The diamond drill., 1918-06-29
RECRUITS make
fine SHOWING
CONTINGENT SHOW
Ed UP WELL IN EVERY way
SOME co TO EUROPE SOON
Owing to Changes at Camp Custer
Some June Recruits viii! Leave
With Custer Overseas Force

The fine appearance presented by
the body OF recruits that left here last
Thursday was generally commented
upon by those who turned out to bid
the boys Godspeed that afternoon.
They certainly did present a fine ap-
pearance and, numbered among them,
were some Of our best business, pro-
fessional men and artisans. Among
the prominent business men who left
with the contingent was Clarence
Kearns, cashier of the Miners State
Bank at Iron River, formerly with
the Alpha bank, young man who has
great future promise in his chosen
work, and as sample of the profess
sional men We might mention Dan
o'Hara, who laid down the office OF
prosecuting attorney to answer his
country's call. Dan had charge OF
the bunch and went at his duties in
his enthusiastically Industrious man.
ner. Dave Mendelson. proprietor of a
dry goods store at Alpha. but a Crys-
tai Falls boy, was another business
man: Lawrence Larson, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. John O. Larson, carpenter
fnr In. a. tta - A.
Mckinney Steel Co. was another OF
the bunch. Prof Merke, who. had
charge of the graded schools OF the
Crystal Falls school district, was an
other. And so on down through the
list one might go and he would find
To a greater degree than in almost
any of the other contingents. the boya
who left last Thursday have been as
socjated with the business and indus
trial life OF Iron county-lawyers
bankers, carpenters. merchants. farm.
ers, miners-all solid citizens answers.
ing their countrys call.
Many Visitors Here.
The registrants from outside or
town commenced to arrive early and
by noon the main street was pretty
we'll filled with visitors. Young men
and their young ladies strolled up and
down the street for their last outing
for some time-perhaps forever. While
there was tinge of sadness to It.
yet there was the gay side.
One noticeable thing about these
leaving days" is the general lack OF
boisterousness that is in evidence. AS
o general thing the men, their friends
and relatives spend the day quietly
visiting with one another. Some, OF
couse, and they are mainly those
who have not the anchorage of home
ties binding them, are jubilant and
more in evidence, bur they are In the
great minority. The bulk OF the peo-
Pile pass the day quietly but not sadly,
BY the time that the hour for de-
parture arrived the crowd In the
city was very large-not as large
as when the contingent left for Ma
con. but still there was big crowd.
Some idea OF the number OF cars may
be CLEANED from a computation made
by John Erikson OF the Dunn mine.
He drove in late in the afternoon. and
between the junction OF the Dunn road
and the county road at the Tobin To-
cation and Superior avenue, a dis
tance OF about Ia miles he met SO
automobiles. That number doesn't
take into consideration any OF those.
parked in the city.
Two Bands Were Out.
The Alpha baud came up to help
out In the farewell and II played for,
an hour or more In front OF the court
house At 5 o'clock the boys were,
taken TO the hotels for supper. and
about $40 the Mckinney Steel Com
pany band with Mede LaPlant carry
ing the flag, started to play in front.
OF the city hall
Senator MorIarty delivered short
address in which he called attention,
to the War Saving Stamp Campaign.
urging the people TO take hold and
assist the boys by buying the stamps.
After the address the procession
marched 10 tic depot lead by the Al.