Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-07-12
CREsC0, HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA, FRIDAY, JULY H. 1918

FRIDAY, JULY L
With Our Soldier and Sailor Boys.
Joe Gender writes from Camp Trav'
10, Texas, that he is now full-fledged
military. police, having passed rigidsx.
aminations for police duties. Extracts
from his letter of July 5th tell of the
escape of one of the prisoners. 1t
reads:
"Guess am permanently located at
last in the M. P's, so from now on all
the address necessary is IN. P. Det, .
Camp Travis, Texas. I am surely an
NJ: P. in all the strength of the word,
for was detailed Saturday noon to
hunt coon that got away from the
guards while on duty. There were ten
of Us called to hunt him and Icame
across him hiding, in . eornfield about
. mile from the stockade. He halted
alright, but got rather nasty and in
sultnig. Said sqhss things that would
n't look we'll on paper. Then he said
one of US would never leave the field
alive, so1,pulled my six, shooter in his
face and ordsteds him 70 start back.
It was Is close Is Fever cane to shoot
ing man, for l was tightening my
6ager On the trigger when he, started
back. That guy will never know how
near he came to being . dead mig
ger" ~. 4
). That the people of England are CRATE
ful for Americas aid and are extend
ing all the hospitality possible to our
soldier boys over there 10 shown by .
letter received recently by Mrs. Ole
Swenson. regarding her son George
writtenEby'a Mrs. F. c. Norman, re.
siding at ,SlLondon Roads ras follows:
Il write to tell you l have made the
acquaintance Of your son. He with
others are coming every Saturday and
Sunday to my home to tea and spent
the evening. l will be second moth
or to him 30 don't worry while he is
here, all will be WELL"
During the past week several Cresco
boys have arrived safely over seas &C.
cording to cards received by relatives
and friends. Among the boys are Will
Drew, Clarence Clink, Wendell Todd.
Raphael Ferrie, Frank Hayes and Will
Crawford. .
Mr.. and Mfs. D.: A. Lyons and their
family are enjoying . visit with their
son Leonard who is in training at Fort
Slsfidan. Illinois. and is spending .
few days at home. and Lieutenant
Gerald Lyons. Of Camp Dodge. was
also an over Sunday visitor at home.
Phillip Lussor, son Of Mr.. and Mrs:
D. w. Lusson, of this city, left yester-
day for Mason City, where he has
enlisted in the regular army. enroute
to Fort Collins, Colorado. His mother
accompanied him ~ far % Mason City.
Sergeant Harlan Church, who is in
the aviation service and stationed At
Chicago, was an over Sunday visitor At
the home of his parents, Mr., and Mrs.
E. A. Church.
John Ingraham received . card on
Fridayo Of last week stating that his
step-son, Fred McC Cormick, had arrived
safely liver seaS with the::expeditionary
folces.s
Theodore Nasthas arrived safely over
seas with the, expeditionary forces.
Such was the message received by bis
relatives on Thursday Of last week.
George. Y vanskiver: who is in the
Navy, arrived yesterday, from Phila'
dslphia for . visit with relatives u
Granger. MINI. !. =
Lydia Glass, who is in training u
Fort Sheridan. IlLS - spending few
days at the home Of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. A. Glass.
Lieutenant Lester Fields, Of CAM
Dodge. was . visitor st home, during