Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-24
Our Soldier Boys.

AS we hoped last week a message
has been received from Harry Kendall.
The family received a letter written
January 3lst, saying he was ready TO
land in France and would send cable.
No doubt he sent Il cable, but tor mill
tary reasons it WAS Withheld. 1t is dur
ing these days of anxiety when We
cannot hear from the boys that the
mothers Of our country are doing
their biggest bit. And yet If it is for
utr country's good we r willing to
serve that way.
Paul Keith writes that his address
Is Company q, Camp %Farragut, Great
Lakes, HIS. lie will be in detention
camp for u days. He also says it is
very cold there. ''iielio to every
body ard tell them to write.n
Another one of our flying soldiers
is George s. Evans. On the first Of
December he resigned his position as
salesman for W. L. Hall, of Arcadia,
to enlist, and now belongs to eth
Squadron, Aviation Section Signal
Corps, and is in training at Camp
McArthur, Waco, Texas. He sends
greetings TO his many friends.
Roland L.. Hill is with 3i2th Engi-
neers, in training at Camp Pike, Ark.
His parents visited him during Christ
mas and found him we'll and busy.
DIR. Lee Petit Gay is still in France
with Hospital Unit 81. in a letter
written home on October 80, he says:
"lthas been mighty cold here lately,
So three OF lis decided to build US a
hut, which is almost completed. It is
l0x12 built of box tops covered with
tar paper, has 8 hunks, a writing
table, a book shelf and a makeshitt
wardrobe for Il overcoats and rain
coats, and we will so0n have a stove
up. Pete says he takes as much in
terest in this stack of scraps as q
house he would build tor IA bride. II
will help us pass some comfortable
evenings when WI can read, write or
study, and cook on our stove" The
doctor and nurse willing to brave the
hardships and dangers in France tina
they may help take care OF Il wound
ed boys are among our greatest com
forts.
Corporal Jerry Wicks, Company
II, 13Sth Infantry, writes interesting
letters from Camp Doniphan. In one
he says: ~ certainly feel tlatteret
at having my letters published, aud il
led to my meeting with a friend
Tuesday while | was sitting in my
tent looking over Il drill manual, som'
officers head ca me through the door
and who do you suppose IL was? Nom
other than our old friend, DIR. France
Bond, now First Lieutenant in tn
hospital corps Of the 10th Infantry
1t seems he had the REGlsTEl
and had looked me up at once II
looked fine in his uniform and bette
than | ever saw him.
Russell Riggs is with roth Company
Marine Barracks, Paris Island, S. {
He is delighted with his work an
saws he has gained in flesh until b
; weighs i47l. lbs. In describing a re
! view the other day he says: 9TH
! band was there and the colors. An
a when that band started playing an
we marched off and passed the color
with 'eyes right | sure felt good,
J could feel the shivers running froI
my heels to the top OF my head.
know every man in the battalion feI
, that way. If they did not, they weren
Americans.
0 Fred S. Dixie Is with Battery E, lot
/. Artillery, Douglas, Arizona. H
writes: 81 sure led the boys IA merr
chase New Years Day. The / Sc
Bat. Il, 10 +. A., won the mile rac
Y with the gun (cannon), and beiie>
/ mo ! was sure tick led. We came
about rs yards ahead Of the oth'
-, fellows, | was driving the lead tear
! II. FerrilsWihg and n, Bowman whee
s 1t was the first time we ever h;
r our teams at a full gallop and
seemed as though we were flying. v
9 all three received Il fine gold mounte
fountain pen"
:. Nerna j. Yount is with Company
l38th Infantry, at Camp Donipna
He writes to home folks that he oft,
thinks Of the farm and the stock, b
feels that his duty is with the arm
and that he loves the life and fet
fine in his new trench uniform.
Dudley Riggs writes: "Wednesd
u Afternoon being our holiday, | we
e over to my company. q, 354th lnfa
If try. Found u captain, Paul X. CT
r. bison, back from hospital and at
: quarters, so went there to see hi
Z, His room vas right next to CAPITA
d Whistler's, the AK murderer. Y,
10 know he was captain of Company
OF our regiment. We saw where I
major found the money just II
ID morning. Whistler sure was q sli
one. He had everything planned
=. the minutest detail, The Majors roc
was next to his on the other side a
he had even nailed a strip over a W
crack in the wall, to prevent
at major from accidentally looking
}, and seeing him hide the money.
:" guess he vas crazy, though, and ]
~ had the cunning OF the insane"
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