The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-11
Segt. Louis Lear
Tells a Good
One on Himself

d.
In recent letter to the Secretary
of the Y. M. c. A.. Louie Lear. the
genial junior partner of the firm of
Duff-Lear of this city who is now in
the service of his country at Camp
Funston. tells d good one on himself
and wrote ~ follows:
March 81. 1918.
Dear Van:
I received ;rouT letter this evening
and will answer II tonight for we are
lsafing for a few days. We sent the
last of our men out this A. NJ. but
new ones are coming in every hour
We get $50 in our company Tuesday
A. NJ. and then our work starts in
earnest
I don't feel like writing letters aft
er eight hours of drill and besides my
eight hours driii keep check on all
company property SO in way I am
still in the merchandise business. They
come to my supply tent for every
thing.
also give out the mail and when
this new bunch comes in 1 will select
some names of boys that don't get
any letters and have you get some one
to write to them.
IT is shame to have a boy come
and ask for mail day in and day out
and tell him. none for YOU"
We put through a fine bunch OF
soldiers since March LIST. Our com
pany was made up OF good clean coun-
try boys from South Missouri. ! am
going to send a picture of the com
pany TO Lane Duff so ask him to show
It 10 you. ! have had two guod ones
put over on me since I have been
out to this receiving station. better
known~as Detention Camp No. 2. The
one great thing the army asks for Is
discipline. We rise at 5:45 and have
ten minutes to dress. Well got
up but did not use my 10 minutes TO a
good advantage for l was Y minute
late for roll call. Just for that was
confined to camp for one week. II
was 100 below zero so ! did not care
to go out much.
One thing that made me late was
started fire to warm my fingers
so could button my clothes. Il am
not much OF fire builder). The sec
one good one happened yesterday and
got stuck another week. had one
of the rockies helping me pile some
comforts when he ran across a cap
that had been left In my supply room.
He asked me II he could wear 1t
around instead of his hat and gave
him my consent. Our instructions
were that men should wear only ser
vice hats. Well, one OF the officers
saw him with IT on and asked him
where he got IL 20 he told him Sgt.
Lear said he could wear it.. so am
confined to camp another week and
will miss Easter services at Junction
City. just two miles away.
Now consider both OF these pen
a;ties that were imposed upon me.
good jokes on myself. for never used
my head in either case. The first
time 1 was confined talked them
out OF few days Of IT for my uncle
was down to see me. Then I told
the Captain l would be on time in the
future.
did not try TO talk him out OF IL
this time for he WAS confined n week
on the same charge. for he let Us
wear caps to drill one day when the
order from headquarters called for
hats. They confine one TO camp for
many little things that we would laugh
at in civil life. One of the officers in
our company put in a week In camp
recently for failure to have braid on
one OF bis coats. II was one he had
Just ordered and the maker had lr'
the braid OFF the sleeve. He wore h
once that way and was reported. SO ha
got week for It.
have gained IL or IA. pounds and
feel Just fine. I enjoy inatructine
the new men for they are eager to
learn and as a rule are willing WORK
ers.
most likely would be cnroute TO
France IL I had reported with the
Colorado boys but the bunch came
with from st. Louis were kept here for
instructors and ! was fortunate to be
one OF them. No doubt wo will see
service before they IT, out for we
have everything ready for overseas
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