The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-25
ward COUNTY men
|NDUCTED INTO Army
Thousands Gather Monday to Pay De-
parting Soldiers Fitting
Tribute.

One hundred and twenty-eight
young men from Ward county were
inducted into the military service of
the government, entraining in Minot
over the 500 early Tuesday morning.
They gathered in the city Monday
and reported at the county auditors
office in the afternoon. They march
ed to the Normal school campus at
1880 that evening, where an unusually
impressive dress parade was given by
the young men of the city, who ex-
pect to be called in the draft soon, and
who have received training from reg
ular army officers stationed here for
recruiting purposes. Altho these
young men have been tanned but few
weeks, they made splendid appear
ance. The music for the occasion was
furnished by the Musicians Union
Band.
Atty. John E. Greene gave a very
scholarly patriotic address which was
heard by crowd Of several thousand
who gathered. eve are sending you
as our ambassadors to negotiate peace
for the entire world" he told the
young men have. been trained but few
the struggle until both the bloody
hands of German Kultur are withered.
They are going on solemn and glor-
ious mission to conquer and to learn.
He referred to our army as the BRAIN
lest and most resourceful fighting ma
chine in the world and stated that it
would return as the new Grand Army
of the Republic, honored by all. These
young men will guide the destiny of
the nation upon their return. They
will have earned the right to become
our leaders. AS the young men listen
ed to the address with rapt interest,
they did not do any shouting but
there was look of unmistakable de-
termination on their faces, for they
had come to full realization OF the
Importance Of the task before them.
In the evening", splendid street
dance was arranged on the pavement
on Main street, the band playing from
the balcony of the Leland. For an en-
tire block, the pavement was Jammed
with the merrymakers. The young
men wearing the white registration
badges, were shown every honor. Hun
dreds of people from the countryside
were in to remain with them until the
moment of departure. Fathers and
mothers, brothers and sisters, wives
and sweethearts, as we'll as neighbors,
remained with the young men until
the early morning hour when the train
departed over the Sou.
The following is list of the young
men who left Tuesday morning for
Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich:
Gustave Johnnie johnson, Albert
REYNOLDS. Ovali Ferdinan Nilsson, Glen
F. Dollohan, Sherman Borks, Baldwin
2. Bitterness, E. E. Dwyer, Martin
Jensen, Henry Lehman, VIM. Arthur
Hallberg, Leo Albert Walsh, VIM. JOS
eph Blaksley, Harold Egil Rismoen,
Knute J. Ysteness, Sigurd. Geo. Wist,
Colin Francis Campbell, Max Cross
field Haskell, Geo. Raymond Abbott,
Rudolnh Sorenson, Selmer Lundeen,
Benz. H. Bohn, Otto R. Casperson,
Iyer Ronshaugen, Herman Cleveland
Tordsen, Ole Jorgensen, Russell Wal,
lace. Thomas Bergseid, Nels Leonard
Ogren. John Nybakken, Michael B.
Tschida, Ira Griffith Butterfield, Char
lev P. Curry, Emil Bendard Sylstad,
Helge Theo. Laine, Ray Reeser, Arno
R. Clausen, Adolph Glazer, Simon ST.
monson Nordlin, Archibald Enoch
Hove, Otto Jos. Frame, A. j. Sharar,
IT.. Welton Johnson, Grover Filar,
L. Vernon Miller, James Leo Walsh,
Robt. VIM, Mason, Andrew Strand,
Thomas Syverson, Olaf Rudolph Lee,
Wilfred j. Blanchard, Earl E. Barber,
Nels Engstad, Bennie Nelson, Gilbert
Lee. Franz Roberg, Elmer Louben
Miller, Edward Mepius, Olav Andrew
Hide, Carl Kleven, Geo. Grevi0e Eroe,
Otto Nelson Thorndal, Mike Dallas,
Anton Nordling, Emil Dave Gardner,
Arther James Anderson, 1ver Erlck-
son, Jesse Stazel, Emil O.. Lerberg,
Helge Rud, Luther Melanglhon Han
sen. Carl Smith, Joseph T. Rensch,
Cornelius Jackson, Albert James
Parks. Frank Henry Peters, Wallace
Woodruff Miller, Carl Theo. Larson,
Walter o. Rue, Andrew Edw: llgen'
Herman Basil Legood, Mat Knutson
Burgenden, Geo. Hughes Hayden, Otto
Emanuel Johnson, Harold Roy McKin-
non. William Sheffelbien, Otto Her
man Schlueter, Victor Nelson, Sam
Lawrence Thomson.
The following is list Of those who
registered from Ward county, but
who were transferred to other points,
who were ordeed to leave at the same
date for Camp Custer:
Percy W. Carley, Adam Beringer,
Athu W. Jensen, Aslak Q. Sannes,. Al
bet G. H. Anderson, Albert Harrison
McCloskey, Harry Edward Maupin,
Paul Somn1ers, Chester A. McFadden,
Christ Waro, Charles A. Carter, Ray
mond Orval Vawter, Carl Krog, Red
mer spanier, Oscar o. Boyum, Balfour
Randolph Dalby, John Ersland, Ste
phen Kiser, Harry Hans Hanson, John
Peterson. Henry Melvin Keating, Gun
der Holto Einar Stendal, Thomas An
derson, Edwin Erickson, Ellerslie Cliff
ford Richard, Festus A. Williams, Ju-
lius Sundell, Carl Martin Luther Farm
berg, Castner Wilbert Oman, Alfred
F. Clifford, Otto C. Larsen, Bert Huse-
BY. Alfred Johnson, Hans Ringedahl,
Charles Wrey Taylor, Melvin Hughes,
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