The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-06-29

credited with being worth that
much or more and the fact that Long
has voluntarily given up life of ease
nd luxury. to go to the front has
,npealed to the newspaper nen and
hey are making the best of it. Long
has eben a longtime friend Of Nor
i'll Houlh and when Co. C went to
Denver he followed and Joined the out
I. He vas welcomed with open
arms.
J. ID. Endicoft is PnoRn as the s11,-
100 cook because he gave up that
AMOUNT of contracts in Coiofaio gen;
stones to go with his comrany. he
having been member since the out
fit was org eanized about eight months
ago.
Artiacer Conradin Conrad has / sick
wife and four children depending up
IN him for support. He Wa a member
OF the old guard and was transferred
along with the rest to TIE federal serv-
ice. When he left home the family
had but a dollar to their name. He
gave that to his wife. When Conrad
got to Golden he was very busy for
few hours getting things in shape.
He had a moments rest after bit and
happened TO stick his hand in one of
his pockets He found the dollar he
had given his wife. The men about
him thought he would go crazy. he
took it so hard. They didn't know at
that time what is all meant when he
commenced to hoiler: MY God. look
At that dollar. look at it. And she
gave it TO me-" After his hysteria had
passed It was discovered that his wife
had taken the last cent she had in the
world and quietly slipped in into her
husbands pocket without his knowing
il as a last sacrifice. II was all a
, touching story of devotion and sacri-
| dee on both sides. with each willing
to give up everything for the other.
Mrs. Conrad swooned at the train as
her husband departed. but kind friends
took her and the children in charge.
Ben w. Rea came forward and said
that he would see that the family was
supplied with groceries as long rs he
owned a store or had any money. Ar
tifcer Conrad will get asort see a
month. When he was a guard at the
pen he drew SIS.
Quartermaster Sergeant Stockder
has had his hands full ever s'nee the
boys went into camp. Monday and
Tuesday were his busiest days because
the men were exchanging their out
fits and he h d to keep an account of
all that was given over and of all
that was obtained from the qustrer.
masters department. Sergeant Stock.
der has fared the best of any in the
matter OF deiicacies. Hardly does a
mail come in but what he gets a
package of fruit or candy. Several
lady friends have brought him stun
also. Archit aid Stockder was out to
see his brother on Sunday.
The boys realized fully that they are
now regular army men Immediately
after they were mustered in Monday.
CAPITA n Bates. u. S. A. had just gotten
through consolidating Captain Iiv-
ineston on the fine showing OF the
company when Private Sam Hoskins
hollered cut. Come on. boys; three
cheers for Captain Ba,es-" The boys
started to. but Captain Livingston
turned around and said, 'steady,
steady. men; no levity." And Captain
Bates looked stern and held up his
hand for silence. A regular soldier is
supposed to show no emotion one way
or the other when he is in the ranks
and the boys are fast learning IT, They
are catching onto other things. too
For instance. they don't 80 up to Lieu
tenant Norman like they used to and
say. Charlie. how about a cigarette
Got any7" Rather now they salute and
wait until the Lieutenant answers and
then they ssy, Lieutenant. please sir
would IT be possible for me to get a
cigarette7"
All privates salute non-cons as well
as the officers and everything is car
ried on with military dignity