Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10
Letter from Ruth Compton

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Samara. July 1s, 1913
Dear Folks:
am right in luck tonight be.
4: cause ! have privae stenographer
whose name is Carl, and can sew
while ne writes my letter.
tomorrow party of five are going
up the Volga to join forces with our
friends at Moscow and, incidentally, to
take some food stuff. along because
tne people at Moscoware rather hard
put Tor things to eat. So you will
receive this letter by way Of Arch
angel. maybe. We will be very sorry
70 part with the crowd that is leaving
tomorrow because we have all been
mere together in Samara for nearly
three months.
am reaping great rewards tho be-
cause they are leaving inasmuch as
y have Just received a donation Of a
summer dress and a pair of white
shoes, which is certainly something
70 shout about in this country. sent
You letter day before yesterday by
way OF Vladivostok. It will be interest
ing to see which one will reach you
first. At present we have with us for
boarder. an American consul who
was formerly reporter for some
Z New York paper. He is consul at Oren
burg, which is right in the heart Of
the Cossack region and he has some
interesting tales to tell.
The Rickmans, who just started for
America, also have many interesting
stories to tell. One day their place
was searched for ammunition. All
went well till they came to the base
5ment. As they entered they were con-
fronted with a pile of boxes. The
soldiers started back in alarm and
assured them that it was nothing but
milk but the soldiers just laughed at
him saying, Who ever heard Of keep
ing milk in boxes. when Mr.. Kennedy
Degan pounding one of the boxes open
to prove his point, the brave soldiers
61eli all over themselves getting out
OF the room. But when no explosion
followed they cautiously peered in the
door TO see what it was. Mr.. Kennedy
trlumphantly held up can of conden-
sed milk and the poor soldiers shouted
Hand grenades!" and nearly jumped
out OF their shoes trying to get out Of
tne basement fast enough. Outside
tney held q conference and Keddy
came out to assure them that it was
nothing but canned milk. The young
o11lcer thought awhile and then said,
Men, believe he is right. 1t seems
+ g me I've heard they do have such
Things in America
4 Inc Armenian refugees, who were
mere last month, finally got off about
q week ago. Carl had great time
s snem on. lney an were de-
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,.a. 49, pan pecause tney would only
. Ia. ,.:,: So.A S''s ~ i.ve ~ ana no posi-
10y s;.sa = wolA. nus tney were deter
eu - g ana 1lnaily permission
"as yD.a,neu ona from tne railroad and
Sve 1ov = 1nem were located in 8
80 s. w s''ls' me traln dld not pull
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80 -. 49, so.'1. = 'nem got ie1t. Ihen
- ,..ssa sy nau peen gone 1or = days
.Ao' so'ne " enem came back and
80, .os. - 'eais because the rail-
a,,a,,,.h - hAS sa ~ ,laspore'ng cnem fast
- s:.:s A,oA'e u 'hem are American
1es 1 anu sne ones VINO are not
na.an .sa - =. guess eney tnlnk Golden
inealls 1ne gate TO heaven. But
- ha q a ,,,a,,;aa - 80. ss 81 eApe.'eu
the summer ova,, az ~. - enu =,
time and +in,a o..;,, 4,.lI ' ~. VIZ 'o,u
he ;mnoss;hla &Ss ''it's "ou'u
4 ~. 1,-,
49, alu r.a anu : are going 70 take trip
~. ...Delia ne1e Week. where Carl
- s;has;n = .Ool ~ refuge condltlons.
s1 : = 'liock iuil OF refugees and
- !" 60 = = nad ne hopes TO ind
tha,,, [ ,s. may !. eeung ana snelterlng
! sl ,ss.,..as I. n.A. :: wlneer. we are IN hopes
pas| as ~s = sume way we can get the
Aut Sioss Interested and that they