The diamond drill., 1918-04-13
OCCASION OF PATRIOTIC DEMON
STRATI0N BY PEOPLE
LARGEST EVER IN IRON CO.
Entire County Joined in Honoring
Our Soldier Boys Who Offer Lives
to Preserve Liberty


Crystal Falls was recorded last Sun
day TO honor our first dead soldier
brought back for burial While the
immediate homage was paid the mem
ory OF the late Private Casper Kam-
merer, the demonstration was fully as
much intended for the numberless
young men whose remains will never
be brought back from the soil OF
France. Ii was to honor all our sol
dier dead present and future that the
people seized upon the opportunity to
express their feelings last Sunday.
The council committee with the
mayor as chairman had made all ar
rangements 10 care for the people.
Several committees not mentioned ast
Sunday were appointed the most i'm
portant one being on automobiles, and
was made up as follows. JAS. +. Cor
coran, Herman Holmes, Ben G. Nicely
Thos Conln, r. b. Webb, John r.
Stolberg, William G. Eldred. Clarence
Dwyer, William j. Reynolds. Robert
Wilson, ID. G. r. Larson, and T. Nj.
Shaw
The committee met Saturday even
ing and drafted" about 60 cars, the
intention being to have the cars take
care of the women. Robert Wilson
was given the work of notifying car
owners and he certainly did his work
we'll.
AS assistant marshals 10 Mr., Rein,
the following were chosen: II. M.
Shaw, John Klesges. M. II. Richards,
Thomas Conlin and James II. Corcor-
an
The management of the automobiles
was left 10 Messrs Shaw, Klesges and
Richards and their Arrangement was
perfect, especially at the cemetery
where the people we're unloaded and
the autos switched around out OF the
way with no confusion.
Tie direction of the several socie-
ties was left To Th0s. Conlin, while
Mr. Rein and Mr. Corcoran took gen
eml charge Of the procession.
AT 1880 tic people began TO con
gregate. The day was % dark and
chilly one, hut that didn't detor many
from Florence, Iron River, Alpha and
other places coming here TO assist az
Tie obscQuies Prominent among tile
visitors was Leon Johnson, president
of Iron River village, who took es-
pecial pride I'M mastering a dolega-
tion from his town including a dele
CATION Df the "Home Guards who
headed the procession. The Iron Riy-
er FIRE truck was brought over and
placed 40 the disposition Of the city.
The entire local board OF Florence
county was present 10 assist also, and
numerous private citizens from all
around came in cars wherever the
roads were passable.
The body was placed in the lobby of
the new city hall early Sunday morn
ing whore IL lay I'll state until the
time for services arrived. The re-
mains were viewed by thousands dur
ing the six hours that they remained
there.
Promptly at 2:30 the funeral cere-
many commenced in the auditorium OF
the city hall with Rev. III. G. Brock
mann officiating according 10 the rites
of the German Lutheran church, TO
which the family belonged
The parade formed Immediately up
on the conclusion OF these ceremon-
les In the following order:
Mckinney Steel Band
Escort Of Iron River Home Guards
Cadets OF Crystal Falls schools.
Fire truck bearing remains OF de-
ceased
Pallbearers
Honorary Pallbearers.
Mourners in automobiles.
Crystal Falls Fire Department.
Crystal Falls common council. Flor
ence county board and Iron River Of
ficials.
Fraternal societies OF Crystal Falls
Ladies Of Fraternal societies, in au-
tomobiles.
General public In automobiles.
A count Of the automobiles made by
the marshal showed exactly eighty IN
line AZ the city hail. and several join
ed the procession further along the
line. II was the largest funeral pro-
ccssion ever formed in Iron county.
without any question.
AZ the cemetery the usual soldiers
burial was accorded the remains,
detail from Iron River forming the
firing squad and n bugler from that
city qOuuding "tapg