The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-03

Leadofe. as well as the upper Lem
hi valley, is represented by DR.. ). L.
Stafford, who is authorized TO receive
and collect for subscriptions and al
,ye-tisements. Patrons for their own
convenience may pay him any ac
counts due this office and he VIII De
glad to receive news items, aover-
tisements and orders for job printing
at his Leadore office. next door 10
the Lemhi Valley bank.
| The writer was an ear witness to
the following story. the narrator be-
ing a returned soldier who said he
was doing guard duty in France one
bitter cold night, while piercing
wind was blowing. driving sleet OF
half frozen snow and rain into every
opening of his well worn uniform,
chilling him 10 the very marrow.
/ Repeating the story OF his own
words, he said: Il caught glimpse
of something moving in the bowling,
screetching biackness. And as we
were close TO the enemy lines, our
orders were to halt everything we
saw moving: | Immediately called
Halt. Who goes there" And prompt
Iy the unmistakable voice OF a girl
came thru the freezing gloom. A pail
of" hot chocolate and basket OF
Idoughnuts.' | said, Advance, pail OF
hot chocolate and basket OF dough
nuts, and be recognized And with
Iout further hesitation, Salvation
Army Lassie made her way thru the
freezing slush and mud, carrying a
bucket of steaming chocolate in one
hand and basket Of fresh warm
doughnuts in the other. And from a
pint cup suspended from her belt,
she dipped me up a drink that tasted
better than any drink I've ever tast-
ed before or since.
| II told her she should be back in
the hut in her warm bed on such a
night. She replied that she and her
companion had gone to bed earlier in
the evening, but after the storm came
up they could not sleep thinking of
the boys doing guard duty, so got up
and brewed the chocolate and warm
ed over some doughnuts they had
made late that afternoon. And con
| tinuing she said, My sister lassie
went the other way TO serve the boys
up the line, while | came this way.
must hurry and get this to the other
lads before 1t gets cold she vanished
p the darkness to be halted in sue
cession all the way down the line, to
finally get back TO her quarters later
in the night, only to repeat the OBJ
GRAFTON for the boys that relieved us.
Il tell you, fellows, | never gave
the Salvation Army much thought till
this war came on, but / can say from
the bottom OF my heart, God Bless
the Salvation Army, AID every lad
and lassie In it,
/ A big dance will be given at the
lschool house this Friday evening for
the benefit OF the Salvation Army
fund We should show our high an
probation for the noble work and the
great sacrifice made for our boys, by
going over the top with a whoop; and
giving them every dollar they ask for
Mr. Scribner commissioner of the
forest department, came up from Sal
man last Thursday and together witt
Don Casterlin forest ranger for this
section, have been riding the range
on the north side. The task was com
pleted last Monday, whereupon Mr.
Scfibner returned to his home II
Salmon.
w, II. Stone has just completed the
romodeling of building which wa!
promptly occupied by Mrs. Ashton, o
the teachers corps.
| +. O. McFall left this week for Sal
J Lake City on mining business con
neeted with the KENNEL property, IL
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