Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1919-01-03

townspeople of Toledo parted with !
genial Lieut.. DR.. r. L. Baker of the :,
Medical Corps who left for Vancouver
Barracks last week. Never forge ten !
will be the valuable and Trustworthy
service rendered by DR.. Baker to the
residents Of Toledo during the recent |
"fu" epidemic, as was attested by the |
gift of magnificent gold watch suit !
ably engraved From the people of I
Toledo, Oregon, to DR.. Baker, B ,loved
by ALL"
Officer Ito sentry, who claims TO
have killed German who was attempt |
ing to swim the canaD: But how do /
you know you killed him?
Sentry: "Well, sir, as soon as e
sees me e dives. throws bomb at |
i'm, and then | sees oil come to the |
surface"
1t is evident that since Pvt. Olaf |
S. Seward, the Demosthenes of the |
Supply and Property Department, has
been working at the Storehouse he has
had but little opportunity to relieve
himself of excess verbiage. In his lit
tie discourse of December 21st before
the Special Meeting of the Directors
of the Soldiers Club, 4th Prov. Regt.,
Seward managed to touch upon most
every subject from Achercn to Zhit.
omir. a certain lieutenant (E.K.BD
was caught admidships by the terrific
roll of oratory and thereby thrown
bodily over the Office railing
Pvt. Lawrence B. Dahlquist of the
"S0th Spruce" states that the gang
sent out under Pvt. 1st CT. l.. B. Gross
OF the l01st Squadron to make foray
on the brush and greens OF the out.
lying hills for Christmas decorating
purposes, cut down some trees Indian
fashion" /. e., chop the tree all around
and then run like hell.
Corp. Herbert Cohen, lO1st, was
found busily engaged in dropping half.
dollars. quarters, etc. through crack
in the floor OF Tent No. 8 on 2nd Ave-
nue.. Upon inquiry we find that he
had dropped a nickel entirely by acci-
dent through the aforementioned
crack, and was putting the other small
change with 1t in order to make II
worth his while to tear UP the planks
Your correspondent Is pleased to be
able to report that o. d. clothing has
at last been issued to the men of the
s0th Squadron, as follows:
Pvt Stribling, l pair o. d. Leggir
Strings.
Pvt Kelly pair o. d. Shoe Strings
Pvt. Rackley, pair o. d. Sox.
Pvt. w. w Wilson of the lois
Squadron was told that It had takei
Gray seven years to write his "Eleg!
in a Country Churchyard."
"Is that so?" said Wilson. "If h
had been a student of Gregg short
hand he could have written the who'll
poem in seven minutes"
Sergt. Beaton says that there ar
some disadvantages being in a ten
within two hundred yards of the Band
masters tent. or the "Menagerie" a
some call II. Twas only the othe
night that frlghtful moaning an,
screaming was heard coming from
therein. Beaton says that he grabbe,
his shoes in one hand and his pants II
the other and started to get some he'll
but after he had gotten his "tootsies'
wet II was found that II was our emf
nent Bandmaster suffering from tn
effects of the "Shot in the Arm"
When Lieut.. Holtzworth was aske,
why he dined at the leading hote
he said It is on account of the advan
tageous music. Sometimes the mKsl
makes him forget the meal and some
times the meal makes him forget tn
music.
One Of the guests at the Officer
supper the other night liked cracker
in his punch.
Lieut.. Deming says that the ne'
pipe line from Mill Creek to the Toled
mill will deliver water about the latte
part OF this week
A Portland girl checked to dea,
while eating dinner. It is said thi
while she was swallowing a piece
horse meat some one shouted whoa
Private Hewitts father says that
has great faith in the Army. Al
Army who can make his son get
early, work all dav a'ii 10 t. bed ear
can do most anything.
Hush little Saw Mill
Don't you cry,
You'd be brewery
II Oregon wasn't dry.