Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-14
AUDUBON SOLDIER BOYS.
They Are Looking ExpectantIy Home.
ward Good Letter From
Clyde Baker.
Mr.. ID. G. MORT, Audubon, Ia.

! MIR. ID. &. Mort, Audubon, Ia.
DEAR FRIEND:
As our time i'll the Philippines is draw
ing to a close / thought would write
one more letter to you. We are still
doing duty but are expected to be re-
lieved now any day. l did think that
we had done our last duty in this city,
but we will do one more that | am sure
of. Bamboo reports are going around
our regiment that the SiXtcente mfan-
try was going to relieve us, then it was
the Twentyfourth, but now it is the
Twenty-fifth. These last two regiments
are colored. do hope that we will be
relieved shortly. All of our sick men
are going to Manila now and the quick
Ell we get our regiment in the better it
will be for us. A large number of our
men are getting sick now. All l can
lay it to is the damp weather One of
our band men dropped dead the other
day, caused from heart trouble Held
the funeral yesterday. Our band played
and two or three companies march
ed to the depot with the remains. He
was taken to Manila
The Thirty-sixth, or new regiment,
is quartcred in this city. Several of
our regiment have re-enlisted in this
I ln,
they are to stay in this country two
years more and if there is any fighting
these men are sure to be in it. There
are 800 men already in this regiment.
These boys got $500 Mt first rs an in
ducement, but | couldn't risk my life
for $500 | am afraid by the time they
get out Of the army they will be wrecks.
| want to get back into healthy
country aud civilization.
We have been expecting n fight now
for the last week. Last night we re-
ceived orders to sleep with all our
clothes on and have gun and belt with
in reach. 1t was reported that about
500 niggcrs came into the trenches in
front of the Iowa outposts But rs luck
would have it we were not called ont
and | dom think there was shot fired.
] hope we don't have TO fight any more
because | would not like to see anyone
wounded this late in the day. We ex
pect to start home some time in Sep
TENDER. The niggers have been very
quiet lately and we have had no trouble
on duty. About all the duty one has
to do if the whole company turns out
is two hours every four days. That is
getting off very light. We will be
paid two months before we go aboard
and our discharges will be made out
on the way to Frisco, so all we will
have to stay in Frisco is about two
weeks.
After we get there we will get our
extra clothing allowance, about one
month and half's pay and our travel
pay. Altogether about $50. A great
deal of this money will be spent for
clothes and other things. understand
that y crowd of people from Council
Bluffs are going to get up n special
train and bring Company l.. home. 1T
that is so it will save each man abont
$50 for car fare. / hope We will get
back in time to visit the Greater Amer
lean this year
expect to spend one or two days in
Council Bluffs before going home. Will
son and | will have to visit Mr.. Will
Oliver of San Francisco. We will have
fine time when we land at Frisco. |
have an idea that our regiment will re-
ccive u good reception there. Well, /
must not think too much about going
home.
We came into this city of San Fer
nando when it was vacant end no bust
ness here and we have seen it grow in
to largely inhabited place. The town
is full of niggers and several business
places have opened up. The niggers
make bamboo chairs and several things
for money. They take very narrow
strips of bamboo and braid them into
chains, rings, bracelets and baskets.
They also make cantcens and cups
from the joints of bamboo.
A soldier is queer person. We buy
nearly everything we SEQ in the line of
curios and fruit Wilson and ! send
our best regards to You and hope you
are we'll We are both in good condi-
ton. Hoping this letter will reach you
in safety and find you well think |
will have to close for this time. So
hoping to meet you and my many
friends in the nearIfuturc / remain
Your friend,
CLYDE w. BAKER,
Co. l.. 5Ist Ia. Vol. INIT.
San Fernando. u. L. Aup. 3.