Service Flag And Honor Roll
County to Own One as Soon as Names of Soldiers Can be ObtainedAt the last session of the Board of Supervisors it was ordered that the County Auditor purchase a Service Flag and Honor Roll, the same to hang in the court house lobby and to be loaned to all patriotic demonstrations within the county when asked for.
In order that no soldier boys in the war service should fail to be counted Auditor Eggleston has appointed the following comittees from each township and town in the county to secure the names of all the boys enlisting as these are hard to obtain except by the township committee. The local exemption board has furnished the names of all the boys who were drafted, and to get the list of those who have enlisted is the object of appointing this committee:
Fairfield--Mrs. Walter Huyck
Beaver--Omke Engelkes
Pleasant Valley--L. L. Bausman
German--H. Deters
Shiloh--Mrs. Geo. A. Geerdes
Colfax--H. E. Knock
Lincoln--Mrs. Geo. M. Baker
Grant--James Doorley
Black Hawk--Otto Albert
Washington--Miss Cora Miller
Palermo--Vera DeSeelhorst
Melrose--J. F. Strickler
Felix--Mrs. W. A. Haskin
Clay--Mrs. Clara O. Myers
Towns
Beaman--Mrs. T. L. Evans
Conrad--Miss Sarah Evans
Holland--Mrs. O. A. Ontjes
Morrison--Mrs. Orpha Book
Grundy Center--Miss Grace Smith
Dike--Mrs. Jeppe Schultz
Stout--C. M. Fobes
Reinbeck--Mrs. Peter Bigum
Wellsburg--Mrs. Neil R. Ashby
If you know of any young man who has enlisted from your town or township please see that their name is handed at once to the committee from your locality. Only by the united action of all the people of the county can omissions be averted.
--The Grundy Republican (Grundy Center, Iowa), 27 June 1918, pg 1
Service Flag Raising
600 Stars To Be Raised October 4thGrundy County Plans to Make a Big Day in the History of the County
Grundy County will make a big day of October 4th, the day set for raising her service flag with its 600 stars. If the weather is fair, the largest patriotic crowd in the history of the county will turn out to do honor to the boys in the service.
The fifteen township committeemen will assemble at the courthouse at 10:00 in the morning, where they will be given a red badge to designate them as the heads of their townships. They will have charge of giving out white badges to every school child in their townships, giving each school a banner designating its district. They will also superintend the giving out of the souvenir program, which will contain the names of every Grundy county boy in the service. A page will be added to this program as further necessity arises.
Rev. H. L. Haywood of Waterloo will give the patriotic address.
The township committeemen are as follows:
Fairfield, W. S. Huyck
Beaver, H. E. Froemming
Pleasant Valley, H. A. Schuck
German, D. E. Aukes
Shiloh, Geo. A. Geerdes
Colfax, O. A. Ontjes
Lincoln, A. Stork
Grant, C. E. Thomas
Blackhawk, E. G. Meyers
Washington, Adolph Steffen
Palermo, Rev. Dilman Smith
Melrose, George Schwarck
Felix, W. C. Hyde
Clay-Beaman, E. McMartin
Clay-Conrad, F. W. Alexander
The service flag is to be unfurled from the tight wire stretched out horizontally in front of the courthouse midway between the courthouse and street. It is to be unfurled by the two oldest veterans of the Civil War who are present on that day.
The parade will take place at 2:00 o'clock. Following the parade the patriotic address will be made on the courthouse lawn. The order of the parade is as follows: Dike band in the lead, followed by G.A.R. and the present war soldiers. After these the townships sections will follow in their numbered order, Fairfield leading, each township section to have its patriotic organizations at the head, followed by the school children and citizens. Each person in the parade is asked to carry a flag.
The mayors of all towns in the county were notified by County Auditor G. L. Eggleston, at the request of the supervisors, to see that their townships are well represented October 4th. Supt. D. R. Earl has notified every shool in the county regarding what is expected of it. Mayor G. C. Allison called a meeting Friday to discuss Grundy Center's part of the program and at this meeting the following were appointed to see that Grundy Center appears in force: J. Vanderwicken, P. J. Roeder, C. H. Workman, Dr. W. Bode, G. C. Petit, C. T. Rogers.
--The Grundy County Dispatch (Grundy Center, Iowa), 25 September 1918, pg 1
Dedication Of Service Flag And Honor Roll
Everything Ready For A Grand Patriotic Program and Dedication of FlagSix Hundred Stars In Service Flag
Roster of the Boys Whose Names Appear Upon the Honor Roll in Grundy County
From all indications Friday, October 4th, 1918, will go down in history as one of the Grandest Patriotic Days ever held in Grundy county. It will be the occasion of the Dedication of the large Service Flag with its six hundred stars. Appropriate exercises will be held in Grundy Center, and it is expected that every school district and every town and township in the county will be represented by large delegations.
Following is the program:
Concert by Bands
1:30 p.m.--Assemble of Township Delegations on Main street
2:00 p.m.--Patriotic Parade
Invocation--Rev. H. E. Mueller, of German Township
Address--Rev. H. L. Haywood, of Waterloo
Dedication of Service Flag
Song--"America"--By School Children, Accompanied by Band
Concert of Bands on Court House Lawn
Order of March
Dike Band
--Grant Township
--Fairfield Township
--Beaver Township
Reinbeck Band
--Black Hawk Township
--Washington Township
Lincoln Center Band
--Lincoln Township
--Colfax Township
--Pleasant Valley Township
Ivester Band
--Melrose Township
--Shiloh Township
--German Township
Beaman Band
--Clay Township
--Felix Township
Grundy Center Band
--Palermo Township
Frank Stewart, Chairman of Day
E. A. Crary, Marshal of the Day
R. L. Kurtz, Assistant Marshal
Below is given the names of the soldier boys who are credited to Grundy county as furnished the Republican by Auditor Eggleston who has been compiling the list for the past several weeks. Undoubtedly there are some omissions and errors and any such that are noticed should be reported at once to Mr. Eggleston. It has been a big task to gather all the names and data of boys called to service and many relatives who have been asked to do so have failed to give in the desired information, hence if there are any errors a goodly number is due to the indifference of those who should have furnished the desired information.
| Catherwood, Patrick | April 7, 1917 (Killed in action July 21, 1918) |
| Engelkes, Fred | Feb. 25, 1918 (Died April 2, 1918) |
| Frerichs, John J. | Feb. 25, 1918 (Killed in action July 28, 1918) |
| Nederhoff, Daniel | Feb. 25, 1918 (Died May 24, 1918) |
| Wieben, Geo. Jurgen | Sept. 21, 1917 (Died Jan. 25, 1918) |
| Wilts, Menno | Feb. 25, 1918 (Died May 21, 1918, France) |
| Aukes, Helmuth | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Aagard, James C. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Albert, Harry | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Abels, Conrad | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Anderson, Ernest | April 29, 1918 |
| Aagard, Alfred | May 10, 1918 |
| Anderson, Elmer C. | April 05, 1918 |
| Armstrong, Ralph E. | Feb. 20, 1918 |
| Armstrong, Ernest A. | Jan. 09, 1918 |
| Allison, Theodore M. | Feb. 18, 1918 |
| Alexander, Herbert W. | June 15, 1918 |
| Andersen, Peter H. | May 28, 1918 |
| Armstrong, Ode | |
| Albright, Van | |
| Anderson, Clyde B. | May 01, 1917 |
| Albright, Jacob Roy | July 23, 1918 |
| Agy, Clyde M. | July 23, 1918 |
| Allen, Harry C. | July 23, 1918 |
| Albert, Edward | July 23, 1918 |
| Ackerman, Thomas | July 23, 1918 |
| Ashing, Henry H. | July 23, 1918 |
| Arenholz, Henry | July 23, 1918 |
| Arends, Harry | July 29, 1918 (dis) |
| Aswegan, Henry | July 29, 1918 |
| Anderson, Fred | Aug. 15, 1918 |
| Arends, Arend J. | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Abels, Fred | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Bauer, Emil Gus | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Behrends, Weert H. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Baker, Mont | Sept. 21, 1917 (dis) |
| Brandt, Carl | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Bockes, Harold | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Bruns, Henry Chris | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Bausman, Irl | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Boldt, Fred P. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Blakely, Otto | April 29, 1918 |
| Bienfong, Alfred | May 28, 1918 |
| Bernhardt, Fred D. | May 28, 1918 |
| Buchan, Geo. A. | May 28, 1918 |
| Buss, John | May 28, 1918 |
| Bausman, Lee L. | May 10, 1918 |
| Beamon, Chas. I. | Dec. 00, 1917 |
| Broderick, Arthur J. | Feb. 24, 1918 |
| Bloxham, Lloyd | Feb. 24, 1918 (dis) |
| Bottles, Andrew J. H. | June 15, 1918 |
| Best, Wm. Jacob | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Beck, Walter L. | May 17, 1917 |
| Bein, F. Elmer | June 04, 1918 |
| Brann, Dave | Aug. 01, 1917 |
| Bost, Tom | |
| Bickner, Ray | July 23, 1918 |
| Buskohl, Wessel | July 23, 1918 |
| Boldt, Jurgen | July 23, 1918 |
| Buchan, William C. | July 23, 1918 |
| Brower, Cono | July 23, 1918 |
| Brower, Harm | July 23, 1918 |
| Brown, John H. | July 23, 1918 |
| Boyenga, Abraham | July 23, 1918 |
| Beck, Samuel W. | July 23, 1918 |
| Bryner, Lawrence B. | July 23, 1918 |
| Bienfong, Wilfred R. | July 23, 1918 |
| Bunger, Coert L. | July 23, 1918 |
| Bauer, Ervle B. | July 23, 1918 |
| Becker, Earl J. | July 23, 1918 |
| Bakker, Harm M. | July 23, 1918 |
| Brandt, Otto | July 23, 1918 |
| Bienfong, Elgin C. | April 29, 1918 |
| Boyle, Thomas P. | May 28, 1918 |
| Buffington, Lloyd | Mar. 07, 1918 |
| Bockes, Bert Elmer | Mar. 07, 1918 |
| Braasch, Arthur | July 23, 1918 |
| Beckwith, Milton | Aug. 02, 1918 |
| Boven, John | Aug. 15, 1918 |
| Barkey, Ray | April 30, 1917 |
| Boomgarden, Jake | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Bausman, Bryan | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Bergman, Jacob | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Burinski, Frank E. | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Byrnes, Leslie | Sept. 03, 1918 |
| Bigelow, Don C. | May 20, 1917 |
| Bigelow, Leon | May 17, 1917 (dis) |
| Beckman, Herbert H. | Feb. 13, 1918 |
| Boothe, I. J. | July 01, 1918 |
| Buchan, James | June 10, 1918 |
| Brees, Chas. | |
| Brock, Leonard | |
| Berg, David Geo. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Connell, Geo. E. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Clapp, Ray L. | May 10, 1918 |
| Crider, Harry K. | May 05, 1918 |
| Cooper, Sherman R. | May 05, 1918 |
| Campbell, Geo. W. | Feb. 20, 1918 |
| Cummings, Virgil | June 15, 1918 |
| Carroll, James | June 15, 1918 |
| Craig, William | June 15, 1918 |
| Cooper, Wm. | May 28, 1918 |
| Cooper, John M. | |
| Cooper, Earl J. | |
| Campbell, Ralph B. | Aug. 06, 1917 |
| Churchill, Fred C. | Jan. 02, 1918 |
| Connell, Will | June 22, 1918 |
| Campbell, Bryan | |
| Cannegieter, Swier | May 28, 1918 |
| Cooper, Sydney | June 26, 1918 |
| Cheevers, Chas. | |
| Callanhan, Benj. F. | July 23, 1918 |
| Cameron, Ewert | |
| Christy, Amos | |
| Cummings, Leo | |
| Catherwood, Michael | Jan. 09, 1918 |
| Catherwood, D. | Aug. 09, 1917 |
| Christoffersen, Louie | |
| Campbell, James | |
| Colville, Chas. | |
| Cole, Chester | July 23, 1918 |
| Cullinan, John Jr. | July 23, 1918 |
| Claassen, Cal C. | July 23, 1918 |
| Cook, John Richard | July 23, 1918 |
| Cmelik, Frank H. | July 23, 1918 |
| Casstevens, E. Worth | June 15, 1918 |
| Christensen, Henry | Aug. 00, 1917 |
| Chalupsky, Chas. J. | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Conradi, Wm. | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Connell, Daniel | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Clapsaddle, Geo. | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Cordes, John | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Day, Leroy E. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Dalton, Noah L. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Deadrick, Adam F. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Doebler, Carl | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Dirks, Ben | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Dirks, Cornelius | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Daggett, Orville S. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Dekker, Henry H. | April 29, 1918 |
| DeVoogd, Heiko J. | April 29, 1918 |
| Dothager, Harley | Feb. 29, 1918 |
| Doermann, Henry J. | April 24, 1918 |
| Doebler, Richard | June 15, 1918 |
| Dickinson, Wm. | May 28, 1918 |
| DeVries, Warntje | |
| Dickson, Everett | Feb. 23, 1918 |
| Dodd, Ralph | Dec. 27, 1917 |
| Daggett, Harvey | May 01, 1917 |
| Dew, Glenn Roy | Sept. 05, 1917 |
| Dilly, Shirley | July 15, 1918 |
| Dirks, Henry T. | June 26, 1918 |
| Doyen, John | July 23, 1918 |
| DeBeer, John | July 23, 1918 |
| DeBeer, Harry John | July 23, 1918 |
| Dodd, James F. | July 23, 1918 |
| Dilger, Harvey | July 23, 1918 |
| Dirks, Henry | July 29, 1918 |
| Dirks, John | Aug. 15, 1918 |
| DeSeelhorst, Floyd R. | Aug. 27, 1918 |
| DeNeui, Sander | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Diekman, Harm | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Diekman, Dick | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Deters, Adolph | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Dreessen, Claus | Sept. 03, 1918 |
| Ellingrod, John | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Edler, Herbert | April 29, 1918 |
| Everts, Jacob | May 28, 1918 |
| Eimers, William | |
| Elliott, Clyde | June 05, 1917 |
| Elliott, Claude | Oct. 00, 1917 |
| Engelkes, Hildert | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Ewoldt, John | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Eimers, Henry G. | June 26, 1918 |
| Evans, Charles M. | Dec. 15, 1917 |
| Evans, William T. | Jan. 23, 1918 |
| Everts, Geo. | July 23, 1918 |
| Erickson, Theron | Aug. 15, 1918 |
| Elder, Samuel | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Ennenga, Sam | Sept. 03, 1918 |
| Fiet, John Herman | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Frerichs, Henry | May 10, 1918 |
| Ferguson, Ed | May 10, 1918 |
| Franz, Leroy E. | May 28, 1918 |
| Frederick, Robert | |
| Frazee, Harry | |
| Frey, John | June 26, 1918 |
| Freed, Howard | July 23, 1918 |
| Franzen, Albert T. | July 23, 1918 |
| Finney, Will | Aug. 02, 1918 |
| Frue, James | June 26, 1918 |
| Frei, Henry Richard | May 16, 1918 |
| Frederick, Ben | Aug. 15, 1918 |
| Freed, Ray | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Franzen, John | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Given, Josiah | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Gade, Frank | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Gruis, Herman | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Gordon, Earl P. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Grimm, John H. | April 05, 1918 |
| Grimmius, Ben M. | Feb. 20, 1918 |
| Gethman, Milton | Dec. 14, 1917 |
| Gethman, John | April 03, 1918 |
| Grashorn, Herbert | |
| Grady, Joseph | |
| Gasser, W. F. | |
| Gier, Eugene F. | |
| Gier, Irvin L. | |
| Gier, Philip E. | |
| Given, Conrad | |
| Grunnet, George | |
| Goodman, Earl | May 00, 1917 |
| Gibbons, Maurice C. | May 02, 1918 |
| Gibbons, William D. | June 04, 1918 |
| Gruis, Jake | |
| Grider, Dennis E. | July 23, 1918 |
| Griffith, Ira E. | July 23, 1918 |
| Groth, John H. | July 23, 1918 |
| Grider, Davis W. | July 23, 1918 |
| Garwood, Bert R. | July 23, 1918 |
| Gunnarson, Ralph | Aug. 02, 1918 |
| Gunnarson, Edgar | Aug. 02, 1918 |
| Groote, Elso | July 29, 1918 |
| Gardiner, Innes G. | July 15, 1918 |
| Gemeinhardt, Frank | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Getting, Fred | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Hubbard, Chas O. | Sept. 05, 1917 |
| Hiatt, Gerald C. | Sept. 05, 1917 |
| Henson, Victor | Sept. 05, 1917 |
| Heinrich, Johannes | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Harrenstein, Herman | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Hasbrouck, James | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Hildebrand, George R. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Hiestand, Ezra A. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Huisinga, Will C. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Hawn, Byron Cole | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Hawse, William E. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Hummel, Chas. B. | April 29, 1918 |
| Hanson, Harry | May 10, 1918 |
| Hayes, Freeman J. | Mar. 07, 1918 |
| Hasbrouck, Arthur J. | Mar. 07, 1918 |
| Humphreys, Clifton H. | Jan. 18, 1918 |
| Haren, Otto B. | June 15, 1918 |
| Hickson, Edgar | |
| Hasbrouck, Albert | |
| Hartman, Leslie M. | |
| Hanna, Lloyd M. | |
| Henningsen, Louie | July 28, 1917 |
| Hayes, Kenneth | |
| Hanson, Albert | |
| Haxton, Vernon | May 25, 1917 |
| Higgins, Cyrl S. | |
| Halden, Will B. | July 25, 1917 |
| Hippen, Falkert | July 23, 1918 |
| Hunt, James A. | July 23, 1918 |
| Hugh, Freddie | July 23, 1918 |
| Heinrich, Carl | July 23, 1918 |
| Harms, Paul | July 23, 1918 |
| Heerts, Bert | July 23, 1918 |
| Henningsen, Hans | July 29, 1918 |
| Hayenga, Geo. | July 29, 1918 |
| Henze, Martin | July 29, 1918 |
| Hansen, Herman | June 01, 1918 |
| Hasbrouck, Eldon | Aug. 27, 1918 |
| Hook, Ernest | Aug. 27, 1918 |
| Harrenstein, Jake | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Haren, Hubert | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Isder, John | |
| Jans, Henry Robert | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Janssen, Claus | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Juhl, James M. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Juel, Charles | April 29, 1918 |
| Jensen, Nels John | Mar. 11, 1918 |
| Johns, George | Feb. 20, 1918 |
| Jorgensen, Andreas | Feb. 20, 1918 |
| Jepp, William | June 15, 1918 |
| Jutting, William | May 28, 1918 |
| Johnson, Ole J. | May 28, 1918 |
| Johnson, George W. | May 28, 1918 |
| Jargstorf, Otto | July 23, 1918 |
| Jacobsen, John N. | |
| Jorgensen, John | |
| Juhl, Nels John | |
| Jensen, Chris | |
| Jackey, Roy | May 03, 1918 |
| Juhl, Lawrence | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Johnson, Louis | June 26, 1918 |
| Jargstorff, Otto | July 23, 1918 |
| Johansen, Hans T. | July 23, 1918 |
| Jargstorf, Henry | July 23, 1918 |
| Jensen, Carl W. | July 23, 1918 |
| Johansen, Viggo | July 23, 1918 |
| Jensen, Peter | July 29, 1918 |
| Jepp, Henry | July 29, 1918 |
| Janssen, Henry | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Junker, John | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Kruger, Andrew | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Knudsen, Robert J. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Kelley, John G. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Kuper, John | April 29, 1918 |
| Kameras, Geo. | April 29, 1918 |
| Knudsen, Albert | Feb. 20, 1918 |
| Kitzman, Albert | June 15, 1918 |
| Kristiansen, Niels K. | May 28, 1918 |
| Kool, O. A. | |
| Koht, Elliott | April 03, 1918 |
| Kelly, Horace | May 15, 1917 |
| Koobs, William | Sept. 23, 1917 |
| Krumlinde, Leo | July 28, 1917 |
| Kauffman, Wayne E. | May 31, 1918 |
| Kaufman, George | |
| Kier, Harry E. | Dec. 12, 1917 |
| Kappelman, Edward H. | July 23, 1918 |
| Kiewiet, Fred | July 23, 1918 |
| Kuhl, Julius | July 23, 1918 |
| Kiehna, Wm. G. | July 23, 1918 |
| Kale, Joseph M. | July 23, 1918 |
| King, Kenyon V. | July 25, 1918 |
| Klunder, Menno | July 29, 1918 |
| Kneppe, J. Jr. | July 29, 1918 |
| Kronberg, Karl | Aug. 05, 1918 |
| Kuper, Cornelius | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Kannegieter, John | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Larsen, Peter | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Lindaman, Jake H. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Long, Benjamin H. | April 29, 1918 |
| Lindaman, Hie J. | May 28, 1918 |
| Lynch, Bert L. | May 28, 1918 |
| Lewis, Alvin I. | May 28, 1918 |
| Lighter, Leroy | |
| Lynn, David | |
| Lee, Ira | |
| Lau, Frank | May 30, 1918 |
| Lakin, Marvin | |
| Lindberg, Jess H. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Luchtenburg, Sicko | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Lage, Wm. J> | May 12, 1917 |
| Luck, Ernest A. | July 23, 1918 |
| Lindaman, John W. | July 23, 1918 |
| Loof, John | July 23, 1918 |
| Lamb, Frank Joseph | July 23, 1918 |
| Little, Oras S. | July 29, 1918 |
| Meyers, Geo. A. | July 23, 1918 |
| Murphy, Geo. Clay | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Mertz, Chas. E. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Mackie, Gurnie S. | Sept. 21, 1917 (dis) |
| Mennenga, Sieba | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Middleton, Fred | Sept. 21, 1917 (dis) |
| Madsen, Axel K. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Marquard, Chas. | Feb. 25, 1918 (dis) |
| Mulder, Carl | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Miller, Milow D. | April 29, 1918 |
| Moeller, Carl H. | April 05, 1918 |
| Mervine, Harry W. | Feb. 20, 1918 |
| Murphy, Wm. H. | Jan. 03, 1918 |
| Morrison, W. G. | June 01, 1918 |
| Montgomery, Joshua | June 08, 1918 |
| McAllister, Carl | May 28, 1918 |
| Muller, Jake B. | May 28, 1918 |
| Murphy, Corneal | |
| Mertz, Glen | |
| McCullogh, Roy | |
| Mills, Christfor | |
| Milligan, Ralph | |
| Minton, Harvey | |
| Myers, R. N. | |
| Middleton, Earl | Feb. 27, 1917 |
| McClain, Arch | |
| McClain, Wm. | |
| Mills, Orville C. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| McCrary, Walter | April 05, 1918 |
| Mitchell, Warren | July 10, 1918 |
| Meints, Chas. L. | July 26, 1918 |
| Meinders, Meint U. | June 26, 1918 |
| McMartin, Arch J. | May 07, 1917 |
| McMartin, Donald | June 04, 1918 |
| Manlick, John | |
| Molendorp, Henry | July 23, 1918 |
| Madden, Francis | July 23, 1918 |
| Morrill, Luther A. | July 23, 1918 |
| Miller, Lyman M. | Nov. 07, 1917 |
| Mulder, Jake B. | Aug. 02, 1918 |
| McKinney, Herfred | July 29, 1918 |
| Mahanke, Edd F. | Aug. 06, 1918 |
| Moyer, Carl | Aug. 05, 1918 |
| Miller, Harold | Aug. 15, 1918 |
| Morrison, Claire | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Miller, Claus E. | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Mooty, Edison | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Murphy, Mertie | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Nissen, Henry Emil | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Nelson, Clarence G. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Neessen, William | July 23, 1918 |
| Noltensmeier, Adolph | July 23, 1918 |
| O'Brien, James | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| O'Connor, Andrew | Sept. 21, 1917 (dis) |
| Ove, Edward N. | May 10, 1918 |
| Oglesby, Ross L. | Feb. 20, 1918 |
| Oster, Edward B. | June 15, 1918 |
| Ohrt, Ralph | |
| Oelmann, Johannes | July 23, 1918 |
| Owen, Bruce E. | July 29, 1918 |
| Petty, Frank M. | Sept. 05, 1917 |
| Petersen, Jens C. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Petersen, Vincent D. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Petersen, Carl M. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Peters, Alfred | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Park, Geo. E. | May 10, 1918 |
| Ploog, Geo. F. | Jan. 18, 1918 |
| Palmer, Grant C. | June 15, 1918 |
| Paulsen, Carl P. | May 28, 1918 |
| Primus, Wm. B. | May 28, 1918 |
| Porter, Alden | |
| Porter, Clarence | |
| Piper, Dwight L. | |
| Poe, Fred A. | |
| Parker, Seth | |
| Pelton, Harold A. | |
| Pettit, Maurice | |
| Penrose, Joe L. | May 14, 1917 |
| Parmenter, Fenton | Sept. 05, 1917 |
| Pederson, Peter K. | June 26, 1918 |
| Porter, Walter | |
| Pattee, Sam | July 23, 1918 |
| Parrott, Roy Findley | June 03, 1918 |
| Prescott, Chester L. | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Petit, Carl F. | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Paterna, Remmer | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Pierce, Geo. | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Ross, Claus W. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Riekena, Dick W. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Ross, Jack | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Rasmussen, Peter K. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Robinson, Harry G. | April 29, 1918 |
| Routh, Watson T. | May 10, 1918 |
| Robinson, Erwin M. | April 05, 1918 |
| Robinson, Edwin R. | April 05, 1918 |
| Robins, Frank | June 01, 1918 (dis) |
| Russell, John | June 15, 1918 |
| Rust, Harm H. | May 28, 1918 |
| Rasmussen, Jim | |
| Roeder, Roland P. | April 27, 1917 |
| Rinesmith, James | |
| Rinesmith, Glen | |
| Rand, John | April 27, 1918 |
| Ross, Ray | Mar. 07, 1918 |
| Ramundt, William C. | July 23, 1918 |
| Robins, Arthur | July 23, 1918 |
| Ross, Henry W. | July 23, 1918 |
| Rathman, Elmer | July 23, 1918 |
| Ross, Albert M. | July 23, 1918 |
| Rourke, James J. | July 29, 1918 |
| Runft, Arthur | Aug. 15, 1918 |
| Rewerts, Dick | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Ross, Wm. M. | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Rindels, Jake | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Riebkes, Riebke | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Struwe, Edward | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Stark, Ernest H. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Smith, Josiah B. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Swan, Archie | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Schlampp, John W. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Stork, Enno | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Snater, Johannes | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Smith, Fred | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Steffen, Ernest W. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Schuck, Glen H. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Sieverding, Victor F. | April 29, 1918 |
| Sanders, Glenn H. | April 29, 1918 |
| Schaffer, Emery M. | June 15, 1918 |
| Sonner, Joshua | June 15, 1918 |
| Saak, Algo | May 28, 1918 |
| Schoolman, Ohne | May 28, 1918 |
| Schatzberg, Ila | May 28, 1918 |
| Slight, Carl | May 28, 1918 |
| Staak, Peter Hans | May 28, 1918 |
| Smith, James | May 28, 1918 |
| Stage, Sigvard | May 28, 1918 |
| Smith, M. C. | May 28, 1918 |
| Scott, Donald | Dec. 29, 1917 |
| Suttman, Ralph | |
| Smith, Edward | |
| Strohbehn, J. C. | Aug. 23, 1917 |
| Schmidt, James H. | |
| Schafer, George | |
| Snyder, Arthur P. | |
| Snyder, Ralph D. | |
| Svendsen, James | Nov. 22, 1917 |
| Schultz, Leopold | Oct. 25, 1917 |
| Sells, Wayne | May 00, 1918 |
| Schuck, Martin J. | Dec. 27, 1917 |
| Stewart, Clarence | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Smith, Curtis K. | Mar. 10, 1917 |
| Siemsen, Hans Richard | June 26, 1918 |
| Schulte, Christ | June 26, 1918 |
| Schiller, Geerd | June 26, 1918 |
| Schuettler, John A. | June 26, 1918 |
| Sibert, Archie G. | |
| Stover, Merle | July 15, 1918 |
| Simms, George R. | June 04, 1918 |
| Stover, Ray | Dec. 01, 1917 |
| Siefken, Simon | July 23, 1918 |
| Smith, Jess Miller | July 23, 1918 |
| Schafer, Thomas | July 23, 1918 |
| Squires, David E. | July 23, 1918 |
| Siemsen, Arthur J. | July 23, 1918 |
| Snyder, Henry T. | July 23, 1918 |
| Sparenborg, Warner | July 23, 1918 |
| Schugart, Mervin E. | July 23, 1918 |
| Stover, Orange A. | July 23, 1918 |
| Smith, Clarence O. | July 23, 1918 |
| Stroh, Dave | July 23, 1918 |
| Slight, Edd. | July 23, 1918 |
| Sadler, Herbert | July 23, 1918 |
| Suttman, Paul R. | Aug. 01, 1918 |
| Stover, Edwin M. | Aug. 15, 1918 |
| Sharp, Robert | Aug. 15, 1918 |
| Schmidt, John C. | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Stahl, John | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Siefken, Gerhard | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Smith, Geo. G. | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Smith, Lowell | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Schafer, Henry J. | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Smith, Lester | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Sonders, Chas. | Sept. 03, 1918 |
| Thuesen, Geo. J. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Tack, Weyo | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Thompsen, Walter | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Thede, Herman R. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Thompson, Chas. E. | April 29, 1918 |
| Tschirgi, Carl V. | April 29, 1918 |
| Truemer, Hans | Feb. 19, 1918 |
| Thuessen, Harry E. | Feb. 20, 1918 |
| Tjabering, Ben | May 28, 1918 |
| Thomsen, Thorwald | May 28, 1918 |
| Terrall, Ralph | |
| Thomas, Paul | |
| Titus, Esbon Y. | |
| Tjabering, Henry | June 26, 1918 |
| Thomas, Harry A. | July 23, 1918 |
| Tobias, Elmer P. | July 23, 1918 |
| Toomsen, Ray | July 23, 1918 |
| Tonnesen, Axel K. | July 29, 1918 |
| Upton, Roy Wilson | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Viers, Joseph Lyle | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Vanderwerf, Willie | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| VanHauen, Herman | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| VanEllen, Andrew | May 28, 1918 |
| Veld, Jacob | May 28, 1918 |
| Vinton, Alvy | May 03, 1918 |
| Vanderwicken, Milton K. | May 08, 1917 |
| VanShope, Earl | Mar. 10, 1918 |
| VonTersch, Alfred | |
| Vinton, Glen W. | June 26, 1918 |
| VanLoh, Luitjen | July 23, 1918 |
| Vorba, John | Aug. 01, 1918 |
| VanHauen, August | May 31, 1918 |
| Wolff, Chris | Dec. 11, 1917 |
| Weimar, Wm. | May 01, 1917 |
| Wieben, Geo. J. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Wallace, Clarence G. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Wilson, Roy Frank | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Wical, Lee | Sept. 21, 1917 (dis) |
| Wical, Earl M. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Welch, Wayne A. | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Whorrall, Chas. T. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Wood, Leslie A. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Watkins, John W. | Feb. 25, 1918 |
| Whiting, John V. | April 05, 1918 |
| Wood, Arthur M. | Feb. 15, 1918 |
| Wilson, Harold K. | Mar. 14, 1918 |
| Walker, Chas. G. | June 01, 1918 |
| Williams, Bert | June 01, 1918 |
| Williamsen, Aage | June 15, 1918 |
| Weseman, Simon | May 28, 1918 |
| Whiting, Vincel | April 03, 1918 |
| Winter, Chas. H. | |
| Welch, Harry | |
| Whaylen, G. A. | |
| Watson, A. E. | |
| Wagner, Henry | |
| Williamson, Ray | Aug. 00, 1917 |
| Wells, Fremont | June 24, 1916 |
| Willys, Charles | June 26, 1918 |
| White, Hugh | |
| Walters, Willie | July 23, 1918 |
| Wildebuer, Otto | July 23, 1918 |
| Whitmire, Elmer | July 23, 1918 |
| Wumkes, Eilert | July 23, 1918 |
| Westerberg, Ben | July 23, 1918 |
| Waldraven, Geo. | Sept. 29, 1918 |
| Westerberg, Martin | Sept. 21, 1917 |
| Watkins, Harold C. | Aug. 30, 1918 |
| Watkins, Harry A. | Aug. 30, 1918 |
| Wiese, John | Sept. 06, 1918 |
| Yeager, Raymond | |
| Yocker, Ted | |
| Zimmerman, Herman | July 23, 1918 |
| Goodwin, Chas O. | Enlisted in Y.M.C.A., overseas |
| Dilly, Cora M. | Enlisted in Y.W.C.A. |
--The Grundy Republican (Grundy Center, Iowa), 3 October 1918, pg 1, 3
6000 See Flag Raising
Most Of The County Well RepresentedService Flag Dedication Parade Contains Close to 3000 Marchers
In spite of the threatening weather of Friday morning and the fear of Spanish Influenza, a crowd of 6000 persons turned out to do honor to the Grundy County soldier boys by being present at the service flag raising.
Checkers on the side walk counted close to 3000 in the parade and the Main street was crowded with another 3000. More automobiles were parked on the side streets of Grundy Center than were ever before in the town's history. There were double rows of cars parked on the side streets for many blocks into the residence districts.
The fear of Spanish Influenza kept quite a number away from the flag raising, this fear cutting down the representation greatly from some of the townships. All the schools of the county closed down for the event, except Reinbeck's school, which was conspicious by its lack of representation.
The Grundy Center Commercial club turned out in force. The members threatened at one time to haul Mayor G. C. Allison in the parade in a cart but had to pass on this because of a broken gear, much to the mayor's relief.
The large Red Cross flag, which was carried by the Red Cross Fund Committee to catch silver donations was covered with pieces of money to a total of over $172 during the progress of the parade.
The Grundy Center schools made a great showing, the classes vying with one another in their arrangements of floats and carrying out of original ideas.
Rev. H. L. Haywood of Waterloo gave a strong patriotic speech after the parade. He took quite a portion of his talk to praise the conduct of Belgium and her king in the great war. The action of no other country appeals to the American as heroic as that of the little kingdom of Belgium and Rev. Haywood brought this out with much feeling.
--The Grundy County Dispatch (Grundy Center, Iowa), 9 October 1918, pg 1
Service Flag Raising Brings Immense Crowd
One of The Largest Crowds Ever Seen in Grundy Center Attended the ServicesConservative Estimate At 6,000
A Splendid Program and a Magnificent Parade Furnished All With Entertainment
Friday, Otober 4th, 1918, will go down in history as one of the greatest days ever witnessed in Grundy county and Grundy Center.
The weather was somewhat threatening in the morning and doubtless kept some at home, but by noon the skies had cleared sufficiently to insure a favorable afternoon, and soon the autos began coming to town by the hundreds and people by the thousands. Never before were so many autos seen parked on the side streets and the crowd was estimated at least 6,000 if not more.
The afternoon program opened by music by the bands and at two o'clock the parade started. It was a grand spectacle and one long to be remembered by those who witnessed it.
The parade was headed by members of the Grand Army and soldiers of the present day, and were followed by others in following order:
Dike band and Dike school children carrying banners with names of soldier boys from that locality.
Beaver township schools.
Reinbeck band and boy scrouts.
Black Hawk township schools.
Washington township delegation, including Woodmen and school children.
Colfax township schools including Holland.
Pleasant Valley township schools.
Lincoln township schools.
Melrose schools and Alice Red Cross.
Ivester schools.
Wellsburg, Shiloh and German township schools.
Beaman band, school children from Beaman consolidated district.
Clay township and Conrad schools.
Felix schools.
Grundy Center W.R.C. and Red Cross.
Hospital Supply float, Surgical Dressing float, Grub Scouts, Palermo township schools.
College students.
Grundy Center band and pupils from the city schools in floats, representing the Spirit of 1776 the First Flag, Pilgrims and Soldiers of the Soil, Junior Red Cross, etc.
The children of the grades sang patriotic sons and the Beligian orphans were one of the attractive features of the parade.
The floats were many of them elaborate and showed that much work had been expended in preparing them. The local Commercial Club made a fine appearance.
The Red Cross flag carried along the line of march for the donations gathered in nearly $175.
All in all it was a fine parade and much credit is due those who helped prepare it and the committee who gave their time to making this entire program a pleasing success.
All the schools of the county were represented except Reinbeck, which for some reason did not join in the patriotic event.
The address by Rev. Haywood, of Waterloo, gave universal satisfaction and was listened to throughout by a large audience.
--The Grundy Republican (Grundy Center, Iowa), 10 October 1918, pg 1
High School Service Flag
The High School is endeavoring to secure a correct list of all members of the alumni, who have entered the service, for their honor roll so they may have a service flag for the auditorium. The following list has been compiled by Miss Sue Dodd and contains all the names of the alumni that are known, and also those who left high school to enlist. Any one knowing of any other members of the alumni in the service will confer a favor by notifying Miss Dodd at once.Capt. Arthur B. Sperry '99
Ray Williamson, '04
Lt. Robert M. Rogers, '08
Roy McCullough, '08
Sgt. Geo. B. Kaufman, '08
Thomas Holck, '10
Lt. Percy E. Barker, '11
G. Fred Benz, '12
Fred C. Bourne, '12
Donald C. Scott, '13
Ralph W. Dodd, '15
King Vanderwicken, '16
Roland P. Roeder, '17
Horace C. Kelly
Harold Pelton
--The Grundy Republican (Grundy Center, Iowa), 7 February 1918, pg 1
Service Flag Dedicated
The high school service flag was dedicated at the school this afternoon with fitting ceremonies. The parents of the boys in the service were honored guests of the occasion.--The Grundy Democrat (Grundy Center, Iowa), 16 May 1918, pg 1
Morrison is going to have a service flag for the boys from their town and Washington township. The flag which has been ordered will contain 41 stars, one of gold for Patrick Catherwood, who was recently killed in action in France. When the flag arrives arrangements will be made for suitable dedicatory service.
--The Grundy County Dispatch (Grundy Center, Iowa), 4 September 1918, pg 5
Morrison Flag Raised
Large Crowd Out Sunday Honors SoldiersRev. Dilman Smith and Sergt. Fremont Wells Give Interesting Talks
Morrison had a fine day for her service flag raising Sunday and a good crowd turned out to honor the soldier boys. C. L. Robison acted as chairman of the meeting. After a prayer by County Supt. D. R. Earl, Rev. Dilman Smith was called upon for the address of the day. He responded by one of the best, if not the best, patriotic speech he has made since the United States was drawn into the war.
Rev. Smith does not look for an early peace and, although he has abundant confidence in the outcome of the war, he has no use for the man who proclaims that the end is in sight. He feels that the German peace offers constitute one of the biggest insults yet offered to the allied nations and that peace under any terms not made by allied nations without the kaiser's help would be a disgrace to all of us. The speaker put great emphasis on his assertion that there could be no price put on the services of our boys in uniform. None of the boys in the trenches could be hired at any price to do what they are doing. It is a service of patriotism, and as such has no measure in dollars and cents.
Sergeant Fremont Wells gave an interesting talk on what the boys "over there" are up against and what there feeling is on various subjects. Wells is a member of the 168th Infantry of which the state of Iowa has been so proud since the regiment went across as a part of the Rainbow Division. Of the 3500 men in the 168th regiment, in action more or less of the time since last March, only four have been taken prosones by the Germans, speaking well for their fighting spirit. The sergeant made the statement that the boys in the trenches have a strong feeling against the use of the German language and that even the boys of German descent who have talked German all their lives will have nothing to do with it now that they are up against the German military machine. Sergs. Wells is justly proud of the part the 168th has played in the fighting and he had some interesting things to tell of the details of trench fighting.
The Grundy Center and Reinbeck bands furnished music for the occassion.
A free will offering of $100 was received after the flag raising. The balance above expenses was turned over to the Red Cross fund, and as the speakers wished the money offered to them to be given to the Red Cross, the chapter was enriched to the extent of $60.
Morrison's Service Stars
Following are the names of the boys represented by stars on the Morrison service flag:
Gold Star
Patrick Catherwood
Blue Stars
Seth Parker
James Rhinesmith
Glen Rhinesmith
John Jorgesen
Ray Barkey
Geo. Kaufman
Clyde Elliott
Hugh Catherwood
Glen Dew
John Ewaldt
Martin Westerberg
George Murphy
Mike Catherwood
Carl Mulder
Earl Gordon
Harry Alberts
Ernest Steffen
Lloyd Buffington
Vincel Whiting
Will Dickinson
Roy Franz
Frank Robins
Arthur Siemsen
Luther Morrill
Sam Pattee
Hans Siemsen
Herman Zimmerman
Ben Westerberg
Arthur Robins
Edward Alberts
Harold Miller
George Smith
Ed Gunnarson
Ralph Gunnarson
Milton Beckwith
Willie Finney
Jake Mulder
Byron Hawn
Herbert Pattee
Roy Stout
Marvin Lakin
Carl Vickum
William Hawes
Albert Evesle
Edison Mooty
--The Grundy County Dispatch (Grundy Center, Iowa), 25 September 1918, pg 1
The Melrose Township service flag has arrived and date as far as the record is known there are 13 in the war service. The flag is large enough and provided with extra stars enough to total 50.
--The Grundy County Dispatch (Grundy Center, Iowa), 3 July 1918, pg 4
Dike's community service flag came last week and for the present is hanging in Hans Kelsen's window. It has 53 stars on it. The gold star represents our deceased brother, George Wieben.
--The Grundy County Dispatch (Grundy Center, Iowa), 3 July 1918, pg 4
The Danish Brotherhood have a new Service Flag in their lodge window. It has seven stars in it representing the seven members of the lodge, which have gone to war.
--The Grundy Democrat (Grundy Center, Iowa), 28 March 1918, pg 4
Service Flag
A service flag for Grundy Center boys has been ordered and will be flown in the street during good weather. The flag will contain a star for every boy from Grundy county who received his mail at the Grundy Center postoffice. A committtee is now compiling the names of these boys and the new flag will have over 50 stars. It is hoped to have it up in a few days.
--The Grundy Republican (Grundy Center, Iowa), 4 April 1918, pg 1
The Drake church had a dedication meeting Sunday evening and raised its Service Flag, in honor of the 19 boys who are in the service from that congregation. The boys are each receiving a small token of remembrance from that congregation.
--The Grundy County Dispatch (Grundy Center, Iowa), 2 October 1918, pg 4
The Pythian Sisters installed their service flag at their lodge rooms last night in the presence of a large membership. Six members of the Pythian Sisters are now in the country's service. The men are Byron Hawn, Ted Allison, Will Hawes, Vincent Peterson and Jack Kelly. Miss Cora Dilly is the only women belonging to the order who is in the government service.
--The Grundy Democrat (Grundy Center, Iowa), 18 April 1918, pg 5