Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 119, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1918 — LIBERTY GUARDS SHOW UP WELL [ARTICLE]

LIBERTY GUARDS SHOW UP WELL

WHEATFIELD HAS FINE LIBERTY GUARD ORGANIZATION. ■ i i ■ i. - a The following members of the Liberty Guards of this city went to Wheatfield Monday night to assist drilling the company at that place:— Captain MOses Leopold, Lieutenants A. E. Wallace, Second Lieutenant W. H. Parkinson, Corporal True D. Woodworth and Private Paul Norgor. The Rensselaer party was delighted with their visit to the city of real patriots and found a large company of guards numbering one hundred arid twenty and being splendidly officered by P. R. Blue, captain; George Ferguson, lieutenant and Alex Jensen, second lieutenant. The main street of Wheatfield has been especially lighted and the traffic is blocked off while the company drills. A large crowd witnessed the movements of the guards and all express great surprises at the condition of perfection reached by the members of the company in.so short a time. .. . The people of Wheatfield have taken a most excellent interest in all war activities and in many ways hold the banner for patroitism displayed. They have the spirit; which makes any undertaking they attempt mature into complete success.