The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-07-25
FROM FRANK WILSHUSEN
Tacoma, Wash, July 6, 1913.

Lear mOCner and All:
l will answer your most welcome
letter | received yesterday; was glad
you were all we'll. l have Just gotten
over a slight cold and am feeling
fine now. l also got the box. Those
cakes were sure good. Say, that
chocolate cake didn't last three min
utes, but l managed to keep the other
one hid. Everybody thought it was
the best cake they had ever tasted.
A fellow has bunch of friends when
there is box from home, believe me.
The pen nib was broken on the pen
when it got here, but think l can
get new point when / get to Taco
ma the first time.
Everything else went through fine.
The cakes were not mashed at all.
l am glad you sent those socks.
They sure will come in handy. When
we are drilling we should have clean
pair every day. When we went on
that hike my feet were pretty sore
for couple of days.
1t sure is pretty cool here today
Looks like it might rain almost any
time. We haven't had any rain for
quite time now.
Say, you ought to be here where
you can get real Strawberries. The
woods around here are just full of
them, and blackberries, too.
Well, how did you spend the
fourth? I went to Tacoma, and /
never saw so many people in my
life. There was big military pa
rade. They were all we'll trained men
from the LIST Infantry, and in the af-
ternoon there were auto and horse
races out at the speedway. The
Chevrolet won, making something
over 81 miles an hour. l saw the
ship yards, and it was some sight, too.
Some pretty big ones, too, to my no.
ton.
1t was pretty foggy, and I could
not see very far out on the water
But there was water as far as ! could
see.
Tacoma is right nice place, about
100000 population. Lots of theatres
and shows, but it is pretty hilly. The
street cars run within four miles of
camp. We can take bus to the car
line and take car from there which
costs 80 cents, or take an auto clear
in for so cents. Pa ought to be here
with his old Buick and Ford. He
would make all kinds of money. They
run day and night. Say it seems fun
ny to get to town after being here for
a month. It sure felt good. l have
my blue pass now which permits me
to leave camp Saturday at 10 a. m.
until Monday a. m. Well, it's about
dinner time so will finish my letter
this afternoon.
Well, l will now try and finish my
letter. 1t would have been nice If
John could have gotten there for har-
vest, because am sure he would
have liked to be there. I wrote to
him some time ago, but have no an
swer so far.
| We had a little excitement about
four o'clock this morning. There was
fire broke out in lumber pile not
far from here and we all had to get
our double quick and fall in line. 1t
only lasted about twenty minutes and
the fire department had it out and we
went back to bed again.
That crop must be coming right
along from what Herb said. From
the looks of things l might have to
come down there this fall and help
take care of it. How did they make
out with the harvest? Did they have
plenty of help?
Fred must be making some stay at
Haviland.
l don't believe you will know me
in couple of months. / have gained
nearly 10 pounds since / left Fl. Lo-
gan. Going some, isn't it. / think l
will go to Seattle next Saturday, if
am lucky enough not to get on X.
Up. haven't had any so far. Seems
as some of the boys are lucky enough
to get it three Saturdays in success
sion. l hope they give me mine in
the middle of the week, so l can have
Saturday and Sunday off.
| One fellow from Wyoming hunks
next to me; came the same time | did.
Got his knee sprained while exercis-
ing the first week we were here. He
puts me in mind of Art Cross. He is