The Morrill County unit of the National Food administration was elected in December, 1917, with Judge J. H. Steuteville as County Food Administrator. The main assistants in this work as it progressed through the ensuing month were G. W. Tudd, Bayard ; C. B. Mernitt, Broadwater; R. T. Eli and Mrs. D. C. Henderson, Angora; Harry King of King precinct ; H. A. Gillman, Redington, and T. B. Estill and later Lloyd Wiggins of Bridgeport. The fuel administration was inaugurated about this time in charge of Judge G. J. Hunt.

Home Guards

About two dozen men met at the Essig hall February, 1917. and proceeded to effect a local Home Guard organization. Mr. W. H. Willis opened the meeting as temporary chairman. J. H. Steuteville was chosen as president and F. S. Copeland as secretary of the permanent organization. The members chose the following officers: Captain, W. H. Willis; first lieutenant, Wesley Rogers ; second lieutenant, Frank Hedglin. A request was sent in to the state department for the officers commissions.

The following was the initial muster roll ;

F. E. Hedglin, Earl Steuteville, W. IT Willis, Wesley Rogers, Harold lones, G. P. Fitzpatrick", R. S. Wise. Pearl Pooler. C. R. Rice, Jesse Young, Orville Kortz, Auburn Atkins, Roy Harshman, Clyde Reitnour. Claude May, F. S. Copeland, J. H. Steuteville, M. B. Ferris, William I. Dyson, A. W. Atkins.

Other parts of the county were gathering at their public places to pay farewell tribute to the boys departing from their neighborhoods. During the fourth week in June, the entire community in the vicinity of Redington wasg devoting itself to a series of farewells and receptions, to Sherman Wilcox and Forrest Ridge, who were to leave their neighborhood for service with the June contingent.