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THE MOBNIKG RECORD. T1AFFLICTED WITH WAR FEVER.George Kaff and Ralph AndersonCould Not Resist Longer, So RanAway. Bound For Island Lake.George Raff, ton of Postmaster (S W.Raff, and Ralph Anderson, son ef l'n-dertakcr W. S. Anderson, could not retlio Hannah Kill**s, and was disappointed in not being able to go to the frontwith the company. He has been urg-btit his in ther could not spare him, s to Island Lake to endeavor to join theThirty fifth Michigan volunteers. They left on the morning train. Raff with-from his puroose. A message came towards evening that the boys had stopped off there and it was p obable that they would return, when they learnedthe displeasure their departure hadcaused, though they disliked to give ithe gloried in his pluck and would notsist the war excitement. Both have »been eager to go for some time but l failed to receive the sanction of their Iparents, George Ruff was a member of iing his parents to permit him to enlist Ipaternal consent was withheld. A res »olution to go anyhow was partially gcarried into lt;ffeet yesterday morning awhen the hoys secretly prepared to go Lout having intimated the design and tAnderson with ten minutes’ notice i.last before the train pulled out Ralph 1 1suddenly appeared before his father cand said good-bye, and hastily stcted his intentions.Mr. Raff immediately telegraphed t ta friend in Grand Rapids tw intercept r[his son and endeavor to dissuade him rup. Mr. Anderson was not particular- h ly pleased that Ralph should go, butI ctry to force him to abandon his pur- j u pose. ibGOOD BASE BALL TODAY.
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Traverse City Morning Record
Traverse City, Michigan, US
Thu, Jul 14, 1898
Page 3
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