One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
World War I Veterans met Saturday evening About 60 World War I veterans, their wives and the widows of deceased veterans attended a dinner at the VFW last Saturday evening. The occasion was the 50th anniversary observances of the 1917 declaration of war against Germany. Veterans of the First World War present included John DeKoning, Byron BeBee, Lee Schumacher, John Holzhey, J.J. Sullivan, M. R. Nelson, John Cebulski, J. J. Lang, Hugo Schellin, Paul Daellenbach, Sven Carlberg, William Cookingham, Leo Geetings, Matt Drabbles, N.J. Cummings, R.C. Hoynes, Hans Jensen, George Koechel, Fred Just, Egil Solberg, Lewis Verbeck, Henry Brown, Ole Sjostrom, Bert Larson, Art Longpre, Horace Matthews, John Werle and A.S. Andrews. Feigel Photo, 1967.
100 years ago
1917
War garden were the rage. "Sow and Save" was the local war cry but patriots were advised to cut out the wild oats.
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Local news was scarce but we read that Miss. Kitty Hartman forsook her position at the Motor Inn Garage to work for the County Clerk and Recorder. Sheriff Crabb had appointed Judge Wilson, A.S. Hanscom, R.L. Alldrin and E.E. Chabot as registrars under the new conscription law, details of which were fairly vague at the moment.
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The Enterprise Poetry Department burst forth as follows:
Little beds of flowers;
Little cans of paint;
Make attractiv...
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