Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-31
Our Soldier Boys.

Lindsay Croker, Company ID. En-
%gineers, Camp Doniphan, one of Iron
county's boys writes that he is get
ting along fine, enjoying camp life,
gaining every day. He now weighs
10, more than he ever weighed be-
fore. He thinks his company the best
but one in the camp, and he gets a
premium for being an expert sharp
shooter.
Archie Gallaher, son of Tom Gala
her, Of Black, Reynolds county,
writes the %thieving captain was his
captain and that Archie stood guard
at the bank the night of the killing,
till twelve o'clock. He thinks God
protected him from dangers seen and
unseen.
Louis L. Favez, who was a member
of Company NJ, 13sth Infantry, at
Camp Donlphan, was chosen with rs
others who could read and speak
French, as Interpreters. He was TAX
en- to Camp Green, Charlotte, N. c.,
aud is now with Company Z, First
New Hampshire Infantry. Louis says
| when he gets up in the mornings and
looks around at the North Carolina
mountains he feels like he is back at
home in Arcadia Valley, and is look
ing at his own mountains.
Albion Crow is a member OF the
forestry Division, 10Th Engineers, and
has charge of a saw mill for Uncle
Sam somewhere in France. In a let
ter dated December Both he tells that
his camp raised a fund and gave the
| lt.$1, IT,arnL uh5lIrAv re hic s.;lln~n ~
royal good Christmas. They had n tree
on which there were gifts forall. They
also had addresses, singing and a graph
| ophone. Had q heavy snowfall Christ
mas Day which vas still on the
ground, but had plenty OF wood and
no trouble to keep warm.
Dewey Pollock is now a second
class seaman on U. S. $. Mississippi.
For the present they are at Ports
mouth, Virginia.
Earl Calvert writes from ''some-
where in England" that they landed
in England on Christmas Day. He is
with NJ. G., 1G3 r. S. Infantry, II
Division. He was drafted out west
and sent to their training place in the
State of Washington, but with others
was selected to fill out the regular
army and quickly fitted for overseas.
He says: ii would love to tell you
all about my trip, but Uncle Sam
thinks best not. | struck it pretty
lucky the first thing this morning. ]
ran across a y. M. q. A. man from st,
Francois County, and it seemed as il
we knew each ether before. | would
love to behome for Christmas dinner
Just for the sake OF being home and
with you all, but we are going to hav We
a big turkey dinner to-day and we
had one already on the ship. 7 also
had two turkey dinners Thanksgiv-
ing" We are very glad to know that
though our boys are away from home
they are furnished some Of the com.
forts and luxuries Of life.
While most Of the men are new in
the army, some of our Ironton boys
enlisted long ago, For fifteen years
Otto +. Rieke has been In the regula,
army. He is now in the 63d Infantr,
Band, located at the Preside, Saf
Francisco. He says that It was SUP
posed this regiment would he Ii
France by now. The man who was L
take the place he now has had n fam.
! lily and hated to go, 70 Otto volunteer
, cd to take his place. Now he fear
he will have to stay In San Francisco
some time where they are guarding
the coast, and he feels very restless
But all Of nj must do our part In tn,
, great war, and to some will fall tn,
duty Of guarding our COASTS, and
very necessary duty IL H.,
Oscar b. Haywood 10 with th,