The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-06-26

It seems as though one of the
boys in our battery Il don't dare
mention any names or my life
wouldn't be worth nickeD has
initiated a chapter Of the lonely
hearts club. From sources which
are unknown, perfumed letters
which are written in the best Of
lady's penmanship are seeping
into our battery. However this
situation may not be as queer as
it might sound because there il
an explanation to everything. We
find that after a very thorough
investigation by our intelligence
department, that in all cases the
addressee has at one time or an.
other spent little time in the vic
Unity or city from which these
mysterious yet ever so delightful
letters have been originating. ]
figure that in about a week or two
I will have gotten to the bottom
of this case and it ought to prove
mighty interesting!
80
Don Kringen and Frank Kilian
Jr., the latter being from Melrose
and both from our Battery, have
been operated on for appendicitis
and both are reported doing very
fine and they expect to be back
with the battery very soon-any-
way we hope so because they are
very sorely needed on their jobs.
It so happened that both Of them
worked in the very same place and
when they suddenly left for the
hospital, the work really began to
pile up. Although things some
what come back to normal they
will be very welcome and they will
certainly have their hands full for
a little while at least.
IAN ounce Of prevention is worth
a pound Of cure" so the saying
goes and guess they are entirely
right. But the boys in our bat
terry don't exactly like the idea
because the Medics are always vac
cinating or innoculating you for
something or other and if it's not
for one thing it's two. But they
aren't taking any chances on any,
one taking sick, which is a very
good idea but little on the pain
full side of things. We have al
ready taken our three shots for
Typhoid Fever so there is no dam
ger of any of us getting sick on
that account but yesterday we had
to fall in again and form the usual
long single line over to the infirm-
airy to receive little preventative
measure against lockjaw. Going
over and entering there was clerk
just inside the door who checked
your name as you went in to make
sure everyone got what they had
coming to him. In my case there
was slight mixup and while L
was trying to sort of straighten
things out so I wouldn't have to
take double dose of the same
shot, someone grabbed me by the
arm and stuck a long needle way
in and I will swear to this day
that he bent the needle when he
bumped into the bone in my arm.
1t didn't hurt much when he push
ed it in, nor did it hurt when he
Injected little serum into me but
when he pulled it out it really hit.
1t felt like my arm was falling
off and the next guy had to help !
me get my shirt back on because
my arm about that time was the |
next thing to useless. This shot |
affected every man in the battery
the very same wsv it affected me
but 1t only lasted for a short while
and then everything was normal
again. But the very idea that we
have to take two more shots in
the arm Just like it doesn't go over
so well but I believe that there
isn't a man in the battery who
wouldn't take them of his own free
will If he didn't have to because
they really are worth quite a bit.
80
The snow line on the distant
is gradually receding
due to the intense heat. A couple
Of months ago there was snow all
over the top of the mountain and
at one time there was even a big
snow storm on top Of it. But now
The snow is almost all gone but
there is still a little remaining on
the peak, which we hope will stay
there all summer because It will
keep reminding the boys Of good
Did Minnesota.
This morning it was again very
not so we had regimental parade.
In this parade we had to wear our
steel helmets for the first time and