The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-27

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the cool atmosphere. "A
liberal supply of free colds were pass
ed out as a result. Another free movie
is promised next Saturday evening.
Not a little excitement was created
in town Sunday over the request not
to use autos on Sunday. One man
came to church in his auto and found
after church that there was no air
in his tires, also that the valve cores
were missing. After considerable
search the latter were supplied by one
of our local business men and the "air"
by himself for his return home jour
ney.
Another chapter in the gasless Sun
day was written in blood in the neigh
borhood of the Wheeling depot. For
information inquire of Arthur Wal
lington, of Elyria, Ohio.
Along with other lines Of progress
why don't some influential fellow pro-
mote the installation of a dummy po-
liceman on the square.
Mrs. H. S. Forster, of Chicago, Wis
tied week with her aunt, Mrs. Mary
Curtice.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kuhn and Mrs.
Kuhn's mother, Mrs. Nancy lngraham,
of Fremont, Ohio, spent a few days
with friends and relatives here.
Mrs. Mary Freeman is still on the
gain.
C. w. Thornton and wife were in
E1vria IN SATURDAY..
Mrs. Amsberry is expecting to move
back to Wellington, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry 1ngraham were
in Elyria Saturday afternoon.
While returning from Elyria Satur-
day evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Rey-
nolds, Of Spencer, and the latter's sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Hendrickson, and
daughter of Elyria, narrowly escaped
being killed. At cross road, about
mile north of Lagrange, man by
the name of Sanders, driving Ford
truck, turned the corner and ran head
long into the Reynolds car, smashing
it badly. Luckily none of the occu-
pants was injured.
Mrs. Henry Walters visited with
friends in Lodi over Sunday.
Our Rev. Shumaker is going to stay
with us for another year. We are
very glad to hear the news. Now
next Sunday let everybody turn out
and give him a good welcome back.
Mr. Henry Walters is spending 9
few days with his son, Grover ano
family, in Bellevue, 0.
The following letter is from one o1
our popular young men, Scott Rowe
written to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
P. J. Rowe. Scott is in Chattanooga
Tennessee:
Sept. Is, 1918
Dear folks at home:
Well, we are still here and will be
for few days at least. Suppose yor
have my last letter by now and I also
sent some pictures / had taken last
Sunday. Will send some more of then
either by letter or with my suitcase
Will also return some of the pictures
YOU sent and some others / have We
ceived lately Some that you sent
have cut down and will take with me
You may give my pictures to whoevel
you please. Would like for you to give
one to the Warmers and to Mrs. Ring
Ter, if she wants one, and the rest yol
can give to what relatives you care tt
or keep as many as you want. | sen
few of them to sor1e of my cir
friends. Those pictures you sent ar
good and Roberts was dandy, and
sure would like to see that boy, an,
of course, everybody else. Of course
we don't know when or where we ar
going and won't until the last minute
so we are getting everything read.
and cleaning everything up. A part o
this division, the 605th, was made vi
in France, and some of it is in Wash
ington, and we are only small de
tachment. there being 10000 in all
1t may be months before we leav
America, and maybe we will neve
leave, but we probably will soon.
The company was sorted over an,
a few transferred, few sent to tn
hospital, and others recommended fo
promotion. ! was one of the latte
and yesterday was called to the offic
and offered recommendation and al
most coaxed by the captain and othe
officers to take charge of squad, an
that means to become corporal. Tha
means an increase in pay and advan
tages in many ways over buck priv
ate. told them was not capable We
of taking it, so will probably get t
be frst-class private. Maybe l wa
foolish for refusing, but l have see
too much of know-nothing corporal
end did not want to become one. /
first-class private gets $33, | think
and is given the first promotion. The
offered me the higher chance becaus
of a high rating in psychological test
and for passing first in wig-wag Tin
ternational code) and semaphore sig
mailing. About so were called out fo
promotion. They take other thing
too, such as the way you wear you
clothes, and military manners, etc.
would rather wait little until I kno'
just what l am doing. I don't kno'
my drill good enough to drill other
yet, and, as l said before, there al
too many who don't know how to d
what they are trying to teach other
If | were going into a new outfit
would be different.
Yes, got the smileage. I bought al
other the same day for so cents, S
have quite few tickets yet.
Yesterday we took full packs an
the whole battalion marched out int
the country and pitched tents for il
spection and did not get in for Dime
until one o'clock. Each man carries
half tent,( two occupy one tent)
blanket, raincoat, mess kit, cantee
bacon can, condiment can, extra unde
wear and sox, toilet articles, 5 ten