The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-10
HOME MARCH FIRST.
Delano e. Burbank, of Sixth Artillery,
U. S. A., Gets His Discharge at
Honolulu Next Month.


Honolulu Next Month.
Relatives In Owosso have received
an interesting letter from Delano e.
Burbank, veteran of Company G.,
33d Michigan Volunteer Infantry,
who re-enlisted after the war. HE
has since been stationed at Camp Nc
Kinley, Honolulu, with his battery of
the Sixth Heavy Artillery. His term
OF enlistment will expire in Febru-
airy.
The papers referred to in the letter
following give long accounts of the
games between the soldiers and tie
Honolulu City team. The soldiers
won one, IL to O, and lost one, 16 to 10.
Burbank played at right tackle and
right end, and is highly praised by the
papers for his defensive work, and
cleverness in advancing the ball. The
letter follows:
Camp Mckinley, Honolulu. Fl. T.
Dec. %, 1902.
Dear Sister,
Yours Of recent date came to hand
few days ago and it is with much
pleasure that this being rainy day l
find time to once more write few
lines.
returned few days ago from up
In the mountains where ! enjoyed
day 'slSport with the wild turkeys; /
bagged six young ones which proved
to be a good load to carry up over the
mountain pass and down to camp.
l sent pa two Honolulu papers with
the accounts Of the game that we lost
and Of one that we won. We played
five games, won three, tied for one and
lost one after hard fight.
One Of our star players, Bennett,
played with the Mt. Pleasant Normal
last season, and High from Ovid with
myself makes the Michigan "trio" on
the army team.
The foot ball season is over for this
year as the plague has broken out
again here and we are in quarantine
again and it may prevent me from
leaving this port when l get dis
charged. If it gets no worse from this
however, it will be so l can get clean
bill Of health from our doctor, If l am
restricted to the limits of the camp
ten days before l book on the boat
leaving this port.
Feb. II is the date thai | expect
to leave the paradise of the Pacific and
if we have fair voyage l will arrive
in Frisco on the night of the 10th:
then expect to stop in Frisco for a
few days before l take the train for
home. The trip overland will be four,
five or six days to Michigan, so dom
look for me before the first of March.
do not intend to come by way of
Detroit as it would be out of my way.
You see the government gives me the
money for my transportation and l
can travel anyway like and over any
road that like.
1t is like this, the army is all bust
ness. When the commanding officer
gives me my discharge and final state
ments which is just as good as a check
on any bank, they are done with me,
but have to give me quarters and
rations till water transportation is
given me on the first available boat
leaving this port, which is run under
an American register, so if l go by way
of Jackson 1 will let you know soon
enough SO you can meet me there if
you still desire to.
Do not look for any Christmas pres
entS from me at present as l can not
go to the city, and no telling If they
will raise the quarantine in my time
here on the islands but will not forget
to bring some little trinket from
Hawaii, and no doubt shall be quite
a souvenir for a time until the new
ness wears off.
Fred Jackson must be home on
furlough for l am sure that he enlisted
only few days before l did for 1 saw
him in Detroit when l was down
there.
Well, this is all that l can think of
now so will close and say goodbye to
you all, with love and best wishes l
remain as ever,
Vot,r co1diar brofhor