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Show I NEWS ITEMS I I OF INTEREST I FROM RICHMOND I J 3 ;'. ' 4ME1B& M RICHMOND, 'Dec. 12. Richmond H Is proud to 'welcome home one 6( her first volunteers, Lieut. Adrian Merrill; When war was declared Mr. Merrill was, it work at Harvard from B which school he would hale gradual H ed la a few months, Knowing this V Richmond appreciated the loyalty he ' made la making the sacrifice and ' joining the rest of'Uncle Sam's boys. II He has nothing but praise for the 9 . army and Judging from the appear jfl aace he makes in his uniform we are satisfied that our government is 'H making good use of our bond ana M stamp money. Lieut. Merrill has' l been stationed for some time at fl Grant, 111. In a week or two he e-fl e-fl pects to return to Harvard and take ?' up his unfinished work. The spirit he manifested in volunteering, the ; spirit he has carried with him dur- II lnB nts tralnlng' tne splrlt he brlngs homo wth hlra Indicate that ho will ! be a lawyer that will be a credit to H' any .community, jl Albert " Thompson, Amy Hants, Prlscllla Thompson, Emma Johnson, W Meda Swenseh and Martel Wright )H have been appointed as the member- M 8n'p comm,ttce for he Rcd Cross- l While It will not bo practical for 4H them to make a House to house vls- H It to each member they will try to fl get In touch with the citizens and i' have all join the Red Cross for the fA& aomlng year. v I HHft A,thouh the Influenza has hit our H w city and hit It hard we are pleased H to say that the situation is greatly Improved. While some new cases I are repored a great many are being I released from quarantine and we I hope that our town will soon be free of the epidemic. I Alma Erlckson Is hero on a ten I 'day furlough having come to attend 1 the funeral of his brother Emll who I died last Saturday of pneumonia, fol-1 I lowing Influenza. Services were I held for Mr. Erlckson Wednesday at I 2 p. m. I Lowell Van Noy who has been I Critically ill with the -influenza Is I Improving. I " Fred Whittle, -Aroet Harris and ijf the Nelson brothers who took flf- $fc . teen car loads pf cattle to Omaha re- turned home Saturday. Adrian Merrill of Murtaugh has returned home after spending a few days In Richmond.' -Last rites over the rmalns of Mrs. ( 'Axel Erlckson were held at the cem-I cem-I etery Sunday. Mrs. Erlckson was I another victim of the Influenza and I leaves a husband and seven months I old babe, I Arnold Wall our city marshal died ' I Sunday of pneumonia. Funeral scr- 'M vices were held at the cemetery on I Tuesday at 2 p. m. over his remains. I Mr. Wall is survived by his wife and , I small son. I Fred K. Dine, Thomas Qrlfflths, Ed r 1 Webb and Walter Pitcher and O. L. 14 "J Shepard have been nppolntod raem- ' bers of the Home Coming commit M tee t see that our boys have a fitting y i,Jiawolcomo on their return from war. |