Reprinted from the Iron River Pioneer April 25, 1918, Page 1 Contributed and typed by Joan Benner |
Monday April 29th, forty Bayfield county boys will leave Washburn for Camp
Grant, Illinois, and on Wednesday of next week another bunch, consisting of
thirty-six will leave, consisting of thirty-six will leave, going to
Columbus Barracks, Columbus, Ohio.
On Tuesday evening the citizens of the town of Oulu held a farewell
gathering at the Socialist Hall in honor of their boys who are responding
to the call, namely: Hjalmar Lauri, John Raina, William Hermanson and Ebbe
Anderson. A large crowd turned out to the party and the boys were given a
rousing send-off.
Following is a list of the boys who leave Monday:
Name
Residence
ANDERSON Eebe
Oulu
ANDERSON Wilhelm
Mason
BEAR John Jr.
Red Cliff
BODIN Nels A.
Washburn
BRESETTE Domenick
Bayfield
BUSS Gustav E.
Ashland RR3
CHRISTIANSON Alfred M.
Grandview
CLARK Eustice
Cloquet Minn.
DAGELMANN Adam
Hughes
ERICKSON Erick E.
Iron River
GANSKI Benjamin F.
Chetek
HANSON Christ N.
Minneapolis
HJALAURI E.
Oulu
HOEFLING Fred H.
Orienta
HOFELE Leonard R.
Bayfield
HOWARD Nathan
Clear Lake
JOHNSON Martin
Iron River
JOHNSON Signar M.
Iron River
KETCHUM Walter D.
Ashland RR3
LARSON Andrew
Iron River
LEMORRY Albert
Milwaukee
LEVIN George T.
Mason
LIND Elmer G.
Minneapolis
LOVE Arthur J.
Iron River
LUKASKAWCEZ John
Iron River
MILLER Otto
Grandview
MITCHELL George F.
Chicago
NELSON Erick
Barkdale
PALM Oscar E.
Iron River
PETERSON Erick L.
Iron River
RAINA John W.
Oulu
ROBINSON Roy
Chicago
RODMAN Jono
Bayfield
SWANSON Edwin W.
Iron River
TANGER Gustaf C.
Minneapolis
THOMAS George M.
Iron River
THORSON Fred E.
Iron River
TOURVILLE Alfred
Bayfield
WESTLUND Jacob
Mason
ZADAN Mike
Iron River
Name
Residence
ALTA Hjalmar
Bayfield
ANDERSON David
St. Paul
ANDERSON John W.
Eileen
ANDERSON Oscar
Drummond
CHANTELOIS Arthur
Iron River
CUDMORE Edw. C.
Iron River
FELSKI Joseph
Iron River
HAGSTROM John Louis
Eileen
HANSON John C.
Drummond
HARVEAUX Ernald
Bayfield
HERMANSON Victor
Oulu
HIGGINS Thomas
Chicago
HILL John
Grandview
HOKENSON Eskel W.
Bayfield
HOPPI George
Duluth
JOHNSON Erick S.
Eileen
LARSON Carl
Iron River
LEE Dell
Iron River
LIENEUS Alphonso
Eileen
MASTRAIN Anthony
Mason
MELASKA John
Grandview
NELSON Henning
Grandview
NELSON James E.
Duluth
OLENON Arron
Bayfield
PETERSON John H.
Washburn
RAARUP Soren
Iron River
STOKA Lester
Milwaukee
SWANSON Richard
Mason
SWENSON Theodore
Dallas Wisc
THOMAS Clarence
Iron River
THORSON Marvin
Racine
VanROSSON Henry
Duluth
ZLACZEWSKI Tony A.
Eileen
ZLACZWSKI Raymond L.
Duluth