Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-08-30

night. But after a couple OF days
was eating very heartily.
Say. Sis. will you send the pup
over to me by wireless. as l think
you are pig in wanting another
besides Max. 1t would make
sood mascot, don't you think?
Say, | Want YOU to tell Edith
and Ruth b. To write if they want
to hear from me. think Edith
and Hazel had some time the
Fourth up in Logan. Tell them l
would like to have been there too,
aS we didn't celebrate much on
that day. because the French
don't know much about the
Fourth of July and because we
had forgotten how.
Nell, Ruth, I guess this will he
all for now as have only about
an hour and want to write few
letters. So long. Fritz.
! Dear Mot her:
Hello. Ma. and why don't you
lwrite sooner? Received your
most welcome letter and glad to
hear from all of YOU. | guess the
mail system is quite slow, as |
have written you twice lately.
guess Ill write every other day or
1 ,n 1,J
more promptly.
/ Say, Ma. you had better quit
talking so much about That good
garden truck and all The good
stuff To eat or IN come back and
cat some myself. But believe me,
none of us go hungry around
here. as We usually have more
than we can eat. and good, too.
You ask me how | am standing
+, he army life. Well. never felt
better i'm my life except when in
4 L. $. We are getting plenty of
thrilling these days. hut | sure do
enjoy it. SO do all our bunch.
/ None of Us are rogrctting our lit
tie service to Uncle Sammie in
/ he least. The band just now
began to play about one block
away. but | guess LII keep on
writing.
We have been having nasty
weather for about week. hut it
Iclcar"d off fine yesterday. 1t
would be cool and nasty and
rainy almost all day long. In spite
lof the wca er we drilled every
day.
I You spoke of of no church the
day you wrote. Well, we haven't
had chapel or Sunday services
since | Joined. so you see we don't
spend much time at church. Ii
anyone asks il you have heard
from me. tell them to write. as
III Try To answer promptly III.
letters received. hut cannot al
present put der stamps on them
I'll bel Elmer thinks he has The
world by The tail, il you don
work him too hard to begin with
Say, maybe will be able to hell
you out financially each month
nOw. as | have made an allotmen
To YOU eacl. month of $50 for thu
next six months. You will re.
ceiNe this regularly each month
Whenever YOU receive it, pleas,
acknowledge receipt of same an,
write. in my last letter | sen
YOU Two real American dollar bill
lnot the ones you sent me- bu
!. just as good.
You ask me il like France
Well. To date. have enjoyed
much. but | believe l.. S. woul
look better. guess it is prrtt
!. good or the kaiser wouldn't wan
1T. but ] guess We'll have to ge
alm. AT present all crops are do
ing Tine. The wheat, oats and ~
are ready to thrcsh. Potatoes
carrots. peas. beans. lettuce an
all the other truck is doing fine
haven't seen amy radishes her
though. They raise much suga
heets here which is main differ
= encr (hrsidcs little or no corn
!, from Iowa crops. But am nc
II certain abe MT their taste. as w
r don Gel any vegetables bncaus
we wouldn't have The room. Plum
:, IN large numbers are ripe an
: getting ripe and are some gOot
: say, iii bet YOU wouldn't want t
do much hoeing here. as III
- ground is about all rocks.
i guess III have to hurry an
cut this short and write some I
! Will and enclose with these. Te
; Harry and Ruby to write, as
haven't heard from them vet.
wrote to them a couple of time!
but don't know if they got then
q Dear Billie:
y Hello and how are you now
Received your short (?) leitt
this evening about $50 and SUI
did enjoy il muchly, as ! haven
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