Show SEVIER COUNTY MEN 1 HE twenty eight stalwarts Stal warts leave for american lake Alili tary training camp for tho the winter demonstration FOR DEPARTING SOLDIERS ERS second section of the countes Coun tys quota now vo v well on oil tho the way to become rea acil Sol soldiers Sold icis diels of undo uncle sani sam last wednesdays reception to the boys who were called to the col ors and who assembled in this city ff tor for final instructions could well wel 1 be described by a paraphrase of 0 a well known poem of past school days not a sound was heard not a bloomin note As the boys to the colors rallied these are not the original lines but they are the facts in the case the local draft board acting on in instructions from headquarters issued a call for tile the second quota of draft dratted men to meet in richfield at 4 on wednesday when then the hour arrived a roll call disclosed the tact fact that every man was present sheriff greenwood formed the men into two companies and designated dean brown of 0 salina as captain of one squad and dan J larsen of monroe to take charge of the other official cial instructions were given and the boys were told they could either cither stay in richfield for the night or go to respective homes but they ln af 41 on hand in tile the morn 1 ing ta train tor for the north the sheriff announced that quarters would be provided for any who decided to stay and five availed themselves of the privilege thus ended th the c reception to the boys never was there a greater mistake made than to neglect the fellows who are called to the colors by the selective draft route if richfield had been awake there would have been a band present there would have been refreshments provided there would have been pretty girls and stalwart youths to minister the com comforts forts available to make the assembly in rich richfield field a notable one and to let the boys know that the county seat is mindful of its duty to the boys of the county who go to battle tor for freedom and right but nothing was done to let the boys know that richfield is on the map they assembled as ordered they got their instructions they left for home and not a ban hand d or a voice was raised to wish them em godspeed and a safe return things were not much bet better ter on thursday no particular arrangement was made to receive the boys it was a big surprise to richfield jans ians to behold an auto parade of over 50 50 machines come from the south and accompanied by a band provide an escort tor for the boys who were to leave for american lake the richfield band had been asked to come out at 11 and they were ere gathered at the appointed hour tile the parade from the south reached richfield about abou t 10 at the courthouse court bouse a feeble attempt at a demonstration was made the band played lively airs but richfield had no part in it at 1045 the parade start started ed tor for tile the depot tile the richfield band struggled to the depot as best it might and got there in time to add a few airs to the genera general 1 demonstration joseph smith dulith of monroe mounted a box bos on the platform and delivered a short speech of praise an and d tare fare well and pointed out tho the gr great eat object of the present war tile tho richfield glee club san sang g the flag without a stain and parley magleby added a few words and that that was tile the extent of it there was wab a r record ecord crowd at the depot but were in ia tile the minority it lias has been the custom of 0 the richfield committee to give to each departing soldier ton ten dollars yesterday orning morning the committee had not secured the necessary funds to make this little financial presentation and some of the commit tco would have lot let the hoys boys go without the usual purse but H S christenson christensen said he be would advance the money maney and take his chances on retting getting it hack back so he put up the 40 necessary to make a purse of 10 tor for each boy who lett left hy 1 deserves praise as tile the most enthusiastic friend of 0 the departing soldiers mr magleby mentioned in his speech that each of the boys had been presented with a bible there was much grief displayed by sorrowing relatives and friends as tile the train pulled out with Se viers quota of soldiers for american lake filiere the boys will go into training at tile the last moment sheriff greenwood was notified that norman no aman L hansen of elsinore Elsi noro would not be able to go with the quota owing to illness the sheriff got into liis his car and hastened to elsinore he found hansen in bed and dr steiner was summoned to examine the man mail the doctor pronounced it a case of nerves and thought lie he would not be able to leave his bed at claut time the father of hansen was with the latter when he appeared at the court house on wednesday and both made themselves rather conspicuous by their remarks and criticisms of the local board in calling tho the young man alleging that he was war worth several average young men in usefulness on tho the farm As a last resort it is alleged that the older cider hansen asked how it would be it if a man was taken suddenly ill the sheriff assured him that the man would have to be very ill to get out of it taking that part of the conversation into consideration the sheriff can hardly bo be blamed tor for being a little suspicious when the phone call reached him bert M Christ lansen of monroe took the elsinore mans place so that the quota was filled the roster of departing soldiers is as follows soren H thorsen annabella perry durfee eurora olias chas E burr burrville Burr ville basil B jensen marlon marion F lott arvel 11 II barney cloyde anderton elsinore harold P glenwood albert F ross joseph bror V E johnson leonard C Sc hougaard koosharem Koo sharem mel vin EL E Pete Pet rhon erbon danial J laisen laiben james L nielsen bert M monroe morten J jensen lloyd hansen warren E petty ruel morrison richfield Rich neld dean G brown hyrum L bird alma A anderson ralph W mcallister McAll lster salina salana robert J smith redmond the draft board has not yet issued any additional call for men to fill up the full quota of the county A number were exempted from the original 78 men selected by the local board and these vacancies have not yet been filled another 40 per cent 28 men will leave between the first and eighth of october |