“Saturday, Nov. 14. . . Releases and Departures - - The following missionaries were honorably released and returned home per s.s. ‘Republic,’ November 14th, 1908: From Great Britain - -Carl E Erickson, Charles A Sperry, Julian M Thomas, Thomas Hancock, Joseph H Ruff, John P Orton, Charles R Coombs, Parley H Matthews, John W Kissell, Edward S Tew, William C Brenchley. From Switzerland and Germany - -Edward B Hansen, David H Beardshall, Rudolph Rickenback, Jr., Albert Hafen, Charles T.S> Parsons, Eugene L Roberts, Otto Wolfensberger, Elias A Smith, Jr. From the Netherlands - -William T Hicken. From Scandinavia - -Alma P Benson, Niels P Peterson, Christen Anderson, J Andrew Olsen, Lars J Halling, Oliver A Hansen, Haakon E Aamodt, Hyrum J Jensen. From Sweden - -Nils P Swenson, Joseph H Anderson, Carl V Erickson, Niels E Benson, John Anderson. With the company were seventy-one emigrants, in charge of Elder Hyrum J Jensen, Elders Carl V Erickson and Carl E Erickson being his assistants. (Mill.Star, 70:749).” [BMMH, 1907]. (source abbreviations)