The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-23
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me, it was some line There WASH
great change of climate and yo
couldn't just by looking out of tn
window tell whether you were in Texa
or New Mexico.
There were lots of girls to see III
when we passed through Texas.
talked to some at Amarillo and they
thought | was some sailor. We almos
missed the train at Flagstaff, Arizona
because of some girls. | wouldn't
have cared very much if l had.
1T was more broken around Can
adam and the Canadian river. l for
got to mention the mirages we saw in
Texas. One could look off in any di-
rect1on and see a lake of water. You
could see it where you had been a
short time before, and it looked real
as could be. The Canadian river is
wide and the railroad bridge is about
quarter of a mile across, but there
is practically no water at this time of
the year There were lots of sand
dunes around there.
1--WE crossed the border into Okla
homa at $50 in the evening. We had
very late supper at Waynoka, Okla
homa, at $3.50. My, but it sure tasted
good We crossed Oklahoma and most
of Kansas at night, but what we saw
of Kansas in the morning of Novem-
Der l looked pretty good. There were
lots of corn and other products there
and it looked like mighty fertile
country. There was a heavy frost
there that didn't feel a bit like San
Diego.
I'VE crossed the Missouri and got to
Kansas City at o'clock. 1t is some
town and there is lots of booze there.
We left there ON the Chicago e Alton
at 10 o'clock. Missouri looked pretty
good and the people were awful So
cable. We had plenty of people to
talk to all the way from Kansas City
to st. Louis. We ate dinner in the
diner but didn't get very much.
I'VE got to st. Louis at $50. We |
mad four hours there. 1t sure is some |
own and the people treated us fine.
We left there at 1920. Saw the Miss
ssippi. We went from ST. Louis to
Cincinnati on the Big Four. We cross
d Illinois and Indiana at night and
rrived in Cincinnati at 8 o'clock. We
lad breakfast which wasn't as good as
he western grub. We strolled around
he town. | don't like the looks of
his town, but there are some mighty
ne people there. The navy league, a
sague of women, gave each one of the
0 a home knit sweater which has no
leeves and low neck, helmet
hich covers the face all but the nose,
yes and mouth. 1t covers the neck
I'D has a flap to come down in front
Id one behind. This is put on first
Id then the sweater is pulled on over
There were also mittens which
I'd holes in them for the thumbs and
e tips of the fingers stick out. There
as also a long knit muffler. We
ere sure glad to get them.
1--WE left there at IL o'clock on the
leskeape & Ohio. We travelled along
e Ohio river on the Kentucky side.
e were in Kentucky and could see
Ito. We left Kentucky and crossed
e Big Sandy into West Virginia at
The line is in the mid
arleston was the last wet town
passed through. We changed from
ntral to Eastern time at Huntington, |
sst Virginia We ate dinner and
pper on the train. In fact we ate on
J train all the way from Cincinnati. -
ossed West Virginia at night into -
'ginia early this morning. Got to
,hmond at Sis; changed cars and
t at $3.50. We arrived in Newport
VS. at 1920. We arrived at Nor
k. Took a government launch from
re to the station.
We will probably be sent out of
e to our ships tomorrow or next
r. l don't like this station near as