Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-30
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1.-THE boys In khaki.
I'm looking .fors man namsd Tos-.
town. said. q VOICE ct the door OF the
ftent p%obtolice. my brother Sam has
written to look him and some other
fellows up"
Il ~ Charles Ndchois, a whole
sale hardware dealer, and his brother
is Attorney s.. L. Nuchols of Mandan,
fsal Ii; formerly n,y Judge q the Twelfth Nth.
vsr. Aercef.$Grant and kioux counties.
I'VE want you-al to come to the
house for dinner tonight" You-all.
yes 1t was strangesat, hrst, but ali
southerrefs use t. THE you-all"
in this case Sas, your correspondent,
MAJOR J. M HanleH-judge succeeding
Judge Nuchols, anA Lieutenant f. q.
Neunier., adjutant to Major Hanley in
the 14Sth Machine Gun battalion.
T.. The home was a. typical southern
home. You seemed to n the
threshold. a table lamp shedding a
soft glow, and a CHEEKY fire in a
Hearth that seemed to .trackle 'wel-
fcome." Two little daughters were
playing the phonograph. Southern
melodies were their favorites. What
II they did play a national afr medley
three times during the evening and
force the three soldiers to their feet
and at salute while the machine reeled
of 1.-THE Star spangled Banner"
Netghbors dropped in and in q mo-
ment any vestige Of. a@cloak Of for
mality dropped off. These southern
ers treat you as II you were plumb
well q member Of the family" The
neighbors included Mr.. and Mrs. w.
7. Mccoy and Miss Helen Mccoy.
Mrs. Mccoy 10 one Of the old-timers
lail OF then, are anyway and a gold
1otte. its history and its people.
Down here II, isn't how much money
you have Who was our grand
father?" that's the question. And for
three hours after dinner the visitors
were treated to stories Of the old days,
OF the modern days sof the nisgers.
And that dinner. Well It was Just
IKE hundreds; yes thousands Of other
dinners the boys have had. Fried
II Of human capacity. Candied sweet
potatoes, tsllies, Just IKE mother used
Ito make. Lots Of other things. Fried
chicken and candied yams, that seems
to be the main thing at all Of the SOL
dier" dinners. Makes the boys wonder
where all. tho chickens come from.
May be you think they don't appre-
There. may be q question as to the
way. to- a mans heart. But It. is
cinched for all time, as far as the
soldiers are. concerned. Hearts and
stomachs are synonymous.
We went for a ride the following
day, just like hundreds of, other boys.
Saw the same things they have seen.
There was the old college in the
heart of the city of Charlotte, now
known as the West Point Sf the Con-
f%ederacy. A long rambling structure,
which shows well the age.
The tablet on South TryAn street,
a marker, showing where jeff Davis
stood whom he was appraised of-the
death of Abraham Lincoln. There Is
the Mecklenburg county our house
licated to the me who May 20. ITS
declared themaelves a free and indie.
pendent people, the original declara.
ton Of independence Of the colonies
Of the United States. May 20 is Char.
%lotte's Fourth Of July and Is fittingly
observed.
vicinity that has not. some historical
story connected with it, bu that is
worth a letter In itself. =
Camp life is pretty much the same
day In and day out, with routine work
the order. Life at the rifle range is
the same with the exception Of the
fires which come despite the best OF
care. Three fires have ltvehed things
at the rifle range camp. Captain
Gross Of Minot Company D lost part
of HIS tent and some belongings; Ma.
jor B. C. Boyd also suffered, and last
night fire completely destroyed the
tent Of Captain r. b., Cooley Of Far.
go Company b. He lost a few be.
ll%ongings, but rescued most of his
clothes.
Meanwhile extreme care is being
taken that spies secure no informa.
ton Of value. Guards are now sta
toned around and through the camp
while great Yearchlishts play on all
sides of water towers and OF camp
supply houses.
Tonight as I am pounding the type.
writer the taxis are chuEging towards
town in an unending procession. car.
rying boys to the homes. theaters and
city. Life in camp is quiet, but In
Charlotte there is a welcome n a
good time. Some h~earthstone bears
d CHEEKY fire.
Nearly all Of the boys Of the North
Dakota regiment left IN camp. and
not on guard duty, are hiking in town.
d. I'm yo}nH I'm