The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-01

here and ride down to the And street
ferry which takes about fifteen min
utes then take boat across the
Hudson river which costs us three
cents and is wonderful sight too,
say. Going across we got in a con-
VerSatiOn with a man and when we
got over he invited us into his seven
passenger Pierce Arrow for a little
ride. We started from AZ street and
drove up till we got on en- Riverside
Drive, one of the famous drives in
the country. This runs along Hudson
river and as luck would have it sew
eral of our large battleships were
anchored out there besides five
French battleships all of which were
acting as conveys for our transports.
Saw Charles Schwab's the president
of Bethlehem Steel plant) home, the
soldiers and sailors monument,
Grants tomb and Columbia univer-
sity and all of the gorgeous apart
swung over to Broadway after going
out to about $50 street drove down
Broadway to about 80 street where
we got out and left our generous
friend ard who do you suppose our
friend was? Well | don't remember
his name but he was well known
, doctor of New York and he sure was
a prince of a fellow, sacrificing his
personal time for us that way. We
continued walking down Broadway
and it's sure a wonderful avenue.
Pretty swell for Olson to walk down
such place, Oh? We bummed
around for awhile and then Ross
blew me to good show.
Hoping this finds you all in the
best of health as it does me, l bid
you all good night. With love,
Brother Odd.
Memphis Tenn, October 20, 1878
Mankato Daily Free Press, Mankato
Mimi: Will write brief letter this
evening, stating the fact that I am
well, and have passed through the
bad epidemic of Spanish influenza
which was and is present all over the
return back to camp l found twenty
states at the present time. On my
five per cent of this field were quite
cases Of pneumonia had developed
sick with the flu and a good many
from that disease. The epidemic is
now under control and next Saturday
the quarantine will be lifted at this
field
During this epidemic the death rate
here has been very low considering
the number of severe pneumonia
cases we had. We Were handicapped
very much on account of three of our
nurses who were taken sick and not
only that, half of the medical per-
sonnet detachment were also in the
I same position. / was amongst all the
cases for my position calls me to be
around all the patients, and as l took
! the proper precaution / did not con
tract the flu. The number men lost
during this period of sickness
reached to nine and then the medical
force tried to save their lives but it
was beyond any medical control.
| was very sorry to read in the
Mankato papers about the death of
T, Wendell Lorentz who resided on
South Fifth street and Peter Bauer
who resided on North Sixth street
They were both friends of mine and
l have known them for some time.
This brings home to the people of
Mankato the war situation more
CLEARLY with it's horrors.
! / have read last week that my two
/ brothers who are with the A. E. F.
are getting along nicely and are with:
in the firing lines, and one of them
is only three miles away from the
large trenches were all the fireworks
is being displayed. My Youngest
brother who is but nineteen years
old has been accepted in the marines
and is at Paris Island, s. c., at the
present time.
! The Memphis district has gone
way over it's limit in the recent loan,
and is always on top when it comes
to any patriotic war work for the
49,. of liio American soldiers and
sailors. l have stated enough for the
present time SO will CLOSE, wishing
all Mankato the best of health. l re-
main Sincerity yours, Gregory Klein
! -a-----. Do4 aUal.t, 4IeolCsi Depart
ment.
The following letters were received
by Mrs. w. G. Hoerr from her son
Kenneth:
Somewhere in Germany, September
IL, 191S-Dearest Mother, Dad and
All: Well here we are, still after the
nuns. We are very comfortably fixed
in German dugouts. Real nice little
shacks, hunks, stoves, tables and
chairs, which makes it nice during
this rainy season, we can at least
keep dry. Our company has the
advanced position of all the balloons
which speaks real highly for our
company. 1 have heard from Paul
itwice in the last two weeks. He is
getting along fine and seems to like
his work real well. He sent me a
couple of snapshots of himself, one
standing beside his bicycle and the
other in his plane. They are both
excellent pictures. 1 certainly wish
that 1 were with him as | would be
crazy to do what he is doing. He
expects to have furlough in Novem
Der and he says that he will do his
best TO locate me. hope he can as
am SO anxious to see him.
1t is raining today and of course
we t'fly the balloon We are al
writing letters now; we have a nice
fire and it is real comfortable. Wisf
that we could always have it this
way. Am sorry l haven't any gun
tn send t0 tho kiddiac hut 7 haven,