Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-07-19

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from you and have written every
day to some Of you. I am veal.
but would like TO hear from home.
They sent me TO the hospital hast
night but ann back today. nothing
wrong am feeling fine now.
They thought had symptoms OF
material fever, but it was just a
1coQd; and my fretting about doing
nothing. get tired Of loafing, Thin
we viii get to dri1Iing tomorrow.
I have no idea what they will
put me to work at. They are blild-
ing fifty or hundred sub -chasers
here and think they will give me
e Job at that. We have quite a
life here, wdsh you could see us.
We have q Little bungalpw .16x16 6x6
high. ten or 12 mem in EACH
We have only five in ours as
1T is the head bungalow Cor our
company ann lucky that way.
We can sleep.
Tell Jay card WON'T do 1t takes
q letter now days: That letter of
Jays was dandy. had MO idea
he could write as good letter.
DON'T let the work worry you and
write soon. Tom.
July 11ith Dear mother:
Got your letters today, two OF
them; was glad to hear from YOU
We don't get, many papers here
Just what we buy. When we get to
the main camp We Will haye a
fine library amid the daily papers.
We were over to the Ohhplains
this morning and answered batch
OF questions. He said that II any
one wanted to know how their
boy was acting that by writing to.
him he would tell them.
We are drilling now and am
feeling fine and would be pretty
well satisfied II could get to. see
you adu las they say down here
Got five letters so far to day
they ara mighty welcome. You
shoud always send packages TO us
Ilby parcel poat aa We CAN'T get to
the express office to get tasm
We must get 80 we cam take care
of ourselves. that is; wash our
own cloths, which inalpldes mending
IL needed and do everything we need
to do for our ccmfort. except OF
course cooking. II goes hard with
some Of the nice little fellows,
but It wdll make men OF them.
Our chaplain gave the boys a
chance TO say What they thought OF
the Navy, this morning; ala had
some kick coming I was ashamed
OF them. was the only one that
said it was better than Thought
'.it would be, and It is so. Some Of
them compaained about the reception
we had upon our arrival here. as
though Uncle Sam should keep a
reception committee to rum and
tell everyone THAT came. how glad
they were to see them. Tom.
p. s. Write everybody. You sure
" would II you could watch the
Eboys gather tor their mail every
day and see the dissp pointment that
steals over their faces when the
answer to their question any mail
for me-" comes q No
Tom writes to the Editor and
says. -. .s.s.s
Dear Mr.. Lancelot
/ ann here hut not q full fledged
sailor by amy mears vet. II takes
six. months for that We are drill
ling every day now. work. ng hard.
Our company 2S are All mechanics
1--we are liable to be sent amy day to
no one knows where. as you are
not tod anything now. days tin
you get there We had orders u
prepare to move tonight and aftel
we were ALL ready onder was count;
ermarded. may Ee here for sis
mon tbs, you caait tell.
have not received amy copies o.
| Your paper yet. would appreciate
|it very much II you would send
1 80 Y
them from the time left as
| i sure need the journal to keep me
posted on the home news.
! will enclose q card with my
address ON and few lines which
1--we boys think expresses our con
ditionl pretty good. OF course to fun
Nv understand It q person must be
In the position OF the boys;
/ am enjoying myself. We have
l.nnh hed anv iibentv vet as we