davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-15
Soldiers Letters

der if you have ever heard taps" or
call to quarters" They are both
very pretty but "taps" is the most
! heart-touching one of them. 1t may
not be to you because you do not
know the full meaning of it. MANY
OF my buddies have been laid in a
muddy shell hole, few shots fired
and then taps" So every time |
hear taps it makes me think of my
buddies who will not get to come back
to that dear old U. S. A. with US. Well
mother dear, / don't know what you
will think about me not sending you a
Christmas present but / haven't been
paid yet. But haven't given up hope
because I know our Uncle Sam has
got the dough and we will get it
some time. So you will surely un-
derstand why | have not sent you a
present. / expect this letter to reach
you little after Christmas so will
try and make it as long as possible
and maybe it will please you as much
as some little thing that I could buy
at Frog store. They sure soak you
when you buy / am having very
hard time trying to think up some
thing to write about. / am with the
unit base hospital 80 and expect to
stay. l am the officers tailor. Have
81 officers besides some wounded of
ficers and it keeps me busy keeping
them all slicked up. / like it fine.
Don't have any big mail from Berlin
breaking up my sewing machine
Have a very nice shop, electric iron,
ETC., up-to-date Get wonderful eats
and good army bed and am really a
very contented boy. l am very easily
satisfied after being on the front eight
months. Was in one certain sector
north of Toul for six months. I tell
you mother, it wasn't any joke to have
gas mask hung around your neck
for six months. Never in that six
months did / get out of reach of my
mask and you know how forgetful I
am. Well take it from me, I was
thinking of the U. S. A. and | knew if
that mask wasn't with me / would
never get there. This life is what
really makes man out of a boy like
| was. | have learned a whole lot, so
many things that it is impossible for
me to even start to write them. You
know when a fellow sees his buddies
get knocked off, has the bullets sing
ing on all sides of him it makes one
change all over. It's just like being
born again and it makes me happy to
think that / am going home some
time, / don't care when just so / get
there. I am not on the front where
| might get knocked off any minute
so l am perfectly satisfied to wait un-
til my turn comes to get aboard my
ship and say so long" to France.
My duty is done and go back to the
U. S. A. Now mother | guess /. will
call this enough for tonight. Ny
very best Christmas greetings and a
Happy New Year to all who ask about
me.
Your loving son,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-15
COUNTY AND NEARBY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
S CONCERNING PEOPLE OF THIS
AND OTHER COMMUNITIES.

Kenneth Thompson, former Mont
fort boy, died at East Troy on the End
Influenza snuffed out his young life
Mrs. Mary Goodell of Platteville
celebrated her SIND birthday on Jan
2. Mrs. Goodell received many happy
returns of the day.
Chas. Rose of PlattevilIe. had a
narrow escape when he fell between
the depot platform and moving
train at Belmont Shuddering spec
tators rushed to the place expecting
to find Rose a mangled corpse. In
stead he was picked up unconscious
but not badly hurt
James NJ. Waterman. a young farm
er of Lima township, died at the home
of his sister, in Platteville, where he
had gone to help care for the sick.
Mr.. Waterman contracted influenza
and died after brief illness. A wife
formerly Miss Clara Bast Of St:t-
Ger, and a child survive.
t*A
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Chase of Platte
vile, went to Chicago to visit their
old friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Agur
OF the south side. They found Mr..
and Mrs. Agur preparing to cele-
brate their golden wedding day and
oddly enough made known that the
same day was also their own 5Oth
wedding anniversary Mr.. Agur and
Mr.. Chase both served in Wisconsin
regiments during the Civil war and
their wives were girlhood friends.
Montfort's first boy to return with
the gold chevrons of overseas service
arrived home last week in the per-
son of Pvt. Earl Kennedy of the Co.
q, 131st Inf. Pvt. Kennedy partici-
pated in some hot battles and saw
many thrilling things. He was wound
ed by bullet through the right arm
which broke both bones. Hence his
early return. In one battle a bullet
entered Kennedy's gas mask but did
not strike his face. Despite his great
service Pvt. Kennedy says he will go
again if called.
Theo. Vollen, retired contractor
OF Blanchardville, was found on the
railroad tracks near Argyle in a halfA
frozen condition. The engineer of
train narrowly escaped running the
unconscious man down. He was TAX
en- to his home where his condition
is still grave. 1t is assumed that Mr..
Vollen missed the train at Dill and
started to walk home. Overcome bv
the severe cold he fell across the
rails.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-15
PEcATON|CA RAN DRY
AS A RESULT LITTLE CITY OF
ARGYLE VAS DARK-FREEZE
THE REASON.

One night recently the Pecatonica
river almost ran dry. There was SO
little water running that the wheels
at the electric light plant had no pow
er and the engine had to be called in
to service.
This happened just after the snow
storm that came before the streams
were frozen over and the snow filled
the springs and creeks, stopping their
flow of water temporarily, and this
cut off the feeders from the river. f
is seldom that so much snow falls
when the streams are open, and that
is why they are rarely clogged by
snow causing the water in the river
to drop suddenly. On this occasion
the engine had the sulks for time
and we were without lights for an
hour, until it could be coaxed into ae-
tiOn.-Argyle Atlas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-15
FROM LUTTE GARTHWAITE.

France, Nov. 81, '18
Dear Sister,
1 will drop line or two to let you
know | am we'll and feeling fine and
hope this finds you the same. / have
been transferred since l left the
states from the seth Div. to the 7th
Div. L. Co. has been up on the front
for over month. When we leave
here l don't know but | hope before
long. Sure was glad when the G. T.
cans quit coming over. We are about
IA miles from Metz. 1t has been rain
ing all week. We have lots of money
but no place to spend it. No Y III
c. A close. The Red Cross sends us
some stuff. l got some gas but not
enough to hurt me. The folks back
there thought the cyclone was bad
but if they were over here they would
see a sight. Bob Hickok was wound
ed. He was in Co. L. | don't know
how he is. Clarence Knapp is in Co.
M. He is all right There were some
more boys from Grant county that
got touched little Will bring this
to close. Say hello to everybody
/ hope to see you all before many
months.
Your loving brother,
Lutte
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-15


Minderlittgen, Germany, Dec. II.
Dear sister and ALL
Reed your recent letters and must
say | sure was glad to hear from you.
Many thanks for the Christmas pres
ent. Glad to hear that you are all feel
ing WELL We can write a little more
about war news now and no doubt
you will be glad to hear how things
went with me. On June 3rd / en-
barked and sailed the 4th at 1901 D.
m. out of New York harbor on the
Baltic" the same ship Gen. Pershing
came over on. Sure a swell ship and
the waves didn't rock it much as it
is a large one so maybe that's why
didn't get seasick. I landed at Liver
pool on June Is but didn'e unload I'M
til the morning of the 10th and took
train to Romsey, a distance of 300
miles. Made that in nine hours.
There | stayed until Sept. 16 but my
Co. left June "A and left me with six
others behind on account of spinal
mengitis. / wasn't sick but had the
germs in my throat working in my
spine so l got two shots in the back
that sure were painful but that's bet
ter than being tied up in a knot. At
ter l got better worked few days
on a hospital and some days | went
to the nearby towns on a truck and
took in the sights. On the 4th of
July split my finger playing base
ball so took life easy for a while, but
| was having trouble with my stom-
ach. On July % l went to the hospi-
tai and stayed there until Aug. 21
but kept on doctoring until I left
which was Sept. 16. Then | went to
Southampton and took the ship across
the English channel to France land
ing at Sherboury the morning of the
18th. Two days later / took a train
to st. Aginan and stayed there until
the 30th, then went to Toul and stay
ed there two days and on the 9Th of
October went to my Co. up in the
front lines where the shells were fall
ling thick. | almost got mine before
got up there but the good Lord
spared me. A few days later they
HONGu us 10 the rear AGAIN ana Jnon
took truck to the Verdun front.
There our division was in reserve but
that didn't last but few days and
then went into action again. On
Nov l went over the top and also
again on the 4th. I was platoon
runner and on the last day we went
over the top again crossing the
Meuse river and were still driving
the Huns up to the last minute But
now that it is all over we can be
glad. The last town was Polly and
Stenay across the Meuse river. Stay
ed there three days and then went
back about nine miles and stayed
there ten days getting new clothes.
On Nov. oath we started our march
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-15

to Germany on foot CARRYING our
packs which weighed about rs lbs,
so up to date | have been in five
countries: England, France, Belgium,
Luxembourg and Germany. We are
now located only 40 miles from Cob
lenz, the city we are to occupy, but
1t is hard to say if our outfit will
see that place as / cannot see how it
will hold all the U. S. army. On our
hike we have been making all the
way from II to Is miles a day, one
day it was Is and last Saturday we
made % miles, but believe me / sure
was tired. Have seen some pretty
country on our hike especially in Lux
embourg. We marched through the
capital of Luxembourg and it is sure
some city. After we crossed over the
German boundary it has been up hill
and down. 1t sure is tiresome climb
ing as the hills are long and steep
but there is lots of beautiful scenery.
1t sure surprises me how the Ger
man people treat us. It seems as if
they cannot do enough for us. We
sleep in their houses but eat from
our kitchens and some of the time
they give us supper or dinner but
we always pay them for it. The first
night in Germany we had fried liver
for supper. l bought two pounds and
it cost $1.35. Sunday / got a chick
en- and paid 50 for it. Last night
bought two tame rabbits costing So.
We had two meals out of that. There
are five of us that go together on all
these feeds so it divides the expense
and have good eats at that. Have
been getting a few apples and fresh
milk so have been eating bread and
boiled milk. The first German town
we stopped over night at l had some
smearcase and it tasted just like
mother always made. These Ger
mans haven't got much but seem to-
be glad to give up what they have.
Most all the German soldiers are
home on this side of the Rhine and
with what little German l can talk
get a lot of news from them. They
all seem to be glad that the war is
over and that they have lost so that
they will get new form of govern
ment The house | am staying in
now is quite small. There are eleven
in the family, mother, daughter, son,
and one married son with six child.
rem. The mother spends the day
spinning wool. It's sure odd to see
the wheel still turning in the old
fashioned way. The daughter sits
by her knitting stockings.
Guess / will ring off now and tell
the rest when I get home or else I'd
have to sit and write every day for
a month. Leo.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-15

Andrew Heron. business manager
of the Galena Gazette, died or sun
day of last week after a years ill
ness.
George Chamley of Livingston.
shipped 500 sheep to the Chicago
market that he had been feeding
since early fall.
John Boom of Belmont has bought
the Chas. Dearth farm OF 265 acres
which adjoins his $50 acre place. He
is going to till the soil in true west
ern style, having ordered tractor
for early spring work.
&&*
A Milwaukee train left the track
eight miles south of Mineral Point
and plowed along the embankment
near steel bridge. A few feet furth-
er and the train with 80 passengers
would have gone to destruction in
the Pecatonica. Wrecking crews
were sent out at once and as The
SHOWS were too deep for the passen-
gers to walk to town they RECALLED
themselves with icecream and Die
from the baggage car thus turning
a near-tragedy into a picnic. THINGS
righted eventually and the train went
on to Mineral Point.
Leo LaBounty and Daniel Webster
Clark, are the names of two Young
men held for the county court on the
charge of having broken into the
Northwestern depot at Dodgeyille ON
the 23rd with intent to commit lar
ceny. 1t is said that one boy has con-
fessed and the other claims that he
was there but did nothing. Some
tickets and sticks of gum represented
the loot.
Many deaths occurred in Iowa
county last week. Mrs. Phillippa
Gribble passed away at Mineral Point
aged "a. Another was James w. Hos
kins OF Dodgeville, who passed away
after three weeks illness with heart
trouble aged but A years. Mrs. Elce
Petra Johnson, an old resident of
Pleasant Ridge, entered into rest at
the age of 81. She was a native of
Norway and came to Iowa county 81
years ago. 0. c. Daley, an old
Northwestern road employee, died at
Moscow, aged &c. At Avoca the young
wife of Rev. VIM. Lammert died at
the early age of "a leaving a sorrow
ing husband and four small children.
Herbert Watrud of Hollandale, sue
cumbed to influenza at the age of %.
Mrs. Clara Anderson of Fennimore.
is sister of the last deceased. Guy
Hardwick of Mineral Point, died at
Jacksonville, Fla, where he had gone
for his health. Many other deaths
in the vicinity make the Iowa county
death roll a long one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-15
LEROY DURNI LETTER.
Nov. "a, '1S

Nov. "a, '1S
MY Dear, Dear Daddy
This is the day all the boys in the
A. E. F. are supposed to write to their
fathers and tell them about many
things. about the young hell we have
been through, of the many times |
would have given any amount OF
money for one crust of bread like my
old dog would not eat. 1t was not
because our Uncle Sam didn't have
it. it was because the d Germans
had the neatest barrage laid down
in our rear and no one could pass
through it. / went to the front in
February, northwest of Toul. | was
under Mount-a-see for a long time.
Mount-a-see is small hill. The
French lost over 1000 men in 20 min
utes and had to retreat. The Ameri-
cans were told it could never be talk
en- but we got it easy We were there
l think some time in June. We left
the sector northwest of Toul for Cha
teau Thierry. Oh yes | was there
and will never forget it and l have
MIllJSu DSlOl = ctDOQC WAoI AoPPShSo
and you did not think when l left l
would be among the first Americans
at the front in France. Now | am
coming home with two service stripes
and you bet am very proud of them.
The Civil war veterans haven't got
anything on us. We can tell them
things they never dreamed of.
=
Dec. II am going to devote the
night to writing letters for | owe so
many that it is really a shame that l
do not write more often but you know
how one is, we just put things off as
long as we possibly can. 1t is now
about nine o'clock and in another half
hour taps will sound. often Won
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-15

A MECHANICAL WIZARD.

Billy Doll, the local mechanical
wizard, has recently completed piece
of work that is admired by all who
have seen it. He built complete
steam engine and boiler for his son
for a Christmas present. The engine
is about nine inches in length and ey-
cry part is perfect in shape and con-
struction. The boiler is made from
a piece of six inch steam pipe and
stands pressure of 200 pounds. The
whole machine works with the pre-
cision of large high speed steam en-
CINE. The lad can boast of the most
perfect mechanical toy ever in Platte
ville.-Platteville News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-15
NO. ANDOVER & GLEN HAVEN.
(Too late for last weekly

(Too late for last week.
Miss Lulu Gates visited the pe It
week with her sister, Mrs. Joe Beyl-
mer.
A party of 16 gathered at the home
of Grager Vorwald last Tuesday light
to watch the old year out and the n wv
year in.
Madge Ryan and Edith Zeigler re-
turned to their school work last
Tuesday
Mrs. L. Ross, Mrs. Ortscheid and
little Florence took New Years din
ner with A. Humes'.
Miss Lou Dryer at the NJ E. Myers
home.
H. N. Wilcox and family with the
L. N. Williams family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Gates and AL.
Sturmer with Joe Behlmer.
Mrs. Jas. Hampton and daughter
Pauline spent last week at Cassville.
I. Williams and family spent Fri
day at the Jas. Hillary home.
Jas. Wildman and Joe Sturmer at
tended the funeral of Walter Allen,
Sunday
A six o'clock dinner was served at
the Roy Hampton home Sunday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Behlmer and Lulu
Gates, Alba Humes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grager Vorwald, Elmont Suck, Mr..
and Mrs F. D. Wood, Claude Edwards,
Walter Morrissey, Douglas, Vern,
Virgil Hampton. Mr. and Mrs. Orlo
Taylor, Leila Hampton. The even
ing was spent in playing games.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-15
MUSCODA PAPERS COMBINE.

The Muscoda Democrat and the
Muscoda Progressive have merged
interests and will henceforth be con-
Quoted as one enterprise under the
present Progressive management. The
gradual merging of duplicate papers
is taking place all over the country
and in these days when factional
fighting is considered small-bore and
silly the single paper is economical
and sensible.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-15

Surgeon General Rupert Blue of the
United States public health service,
has ordered that extraordinary pre-
cautions be taken and great influence
exercised in order that. exotic epidem-
ic diseases may not be carried into
the country with disastrous results by
returning soldiers. Among the dis
eases especially to be feared are chol-
era, typhus plague and the venereal
diseases, he says.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-15
TO MAKE HEAVY BREW.

The Platteville brewery has been
authorized to manufacture pro-
duct that contains per cent alcohol
and brew has been started Platte
vile News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-15

Over $50 trapping licenses have
been issued in Grant county this
season. This is becoming a great in
dustry in this section. A consign-
ment of furs from Muscoda recently
was valued at $4,000 The little de-
spised skunk has hide that is now
valued at from $3.50 to $40, which is
an inducement for trappers to get
busy. With this price the live skunk
is of more value to the farmer as he
is a destroyer of grubs and insects
that get away with the crops.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-07-19
TRIPLICE ATTENTATO

CLEARFELD, Pa, 15-Tre diff
ferenti paesi di Questa contea furono
teatro di attentati per mezzo di bonn
be.
La National Bank di Winburn fu
sacramento danneggiata diverse ca
Sc furopo distrutte, ma non vi furo-
no vittime.
La Bituminous National Bank di
Winburn, fu pure scossa da una E.
splosione che fece saltare la porta
della volta dove 81 conserVano va
lori, ma damn furono leggieri.
La casa di un minatore a nome
William Copenhaven fu semi-distrut-
ia da una bomba e lie case abitate da
Edward Dvis James Muirhead di
Munson furono fatte saltare in aria
con la dinamite.
/ damn furono puramente materia-
Ii nessuna persona fu ferita.
Questi attentati sono la conseguen-
"a dello sciopero del minatori di que
sto distrettO.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-07-19
TUMULTI IN CORTE

UNIONTOWN, Pa, 15-Durante
una riunione del creditori di J. v.
Thompson, quail dovevano pronun-
ziarsi sulla proposta vendita delle
proprieta del Thompson, valutate a
18 milioni di dollari, ALA Piedmont
Coal Company, ebbero luogo seri tu-
multi, cagionati dalla rivalita ira
creditori stessi.
Un avvocato di Pittsburgh a nome
Leo We'll, dichiar6 che la relazione
fatta dal Giudice Frank Cox di Nor
gantown, W. Va, era falsa.
II Giudice 81 scaglio sui We'll ed i
due sarebbero venuti allie mani, pro-
vocando una mischia generate ira
membri del due partiti, senza il prom
to intervenuto del Giudice Umbel,
che riusci a ristabilire la calma ed
evitare pit serie consequence.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-07-19
UNDICI BTRRAI ARREsTATI

PITTSBURGH, Pa, 10-L'avv. Fe-
derale R. L. Crawford, ha initiate
procedimento giudiziario contro un-
dici prominent birrai di Pittsburgh,
quail sono accusati di fabbricare
birra al tre quartz per cento di
alcool.
II Crawford ritiene che clio costi-
tuisce una violazione della legge fe-
derale sui proibizionismo.
Tutti birrai denunZiati fanno
parte della Pittsburgh Brewing Com
pany Q dopo essere comparsi nella
United States District Court, furono
rilascfati in liberia provvisoria fino
a sabato, epoca in cui la loro causa
sara discussa.
Lavvocato federale ha aVvertito
gil undici individui accusati, che tut
te lie vendite di birra al 2 e tire quar-
ii per cento di alcool, eseguite dalla
Pittsburgh Brewing Company fino
ALA discussions della causa, costui-
ranno altrettanto nuove violazioni
della legge, mel case che gil undici
birrai siano trovati colpevoli di ira
sgredire la legge sui proibizionismo.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-07-19

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa, II - II
generate Emilio Guglielmotti, attac-
che all'Ambasciata ttaliana Wash
ington, ed invitato speciale ALA gran
de celebrazione in onore del soldati
americani reduci dalla Francia, 81
rifutato di parlare Sc prima non ve-
niva MESA la bandiera d'Italia fra
le bandiere degIi Alleati ed in posto
notevole.
II comitato 81 scusato col dire
che Tombstone era stata una dimen-
ticanza. II generate, per6, ha pro-
nunziato il suo discorso soltanto
uuando ha visto sventolare il trico-
lore fra lie attire bandiere.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-07-19
DRANINu DELLE MINTERE

TAMAQUA, Pa, 11-OItre allie
persOne rimaste Vittime delVespo-
stone avvenuta martedf scorso nella
miniera della Lehigh Coal and Ma
vigation Company, vicino Lansford,
81 devOno annoverare altri ire mOrti.
Queste Ultime vittime sOno tre mi
natori polacchi, che erano rimasti
gravemente feriti nell esplOsione.
Ira i feriti ricoverati alPospeda-
lie, tre versano in condiziOni dispe-
rate la Ioro morte imminente.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-07-19
In PENNSYLVANIA

MESA in attivita. Giovedi scorso.
Questa fonderia produce circa 400
tonnellate di acciaio ALA settimana.
La compagnia che esercisce questi
alti forni, ha diversi Ordini da ese-
SURE potra mantenere in funzione
10 stabilimento per motto tempo.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-07-19
UN BACIo CHE COSTA CARO-!

WASHINGTON, Pa, 14-Un GER
to Israel Schalet, un negoziante di
Bentleyville, fu condannato ieri, dal
Giudice j. A. McIlvaine, ad una null
ia di $500.
10 Schalet era state arrestato in
seguito denunzia di una ragazza da
egli impiegato, nome Helen Check,
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-07-19
TERRORIsTA CoLTO SUI FATTO.

TEIiRORlSTA COLIO SUI FAIIO.
FARRELL, Pa, 15-Un certo
Ralph Ruotolo di ami % di Youngs-
town, Ohio, fu sorpreso Questa ma
ne sull'atto di collocare due bombe
dietro Tabitazione di un certo Jo-
seph Cantalupo, un negoziante di
frutta
II Ruotolo fu arrestato e trattenu-
to a disposizione dele autorita fe-
derali.
La polizia asserisce che lie bombe
le quail sono di forma cilindrica, So
no del tutto simili a quelle che ven
nero spedite per posta in different
citta, il giugno scorso.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-07-19
INTERESSANTE

Per evitars ritardi nellinVio del
giorna1e gil Abbonati che cambiano
indirizzo, sono pregati, oltre al nuo-
vo di inviarci IL vecchio indirizzo per
facilitare il detto cambio al pid pre-
sto possible.