The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-04
SMOKY ROW

G.. b. Johnston and family spent
Saturday evening with John Andrews
and family.
Rasty Peterson and wife visited
Ernest Benton and family Sunday.
The farewell party held at the home
of Carl Taylor and wife Friday night
was well attended, over 100 people
present, four auto loads and several
buggies from Smoky Row attended,
all had a good time.
Alfred Hotchkiss and wife of Crys-
tai Lake spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Eli Witt and wife.
MILO Barry and Mrs. s;s.sl.;r and
Mrs. Roonsburg of Lowell visited
Lewis Seeley and family Thursday.
Will Case and wife of Bedding were
callers at Eli Wits Saturday after
noon.
VIM. Leary and wife visited at F.
M. Tillotson's Sunday.
Carl Taylor and wife and Mrs. Roy
Taylor visited Eli Witt and wife SUM-
day.
What was the matter with the
automobiles Sunday?
The following is a letter which
Stanley Sparks wrote to. his brother,
Lyle:
Houghton, Mich, Aug. &c, 1918.
Dear Brother:
/ got a letter from Aunt Chat the
other night. / think / was sure
glad to hear from down there. felt
lonesome some times but it does not
last long,. l am in fine place and
like it only one thing and that is GO
ing under ground. went under
ground today, went down 1900 feet
nearly 1-2 mile. That is quite
ways, isn't it? But l don't mind
that much either. have a good
time and lots of it. The Y. M. G. A.
gave us dancelast Friday night.
We have good bunch here. Next
Wednesday night we have band con-
cert and then we have Saturday and
Sunday off only on Saturday morn
ings we have inspection that don't
amount to much. Tonight we signed
up our pay roll and the Red Cross
gave each Of US a sweater and a pair
of socks. not so bad is it? / don't
need anything only am nearly broke
and pay day is not until the 9Th of
next month and my shoes are nearly
gone; we have got our suits, all but
our hats and shoes and shirts but we
expect to get them soon and get
blacksmith work and drilling same as
at Camp Custer and mining we go
two times one week and three times
the next. / would like to write you
all a letter, mean all the folks down
there but don't have time. We get
up at 4:45 o'clock and then we 20 un-
til 4:30 o'clock by that time we wash
up and get ready for mess at $50
and then at we have retreat until
about $50 then the mail is gone and
then may be we have something else
to do in the afternoon then we go over
to the gymnasium to timber up lit
tie and then maybe you have girl
come up and see you; then at 9:30 go
to be and you see what we do. Now
it is five minutes after nine and must
go to bed soon and get wink of
s'eep. / have not got pass yet,
maybe I won't get one this week but
| have got fine little girl and
think a lot of her. She is 20 years
old and has the incest curls you ever
saw. / wish you could see her. /
will get our picture taken and send
you one.
Now will try and write once a
week and you put it in the paper and
tell all the folks down there can't |
get time to- write to all so they can
read it IN the paper.
Call Nettie and tell her will write |
her as soon as can but tell hec tc |
write often rs she can; at NAL time
am always looking for a letter and |
4 ! don't get one am disappointed
and blue.
My, address is:
Stanley Sparks,
Houghton, Mich. |
College of Mines. Barracks A.