Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-10

Winners and will probably get that
after it has been thrown around for
a month. AS soon as / get those pack
ages will drop you card. We are
working at common labor shoveling
dirt and running (Irish Buggies)
wheelbarrows, and you know l have
had great deal of experience at that.
So | am right at home only it is hard
to take it. We don't work hard.
have been transferred now already 5
times in Fl days and l hear there are
a bunch leaving from our camp to-
morrow and maybe it will mean my
company again. But | don't think /
shall be in it. | played one game of
baseball so suppose | will be on the
team all the time now. There are a
great many baseball teams here now
and some Of them are pretty fast. It
made me awfully stiff and sore to play
but | am in good trim now again and
ready for another. They play baseball
every day the weather permits. [ got
a IL hour shore leave Sunday noon
and three other boys and myself went
to Waukegan. 1t is only three miles
from our camp and is town of about
10000. We were out in the harbor
of Waukegan on Lake Michigan in
row boats. We sure did have a dandy
good time. + 1t was something new to
all of us. Then we got supper and
for dessert had strawberry shortcake
GO Of WV no m boU
another right there. Then we took in
couple of shows, then went back to
the cafe and had another short cake,
strawberries, coffee and rolls, then
we caught the car and came back to
camp. Arrived about ten o'clock We
had to get back by 1 a. M. SO we
thought we had better get in ahead
of time rather than be late. l have
never seen John Anstey or Adam jam
isOn any more. I was up to see Ad-
am one evening but he was gone from
the barracks. 1 did not wait for him
to come back. / sure would like to
be there and see Mr.. and Mrs. Hall.
1 am looking for line from Will Old
drige. He sure is fine fellow. We
had hard rain here Sunday and last
night. Will get my picture taken soon
as I get a chance. How do you like
the one of the company? Got a let
ter from Lee Rogers. 1t takes about
all the spare time l have to keep up
my correspondence. The nights are
rather cool here but I am standing it
just fine. Guess l am some sailor
now. Have had about two hours
training all together so I got every
thing but salt in my whiskers. One
of my tent mates is trying to feed me
ginger snaps and | can't do both at
one time so I eat while and write
a while. We have got a dandy tent
only it is rather small when we get
our cots put up. There was a big
bunch Of men left here the other day.
Some on shore leave and the most of
them went to Chicago. | got a nice
long letter from Pa and Ma Wood and
it made me kind of homesick for Mas
on City again. Suppose you think me
a long time answering your letter but
[ guess there has not been a day but
what some Of my mail has gone
through the P. 0. there at Beetown.
SO you see | am still on the map as
my address is always on the envelope.
[ hear the boys saying there is
treat at the Y. NJ. G.. A. for us (ice
cream) so guess | had better go over
a little while. | got my hair cut at
Camp Boone and it is real Jackie
haircut, believe me. 1t is everything
but clipped and sticks straight up.
AS soon as l get playing baseball in
full l will send you the Great Lakes
Bulletin so you can see what is go
ing on UP here. The mosquitoes are
biting me pretty lively at present.
There are only about 25 of us left
that were in Co. 1859 at Camp Boone,
the rest are scattered all over Great
Lakes training station They sure are
doing a great deal of building here
now and still they have not got any
barrack room. 1t is tents, tents, ev-
eryWhere. We get up at a. M now
and it seems pretty good to stay in
bed that extra hour although we get
oceans of sleep going to bed at nine.
There sure is a jolly bunch of Jack
les here. They don't care whether
you are stranger or not, they are
just the same. Some day I am going
down to Chicago and see that city
Well mother l have got to close be-
cause [ don't know any more nom
sense to write. Hope to hear from
you soon. Tell Mary hello.