The Ordway new era., 1919-06-13
With the Boys
Here and There

Is Billie Eagan dead? Friends of
his here are in fear that a report
they received a few days ago Is true.
He had been in overseas srvfce but
is supposed to have arrived I'm New
York some time ago. In one of the
soldier publications the account of
the death of Corp. Eagan was given,
as having died in New York from
pneumonia. Billie Eagan was n cor
pOral and II is believed, since he has
not been heard from recently, that
the account is that of the Eagan of
this county.
Eagan lived for about three years
with the C. r. McCabe family on the
ranch, north of Ordway. and MIR. and
MRS. McCabe do not think the Eagan
reported as having died is the same
enc or they would have heard from
his parents who reside in Missouri.
One thousand three hundred and
ninety-nine Colorado men who, in re-
| sponse to their cuntrys summons.
set out In the prime of life and
health, have returned to the state
physically disabled. These figures.
showing Colorado's manhood sacri-
| flee. have just been compiled by the
Home Service Department of the Red
Cross.
Virtually every county in the state
has two or more Yanks who came
near paying the supreme price. In
one county there are 700 such SOL
diers, 118 in another and 90 in an
other, according to Red Cross officials.
Harry H. Lyons, secretary of the
Ordway Publicity Club, received a
letter few days ago from Hohr,
Germany, in which it stated that w.
| c Walker. Earl Barker, Edwin Smith
and Garfield Dunning, all of Ordway,
would soon be on their way home.
The letter was written by the captain
oF the company. 1t is understood
I that the boys have since sailed for
home.
Elmer Hartmann, n brother OF Rev.
Hartmann, of this city, Is visiting
here this week with his brother and
sisters. He has been in army service
two years and was discharged last
week at Fort d, A. Russell. His
home is in Greeley.
Olney.-Theo. Wilson has returned
from overseas service in the army.
He was there several months.
Lewis l.. Deaton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. T. Deaton, Is on his way home
and may arrive in Ordway most any
time He had been in overseas SER
vice and reached New York last week.
Ray McCabe and Clin Fravel are
on their way home and will be here
soon. They sailed from overseas sew
eral days ago, and word may have
been received by this time OF their
landing in New York.
Olney.-Lloyd Kolby who has been
in service in France for year. re-
turned Wednesday night to prove up
! on his clean.
Olney.-Mrs. Newton received
cablegram from Major Paul P. New
Ion stating that he sailed Friday.
June g. He will probably be home
about July 1.
Carlton Kent has returned home
| from overseas service in the army
and during the several months he was
there he saw hard fighting. He was
on the firing line from August ] to
the signing of the armistice. After
that he went into Germany with the
army of occupation and was located
principally at Trier. Germany. He
found out what it is to dodge shells
and hear the whistle of the machine
gun bullets. Kent was in Co. r.
354th Inf. Andrew Garrison. of ID
Co., who left here at the time Kent
did and who was killed in action.
was of the 354th also,- and Lloyd
Kolby. of Olney, another Of the boys
with Kent returned home at the same
time. Kolby was also in some of