Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-10-04
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this city states that Andrew Stromsted
has arrived safely overseas.
In recent letter to his paents, Roy
Burt of Randall, now in the trenches in
Franco states that he has been in sew
eral engagements with the enemy and
that in one engagement shell burst so
close to him that he was buried by the
dirt that it threw up. A piece of the
same shell broke the rifle that he was
using. Charlie Gourd, also of Randall,
who is well known in this city as having
attended the local business college, is
with him and he states that he is a
Irregular soldicr.''
Burt certainly sees the c0mical side
of war as his letter is wholly made
up of humorous incidences that have oc-
cured since he has been in France.
Kenneth Tourtillott, who is in the
navy now on duty off the coast of Hon.
duras, recently sent a number Of
sharks teeth to his home in this city,
the teeth of member of that species
of the finny tribe that he had the honor
and excitement of catching. In a letter
that followed he told Just how tho
shark was caught.
He had large fish hook made by the
blacksmith of the ship which he baited
with about five pounds Of old beef. He
used large wooden box for bobber
| which kept the beef about two feet
from the scrface Of the water. In ten
minutes he had shark hooked which
he said, it took about all the crew to
haul on board.
w. G.. Smith, according to late word,
has arrived safely in France. He was
at one time mail clerk on the Mime
sofa and International and made his
headquarters in this city.
George Estling has arrived safely
overseas according to late word receiv-
ed by friends.
| Marcus Larson has arrived overseas.
He is nephew of Chris Jasperson.
! Mrs. Mary Trebby is in receipt Of a
letter from her son Hiram, who is in
the navy, now seeing service in the
| Orkney Islands. He says that winter
has started to set in in that part of
universe but that he is as we'll and fit
as ever. He states that he has seen
| Wayne Cairnes and Alfred Brown, who
evidently are on duty in the same wa
ters and that they are both looking
we'll and are getting fat. Trebby has,
since leaving the United States, had the
honor of seeing number of the roy.
atty of Europe. He has greeted the
King of England and the King and
Queen Of Belgium.
Corporal S. D. Roberts of this city
has been made clerk of his company
as recent word received by his parents
! states.
John Adams has received word that
his brother, Jos. Adams, has arrived
safely overseas.
William Zimmerman has been granted
a 30day furlough to work on his farm
in Vawter. He left for Camp Grant
! with a contingent from Morrison coun.
ty.
William Blake of this city is now
playing solo-cornet with the Camp
Dodge band. It is thought that the
band will be permanently kept at the
camp.
| John Tomalla of Pierz, who was gass.
ed in France, in letter to his sister
Tracey Tomalla, Of this city, received
September q, states that he left the
hospital week before writing, Sep
tember s, and that he expects to soon
be back with the Signal corps.
1t. Otto S. Lauermann is now at
Post Field, Ft. Sill, Okla.
Howard Ferrel, who before enlisting
in the marines was city editor Of the
Transcript and who is now seeing ser
vice in France, states in a recent letter
to relatives in this city that he had
just received his mail and had got 81
letters in one bunch. He says that the
last time he saw Richard Meyers, also
a local boy who was with Ferrel, was
| when he was being carried to first
aid station when he was wounded in
Belleau Woods. He had not seen Ed
Lauermann for some time and saw
Graham at the time he was gassed. The
two allowed mentioned men are Little
Falls boys who are with Ferrel in
France. Ferrel says he has it "pretty
soft' as he is only doing guard duty
and is only on guard six hours day.
Mike Michalke, who is stationed at
Camp Dix, is reported to be suffering
from Spanish influenza.
An issue of the Columbiad, the
knights Of Columbus official paper
was recently sent from France by
Stephen Simonet. A picture in the
paper Of group Of marines doing their
washing, among them Richard Meyers