Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-31
ia SOLDIERS
LEAVE FOR CAMP
III Soldier Boys Left Last Friday
and 13 More Left Yesterday
Over the Milwaukee
WENT TO CAMPS
DOWN IN GEORGIA
They Were Well Provided With
Comfort Kits, Smokes, Candy
and Chewing Gum Before
Departing


Eshiek county soldier boys have left
! for camp. On Friday the largest
contingent to leave Winneshiek at
one time departed over the Mill
waukee at SIS p. m. for Camp Cor
don at Atlanta, Georgia. Yesterday
Tuesday morning, eleven more boys
departed over the Milwaukee at
eleven a. m. for Camp Forrest at
| Lytle, Georgia.
| On Friday afternoon one of the
largest crowds gathered here that
| has been in Decorah in a long time
to say farewell to the boys, In the
afternoon the band was out and
gave concert at the court house
square, and fine address was de-
/ iivered by DR.. H. H. Green.
| The boys entrained at S:15 and
were accompanied to the depot by an
immense crowd of people to bid
them God speed on their journey.
Through the ladies of the Red Cross
they were all provided with comfort
kits and the Commercial Club pro-
vided them with plenty of cigars,
cigarettes, smoking tobacco, candy,
gum and couple dozen packs Of
playing cards.
R. Leonard Siehl, who had his
headquarters in Decorah for several
years, and was travelling salesman
4 for Minneapolis hardware firm
and James Hogan, formerly in the
grocery business here; were in
charge of the men. Al Anderson, of
this city who conducted the pan
torium. on Winnebago street, had
charge of the commissary depart
ment.
Three big steel coaches carried
the boys out of Decorah and a
troop train w~s made up at Calmar
with about fifteen coaches and run
as special to camp. The train
leaving Friday was due in Atlanta
at o'clock Sunday afternoon.
They, as we'll as the boys, who
left Yesterday were fine lot of red
iblooded young Americans and will
give good account of themselves
in the army. The boys who left
yesterday were given a similar lot
of stuff as those who left Friday.
The following went to Camp Cor
don:
Henry ]. Forde, Decorah, Ia, r. 7.
William Henry Burns, Decorah, Ia.
Lewis Enderson, Decorah, Ia, R :.
Oscar T. Toyson, Decorah, la.
Citing Palmer Nelson, Decorah,
la.
Perry H. Sampson, Decorah. Ia.
lR. z.
| Ernest Buri, Ccesco, Ia.
! Otis B. Bergsager, Decorah. Ia.
r. 5.
| Severt H. Berg, Decorah, Ia. r. 6.
Edward Klema, Conover, La.
| Walter Oxley, Ossian, la.
Charles j. Andera, Spillville, Ia.
James Henry Courtney, Ridgeway,
la.
Iver Justin FLAX, Mabel, Mimi.
Melvin N Hattelstad, Cresco, Ia.
Fred Donovufi, Ridgeway, la. R. 2.
/ Herman Schulze. Ossian, La.
John r. Gunwall. Ridgeway, Ia.
7 Johan A. Johnson, Calmar, Ia. R. 2
Byron Darlington, Hesper, Ia.
| VIM. F. Welsh, Decorah, Ia.
Henry Brandt, Decorah, Ia.
Raymond K. Herwig, Decorah, Ia.
i Henry j. Schroeder, Ossian, la.
Lewis w. Brandt, Decorah, Ia.
i Will Dundee, Postville, la.
Frank Paul Riha. Protovin, Ia.
Henry Bjerke, Postville, Ia.
| Lester M. Pierce, Prosper, Mimi.
John Fl. Scheid. Minneapolis, Mimi.
Martin Johnson, Hespec, la.
Carl Peterson, Cresco, Ia.
Nels Olaf Thompson. Ridgeway, la.
Ole Hopperstad, Calmar, la.
Edward Schulze, Ossian, Ia.
Walter Landmeyer, Decorah, Ia.
Ralph Tayloc, Decorah, Ia.
. Leo P. Gossman, Ridgeway, Ia
RI L.
Walter R. Ruffridge. Locust, Ia.
Otto Olson, Decorah, La.
Louis Swehla. Spulville. Ia.
4 Edgar Seyesson, Decorah, la. r. 4.
Harry D. Yager, Calmar, la.
Alfred Johnson, Calmar, la. r. 1.
Oscar A. Anderson, Decocah, la.
lR. 6.
Thoryald Thompson. Deeorah. Ia.
\ Walter Zeller. Creseo, La.
Archibald g. Caldow, Castalia. Ia.
| Hans Molstad, C.esco, Ia.
Henry o. Bsrnards, Locust, Ia. r, |
Helmer Benson, Creseo. la.
Clarence.I. Olson. Battrum, Saska-
Itchewan.
Harry Erickson, Decorah, la. r. Z.
Carl j. Hermanson, Des Moines, la.