The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-12-02

THE ALBANY BOYS
The Kind of Letter We Like TO
Read-All Our Boys Mentioned.
From Sergeant Schumacher to his sis

From Sergeant steIlmaeher to his sis
ter Ella:
MANILA, +. /. Co. l..
Oct. 81, 1873.
Reed mail from home few DAYS ago.
I tell you | was glad to hear from YOU
Sam WorrslI Ia on Luard today. lie is
looking fine and is one oI tue Iiveliest bows
in our co.npanY Tue boys take specia
delight in tormemting him. He ia think
ing of starting sugar refinery. Thinks
we should hold the Philippines.
Saltmarsh lie getting fatter every day,
is also on guard. There was chance
offered him to play in the band thin.
he IL considering .t at present.
There is no truth, ] am sorry to cav,
in the report that VIII Merrill has a
position as operator, lie has been work
ing in the General Hospital and it gives
me great pain to write TO you that he ia
sick at present with the smallpox.
Have had no word from him TODAY
Booth just told me it ~as a very light
case and it is thought he will recover all
right.
X. H haplain is on detached duty at
Cayite. lie is working in the Commits
saTy department.
Marvin Turner is well and makes a
goo'! non-com. sends his regards 10 all
Frank b. Stewart is afro we'll and is Al
present busy in arranging a package OF
eurios 10 send home isy mail. Also has
q little hupch of whiskers on his chin.
Fred ko Der, called The Dutch Admiral.
is we'll. was seen y iew days ago walking
down the street arm Ia arm with a dusky
Filipino. ho seemed as cousented as a
DOW in clover. lie SAWS he would iast :
bon remain As TO return, i he could OBJ
Iain position.
Patterson, we'll yon'd hardly know
him for he has Shlskers all over Lis face. /
Called Pat. /
Perry is well and is yet in hopes OF a /
speedy return hone, while the rest OF US /
Ire uncertain as TO our future destiny.
he 10 looking much better than he di1 /
1rior to his sickness Is Just ne full Of
okes aud mischief as he ever WAS.
! understand that Emil Howard and
Ohm Role, who are working in the lIos-
'iiai al CAvile, have been i'll with the
ever that is 60 prevalent here. Iii
laImed by The English that a cate OF ty-
hold fever was neYe= known in these
stands heloFe the Americans arrived,
Thise now several OF them have The I
over. hardly believe lhls. Il
Webst-= Wight is working ia the Office !
I she General Hospital, writing. A
cry good position. He is usually busy
D writing TO his numerous girls in the
ome land He noE wears = little bunch
( whiskers on his chin.
BouiL and Hsrcellns are quarsered !
ext door 10 ne and we see them daily. {
10Th are well, Booth Is called Dee"
just saw Gland Taylor aud Garfield !
utica, of the Baltimore, both locking $
obuss aud strong. They iUsI left for
ew Manila IN company Of Clyde Nc :
lnng AMI Marvin Turner. I
d. c MeClnns, Glide. GAm0e- and :
lyseli sleep in hammorks. >wsng one
boye the other. Pretty eight il woa,d
e ii the ton one broke - we, ia ali prob.
biliiy, Would land on D.
Frank lesell aud Ike Pursiinll AYe our
soks, the hes. that have tied their c
snds al !; thus far B~su. Sell uket I
= ali the hOys and were elected By j
rpu.Ar vote o! tie COMPANY. We pay t
rem 60 cents = month. each one of Us
MS they divide among themselves.
Hansen - on the rad TO iull aad =
'eedy recovery from the eEEscts Of the
cent ilIress ise just passe1 through.
AYE he wishes iss could lie there 10 start
TO college.
Fiereck Is here noH. 5ting irea'esi ~
si. Ellis. His eyes are some~hat
-iier slrests
Geo II Bruce l. ktill in the hospital +,
= eonYalescenis. Think be Niil be back !.
on.
Frank Wire is improving, bot i: i !,
AIRED he will not be able 10 stand this :,
innate and thus will have TO pe sent :
ONE Sc soon 80 possible He can now !
ais about biz by the aid Of eruIehes. =
Davis enteFtains the whole company
! aid OF his violin and joeulAr remarks
Westhrook and Beam have both been
mewha, Ill, bat arr better nov. West
COX being called Easter. his old name.
Ed Mcfarland is ALTO X going - play
Ise ball IomoFrow against the IdahO's J
enerslly called Mack. Makes = firss- u
ass soldier. q
v alter Mcbride is getting along nicely u
I'd has proved himself 20 be q faithful L
I'd exact soldier.
sgt Gambler is company clerk. West.
ook Chairman ot the finance commit
e. The other Albany boys on this are =
'limarsh and your humble servant.
Saw Hill today, son Of A. r. Hill.
Met Ivan Marks brother about
onih ago.
Powell and Girard are cur mer-
ANTS conducting . cigar, orange and 5
'aout stard. They DO q fiourishing :
isiness.
Walter Wallace is getting latter every ;
" and has g beautiful growth OF 8
hiskers One OF the beet naiured boys
the company.
Joe Torbes works in ward . at Gen. :
al Hospital. Is looking fne and is
He'd the fatty OF the crowd.
I'D Cyrus is well and is Salty's bunkie.
e likes soldering very we'll.
Geo. b. Hart, called Corporal Hart, is
ie OF the moet interesting and enter
lining boys OF Co
W. ID. Morris is ell o X and like th e
shortly has . bunch OF " kiskers on his
lin.
RCbi. E Steele is on guard today, at
e church with werrell, Saltmarsh and
me Of the other boys.
II you could zee the boys nov you
ould hardly know them, some have
own and others altered their looks by
owing a muptache or whiskere.
With regards from ALI the Albauv BOYS