The diamond drill., 1918-04-06
SOLDIER DEAD
COMES HOME
BODY OF CASPER KAMMERER TO
ARRIVE THIS MORNING
PUBLIC FUNERAL TOMORROW
City Has Taken the Matter in Hand
and Requests Everyone to be
Present and Take Part

A message was received last Tues
day morning telling OF the death OF
| Casper Kammerer at Fort Ethan Allan
New York The message was ad-
dressed to John Kammerer, the dead
soldiers father and gave no particu-
lars as to the cause OF death. II stat
ed that letter would follow, and
asked II the remains should be for
warded here or IL they should be bur
led there.
Mr.. Kammerer replied at once to
forward the remains to Crystal Falls,
and they arrived here yesterday morn
ing.
Kicked by Horse.
| While the message didn't give any
| information as to the cause or death,
a letter received by young lady and
written several days before conveyed
the information that Casper had been
kicked in the stomach by horse
some time ago and that the wound
was serious.
Casper and a small detail had been
left TO guard the horses at the fort,
the balance OF the troops having gone
across lie expected 10 go in a
short time when death cut him short.
He had evidently been Ill for a week
or so before his death although none
OF his friends here knew of 1t.
Belonged TO the Nation.
AS soon as news OF the soldiers
death was noised about the citizens
OF the place started preparations 10
give the remains soldiers funeral.
When asked as to the family wishes in
the matter. MIR. Kammerer said HE
was my boy, yet he gave his life 20 the
nation, and his remains belong to the
nation | would like 20 have his body
brought home for short stay first,
and then the nation may have IL.
with this permission the arrange
ments proceeded for d soldiers funer-
lal-the first OF many that Crystal Fails
will have before this war is ended.
Mass Meeting Held.
Mayor Gaffney called mass meet
ing for Thursday evening at the city
hall and a large number turned out
to help pay honor 10 the nations dead,
on motion the mayor and the COM
mon council were appointed COM
mittee TO make arrangements for q
public funeral IL being the sense Of
the meeting that Crystal Falls should
publicly pay homage TO the dead sol
der.
After the meeting adjourned the
committee met and arrangements
were started TO get detail OF sol
diers here 20 assist at the ceremony.
IL was also decided to notify every
organization In the city to turn out
and march. DR.. Larson had taken up
the matter Of getting some OF the
home guards from Iron River TO be
present. and Herman Weiland was
requested TO bring out the high school
cadets TO join in the parade.
The band kindly volunteered its
services for the occasion and with
these arrangements left to the sub
committees, the general committee
adjourned to meet at the call OF the
! chairman later on.
Services I'm City Hall.
Mr.. Kammerer had delegated To l..
A. Henry the general direction OF the
! funeral and Mr.. Henry. in conjunction
with the city committee decided TO
have the services In the auditorium Of
the city hall The remains were To
be taken TO the Kammerer home on
arrival TO remain there until Sunday
morning when they will be taken to
| the city hall and lie in state until the
time OF the funeral which will be at
2:30 p. m.
The pallbearers selected for the oc-
casion arc. Victor Johnson, Casper
Schmid, Atwood Johnson, Atwood
Kuller, Emil Berg and jacob Binder.
The honorary pallbearers are: Jas.
+. Corcoran. Ben G. Nicely. Samuel
Bridges, Arvid BJork. William Fraser
and Alfred Martin
The committee on cars wish the
ladies 20 know that sufficient cars
will be on hand TO convey all who
wish TO ioin In the procession
The fire truck will be appropriately
draped and used as a hearse.
Was First 10 Join.
Casper was one OF the first volun-
teer for service In Uncle Sans army
: after the declaration OF war lie was
! a member OF the first contingent Of 22
, volunteers that left Crystal Falls In
April year ago
Hc was assigned 10 the cavalry SER
; vice and sent to Fort Ethan Allen
/. AZ which place he has been all Of the
time he has been In the army, except
! ing a few weeks that he was at Av-
cry. Massachusetts,.
lie was twenty-thrcc years of are
Z anf was born in Crystal Falls All OF
Z hirsliie v'h ~rTn' ir This Immediate
yiGnity lis education having been Oh.
ltaired IN the local schools. AZ thc