The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17

but they breath the spirit of the
courage and desire to mix-up which
has since been grLtified. The letters
were received i'm lola last week and are
good chapters in the history of the
war told by our own boys.
Manila, p. L., Dec. %, 1898.
Dear Folks
Last Sunday was Christmas. Did
not have much snow or ice. We
have an ice plant in Manila but ice
is high and It broke down the other
day so it has been unattainable for
! some days. The ships loaded with
Christmas boxes for the soldiers and
mail arrived about the middle of last
week and everything was unloaded
and delivered before Christmas.
got little box from Spraglers, the
Oakland people with whom 1 got
acquainted. 1t contained q lot OF
magazines, some canned goods and
some fine cookies, all in good condi-
ton, also comfort bag with a nice
looking glass and comb, two things
| very much wanted. There were
over 100 tons of Christmas boxes on
this ship, st. Paul, and the goth Kan
sas was well remembered. The LIST
Cal. | guess got the largest stack.
One of the q. M. boys got a fine fruit
cake from Kansas. 1t was packed in
a tight tin box and was in good con-
dition. Another q. NJ. boy got lot
of waters and crackers put up in tin
boxes. His folks live In San Fran
cisco. Bert Miller got a good box
and Ord got a couple. guess good
many Of Company did. Company
q received Sl5O from Coffeyvllle to
buy Christmas dinner with. Some
one sent me a Rand McNally atlas OF
the world. / don't know who sent
II as there Is no name or post mark
on it. But there is nothing | wanted
more as maps are scarce and my
general geography is getting rusty.
wanted one during the voyage 80
much but of course could not get one,
Wessie Wise cent me cute little
New Testament about 4x2 with al
Oxford cover. 1t is quite convenient
LIT. Hull said 1t was the best thing
any of us got and that we all needed
IL. l like 1t. Hull very much both
as an officer and man but especially
as an officer. When the war is over
l will tell you all about all the officers
of the fighting (?) Goth.
Lots OF mail came on the st, Pau
and got small bag, among them
being three letters from home, and
may be wasn't glad to get them.
should rather have them than hall
a dozen boxes. II is a grand thing
that we have q mail service between
here and the United States. II
would simply be awful to be way of
here and not be able to get any news
from or send any news to home
Whenever you say anything about
| tno CulluIoh ~ hno % NoiJ uoop ohoO,
on me. Inever realized so fully how
fond was of them all.
For the boys benefit will tell
about little native boy who lives
with his parents in the lower back
part of the building in which Head
quarters and the End battalion are
located. His mother sells fruit and
1 think his big brother drives one OF
the goot carriages and attends to the
horses. He is just about Affords
age but hardly as large and he Is q
very bright little fellow. OF course
he spends most OF his time with the
soldiers and he knows all the manual
OF arms and can give all the com.
mands and go through the gun man
ual with stick, also the silent gun
manual without commands and also
the officers sword manual. He can
give all the commands for marching
and execute them. and can sing al
the bugle calls and 1.-THE Star Span.
gled Banner" That Is what they
| ,Nla ., NJ rafeaat a., the auanino and hs