The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-07-24

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rect our book entries. J
Private George A. Cuka, return
ed home from overseas July IA!
He was born in this county. April
Is, 1896. He was drafted July "a,
1918 and received his first training
in Camp Dodge and a month later
was transferred to Camp Joseph
E. Johnston, f. r. S. 342 where
he was trained for Cavalry during
the two months there. After
spending some time in Camp Up
ton he embarked for France at Ho
boken on Oct. 81, 1918, and land
ed at Liverpool Nov. s, 1918,
where he stayed three days in the
Rest Camp and then crossed the
| English Channel and landed in St.
Nazarre, France Nov. II, 1918,
where he remained until June ~,
1919, when he sailed for home and
reached our shores July 6 and af-
ter spending three days at Camp
Mills went to Camp Dodge where
he received his honorable dis
charge July 10, 1919. He was a
member of Field Remount Squa-
dron, 342.
Frank Novak. returned last
Thursday from Overseas and will
work at the carpenter trade. He
was born in West Point, Neb.,
Sept. IA, 1888, and enlisted in the
regular army for seven years with
John Souhrada (at present in ST.
beria) Dec. 1st 1914, at Fort Lo-
gan, Colo, where he spent three
months. Then was transferred
to the PHILIPPINES where he spent
two years and five months at Fl.
Mckinley; then came back to the
| US. and spent thirteen months
in Camp Fremont, Calf, and
then went to France and then was
stationed at Brest where he spent
seven months. He left France
May II and landed in U. S. at
Newport News May 27. Then
spent three weeks at Ft. Sheridan
and finally received his honorable
discharge at Camp Dodge July 10.
He was an expert rifeman and
was promoted to Supply Sergeant
while in service.
| John Wampul, one of the early
settlers of this place died July II,
at six o'clock in the evening of
heart trouble at The home of his
son, Lewis. Funeral was held Sa
turday afternoon from the home
and the remains buried in the Ptak
cemetery. Words of consolation
at the home and cemetery were
spoken by j. A. Dvorak. The de
ceased was born in Bohemia Feb.
%, 1889, and was 80 years, 4
months and II days of age at the
time of his death. He came to
this country with his family in
1884 and located in Tabor. Three
years later he filed on homestead
six miles southwest of Tabor
where he resided and then turned
it over TO his son Lewis. In 1881
his first wife died and his second
wife died % years ago. He is sur
vived by his son Lewis and two
daughters, Mrs. Jaroslav Brod
sky and Mrs. Vaclav Brodsky,
both of whom live near Wagner,
aud all are from the first marriage
and son Joseph Of the second mar
riage One son, Frank died 13
years ago and a daughter, Anna
| died 22 yparS apo He iS also sur