History of Hall County, Nebraska, Part 68

Author: Buechler, A. F. (August F.), 1869- editor
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Lincoln, Neb., Western Pub. and Engraving Co.
Number of Pages: 1011


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Quota


Response $455,350


Grand Island


$386,000


Prairie Creek


20,000


20,800


South Platte


21,500


16,400


20,000


20,250


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Doniphan


50,000


Harrison


32,500


Jackson


34,000


Center


23,500


Alda


30,000


24,800


Wood River


61,000


61,950


Mayfield-S. Loup


50,000


51,650


Washington


50,000


55,650


Martin:


16,000


16,450


Lake


25,000


26,400


$810,350


$878,100


In view of the fact that the majority of counties in the state did not meet their quota in the Fifth or Victory Liberty loan, Hall County's showing in meeting every quota as- signed to it during the war period was par- ticulary creditable, and a record very few counties in the state can show.


THE HOME GUARDS


During 1918, a Home Guards company was organized at Grand Island which did very efficient and valuable service during the re- maining months of the War. This company was officered by men who had served in the Spanish-American war, and many of the mem- bers had also had national guard experience, so they knew the intricacies of military drill to start with. Details of officers and members of the guard, principally Captain Long and Lieut. McElroy, gave drills, almost nightly, to squads of men not members, who were about to leave for camps, and this was kept up for many weeks. The result was that a good percentage of the men who took this pre- liminary drill under the home guards within a very short time after their arrival at camp became corporals and a number of them soon rose to the rank of sergeant. Such men about to leave the city or county to enter service were at times allowed to drill with the com- pany and thus became broken into the com- pany formations and became used to drilling with a body of men. The home guards also served as escort for funerals of men who died in service; they guarded the city on the night of the armistice celebration and responded to many calls at public functions.


51,600 The officers of the company were: E. J. 11,750 · Long, captain, Chas. T. McElroy, first lieu- 35,550 tenant, O. A. Abbott, Jr., second lieutenant 29,500 (and secretary of the company).


The active membership was: O. A. Abbott, Jr., (2nd Lieut.), A. A. Anderson, E. W. Augustine, Charles Banks, H. J. Barten- bach, Q. W. Bartenbach, R. W. Bock, Thos. E. Bradstreet, Herman, F. Buckow, Harry A. Carey, David H. Carson, (Corporal), L. J. Cleary, George Cowton, F. J. Cleary, L. T. Cox, Charles T. Coates, (Sargeant), W. E. Clayton, C. E. Cantrell, F. W. Clark, B. J. Cunningham, J. E. Dill, L. H. McDonald, (Supply Sargeant), J. A. Donald, (honorary member), A. L. Dunn, (corporal), E. E. Davison*, A. H. Farnsworth, (honorary mem- ber), T. H. Fritts, Rufus M. Geer, F. A. Glade, (corporal), A. W. Glade, L. T. Geer, (honorary member), Mark Glenn*, C. P. Giouo, A. J. Guendel, Judge J. R. Hanna, Fred L. Harrison, (member and in band), Guy Harrison, (member in band), Reed Har- rison*, H. R. Hatfield, Fred Herxler, A. H. Huesner, R. R. Horth, E. W. Hurst, S. C. Huston, J. T. Howland, (honorary-removed from city during work of company), R. G. Hainline, Chas. Hansen, Percy James, Glenn® Jones, (honorary member), Ed Jones, David Kaufman, Wm. T. Kelly, Fred L. King, E. G. Kroger, Wm. T. Krause, R. D. Kingsbury, A. H. Lanjahr, Alfred Lederman*, H. W. Locke, W. H. Luers, Emil Liedtke, Chas. J. McAllister (musician)*, John C. McCauley, J. A. Mitchell, Charles T. _ McElroy, (1st Lieut.), E. J. Long, (Captain), Thos. V. McGowan, G. D. Mawhinney, Ed Mettin- brink*, A. F. Miller*, A. E. Nagelstock, Herman Nelson, P. Ralph Nuemeyer, T. W. O'Laughlin, Judge Bayard H. Paine, Gordon Payne, C. P. Pederson, (moved away, then carried as honorary), Ira E. Paine, Roe Powell, Walter Powell, Walter H. Rauert, Dr. John V. Reilley, L. W. Roberts, Chas. G. Ryan, Dr. John H. Regan*, H. Richards, Fred L. Reif, T. M. Sharp, F. E. Slusser, C. J. Southard, (moved out of city), H. M. Steidley, (corporal), William Suhr, Victor Smith, Rishard E. Scheil, O. C. Thompson,


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Earl Tuttle, C. H. Tully, A. W. Turtan, W. H. Thompson, (honorary member), Oscar* to departments, additions being made as new Veit, Ernest Veit*, E. J. Wolbach, C. V. Willard and J. D. Whitmore, (honorary mem- bers), Ed Williams, (1st sergeant), P. D. Willis*, V. E. Warren and Clive Williams *. problems arose. These divisions were: price fixing, township, educational, publicity, speak- ers, home economics, hotels and public eating places, grain threshing, gardens and products, district and block leaders of women.


Harrison's Grand Island band joined forces with the company, appeared at drills and fur- nished music for the company's work, and thus were carried on the roster as members of the company in return for their very essential service, and at the same time the band mem- bers received valuable drilling and instruc- tions of the company work. The members of the band thus carried as members of the company were: John Albrecht*, Orville Auhl, Oliver Arbett, (called for service), Geo. Barres, Chas Bossert, L. Burger, Fritz Brase, Frank Brase*, E. A. Graf*, Fred L. Harrison, Guy Harrison, (Leader of the band), Ray Harrison, T. Hayman, D. Linder- kamp, P. Mangelson, F. W. McCutchan, E. C. Mussler*, G. L. Neligh, O. Otteson, F. Pippen, A. Posten, Wm. Ruetlinger, John Reed, Julius Reese, A. A. Roeser, Emil Sand- ers, Rudolph Schultz, Claude Smith, Herman Schlichling*, Carl Vick.


* Signifies those members who left to enter military service of our country.


THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION


The county central committee was organ- ized in Hall County for the purpose of con- ducting the food pledge campaign which oc- curred during the week of October 28, 1917, and which was the first United States food administration activity in the community. The efforts of this committee were so effectual that Hall County led the state in the number of pledges secured. Gordon W. Wattles, federal food administrator for Nebraska, recognized the good work of this committee by honoring its chairman with the appoint- ment of county food administrator. At the time these appointments were made, Mrs. Ryan was the only woman appointed a county chairman. The original committee, with some additions and necessary substitutions, contin- ued as the county food committee.


The work of the committee was divided in-


The fair price committee published its first fair price list on December 17, 1917, giving prices on five staples. In the succeeding twelve months this division held forty-seven meet- ings; the list grew to include eighteen com- modities and was published without inter- mission until the week of January 5, 1919.


The educational, publicity and speakers divisions promoted and assisted in eighty-six patriotic meetings in the county besides a large number of less formal gatherings in schools, theatres and societies where speakers carried on the educational crusade of the food admini- stration.


The teachers of the schools assisted mater- ially in the work of the educational division. An organization of women known as district and block leaders gave invaluable help in distribution of literature, and as many as 85% of the homes in one precint, pledged to "Use no Wheat until the next Harvest." Hotels and restaurants heroically adopted the wheatless program. During the sugar ration- ing period the county at no time used its full quota. The merchants showed uncomplain- ing and faithful compliance with every re- quest for weekly reports and occasional in- ¡formation.


Seven rejections cases were handled, and seventeen formal hearings held of which twelve complaints were sustained and penal- ties assessed.


The members of the organization which carried on this work were: Mrs. Charles G. (Evelyn A.) Ryan, County Food Administra- tor; Mr. J. Donald, Wholsale Grocer, Vice- Chairman; Mr. F. A. Glade, Miller, Secre- tary; Mr. Oscar Veit, Retail Merchants', Mr. William Krehmke, Meat Dealers', Robert Teviotdale, Bakers' Advisory Representa- tives ; Mr. O. A. Abbott, Jr., Assisting as Chairman County Council of Defense; Mt.


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David Kaufman, Assisting as President Com- mercial Club; Mrs. R. B. Ray, Assisting as Representative Women's Club; Mrs. A. D. Burger, Doniphan, Deputy Administrator, Precint Chairman; Mrs. Hugo Hehnke, Cairo, Mr. A. D. Sherrerd and later J. T. Brett, Wood River, Miss Pearl Balmat, Alda, Mr. Chas. E. Taylor, Wood River (Cameron Township), Mr. Frank Hitchler, Abbott, Deputy Administrators, Precinct Chairmen ; other deputy administrators and precinct chair- men, Mr. C. J. Cox, Prosser; Mrs. A. H. Bishop, Grand Island RFD 2; Mrs. Henry Rouse, Alda ; Mrs. A. J. Bauman, Chair- man Educational Department; Miss Elizabeth Cunningham, her vice chairman; Mrs. O. A. Abbott, Jr., (deceased), Chairman Home Economics, Mrs. A. Benninghoven, acting as her successor; Mr. A. F. Buechler, publicity ; Mr. Wm Suhr, Speakers Department; Mr. R. D. Kingsbury, Threshing Division. Mr. H. Schuff, Hotels and Public Eating Houses.


FEDERAL FUEL ADMINISTRATION


This activity was called into operation in time to regulate prices and distribute the coal supply equitably and hold the matter of price and supply within reasonable bounds for the population at home and keep war industries and foreign countries relieved during the win- ter of 1917-18 and winter of 1918-19. Chas. G. Ryan was chairman for Hall County, and his assistants in this work were Oscar R. Kirschke, city, chairman for Grand Island, Ray D. Kingsbury, W. L. Sprague, chairman for Wod River, H. L. McIntosh at Alda, J. E. Cox at Cairo, and Mr. Gideon at Doniphan. The federal fuel administration fixed the prices, or rather marginal profits permitted, on the sale of coal, but to the local county administration fell the tasks of fixing and regulating the prices charged for delivery, and to determine in what quantities coal should be delivered, and to place orders with the federal administration when a shortage of coal threatened. In two instances coal in tran- sit was seized and diverted.


FOUR MINUTE MEN


An organization which did a very distinc-


tive service throughout the country, was the four-minute men. This plan of having four- minute talks made in the theatres, churches, and wherever regular public gatherings were held, not only aroused enthusiasm in the vari- ous campaigns, but was used for the spreading of information generally by the government. During each Liberty loan, Y. M. C. A. drive, Red Cross membership campaign, U. W. W. drive, and on special days such as Flag Day, nurse enrollment drive, bastile day, July 4, and all such special days, after this organization was formed, speakers presented the particular- ly pertinent war-gospel to the people. In order to make an effective four-minute talk, the speaker had to outline in his mind the begin- ning of his speech, leave it out and deliver the closing part with the "punch," so this plan developed a particularly forceful style of public speaking, which is not being entirely discarded since the abandonment of the four- minute program for governmental activities. Considerable credit is due to Managers Woostenholm of the Majestic, Hayman of the Lyda, Fisher of the Empress and Mitchell of the Michelson, for the use of their theatres so many times during those last months of the war. F. M. Mitchell of the Michelson was the only theatre man who was a four-minute speaker also. The first chairman of the four- minute men organization of Hall County was Frank E. Slusser, and he was succeeded in 1918 by J. H. Woolley. Those who carried on the work of the four-minute men organiza- tion of Hall County were: Bishop J. A. Duffy, Mayor J. L. Cleary, Miss Jane L. Pinder, Mrs. R. B. Ray, Judge Bayard H. Paine, Hon. Chas G. Ryan, Hon. W. H .. Thompson, Hon. W. A. Prince, F. M. Mitch- ell, William Suhr, Dale P. Stough, Rev. M. L. Rose, Rev. V. R. Beebe, Rev. L. A. Arthur. At the close of this work, both cer- tificates of efficiency and a copper button, said to have been made from copper taken from first German submarine brought to this country and dismantled, were awarded.


WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE


The work of the War Savings Campaign Committees has already been outlined earlier


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in this chapter, but the personnel of those who led the campaign in this county should be mentioned. S. N. Wolbach was county chair- man, Arthur C. Mayer was city chairman, and Chas E. Fralick had charge of the forma- tion of War Savings clubs throughout the county. Mr. Wolbach was chosen in Decem- ber, 1917, and he shortly afterwards chose his assistants. Hall County's quota was $453,000. On April 5, the figures showed that Grand Island subscribed for $333,800 worth of stamps and the outside districts in the county had taken $330,411 or $115,611 more than their quota.


The distribution of the outside districts, as to their quotas and their responses, were:


Quota Response


Lake


$10,000


$17,070


Prairie Creek


9,600


16,103


Mayfield


15,000


18,805


South Loup


13,000


23,535


Cameron


13,600


15,218


Harrison


12,000


17,946


Center


13,000


25,565


Washington


20,500


26,399


Alda


13,500


16,908


Poniphan


24,600


30,822


South Platte


10,000


23,912


Martin


8,000


15,070


Jackson


19,000


35,401


Wood River


33,000


47,660


UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN


During the latter part of October, a local organization was formed to take care of the campaign for the seven war societies joint fund, called the United War Work Campaign. The state organization was headed by Judge Geo. F. Corcoran, of York, with a state com- mittee consisting of representatives for each of the sevn societies. District committees were formed, and in the district in which Grand Island was situated three Hall County people represented their various organizations, and thus bore a responsibility in this campaign that reached beyond our county. Mrs. W. A. Prince served as district representative for the Y. W. C. A., Mayor J. L. Cleary for the


National ' Catholic War Council, and David Kaufman for the Jewish Welfare Association.


The local council in charge of the campaign in Hall County were, chairman, Thomas E. Bradstreet, representing the Y. M. C. A. with Frank E. Slusser, as his assistant chair- man during the drive; Miss Sheeley, secre- tary of local Y. W. C. A. represented that organization; Mr. Roney represented the National Catholic War Council (Knights of Columbus), A. E. Nagelstock represented Jewish Welfare Board and was secretary of local executive committee, Lawrence Donald represented War Camp Community Service, the Salvation Army was represented by a captain of its order from Hastings who was working in Central Nebraska then, and the American Library Association, by Mrs. J. L. Cleary, a member of local library board. The quota was fixed at $51,000, or 50% more than each citizen had donated to the last preced- ing Red Cross drive. On the evening of No- vember 10 the subscriptions amounted to $6,630, but the enthusiasm of Armistice Day boosted them to $10,632. 60; and like all other drives Hall County went over the top, though the ending of hostilities rather slackened the speed of the drive.


OTHER WAR ORGANIZATIONS


There were so many organizations formed to handle tasks which came up in connection with war work that there is a danger of omitting some of them. A drive was insti- tuted to secure Hall County's quota of girls to enter nursing training and the Red Cross assisted in this work by placing Mrs. W. J. Redfield in charge. Five Hall County girls signed in response to this call; Miss Theresa Curry and Ethel Allen of Wood River, Bertha Tow, Irene Hunding and Miss Bolling of Grand Island.


The task of handling the enrollment of the boys from 16 to 18 for selective service in farm labor for the summer of 1919 was organ- ized and ready for the enrollment on Novem- ber 14. C. O. Michael was chairman, County Agent J. R. White, assistant chairman, and


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different men were selected, but though the entertaining feature. People were requested registration was held the need for this branch to gather around the lake in order that a of work did not materialize.


"WELCOME HOME," JULY 24, 1919


The homecoming celebration at Schimmer's lake drew an attendance Thursday afternoon and evening estimated all the way from 5,000 to 20,000. Officers of the committee placed the size of the crowd from 6,000 to 8,000, the latter being one-third of the county's entire population. The general interest shown was a surprise even to the most sanquine. Early in the afternoon some of the committeemen on the ground said they thought there would be at least 5,000 people on hand.


The barbecue put out 12,000 sandwiches according to figures obtained by Secretary Otis of the Commercial Club. He said there was no doubt that 3,000 or 4,000 people did not patronize the booth where the barbecued meat was distributed. More thon 700 loaves of bread, four steers, 50 pounds of salt, and a great quantity of pickles and mustard were used in making the sandwiches which were given out.


Sheriff McCutchan had a group of deputies to staighten out traffic. They were kept busy watching the crisscrossing of cars in front of the entrance to Sand Krog and the lake. South of the lake where machines were main- ly parked, hundreds of cars filled the road- sides and fields for a distance of a half mile from Sand Krog. Late in the evening when people were returning home the headlights of the automobiles illuminated the roadway for the entire distance from the lake to the city for a long period. Machines were not more than 200 feet apart and most of the way the procession was almost solid.


The special train put on by the Union Pacific made hourly trips between noon and midnight, the last train coming in at 12:30 a. m. By actual count 1,897 people bought round trip tickets and there were some who paid fare only one way. The last train car- ried five coaches and each coach was packed, all seats and all standing room being taken.


The fireworks in the evening proved a most


better view of the fireworks could be obtained. The crowd was so large that this request was difficult to meet. Set pieces of Pershing, the national flag and the Red Cross were all good, that of the flag being particularly fine. Shrapnel fireworks supplied plenty of noise. Other fireworks made up the program.


Music was furnished by the Wood River band in the afternoon, by the Grand Island band in the evening and by Liederkranz Male quartet during the formal program. A bur- lesque wrestling match on the band platform by two Omaha men entertained the crowd in the late afternoon.


Those present included people from the western part of the state, from Kearney and from Hastings.


The amount of money taken in at the booths and received from the concessions by the committee was estimated at $2,100.


In the afternoon a program of speaking was held in the pavilion at Sand Krog. Mayor J. L. Cleary presided as chairman. Colonel McCrea of Omaha was one of the speakers. He is a physician who organized an ambu- lance at Council Bluffs and later perfected the organization while in Europe. His subject dealt with preparedness, on which he repeat- edly touched.


Mr. Risden of Lincoln, member of the Ro- tary club, who served in camp as an enter- tainer for the soldiers and delighted many with story and declamation; gave a pleasing talk. Compositions of his own were among those he delivered. His daughter, Miss Ris- den, accompanied him to the city and helped in one of the booths.


A patriotic address was given by Judge B. H. Paine. The Liederkranz Male quartet, composed of Harold Menck, Harry Paulsen, George Heyde and Gus Roeser, was on the prorgam, and their singing was much en- joyed and was given most hearty applause


Sheriff McCutchan's force of deputies at the grounds included E. J. Wickwire, C. J. Palmer, Emil Schroeder, Gus Fonner and Mr. Thomssen.


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Alda, Neb., April 23 .- (Special Dispatch). clared by all to have been a most enjoyable -A community reception was held last even- one and will long be remembered. ing at the Methodist church in honor of the returned soldier. boys of this community, of LIST OF HALL COUNTY'S SONS IN THE WAR which there were ten, five of whom had been overseas. The overseas honor guests were: George Filsinger, John Quisenberry, Jr., Robert Swift, of Watertown, Nebraska, Julius Gutschow and Edward Ewoldt. Ow- ing to a paralytic stroke which occurred Mon- day night, Ned King, also an overseas soldier, was unable to be present. The boys who had done their bit in the camps in this country were: Lloyd Minor, Ronald Brown, Edward Swift, Frank Dahlstrom, and Mr. Ewoldt, Jay Lawrence.


John Thomssen acted in the capacity of chairman of the meeting. Following a short prayer by Rev. Warren the audience sang "Keep the Home Fires Burning," after which the address of welcome was given by Mr. Ira Gibson. Short talks were also given by H. S. McIntosh, Henry Rouse, E. J. Long, and Ex- Representative M. H. O'Malley.


George Filsinger gave a very touching re- sponse with references to the hearty welcome they had received and how much it meant to the boys to be again among their friends, but asked that the honors be not given to the boys who had returned but rather that all honor be given to the ones who would never come back and were sleeping in foreign fields. Robert Swift, of Watertown, gave a most interesting talk along the lines of going over the top and how.one feels when he is going ' over, having no fear what-ever. Mr. Swift was wounded by a German shell in the battle of St. Mihiel and was in the hospital for six months.


Following the talks an interesting program of piano selections and vocal solos were given which were greatly enjoyed.


At the close of the program all went to the church basement where refreshments were served. Carnations were presented to each soldier boy present. Between 250 and 300 persons were present, and it is believed that even a larger number would have attended but for the threatening storm. The affair was de-


Shortly after the beginning of the active hostilities between the governments of the United States and Germany, O. A Abbott, Jr., was appointed by the executive committee of the Red Cross to record the names of all Hall County's sons who had been called into their country's service, in what ever branch of the nation's military forces, and whether by voluntary enlistment or under the selective service act. For some time Mr. Abbott was able to compile and keep the record. His duties as chairman of the Council of Defense, as court reporter and as secretary of the Home Guards, however, made it necessary for him to abandon the work. And for some weeks the work of compilation had been dropped. When The Independent ascertained this fact, it volunteered to pick up the task where it had been abondoned, as well as the paper was able to do so, and it kept up the work until the last contingent had been sent to the camps, in the meantime also keeping as close check on enlistments as possible.


Particular efforts were made to secure the then post office addresses, the branch of ser- vice, the forces to which attached, of every member, but the responses to these requests were only partial and it is impractical to give the regiment, company, etc., to which these men were assigned. And it is now compelled as part of its own welcoming home of all of Hall County's defenders of the flag to pub- lish the list as hereto added.


(It would not be a complete summary if, in closing, The Independent failed to give attest to the splendid and uniform manner in which the sons of Hall County answered to their country's call. The paper would be 1e- miss if it did not pay a tribute, likewise, to the fathers and mothers and to the public of Hall County generally, for the uniform loyal- ty evidenced during the past few years - by the sons who, if need be, offered the su- preme sacrifice; by the fathers and mothers who unhesitatingly and patriotically bade their Digitized by ogle


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sons farewell, and godspeed to them and to our own, our native land; and to all - in- cluding those who were not, by force of cir- cumstances, called upon to make such sacri- fices - for the splendid support given in the second line of defense - in meeting, promptly and fully, every quota. Indeed Hall County is known far and wide, over the state, as hav- ing been foremost in these duties, and in the united spirit in which they were met. It is with a sense of deepest gratitude to the men thus called and serving; as a meed of the high respect and honor due them; and with a feel- ing of pride in our home county that The Independent submits, today, this roster of its fighting sons. - Editor). May 24, 1919


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Augustine, Howard M. Applegit, Gilbert J. Anthoney, Carmon W.


Anthony, Alfred E.


Allan, Leo Allan, Rex Atwill, Claude C. Ayers, Byrle




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