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Thirty-Four Men in Next Draft published in the Olivia Times on April 25, 1918

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Thirty-Four Men in Next Draft published in the Olivia Times on April 25, 1918

Editors Note: If there is a * after the man’s name his picture is in the 1920 book Renville County in World War I published by the Olivia Times. If there is a # symbol by he is listed in the book but no photograph. If the name is in bold there are artifacts in the Museum on display from him. The names could be mispelled, they are copied directly out of the newspaper. If you have a Renville County World War I connection please contact Nicole at the Museum 507-697-6147 or [email protected]

Men to Leave Olivia on Monday, April 29th for Camp Dodge, Iowa

On next Monday, April 29th another body of young men from Renville County will leave Olivia to enter the army service. The quota from this county numbers thirty-four and three large cities, is 2086. This call is to be followed by another in May and it is expeted that a call will be issued each month thereafter during the summer.

The following is the list of men called from Renville County:

Olivia – Otto C. Jensen*, William Erickson* (Olivia Legion Post is named for him), Frank Patzwald, Henry Kubesh, George Bublitz and Roaland Heinecke

Renville – Willis McBroom, Herman Freiborg, George Broen, Gotfred Sandberg and Alvin Deason

Fairfax – Herman Hinderman, Leroy Serverns, Herbert L. Palmer, John Reger and Albert J. Gerardy

Sacred Heart – Axel Johnson and Olaf Knutson

Hector – James Tompkins and Roy McCall

Bird Island – Frank Bartholett, Joseph Goddetrz and George Kirgiss

Buffalo Lake – Jacob I. Bergeland

Franklin – Stephen Methala, Lawrence W. Lynch and Edward S. Foss

Morton – Emery Blume, Jas. Ryan and Wm. Scheffler, Henry Jewell, William Zumwinkle, Frances Lunch, Ben Olson and Eden Berger

Danube – Wm. R. Black and Joseph Erickson

Stewart – Henry P. Guager

Minneapolis – James Sandberg and Napthali Wolpert

Miscellaneous – David Peterson, Detroit, MI; John Keaveny, Hedgesville, Mont.; Sidney Bergetrom, Clinton; George Theling, Arlington; James Flannigan, Forsythe, Mont; Edie Dikken, Clara City and Lewis Hanson, Litchfield; Marion Wertz, Granite Falls; Chas. S. Johnson, Willmar; Harold Engen, Big Fork.