The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-02-07

which we have been wanting for
long time, the Rhine river, after long
and rather timesome journey we have
finally reached our destination.
The people of Germany certainly !
treat us fine. Just this evening we
were down at house and had a fine
supper.
December H.-If a few more days |
go by maybe | will get this letter
written. Something generally hap
pens when l get started to write. 1t
is trying to rain here today. 1t rains
| a little almost every day. We are at
| town near Cobletz by the name of
| New Weld. 1t is a pretty nice berg.
1t is along the Rhine river. Boats
and tugs come up the river past here.
have been in the Rhine river, wagon
and ALL I drove down in it to wash
my wagon. The people around here
treat us fine. We get just as good
treatment here as we would if we were
in the states. Some places | have had
a real home They would cook us
meals and fix UP things for us. We
never got to stay long in those places
though. We would always move. We
never stay more than one or two days
in a place; they keep chasing us
around. | wash we would hurry up
and get settled for a while at least.
Our mail has just begun to catch up
with us now. The last letter | got
was dated November 49,
l don't know when we will get to
come home, but \ am in neither the
Sunset or Rainbow divisions. but the
End. Our insignia is the Indian Head.
have not heard from George for
some time. l suppose he has started
back to the states by this time.
Well it is not very long until Xmas.
think will have a better Xmas
than I had last year. AT least we
will have enough to eat which is
more than We had last year. But
sure would like to be where l could
eat dinner at home. 1t is apt to be
spring or summer before we are home
We passed through some awful coun-
try. Some of it was awful pretty,
vineyards on the sides of hills so steep
that you could scarcely climb to the
top of them.
1t is raining to beat the band to-
night. am glad have a good shell
ter over my head. That gum you
folks send certainly is appreciated. 1t
|
no gum over here.
| can think of no more news, so
! had better go to bed. Will try and
write again soon, but hope / will not
have to write many more letters.
, Lots of love,
CLYDE.
Fingers, Germany, January Dear
| Folks: Another year has passed and
, still | am able to get around. We
just finished dinner and | am now
, sitting by the fire trying to think of a
few things to write.
We have a fine place here. There
i are four of us sleeping in one room
/ upstairs and down stairs there are
T two more of the stable force. We
, have two nice ladies to look after us
' One lives on the same floor that we
+ do and the other down stairs. We
like the one down stairs best. She
is as jolly as can be and sure likes to
talk even if we can not answer her,
She can do enough for us all. Yes
: terday morning was not feeling very
S we'll and she was going to have me
2 setting by the fire all afternoon but
l got alright and had hard time ir
v making her believe it.
We bought some rabbits from hel
and had her cook our New Years din
g ner for us. We sure had good din
!, ner; fried rabbit, boiled potatoes
q gravy, soup, salad and some kind o
q berries. Isdon't remember the name
: but they are like the blueberries We
e have at home They sure tasted good
/ | am writing this letter in where WI
e ate dinner We have little more
n time to ourselves now. | mean we ar,
y settled down in one place for while
g We have stables in the morning from
q 7:15 to 10 and afternoon from 3 to 4
r have been going afternoons ever,
" day, but from now on | will have t.
go only every other day as the waite
W monsey as we call him, has to help m
TX out, so we take turns about We hav
to keep our harness, wagons an
'e equopment cleaned up but when yo
'r once get it clean it is not hard to kcer
c. There was an inspection of trans
~ portation the other day and this com
W pany was the only company tina
ne passed il o. X. The other companie
or are cnvious of our transportation
!" We had pretty good time Xma
r. We had all we could eat, so VIII!
o' more would ono want on Xmas, w
ne started in to eat candy before brcal
fast and stuffed on different thins
'. all day long. The lady upstai'
e, brought us in some cookies an
~ apples. The Y, NJ, c. A. gave ,
chocolates The government, issue
candy and cigarettes. so we had
plenty Everybody over here h;
their Xmas trees. Every family hi
" an. We pot TO see several The
are two little boys upstairs abo'