Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-07-04
Our Soldier Boys.

Paul keith 10 lone Oh d iu'io"6"
from Camp Perry. He 10 having q
great time among his old schoolma'es
and friends and looks fine in his uni
form. Says he enjoys training to De
a sailor, and while he is happy to De
at-home with friends, looks forward
with pleasure to returning to his work.
Word has been received from
George S. Evans, saying he had ar
rived safe and sound. His address is
s33 Aero Squadron, A. E. f., via New
York.
The units to which Stanley j. Back
er and Fred Dixie belong also announce
their safe arrival on the other side OF
the pond. .
George Bishop was home several
days last week visiting his parents
He has been employed in Government
| Aeroplane Department, Mccook
field, Dayton, Ohio, for several
months, also playing in the military
band there. He was with his division
from st. Louis entrained for Camp
Pike, Arkansas, June 2sth. The train
with its nine coaches stopped at Iron
ton and took on IS men from Iron
County to go to same place. That
gave George time to jump Oft and
speak to his parents. He was glad
that some OF the Iron County boys
we're be to with him.
Lloyd Stanley, Of Belleview, writes
, 81 am still with the Supply Co., S3s
F. A., Camp Dodge, Iowa. am no"
out of detention and enjoy mysel
very much. l spend a part OF m,
time at the Y. M. c.. A. only az
light drilling. Have one hour ga
mask drill and one hour rifle drill
, Have a special feed every Sunday
Received the REGISTER to-day and
sure did enjoy reading about home.
Carr w. Lovelace, who almost die
! of Spinal Meningitis while in camp II
t South Carolina last winter, is now o
a furlough and it visiting his family !
this county. Only a very small pc
cent of those who were sick in hos
pital when he was lived, and he is tn
1t only one who was not left with ser
!. ious disability. Even he has bee
denied the privilege of overseas SCI
Is vice and has been permanently al
l.. signed as Supply Sergeant with IL
n Isl Casual Supply Co., at Newpo,l
News, Va. He says n evening q
had orders to supply 500 men for Owe
sea duty, and at $3.50 the next morf
ing he had them ready to leave. h
ia located only o short distance FRO
10 The coast. and often sees aeroplane
e. go past. rYonu, 10 M,
es with a new Aerial Gunner's school as
nermanent bomb instructor, at Elm
ton Field, Houston, Texas. ana "
likely be there for the duration OF !,
:, war. He writes his parents tnat y
fact of his staying In this country "
no doubt make them happy, q IL
- not pleasant for him, except Tor q
" distinction OF being selected as an y
let private George o. Reed, 106730
Nv o.. M. q. Bn, lst Brigade, writ
y from somewhere in France: 1--WE
10. ceived your welcome letters q e
davs 400 while In the trenches (M
en- 21't id and / are feeling fine q
I'M have been ever since we came oV
here. | was weighed last month q
Dia weighed 1866 pounds. we are nav
,s some beautiful weather nere no
- Hope It 10 nice In the states. We ns
been on the front three times nov 9
neither OF us got q scratch. ne
had the big boys to hit awfully clt
ost n ma. We receive lots OF letters irt
les onr friends and cure appreciate inc
my but can't always answer. .o.eoo
Corporal Edwin A. Reed, lob61V,
'"' n Inc same company with his broth
nanrUe. Ho writes under date
Nav II: II have received lots 81
to. ters from you since ! wrote LAST,
-. Iii ia almost impossible to write Y
% often in the trenches. We are Z
10 90 the front Tor spell. While neitl
!. Of ~ got q scratch, we ootn 9 = =
% " touch OF gas, but ! 30 nov W
esi. enough to effect us. We nsve =
sth, some strict ssFv'ST ! havs lear
red. some splendid lessons and 90 9os y,
rret I day Of my enlistment. tnl
Snwever. the worst 10 to come, Dn'
"a msks Il through I assure you
.stv viii 30 better on. We are VOL conn
IVY ed md willing TO do our by. y nas y
rumored Not that the First Olv''