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Montanas Homestead Girl Who Helped Win
the War and Was Honored by King of Siam
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Reprinted from Old Files Of
FALLoN COUNTY TIMES, June 80,

FALbON COUNTY TIMES, June 80 1913
Seven years ago an eastern girl came to
Montana in quest Of q home and health. She
had spent a number Of years ministering to
the sick and was looking for some place where
she could rest and regain the strength she
had so generously expended serving others.
This young woman's name IS Miss G. v.
Craig and she found the home Of her dreams
on homestead 10 miles north Of Glasgow,
montana. Her nearest neighbor, three miles
away, helped her build a cabin but she
planted her own garden and each year added
the improvements to her home and land.
The two-room house was a real home, dainty
curtains hung at the windows, pictures. rare
bits Of china and other treasures brought
from the east converted the living room into
3 place that would have charmed the most
fastidious Of her friends. Once in awhile
she went to her friends in the east but always
spring found her back on her own land.
Then the United States entered the war.
Uncle Sam was calling for recruits and Miss
CRAIG was one Of the first TO respond. She
hurried into Glasgow with some Of the pa
triotic neighbor lads and they all enlisted.
The branch Of the service she chose was Of
course NURSING Upon her graduation from one
Of the largest training schools in the east,
Miss Craig registered with the American
Red Cross. This registration meant that at
any time the organization needed her services
she would respond to the call. She had waited
for nine years but when the appeal came, she,
with thousands Of other capable women all
responded
After u months service in an army hos
pital In this country. Miss Craig was sent to
France and stationed in Paris at Base Hos
pital No. ST. She cared for $50 patients daily
and supervised the mercy work in five wards
When 1t was possible she and the other
nurses would snatch a little rest, climbing
three flights Of stairs to their small rooms
at the top Of the building to do so. There
were no luxuries to be had like butter, sugar
= or milk and II It were possible TO prcure
small allotments Of these Commodities the
patients we're served them and the nurses
gladly did without.
80 grateful were q group Of wounded
Yankee doughboy patients that when they
@ere table to take short walks about the
grounds they would discuss the gifts they
would like to present their nurse before their
departure but they were unable to find
-ssMt what she wanted until one day they
ssHw her petting q beautiful dog at the gate.
canine by the boys who. after much ques-
&toning told her the dog had followed them
when they were walking near the hospital,
and rs It wore no collar and persisted IN fol-
lowing them they Just brought II along
as 8 gift for her She was enthusiastic about
her new friend, but decided 1t would be
best TO advertise for his owner in the Paris
dailies She did So but eight weeks vent By
and no claimed him Then one day
when she was walking with the dog to whom
she had become greatly attached q police
man came along and demanded the dog, say
ing that he was one Of the greatest war
heroes and that for three years he had
helped to locate and carry the wounded from
the battlefields. His master had advertised
'1n every paper In France for him. Miss Craig
explained that the only papers read In her
hospital were those that came from America
and the one published by the convalescent
American patients under the caption THE
Plaster Of Paris" She went along with the
policeman to call on the dogs master and
thereafter was allowed 10 frequently visit
her pet.
WHALE serving In the American hospital in
Paris so wounded Slamese soldiers were
5rouahk IN and Miss Craig gave especial at
&ention 70 these lads who were so far from
4zzefr friends and homeland. SO grateful were
.4f1ey for her care and kindness that they
wrote to their king and told him about
tf1is kind American nurse who treated them
as IL she were their sister few weeks later |
there came one day handsome medal stat |
fng thereon that It had been awarded Miss |
O. v. Craig Of GLASGOW, Montana. U. g. A.. |
~ the King Of Siam for very distinguished
service
This little western nurse, II you plead very
hmKM. for she u modest and will never tell /
Sou ths story Of her own accord win show you |
khe medal some day when you are passing 4
her homestead. and you viii agree that Il is l
rs handsome as any brought back 10 America 4
Last mouth Miss Craig landed IN New l
York sac was worn and tired and her friends l