Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-02

tlonally enthusiastic over his branch
OF the service, and has made a most
creditable showing in his work. His
many friends were delighted to see
him looking so well, and to know of
his success in his studies.
Corporal Joe Hall, of this city who
has been stationed at Camp Funston,
is home on a furlough. He has been
i'll for sometime, and we are glad to
state practically recovered.
NOW A SERGEANT
Among other Audrain bows, who
have won distinction in camp, is Chas.
E.. Brown, son,of W. J. Brown, of near
Rush Hill. Charles is now a sergeant
stationed in Aux. Remount Depot at
Fort Bliss, Texas.
TWO SONS IN SERVICE
Walter Allen, of Rush Hill, has two
sons in the United States service.
Fred Allen was in the draft of Octo-
Der 5, 1917, and left Camp Funston for
France some time ago. Ed Allen, who
volunteered February 10, 1918, is now
at Fortress Monroe, Va, in the avia-
ton service.
Wy
w. r. Jesse, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. R. Jesse, of this city has been
transferred from the U. S. FLYING
School at Dallas, Tex, to Park Field,
Memphis, Tenn.
Sam Cleveland, of Camp Grant,,
ILL.,, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Cleveland and family.
E. o. MCGEE is at Fort Sill, Okla,
visiting his son, Fred Niece, who is
in the army.
FARBER BOY TO JOIN NAVY
William Fague, of Farber, who was
turned over to Sheriff ]. G. Ford by
the Circuit Court April 16, that a home
might be found for him left Tuesday
afternoon for st. Louis to take exam
nations for entrance into the navy.
TIE boy is seventeen years old.
The announcement was published
Sunday, in metropolitan papers, of the
successful students in the Third Of
ficers' Training Camp at Camp Doni-
phan. Orlando Worrell, of this city,
was among the men listed.
LEAVES FOR FUNSTON
Rock Jameson, Mexico negro, left
Sunday for Camp Funston. Henry
Irving, a negro, who is drafted from
this county, also went to Funston on
Sunday from Chicago, where he has
been living.
There will be twelve men sent from
here to Funston, May ID. All will be
white.
DIES OF WOUNDS
On the list of those who have re-
Gently died from wounds received in
action is Lieutenant Herbert S. Rich
ey, a cousin of Mrs. R. C. Paul. Lieu
tenant Richey's home was in Shenan-
doah Valley, Va. Mrs. Paul does not
know any of the particulars of his
death.
EZRA BREMER VOLUNTEERS
Ezra B. Bremen, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bremen, of this city, has
volunteered for service and is now
stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kan
sas, with Co. D., 31st Engineers.
Ezra is one of our best young men
and is known by may here, having re-
sided near here many years.
He felt the call of his country at
this critical time nd left father,
mother, friends and business that the
flag of our couRtry might be car
ried on to victory. Let us have more
patriotic boys like Ezra. He is past
33 years old.
Eugene Tomlinson writes home
from Camp Mills, Long Island, that
he is very much pleased with his new
location, and that he has called on Ed
Chase and family, formerly of this
city, now residents of Brooklyn.
Arnold Edmonston, who is in the
United States Aviation ground school
at Atlanta, Georgia, is home on short
furlough. Mrs. Edmonston is here
also with her husband.
Ray Miller has completed his
course at the University of Illinois, at
Urbana, preliminary training for the
aviation branch of &he United States
service, and is home on short leave.
He will return Tuesday and will i'm
mediatey be sent to some flying fled
for his air training. He expects to
be sent to Camp Dick, although he has
no definite assurance of just where he
is going.
A letter received from Private Jas.
Grafford by relatives here says that
he is in a Long Island hospital with
humps.
MAKES FIRST FLIGHT
W. R. Jesse, a son Of Mr.. and Mrs,
J. R. Sesse, of this city, made his first
airplane flight Thursday at Park
Field, Memphis, Tenn.
MORGAN TO ST. LOUIS
William Morgan, the Camp Funston
man who dropped off an east-bound
train at 2 o'clock in the morning, Sum-
day, April 14th, here, was taken to
jefferson Barracks Wednesday by
Deputy Sheriff j. L. Blum.