Front street to Main. and thence
by way of Main, Second, Hickory,
Front and Main streets to the depot.
The boys were greeted with cheers by
the crowds along the line of march.
Many were the good bye kisses from
mother, sisters and sweet-hearts at
the depot, and many were the hand
shakes with which the boys parted
from old friends.
l.. p Wallrich, proprietor of { g
Rex Cigar store, presented the boys
with a large supply of cigarets,
shortly before the train left
The party of recruits comprised the
following:
Clifford A. Anderson, $40 Mound
avenue, Mankato, twentyOne years
old, senior at the high school, for the
coast artillery.
Harvey w. Anderson, $40 Mound
avenue, Mankato. nineteen years old.
senior at the high school, coast
artillery.
Herbert L. Roos, ia North Fourth
street, Mankato, senior at the high
school, nineteen years old, coast
artillery.
Walter w. Harlin, 304 North IT,
street, Mankato, eighteen years old,
sophomore at the high school, coast
artillery.
Clarence H. Wiseman, 316 Spring
street, Mankato, eighteen years old.
sophomore at the high school, coast
artillery.
Claude A. Masters, 315 East Cherry
street, Mankato. nineteen years old,
alumnus of the high school, chauffeur,
coast artillery.
Daniel W. Lloyd, 421 South Fourth
street, Mankato, twenty years old,
alumnus of the high school, student
at Hamline, coast artillery.
Erwin w. Hartman, 112 State
street, Mankato, twenty years old.
alumnus of the high school, student
at Hamline, coast artillery.
Hale H. Clements, APT Warren
street, Mankato, nineteen years,
alumnus of the high school, salesman
at the George E. Brett store, coast
artillery.
Merrol A. Kimble, 4O7 East Hickory
street, Mankato, former high school
student, employed as linotype operator
at Huron, S. D., twenty years old, coast
artillery.
Ray D. Bennett, 80 Wheeler av-
enue, Mankato, sixteen years old, stu
dent, coast artillery
Verne Gish, Randall, Mimi, twenty
three years old, farmer, for the in
fantry.
Thomas Aubrey. st. Clair, thirty
seven years old, farmer, field artillery.
Emelyn F. Hughes. S34 South Front
street, Mankato, packer at the Gamble
Robinson fruit house, coast artillery.
Mark w. Burgess, Pine, s. D., TWEEN
" years old, laborer, coast artillery.
Lowell Z. Metzinger, New Ulm,
four years old, salesman for
A. NJ Stein, coast artillery.
Leonard A. Harvey, $40 Mound av-
enue, Mankato, nineteen years DID,
for Rosenberger &
Iurrier, coast artillery.
Howard c. Johnson, 325 Clark
street, Mankato twenty two years old,
salesman for dental company of ST.
Paul, field artillery.
Howard c. Hinton, 325 Warren
treet, Mankato, nineteen years old,
Jerk for Standard Oil company of
Iankato, coast artillery.
Lloyd Green, Morristown, Mimi.
twenty-five years DID, barber, coast
Warren d. Hanscom, 243 Belgrade
venue, North Mankato, nineteen years
Id, packer for Patterson gracery
ouse, infantry