The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
MANKATO IS PAYING
TRIBUTE TO SELECTED
More Than Six Hundred Men
Entrained For Camp
SUPPER SERVED Them
Large Gathering at the Depotto
Speed the Boys On Their
Way
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Mankato was the center for one OF
the largest entrainments OF selected
men in the state today. Men from
nine counties, making a total OF o4o
selected soldiers arrived in the city
late this afternoon and were to de-
part for Camp Grant, Rockford, H.,
at 5:55 and at $50 this evening.
The first men to arrive were those
from Lincoln, Brown, Lyons and
Nicollet counties, coming into the
city at Abs p. m. Men from Waton-
wan, Rock, Faribault and Murray
counties arrived about half an hour
later. The boys were met at the
station by the members of Company
C in command of Captain Roy All1-
son and were shown full military
honors.
Dinner Was Served.
Dinner for the young men was
served in the Masonic hall by mem
bers of the Women's Relief corps.
The Methodist ladies also served din
ner for some of the men in the church
parlorS. Blue Earth county men were
served dinner at four o'clock and re-
ported at the court house for roll call
at 4:3O o'clock. Here they were pre-
sented with comfort kits by Mrs.
Theodore Williams in behalf of the
local chapter of the Red Cross. The
first contingent of men, numbering
339 in all were to leave the city at
5:55 o'clock this afternoon They
hn rfh
ons, Lincoln and Brown counties. The
boys from Cottonwood, Murray, Wat
anwan, Faribault and Nicollet coun-
ties were not to leave the city until
$50 p. m. This latter quota num-
bered 319 men in all.
Blue Earth County Men.
Blue Earth county men reported at
the court house at 10 o'clock for roll
call. Following this they were as
signed to a squad, each in command
OF an assistant leader who had been
appointed yesterday. Each assistant
leader had seven men for whom he
was responsible until they arrived
safely in camp and were turned over
to the officers there. 1t was dis
covered, when roll was called that
several men were missing and a
number of alternates were obliged to
fill these places. This required a
change in several places in the list
of men from this county and it was
not known until the noon train came
in, with the last draftees called, Just
who would make up the quota from
this city.
Men From Blue Earth.
Men who left from Blue Earth
county today:
Mankato: N. Rexford, A. G. Tuberg,
Lincoln Oulman, Frank Raymore,
Chas. Hance, Ellis Schweickert,
Rudolph Strobel. Roy Ash, Charles
Sanger, w. P. Thilgen, Fred Magin,
Oscar Swanson. Herman Jensen, Otto
Minor, M. Mangen, Ed Peterson,
Carl Anderson. Harry Sapey, E. R.
Fitzgerald, Albert Anderson, ]. E.
Sheehan, G.. O'Brein, W. d. Kauf-
mann, Herman Schneider, Albert
Gruenenfelder, H. Johnson, Felix
Freeman, Joseph Zeigler Albert
Duesser,. A. L. Davis, Gus Weller, Carl
Munson, Fred Himmelmann, Andrew
Young. August Hintz, John Schmidt,
Jr., Frank E. FFeeberg, William G..
Aldo, A. E. Schoettler, Francis Jakobe
Walter Barrow, Matt Graft, Bert
Tweed, Ed. Amundson, r. Sanger, A.
Rachel Myer, Chas. Huettl, d. Evans,
w. Peterson, N. Wilmes, John Osdoba
W. Kehms, Clifford Draper, Charles
Jones, William Walsh, Andrew
Kanuck, A. Anderson.
Madelia: G. Andrews, E. jacobson
Good Thunder: Paul Darge, Earl
McGrew, L. Weinberger, A. Prange
A. Born, B. Birr, w. Zeiglcr, A. Radka
Lake Crystal: R. c. Rains, R
Brown, L. Pew, C. Oleson, E. Chorn
J. T. Jones, l.. Mcdonald, Henry
Sutherland, F. Watne, E. Beebe, c.
Kabrud.
Mapleton: M. r. Sanders, F. Floyd
w. H. McKinnon, G.. Rinhardt, H. L.
Chandler, A. Maurer, o. Reveling, F.
NJ Osten Sacken, A. A. Kositza, E. A
Olson.
Amboy: r. Marsh, c. Apitz, l.
Gilbertson, H. Weinkaus, S. Gilbert
son, B. w. Ulrich, F. Wojahn, A. c.
Day.
Garden City: J. b. Phelps.
Pemberton: Peter Swenson, S
Guam, r. Ditburner.
Cambria: j. Potz, ]. Ulrich, R. A.
Rfettschert
E. r. Gloomstead, st. Paul; R
Villebro, Hibbing; j. Chesney, Sioux
Falls; E. Lentz, Smith Mills; A. Linde
Eagle Lake; c. Kimbrough, Kansas
E. Toljman, Minnesota Lake; Geo
Huettner, Paul H. Thew, Vernon
Center; F. j. Wenker, Madison Lake
Alternates: R. F. .Lamm, O.-W
1 PolleiA Phil Sweickhard, Chas. Lang
Mankato; o. Randall Rochestra; A
kanuck, st. Clair; Rheinhard Hilbert
Ed. Wilkins, Hugo Johnson.
The Commanders and Assistants
Commanders and assistant COM
manders for the men from Blue Earth
county were Commander, Earl Nc
Grew Good Thunder; assistants
Oscar Swanson, Mankato; Paul Thew
vernon Center; S. Gilbertson, Amboy
I Jones, Lake Crystal; Carl Mum
a Mankato; w. H. McKinnon