Tears and cheers for departing drafted men
Marshall county witnesses a mass departure as 56 young men board the train at Lacon for Camp Dodge amid tears and pride. The event features a sendoff banquet, speeches by local dignitaries, and a published list of the draftees from Toluca Wenona Lacon Sparland and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Marshall County
Lacon
Camp Dodge
United States
John
LaRose
Red Cross
Lyle Richmond
Masonic Hall
Postmaster Buck
Mann
Company I
R. H. Maxwell
B. W. Wright
Eddington
Jay H. Magoon
I. F. Douglass
Marshall County Exemption Board
Admonishes Young Men To Keep Morally Clean
Sermon by Rev Fr Andrew Schauer of St Marys Catholic Church urges young men to stay morally pure as they enter military service. He warns of temptations away from home and stresses prayer, the moral duty to defend the country, and support from a church list in the vestibule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Illinois
Bernard Yaeger
Mr. Yaeger
France
Alsace
United States
Henry
Catherine Schick
Joseph Schick
Bavaria
Henry Yaeger
Ellen
Joseph Schaefer
Peoria
Edward Street
School Street
South Street
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Yaeger
Our City
Henry City Bridge Company
Europe
Pavilion Park
Pavilion Park Company
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Father Schauer
Calvary Cemetery
William Kuss
Frank Baer
J. N. Krenz
Adam Staab
Peter Merdian
Theodore Bickerman
Clifford Doran
Schmitt & Williams
C. E. Smith
Schmitt & Williams Grocery
Charles Williams
William Schmitt
C. EB. Smith Grocery
Charles
John Williams
Henry High School
Worley
George Schmitt
Mr. Williams
Gregory Grocery
Joseph Siewers Company
Hutchins & Downey
Andrew Schauer
St. Mary's
M. E
William Wheeler
Guy Tilton
Epworth League
Putnam
St. John’s Church
Chillicothe
Kewanee
F. W. Haist
Jem Feyes
Ee St. Mary’s Church
C. A. Pratt
Princeton
Walter Morgan
Moline
Fred Morgan
Joe Kraus
Meier Bros
Glen Scott
Baby
Curley King
Leroy King
King
Leroy
Camp Dodge
Louis Kraft
Streator
Walnut Grove
Spring Valley
Phillips Brothers
Illinois Wesleyan
Starved Rock
Deer Park
Albert D. Stevens
Woodmen
Fraternal Reserves Organization
L. M. Bell
George Harney
Chicago
George
Louis Haines
Wesley
Iowa
Bureau
Albert Haines
Charles Green
C. A. Henkins
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Henry High
Sparland High
Sparland
Down River Boys
Jess Slater
Charles McManus
George Stoner
Matt Steele
Wesley Deal
Owen Stoner
Orrimel Heininger
Charles Heininger
Arthur Newell
O. H. Davis
Charles Greenlee
Clifford Haws
Curtis Henkins
J. J. Barnes
Hennepin
Oscar Hill
George Halbleib
Charles Vogelsang
Frank Siewers
Mr. Hill
Rushville
A. BE. Sanders
A. E. Saunders
Presbyterian Church
Conn
Seabury Memorial
Jay Barnes
Wisconsin
Wisconsin River
Kilbourns
Wis
Chauncey
JEFFREY CONSTRUCTION CO GETS BANK CONTRACT
The First National Bank building at the corner of Edward and Second streets, a two story brick structure, will include a rest room for ladies and two vaults. Lee Peterson of Chicago leads a large work force as construction starts yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Street
T. J. Seagrave Drug Store
Henry
Lee Peterson
Chicago
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Toluca
A. Bartolmea
P. Biagini
H. LaKemper
John A. Juers
John Yanchik
Robert E. Gannon
Leonardo Domencihini
Angelo Sachitto
Guiseppe Cicerorelli
Webster F. Arnold, Jr
David A. Farley, Jr
Peter Boffelli
Flory Bisio
John Mariotto
Raffael di Pompeo
William Brant
Clinton Lewis Conarro
Thos
L. Farling
Henry Wm
Elgin
Henry Dexter Travis
Henry W. H. Taylor
Henry BH
C. Hall
Henry Albert Joles
Fred A. Ford
William Frank Schlosser
Wenona
T. J. Halkoski
John Canale
J. Krafchalk
F. L. Dillon
Matt Kous
Gordon T. Pettigrew
Wenons
Frank DE. Moffett
Ralph B. Work
Lacon Lyle L. Richmond
Hmary Olson
Charles A. Davis
Warl C. Donelson
Benard Frank Krueger
F. F. McNutt
Lacon Sparland
L.G. McLaughlin
Warren C. Jones
BE. M. Calder
G. H. Aitchison
W. A. Crank
F. J. Erdman
Cedric B. Thompson
Miscellaneous
M. L. Peterson
Varna
Ford
Washburn
John A. Kistler
Camp Grove
Toughman
Pontiac
L. H. Bentlin
Magnolia
L. W. Noret
Wyoming
L. D. Brown
Bradford
D. BE. Barker
Thomas Pritchard
Speer
Matthew Roy Baker
Rutland
Rock Island
John T. Jones
Aledo—F. B. Shult
Alpha—A H
Josiah B. Bartle
Geneseo
Saul
Langdoc
East Moline
Watertown
J. W. Kennedy
G. E. Tilton
Hillsdale
J. L. Blough
Illinois City
H. S. Busby
Joy
T. O. Lee
Keithsburg
J. E. Mercer
O. P. Graves
LaFayette
T. W. Puffer
LaPrai
R. A. Gordon
Orton
Sidney A. Guthrie
Port Byron
P. BE. Diffenbaugh
Marion V. Crumbaker
Princeville
Lawrence P. Baer
Reynolds
Eddie McOmber
Hack Island
Samuel van ‘Elt
Spencer
David S&s
Andrewartha
Silvia—M. B. VanLeer
A. M. Bowlin
Sunbeam
A. C. Wood
Toulon
F. DeClark
Tiskilwa
A. H. Dickerson
Viola
Benjamin F. Eckley
West Jersey
John A. Decker
George M. Haynes
Woodhull
George Shepherd
Baxter R. Nesbit
Grand Ridge
Ivin Chatton
Granville
Ralph W. Stoody
Robert W. Ames
Lostant
Charles S. McClure
W. Harvey Young
Minonk
Joe Bell
A. J. Pitman
Tonica
George M. Boswell
William Wooley
Washington
John D. Calhoun
William B. Shoop
Galesburg
Pennington Point
H. B. Ward
Opera House
Harry Carey
Edith Johnson
Mexico
Robert T. Kirby
J. B. Kirby
Western Avenue
Robert Taylor Kirby
Laitchfield
John J
Hills Cemetery
Am N Ea
Metropolitan Follies
Jass
Broadway
Metropolitan Follies Company
Henry Opera House
Joe Murray
Central Union of German Catholic Societies
St. Louis
Glennon
Ma Fa Pst
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