The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1918-04-05
Citizens Give Soldier Boys
Big Sendo|f Before Departure

Fully thousand people were in
the city on Thursday and Friday of
last week to see the 38 selected
men from various parts of Burke
county leave on their way to the
training camp at Camp Dodge,
Iowa, the first leg of their trip to
Berlin. The boys all reported at
the sheriff's Office Thursday after
noon as ordered. and from that
time until they left the city they
were under orders Of the Local
Board. At about two o'clock in the
afternoon the Seimers Band started
playing selections on the streets OF
the city, and the music was contin-
ued at intervals until evening. The
boys were taken to the Fraternity
hall at six o'clock and there with
en- supper by the ladies of the Red
Cross. After supper most of the
people attended the moving picture
show at the Royal Theatre, but the
feature of the evening was the ad-
dress delivered by Hon. John E.
Greene of Minot. All the selected
boys and their wives or sweethearts
were asked to come upon the stage.
The orchestra played several selec-
tions, and short talks were made by
local people. Then Mr.. Greene de-
livered the principal address Of the
evening. After his meeting, the
boys were invited to the Fraternity
hall again where card playing and
another lunch were enjoyed until
some time after midnight. Though
most of the people went home the
evening before, the streets were
.thronged again the next morning by
those who came to see the boys en-
train. A half hour before train
time the boys were called together,
the roll called, and the party march
ad to the depot wnere the time until
The train left was used in bidding
the boys goodbye, and wishing
them God speed. One thing we
would like to say in connection is
that Manager Mohr of the Royal
Theatre deeply regrets that he was
unable to show the big feature en-
titled "Victory" which he advertis-
ed to be shown on Thursday while
the crowd was here. He had order
ed this picture two weeks before
and paid for it, but at the last min
ute he was advised that it was not
available and that another picture
was being substituted. Some Of
the people in town on that day
might have felt that they were
stung by Mr.. Mohr, but we can as
sure our readers that no one felt
worse over this disappointment
than did Mr.. Mohr Immediately
after the train left with the boys a
Red Cross auction was held on the
street and quite number of articles
were sold, the proceeds going into
the Red Cross fund. Following
are names and addresses Of the boys
who left with this increment:
George l. White, Noonan.
Nels c. Stefenson, Ross, Iowa.
Albert H. Phillips, Minneapolis.
Jens c. Jensen. Bowbells.
Wade H. Anderson, Powers Lake.
Christian Johnson, Yankton, S, D.
Carl A. Ofstedahl, Bowbells.
Alfred Aufinson, Boston, Mass.
John H. Hoglum, Trossachs, Sask.
Sven Fjeldahl, Bowbells.
Edward Baumgartner, Bird
Island, MINI.
Andrew Anderson, Bowbells.
John S. Hauge, Minneapolis.
John Iverson, Luck, Wis.
Joel Salander, Coteau.
Sigvart Lien, Dalton, Mimi.
Axel Sorenson, Withot, Wis.
Soren c. Thompson, Bowbells.
Edward Grotte, Minneapolis.
Arthur L. Domphy, Stampede.
Lars c. Anderson, Sioux City, 10.
Julius Anderson, Powers Lake.
Richard H. Kane, Bowbells.
Peter Peterson, Larson.
Severt A. Kleppen, Stampede.
George F. Wood, Comfrey. MINI.
Arthur R. Axelson, Powers Lake.
Curtis w. Willyard. Bowbells.
Edgel E. Hendershot, Elmdale,
Montana
Fred Conda, Norma.
Norman Nelson, Minneapolis.
Alfred Kelsven, Stampede.
John Ostad, Brough, Sask.
Henry Johnson, Marcy, MINI.
Ole Bjertness, Bowbells.
Denves LaFlash, Portal.
Guy D. Baugh, NiObe.