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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-07-19

Phone 81 for Rock Springs and
other good Goals and dry wood. In
spect our $40 lumber.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-07-19

There are about 5000 Germans in
termed in the United States.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-07-19

INSURANCE Talk with DOWNEN
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-07-19

INSURANCE Talk with DowNEN
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-07-19

Get your orders In early for or'
slab wood with the Potlatch LUMBER
Co. apr12tf
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-07-19

FOR SALE-Maxwel car; 1917
model; new tires; Al condition.
Price $500. Herman Junge. jnzlu
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15

Mrs. ]. w. Thomas and chill
dren spent from Monday of last
week to Sunday at Jackson
Springs.
Miss Ethel Cowan, of Laurin-
burg, came Tuesday Of last week
to spend two or more weeks
with Miss May Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Thomas,
Miss Mary Thomas, Ladonia, and
Miss Beth Thomas returned last
Friday night from Wrightsville.
The unprecedented heat wave
of last week is still in full swing.
The mercury in Rockingham
Tuesday registered l0t and We'd
nesday it was lob,
r. II. Allen has changed his
address from Kannapolis to
Charlotte, 10 West Palmer st.
Jimmie Dleyhan now gets his
paper at Sumter, S. c., ia N.
Church st., instead Of at Cheraw.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
|ROBERDEL HIGH SCHOOL
Begins Fall Session Sept. End.
Names of Faculty. German
to be Dropped And French
Studied Instead.


1he KoOerdeI Hlgh ochool VIII
open on MONDAY sept Zhu' "A
most promising year IS expected
Inc faculty, when !" d! III
usually strong on IS a. lo-lo " s.
MISS BESSIE lctIY' TiiII!C%i,
Mss Anne 1lavDer' q >2"L'2-
bury, MISS Helen Long Mass
MoSsle Long, Mis- Mamie NOR
roe.
Misses Terry ana Di~cO2r are
returning 10 me sS'.2Ji "l'e- d
year S absence. I"@I are among
The strongest "a most 2,2l ,"r
teachers Nuoe'tt. mas ever mao.
Ihey received tlel. framing al
the State NO .o-a ~pl'e&c ana III
Their hands the -'SA >Ieo| Dc-
partIneilC VIII MAINTAIN Us A,@n
standard o. the past MISS Ee,vn
Long IS a g.a~u",o OF S-tcni Io!-
Iege, MISS Ai"asie long Of o.
Mary VITA PoaI@IalN"le "'lN
III W aSnll)%'ll' WINE MISS l1a5l.G
| Monroe mas EEGN DOING SpitnUlL,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15

Mr.. James Dockery and DIR.
Burlington. of Memphis, Tenn,
and Mr.. Ed Lilly, of Asheville,
who have been the guests OF
Mrs. J. P. Leak since last We'd
nesday, have been extensively
entertained. On Thursday even
inc Mr.. and Mrs. JohnL. Everett
entertained them at dinner; they
were the guests of Mr.. Lee Ev-
erett at a Stag dinner at Hotel
Rockingham Friday evening;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Parsons had
them to tea on Sunday evening.
Monday was spent with Mr., and
Mrs. Frank Pegues, in S. c. Mr.
and Mrs. J. NJ. Dockery enter,
tanned at a spend the day party
in their honor Tuesday. Mr.. anc
Mrs. Stansill Covington enter
tanned them at supper Tuesday
evening; Mr.. T. c. Leak and Mrs
| w. C. Leak had them for dinne1
at the palatial home of Mr.. Ton
Leak, Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs
lie Dockery gave a dinner part,
| for them on Wednesday evening
Thursday DR.. Burlington ant
lMr. Dockery left for Memphis
Tenn, in Mr.. Dockery's car.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
GlNGLES' JINGLES
The TOBACCO STORE.

He's not SO much in evidence as
once upon time, when jitney torches
held the sway. and he who had dime
to skid toward the yawning till, was
few and far between, for we were shy
on money-very minus the long green;
and envied the gazabo who could pull
a flve-cent rope, while dads lay in Of
homespun, was our solace and our
hope. And we have been so sick at
times, while staying by the weed, we
often thought from mortal woes for
ever we'd be freed; and did not care
how soon it came-for we, to say the
least, could not conceive such anguish
being handed man or beast; and they
remain living thing, again to walk
and breathe; in fact, we did not care
to stay-wed much preferred to leave
And did we quit then? No, not week.
plain it, for can't-it seems we'd thus
| had sense enough to take our final
| slant at weeds Of dope and poison fore
they got hold so strong, to beat the
habit out would mean a fight both hard
and long. We since have faced this
foe, Miss Nicotine we've whipped, the
charm and the enchantment that she
held for us has slipped, but still one
pleasant memory fingers with US as
we rhyme, but not so much in evidence
as once upon time, in tender recol.
lections lives the hero bold of yore,
the Indian in front
of Jones' old tobacN W. @. a
co store. N>3G c,Ss9'tA
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15

One of the noost attractive
nart;ec Of Of the tlao s,,r re was that
IN TueSdav afternoon when Mrs
I p Mi andon anterta;ned com.
n = in, lrt mss Sc Ssd;a Tovd
Sn1;th The da l,op tbroI'Gh-
oft were ~ If GoIden l Glow and
0reans Me- Nj nndon cind
p p N IIb;+o - or =, ncie unIconneG
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
Marriage Licenses Issued.

The following have secured
marriage license during the past
week, in Richmond county:
Jesse Ellerbe and Corinna In
gram, colored, issued 10th.
Worth Martin and Cara In
gram, COL, issued 18th.
Willie Townsend and Lucy
Hinson, COL, issued 18th.
Ellis Synder and Ruth Gather
inc Hodgepeth. white, 18th.
Irven Seagrove and Martha
Lindsey, white 18th.
James Covington and Rosetta
Mcdonald, COL, 18th.
Mial Wall Leak and Sadie Lloyd
Smith, white, issued 18th.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
WORTHY APPEAL
Help for the Helpless. Drive
to be Begun Monday for
Jewish Relief. Rally in
Opera House Sunday at 5.

n campaign IS 10 De Wagea
throughout the Nation next week
TO RAISE FUNDS Tor JEWISH reIlef
work III l turkey PaIestlne' Russia
ana other countries. Norm
CaroIllla IS 10 raise oiOo'OOO.
Inc chairman OF the campaign
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15

For sale at a bargain, a 70-saW
Winship cotton gin, self-tamping
press, shafting, belts complete.
On Coley farm. Has ginned only
l40 bales, and is practically new.
Will take $3.50; same would cost
over $1,000 today. See me quick
J. NJ. Dockery.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15

Mrs. w. f. Crosland charming
ly entertained d garden party
at her home, "BrOadaCres,' hon
0rIng Miss Sadie Smith. AS the
guests arrived they were receiv-
ed by Mrs. CrosIand in her
most hOspitable manner and
introduced to the h0noree, and
visitors from out OF town. Some
time spent in wandering about
the beautiful lawn and flower
garden, before the hostess served
delicious cream and cake. AS
the evening hours came on, the
crowd, even then, were loath to
depart for the city, which all
realized was much warmer than
the lovely country SURROUNDINGS.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
Sells Hog Herd.

William Crosland Tuesday
bought the splendid registered
Duroc-Jersey breeding herd from
Diggs Farm. This addition Civ
es the Broadland Farm one of
the finest hog herds, in point OF
quality, in the South.
The Diggs Farm is turning its
attention more to the breeding OF
COWS. The farm has GO regist,
cred Jerseys, and 70 grade, and
is planning to cut down the grade
and enlarge the registered.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
SICN-SdOW WINDOW
Lighting Order Of Local Fuel
Administrator.

Tho fo11ou,ino i an a,.4roc+
t 1 49, T-,:tS
II ol'l an VI "Gl VI 'lI0 OIlI'0N
''"'eS e,V ~. -A''''I',''@'l "'0''
,,t, 1o, ne e., use &c, o' I&I. S,'@raISo or
fuel Il, for Inflammation or dixDIaTing anv
shop windows, store windows or any
signs in show windows, shall be discon-
tlnned from =. sunrise 20 sunset and shall
G G@ D' u,,",,,bs9 Oh ,s m 's,,s ssI'
Tuesday in North Cardinal .,,,
uvdro.FIoctric Power, Co,,,,,on.
;oe bovo l,a,otofo,.a 1,ao,, o,,nat,+al7
from tl7;e ordor b,,+ the fo1Io,,,;,,r
;e an ovtroct f,.o.,, = now, r,,r;,o
If the State r,,al Ad,,,i,,;e+rato,..,
urbor,far, +h;.. oo..a ,.,,,s .,,.. ,,o
order Of H., rnar administration rost,;,,.
ing public ana private lighting should
Happily to all power and lighting compan-
les aAIe' regardless OF their source Ct
''|s''
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
Liberates a Deserter.

A l0-year-oid Wnl'e you'h'
Bryant Thomas, was the ll u,
of the week bound over to the
Sept, 3Oth term of Federal court
Of ! a,,1-;nb,ro CHARGED with as
a, l ls( ,,aa ., - . oeco,,o from,
o'''iIIS " - '''O''Nl W a ,,,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
Failed to Register

Officer A. B. Mcdonald We'd
nesday arrested Lum Pitts, col
ored, four miles south of Hamlet,
for failure to register for the
draft. He was placed in Jail to
await superior court.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
Arson Tax Levy.

The tax levy for Arson county
for 1918 is S1.363, as compared
with S1.2S3 last year. The in
crease of eight cents goes to the
schools. The poll tax levy is
$3.50.
The tax levy for Richmond
county is SIPS on the 500, and
1854 on the poll.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
PERSONAL

Miss Lois Gibson returned
Tuesday from Thomasville, Ga.
Mr.. S. W. Covington accepted
a position last Monday with Hop
kins Bros, merchants.
Preaching at Methodist church
next Sunday morning by Presid-
ing Elder J. H. Hall,
Miss Reba McNair, who has
been visiting Mrs. R. B. Waddell,
will return to MaXton Saturday.
Mr.. A. Arenson went to the
Northern markets the 4th for a
three weeks stay, buying goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Abbott and
children last Saturday went to
Kinston to visit Mr.. J. II. Abbott
for ten days.
DR.. A. c. Everett and Henry c.
Wall left this aft in the latters
Buick for Blowing Rock; they
will return here Tuesday.
Mr.. Marlborough Pegues and
family drove from Greenville in
their Franklin last Sunday to
visit Mr.. Frank B. Pegues.
J. c. Gibson writes from Hick-
DRY, P. O. box 1888, that Hickory
is a good town, but not quite up
to the Best Town at ALL"
Mrs. John Swink and children
went Friday to New Brooklyn,
S. c., for a two weeks visit to
her brother-in-laW, Dan Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Cole, Mis-
ses Elizabeth and Catherine and
Robert Cole, and Loula Little, left
| Monday for a two weeks stay at
Wade Mecum Springs.
Dr.. Everett received a card
this morning from his brother,
W. L. Everett, at Rennert, saying
that twins had arrived at their
} home-Thomas Mcmillan and
: Mary Covington.
W. ]. lsbell, former countydem,
| onstrdtor, and family left today
! for their new home at StartoWn
: CataWba county. His wife anC
: children went on the morning
train, while he carried his furnl
ture in a truck through country
J D. L. Coppedgc came home last
: Sunday for d weeks stay. He
: has been for thepast month doing
l carpentry work with a construct
! ion force near Newport News
Va, at Camp Stewart, and If
:, making his $50 & week has be
+ come quite tanned. His wife is
S carrying the route five mail in hi.
+ absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Wad
dill left CheraW Wednesday TO
t a ten days visit to relatives il
1 Massachusetts; they will return
5 by Atlantic City and attend OF
S the 10Th the meeting of the 500
0 600 club of the Southern Life {
e Trust Co. Mr.. and Mrs. A. G
n Corpening will leave here on tn
nj23rd to attend this 100000 club
Little Frances Dockery Waddi
: and Miss Terrence are vlsltln
# Mrs. H. c. Dockery.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
Salesman Wanted.

Salesman wishing to make
permanent connection with a
reputable company, paying high
commission, will please address
Box 800, Raleigh, N. c., giving
age and experience.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
Auto Tire Lost.

Lost, this week a new 30X3 IL
non-skid Firestone tire. Liberal
reward for it's return to Tom
L. McRae.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
Final Payment Liberty Loan

The final payment on the 3rd
Liberty Loan subscriptions is due
today, August 18th; this install.
ment is for 40 per cent.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15

Mrs. S: ". Steele left Wednes-
day morning for Ruthertordton,
where she will spend several
weeks visiting har daughter Mrs.
Robert Simmons,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15

Mr.. Henry Wall entertained a
Coterie of friends at his club house
on / thursday eVeningOf last week.
Those invited were asked to bring
their bathing suits, SO soon after
the crowd arrived, swimming
was in order, after which d PIC
mic sunDer was hugely enjoyed.
Mr.. Wallis guests were: Misses
Elizabeth Nicholson, OF Salisbury,
guest of DR.. and Mrs. A. c. Ever
EFT, Sara Lily HcCkery and guest
Miss Elizabeth Tayloe, of Wash
ington, N. c. OCtavla Scales, and
guest Jane Stanback, of Fayette.
vile, Rosa and Jennie Parsons,
Messrs Mial McRae, June Dlggs,
| William Leak, Walter Scales,
Houston Everett, DR.. ard Mrs
Everett and house visitor, Mrs
Brant, of Florence.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15

Mrs. A. Settle Dockery return
ed Monday from Asheville width
|er she has been a guest of the
Battery Park hotel for ten days.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15

Your JOB WORK given prompt at
tention at Post Dispatch office. Give
us a trial. Entire satisfaction,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15

Mrs. Tom Jones and Mrs. w.
J. Adams and William Adams
came over from Carthage and
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. ri. D. Ledbetter, making
the trip in Mrs. Jones Buick.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15

Old Sol still on the offensive.
See annual report Of finances
of Rockingham, on page 2.
Write up of OBrien family
reunion, and quarantine officers
report for July, on page 3.
Dealers must candle all eggs
from now on, according to the
Food regulations on page 4.
Rockingham city schools
open September 9Th. The full
list of teachers appeared in last
weeks Post-DispatCh.
A. B. Chandler has bought
and will install the last OF the
week a ten h. p. gasoline engine
for his grist mill, in West Rock
ingham.
Good for Roberdel High
School, The trustees have or
dered German eliminated from
the course of study, and French
substituted.
-Mesdames W. N. Everett and
w. P. Webb will be at the Sewing
Room next Tuesday from 10 to
a, to give information about the
Student Nursing Reserve.
Everett Hardware has
quarter.page in this issue giving
notice of their schedule for de
livaries, effective next Monday
Watson-King discontinues all de
livery after Saturday.
Rev. r. L. Davis, head of the
State Anti-Saloon League, spoke
at the Methodist church Sunday
night. The cash collection, ant
the pledges secured for MONTH!
payments for ; years, was S20L.
%. O. Dukes, former princi
pal of the Robson county farm
life school at Philadelphus, ha'
been employed as farm demon
strator for Robson county, an>
will begin work August 18th.
Billy Covington, the RICH
bower OF the Post-Dispatch II
the mechanical department, /
spending this week with friend
and relatives at Star, Greensbor
and other points. This is tn
first vacation Billy" has had i
several years-and if ever a ma
deserved one, he does.
BY amendment to its char
ter filed with the Secretary c
State Tuesday, the Carolina Pow
er & Light Co. extends its powe
to hold real estate so that it ma
own, at one time, as much a
$4,000 acres of land. The origin;
charter permitted the compan
to hold only 5000 acres.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
Typewriter for Sale.

For sale, an Oliver typewriter
for $40; bargain to quick buyer
w. E. Harrison & Land Co.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
Cedar Shingles for Sale.

Car of No. l Cedar Shingles
for sale by McRae Grocery Co.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-08-15
Train Schedule:
LOCAL ITEMS

Short News Items of Interest
of Town and County, Con-
densed Into Paragraphs
tx Hurried Reading.
W. S. S.
Phone 1872.
Subscription $50
Old Sol still on the offensive
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-12-06

Is not landing along about now. We
landed late one afternoon and en-
eamped in an open field, where we
mad just such rain for three days as
has been hitting US today. And it
wasn't at all comfortable, but when
hear the rain tonight, while I'm in
the dry | also feel for the "doughboys"
and the artillery on the River Meuse
who are fighting in mud knee Deep
but thanks be to Him who rules the
sunshine and rain, they have the hell
whipped out of the Hun, and the dir
ty beasts-that's what they are,
beasts-are whining and yelping a
pltiful cry of "Kamerad" and calf
rope" We hear tonight that peace
is IS to come in a few days, that the
terms are to be signed tomorrow at
noon. Well. that's good, very very
good-bnt have we got the germ out
Of Germany ?" | know if the powers
that be say we have, we have and |
should be satisfied For myself
want to come home and want to come
bad. amt lying. I'd certainly ike
to see us all back again and things
moving smoothely, but Ia hate to
wait few years and have it to do
over. I'm thinking Pm near the
voice Of the A. T. f., when | say so.
too. Al of us want home but we
want to put a few more finishing
touches onto the German dream"
before we come back
By the way | read that article in
the paper about 1t Fred Tillman.
and his situation He is a graduate
of this school, and has wonderful
record for his work over here. He
has certainly made par excellent" as
an observer and has "sho" done his
BIZ Friends Of Fred as well as Judge
Jno. \. should be proud of him for
his record is already established. The
French Croix de Guerre seems to be
very COMMON over her but the Leg
ION Of Honor appears ON few breasts.
I'm glad that Fred and | planned
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-12-06
! =
: With the .
. Colors 49,.
FROM L. c. FICkLiN.
!. a.r =

Lester Mitcheal residing southwest
er;,odale recently received the
,u.a,;no letter from L. c. Flcklin'
iVi'' :. Stationed at Camp Taylor, KY;
WIN tot8-Dear Friend Lester
Nv are YOU and Hugh getting
taag nv this tine? Fine | hope. |
avn am inst dandy. | will give you a
an of a soldiers life. Camp
~ MI is an artillery camp, there are
a .sJ thousand soldiers here most
In arc new men. | have to
S..,l them and Ii a man has got
.an,ner he sure l9ses it when he is
ar;lling a bunch Of recruits. You
laow can say what please to them
NV. a +hay have to take it. But |
.raat them lust as cool as | can. We
ha,e horses and inch guns. We
80 ont riding almost every day. We
ora not allowed 10 throw a Cigarette
stnb around our barracks. What
NO aat is mostly stun, hat is made
If meat and little Of everything all
mixed up together have been I'M
der quarantine fer about two months
for the flu and measles. wish you
and Hugh could come over some even
ng and watch me drill some Of these
rockies "0h! Gee guess | am get
ting cross. IN the army they call 1t
hard boiled, but anybody would get
cross if they have 70 contend with all
kinds Of ignorant men as ! do.
Lester they. won't let me go across
,bsv called for men to go across and
50 ran out to get chance to 90,
but they said you have warrant for
corporal. We don't want you to
90 we want you to stay here. Then
is when cursed myself for being a
non-commissioned officer. But !
can't quit now told them | had
rather be private and 20 across.
But nothing doing / haven't time
to write for We are drilling like h.
haven't seen civilian in so long that
l don't know what they look like,
you see they don't allow them in
1 camp only on Sat evening and Sunday
and not at all when quarantined, SO
d would not know how to act when
4 j do get to 90 with a girl.
Your friend,
4 Corpl L. G. Ficklin,
Bat C. 5th Reg f. A. r. D. Camp
Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-12-06

peanut politics" together on more
than one occasion. And again today
Is election day in the States and from
last nights papers | see its about as
warm as usual hope all our
friends-if we had any involved came
under the wire safe. And say-the
A. f. f., or rather the members may
be some political gang" when they
return. Watch them closely-there,s
going to be changes.
Dad, remember me to DR. Dodson,
Mr.. Beaver, Mr.. Myers, Carl Ownbey,
Sile Graham. Now when | get back
Sile and | are going to have some
terrible arguments How's school
this year? Give my regards to
neighbor Piper when you see him.
Wish | could be there to help him out,
if he needs it. Is there enough boys
left to play football? We have
quite bunch of men in the air ser
vice here, who played in the larger
lSetiiS VI NHc pldltS- HOW hbtneT
Berry? Still as busy as ever with
her work in the Red Cross
Does the Embroidery Club still
embroidery" on Thursday, the Wed
nesday Club" club on Wednesday, the
Country Club on Friday. and do the
preachers bring in their church no.
tees on time? see "Mully" still
keeps the johnson items coming. and
the correspondents seem to be doing
quite well. Sorry to hear and read
Of DR.. Summers death. We lost
mighty good friend in him. Extend
my congratulations to Bill Simons
since he's married Is he as crazy
about his wife. as he was about his
.girl?' tNhisper this to Bill
If you see Jay Beaver and jim Al
Bargctt around give them my best
wishes This is their dull season isn't
it? see also that the carpenters
league charges 80 cents per hour.
Wow! \ chicken coop would sure
cost something-bu considering every
thing else in proportion | say give
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-12-06
FROM EDWARD A. MORRISON.

Camp Pike, Ark, Oct, %, 1918
Editor News Received the News
today lust got through reading the
soldiers letters, five of them were
from my friends, which | certainly do
enjoy reading. SO many of my
friends back home requested me to
write them and after trying and
finding that | haven't time to write
them all am going to ask the Editor
for a little space in the News, IN or
der that | may tell my friends how
army life has served me. Arrived
at Camp Pike Aug. 10Th 1918, was
there and then assigned to a tent
which | called my home, stayed there
seven weeks and was then transfer
red to the barracks, at which quarters
am now located | am company
cook, cooking for my company OF
three hundred men. | like cooking
fine, a fellow had just as well like
what he is assigned to in the army, for
that is all he will get. My company
is a receiving company. They don't
drill much. | haven't drilled but one
day. There is great many men
leaving here now. Seven train loads
in two days l. have been under
quarantine ever since arriving here
with the exception of ten days. We
are quarantined at present against
measles. There isn't so much influ-
enza as there was for a while. For
while they had to use several of
the barracks for hospitals. was
lucky enough to not take it, although
one man out of my tent had IT. l
spent seven DAYS in the base hospital