Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-05-02
Letter From Dewey Wolfe
Somewhere In France,
March Is. 1918

Dear Mother:
received all of your letters To-
day, the ones dated Jan. Is the one
you wrote from Lincoln and one
dated Feb. 4. so guess | must
have received them all so far.
II was pretty cool this morning
when we got up, but Old Sol soon
had things warmed up in a little
bit. Starting tomorrow the divi-
sion is going to hold a series of
field meets TO find out who can
run the fastest, jump The farthcst
ond a whole lot of dope. but don't
think l will have a chance but |
might get on base ball or basket
ball team but they don't want lit
tie rnnts like me, but just so our
platoon or company gets some
thing, it is all the same To me,
and here is hoping we get some
thing out of ii.
Did you have good visit in
Lincoln? suppose you did by
the sound of Muriel's letter that
she wrote me. She and her mother
were showing you the sights and
she asked me if remembered
how we used to coast down 5th ON
my teddy wagon? Ha, Ha.
This country sure has it ON
Iowa in just one respect and that
is we only had about two good big
SHOWS and it has not been below
ten below zero and here's hoping
IT remains the same for the rest
OF the time we are over here.
Mother don't worry about how
am because Just as long as j
get three squares a day and a
place Ia flop at night, LII be in
tip top shape, hut how are YOU?
No, wouldn't bother about hav-
ing any more socks knit hut |
would greatly appreciate a cou-
pie suits of B. V. DIS, as expect
it will be some hot over here i'm "a
few months now and if it is all The
same TO you | wish you would
send about a couple of suits.
Yes, you bet got those boxes
you sent me and everything was
just swell and believe me sure
do appreciate those nice things
you send but l couldn't tell YOU
how much if wrote all night.
Some of the boys are back of
the billetl boxing but I'll have to
answer my letters before doing
any stunts as | only got % the
other day so you can see how busy
sm. l certainly do remember the
night ! got. put in the ditch ON 9Th
st. on my bob sled and they had Ia
carry me home but guess a lit
tie thing like a spraincd ankle.
don't go over here though get
one about every week or so RUM
ing. BY the looks and sounds of
the papers | guess everybody is
doing his or her bit" now DAYS.
0IO ull vi lHc SOlulpi'S ana sailors
appreciate it more than they can
wife and we will Try and see if
we can't put the Boche off the
lace OF the earth Or they Will us.
che OF the other. hut there is not
Esine to be any if. we will do il.
Grace rites quite often and |
must answer the letter | received
from her tonight so she won't
think l have forgotten her allogc-
Their, but Mother first.
Charlie wrote me letter IA few
days ago and have answered it.
also one from Mr.. Conroy and
Pearl Logan and Clarence. / sup
pose Clarence will be i'm the navy
by the time this reaches YOU as he
eald he was going in as IL machi-
mist. When il comes right down to
business guess old little Mis-
souri Valley isn't a SLOUGH i'm put
ting the boys in the service and i'll
Is not very big city at that.
Well answer soon and will
try and find time to write again
soon. Love and Kisses.
Dewey.
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