Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-02-28
LAWRENCE Upton SAYS ALL is
o. K EXCEPT GETTING UP
AT 5:45 A. M.
IS STATIONED IN VIRGINIA
Salmon River Boy in Army Write In
teresting Letter to His Parents
at higgins

the following letter from his son, Law
renee Upton, soldier in the U. s.
army and now stationed at Morrison.
Va:
Morrison, Va.
Feb. 8, 1918
Dear Father, Mother and all the Rest:
Well l received your letter of the
oath, and l was surely glad to hear
from you again.
Well folks, am still one of Uncle
Sam 8 soldiers and am still little proud
of the fact.
When we left Kelly field the band
marched all the way to the depot and
say if you ever saw a crowd it was
there, for the 495th squadron was made
out Of almost every supply squadron in
Kelly field at that time.
One of Lucky Soldiers
OF course all of the boys wanted to
get away from San Antonio, but we
could not all go at once and happen
ed to be one of the lucky ones Those
who were left surely had a big cheer
for us as we boarded the train.
will try and tell you about this
place. Kelly field, San Antonio, was
a new field and no wooden barracks ex-
cept for the flying squadrons and they
did not have any steam heat and not
much wood, so you see we were just
as well off in the tents as they for
we always had plenty to burn.
Although it never got colder than
IL degrees above zero, ! would rather |
be out in Idaho when it is 80 below |
than - above in Texas
That does not sound very reasonable |
but $ll the boys from the river almost |
froze right along with me.
The Idaho boys are all split up now.
We were oiven a trade test in Kelly |
field, and as we all wanted to do diff
ferent things, of course we were put
In different squadrons, so / can T tell
You anything about the other boys
Well it is almost time for retreat
vii close now and write some more
this evening if the boys win let me, for
when they start after retreat there is
not much use of trying to write.
February 9, 1918.
Well | didn t get to write any last {
night, so win try again this evening. ]
Good Job With Uncle Sam.
Mother, have worked for some big ,
outfits in my life but Uncle Sam is
about the biggest that I ever worked =
for, and about the easiest work :
There is only one bad thing about -
this army and that is we have to get r
Up at 5:45 every morning, whether we
york or not b.
We start work about 1870 clock and =
lult at 4 O'Clock, so you see it does 2
ot hurt anybody. \
We get one day out Of each week
- LOT ne
round in general, besides Sunday. 4
Oh, yes, / almost forget to tell YOU
here is church at the Y. NJ. c. A. q,
very Sunday and motion pictures e, cry III
light during the week ~,
Things are commencing To hapneu -
ere now. The boys have all washed
nd shaved and there are about four or tb
X of them lounging here on my bunk. IS
} will have to quit
February 10, 1918. II
AS today is Sunday, and I have moth
g TO do, will surely get to finish u,
is letter.
l am feeling fine now have lust 10,
'out get all the Texas dust out of wI
lungs and part of it is washed out ATT
my clothes
Tho weather is fine here now. lots Fl
sunshine and the snow is all gone. rms
| suppose spring has came.
10" S me weather broke on Salmon her
err 1t must be getting pretty warm fl
sre now. ;s
You surely didn't have as hard a and
inter- as last winter, The old-timers
e, with whom ] have talked. say mn,
$ has been hard winter for Viz \
ia.
There were three new squadrons frie
pped in here yesterday, so / guess llast
squadron will be sent across in soci
near future. ! sure want to see Lad
nee and think ] have good wifi
nee now. T.
Will work with the machinist when If
get lover there and I will have has
examination for flying. You lust abou
that / am going to pass that exam IN
ION, for that is the only way for ! IT
TO get my rope on the kaiser.
70 'n nIol ma" tii Is gong out so l will DEA
K have forgotten YOU. / have been a.
ong writing, but | don't like TO wood
when so many are talking to me. tne
VIII write again soon and not take JOhh
ueh time so goodbye With love
LAWRENCE Upton y--..-
495th Squadron, r.
Morrison, Va. 4
D Mother, send the Free Press
you are through with it,
Lawrence es
. @ Q @ o 9 . G, G: e. &. o &. 1. Oh
II Z R IMAM BAILEY Oh NJ
@ @ o 9 o o o % . o o o q. 4. ~
Minnie Galloway of Wbitebird mss s
TO the Free Press this letter
!, sae received from her son, Her
BAILEY at Camp Laurel, Nd: ma.
Camp Laurel, Nd. Sp
Mother:
en- t heard from You since cont L---