Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-27
Letters From
Camp Dodge
Soldier Life Is Depicted By
Boys Who Left Ian ngdon
With First Quota
Camp Dodge, la Sept 19. IT

Camp Dodge, Ia Sept 19, 1T
Dear Sir:-I have now tried lit
tie of the life of soldering in the
army. reached here at about two
O'Clock in the morning a week ago
Sunday. 1t was fine trip. l felt
lonesome here at first and the drilling
was hard to start with for man
who never had any military training
before, but it is not so bad after l
got little used to it. 1 wish in
this letter to thank the young ladies
of the Soldiers Aid for what they
gave me and the rest of the boys. l
also wish to thank you all for the
great send off that the Langdon peo-
pie gave us when we left. 1t was
great and l will always remember it.
I am in the Engineers Corps. I
have seen Ted Week and John Fow-
ler. but have not seen anything of the
other three boys since we reached
Camp Dodge on that Sunday morning
now about ten days ago. l could tell
you a little about the life here in
the camp, but as you read all about
it in the newspapers it would be of
little interest to you.
Yours Very Truly,
Laurentz Gunderson,
Private Gunderson, Co. B. 3l3th
Engineers Corps, Camp Dodge, Ia.
Camp Dodge, Ia, Sept 10, IT.
Dear Friend Have just received
your papers and the letter by today's
mail and was real glad to get batch
of news from the old home town for
in spite Of the amount Of real work
that we have been doing one occason-
ally gets bit lonesome. Joe Dahl,
John Brown and myself are in the
same regiment and Ike it fine, but SO
far we have not seen either Week or
Fowler, but understand that Fowler
is in the signal corps and that Week
is with the engineers.
We, &ra kept busy all the time.
This is rapidly becoming regular
city and the rest of the drafted mer
are today beginning to arrive. Be-
tween now and Monday of next week,
the 24th inst, it is expected that
about 10000 men will have arrived
in the camp, when we will have lot:
| of company.
Your Friend, Carney Mausten.
| Co. M. 352nd Infantry, N. A.,
| The following are the contents of /:
= couple of post cards that were re
ceived within the past few days b,
County Auditor Eide from two of tn.
boys who left here with the first O
! the Cavalier county draft quota OF
Sept 7th, and would indicate tina
they are all in the best OF spirits
The first is from Ted Vie k, who's,
number 258 places him at the heal
of the first draft list of Cavalie
county:
!, Camp Dodge, la Sept. IL. III
Greetings from Camp Dodge. W.
arrived here on Sounday morning a
: 1: 80. Had fine time on the way
and are still having good time Of
it. l am glad that you sent me
along with the first bunch, for thre
is far better life for young
buck than is that of farming, ant
the more a fellow gets of it the bet.
ter it is for him. | was examined
this morning and was found to be O.
k, so was not disappointed as l had
. fully expected and looked forward tc
. passing. Be sure and greet the boys
! at the Court House for me and tell
them to Jet me hear from them once
/ in while. With regards to all
am
J Yours Truly,
Ted J Week.
3 Address: Private Theo. j. Week
Co. T 3i3ti Engineer Corps,
Camp Dodge, la Sept IL, IT
Dear Friend Am fine and having
good time and lots of fun and
good cook. | think that all of u
: boys will like the life of soldie
= all right after awhile. We hav
been all divided up and are kept bus.
getting ready for the other contin.
gents of the draft that are expect.
ed to arrive here during the coming
week. l would like to occasionall.
hear from some of my old Cavalie
county friends.
Yours Very Truly,
) John L. Brown,
i Z