The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-07-03
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petite and they had very good
meal considering the handicap they
were under in preparing it. There
was a little sand and few sticks
of brush or maybe bug or two in
your food, but when one is hungry
it doesn't make much difference
what he eats, or at least 1t didn't
to any Of the fellows in our outfit.
After finishing off supper with an
apple, Bill Kaufman, Lynn Hesse
and myself started back to our orig
inal location to bunk up for the
night. The shortest way back was
over a hill so we decided to go
over the top of it so up we went.
Arriving at the top of the fairly
large hill, one could see the beau
tiful sunset on the desert, and let
me tell you, it was really some
thing to see. After resting up be-
cause the long climb had sort of
taken the wind out of our sails, we
began to descent and led the way.
After getting part way down and
sliding most of the way. I suddenly
heard a noise something on the
order of a lawn mower and here
right in front Of me was a rattle
snake. Don't think I didn't get
scarced because right then all the
existing high jump records were
shattered when I jumped over him
and at the same time nearly strang-
ling on the apple I was eating. Bill
and Lynn were a little to the rear
and upon my warning they scamp
cred back up the hill in heck
Of hurry. After getting on my
feet again and all three of us some
what getting over the scarce we
went after the rattler by throwing
stones at him and finally by drop
ping a great big rock directly on
top Of him he stopped his rafting.
Picking him up with forked stick
we proceeded the rest Of the way
down only this time going a little
slower and keeping our eyes open.
When the rest of the boys seen it,
their ideas Of sleeping on the
ground that night were sort of
changed, although several Of them
did so. AS for the three Of us, well
we slept a little off the ground,
Bill sleeping in the back end of a
truck, Lynn sleeping in the back
seat of a recon car and yours truly
bunked up in the trunk of recon.
The rest of the fellows found some
pretty good places to bunk up also,
some of them making hammocks
out of their blankets and others
sleeping on the canvas roofs of the
trucks. But all in all everyone got
to bed that night. Early in the
evening a soft warm wind started
blowing and that along with a
clear starlight sky made the condi-
tions out there very ideal. But
towards morning it got a little
chilly and we were Weakened at 8
o'clock by the buglers, who were
standing high upon a hill, and their
notes echoed and re-echoed through
out the hills, making a wonderful
sound. After eating hearty
breakfast the convoy pulled out
and arrived back at camp the same
morning, and so far I haven't
heard any complaints but I have
heard an awful lot Of snake stor-
les, in fact a soldier from Battery
"F" caught live one, altho he did
it is still my try to but he was
seen carrying around live snake,
which was rafting very much and
I don't think he fancied the idea
Of being caught.
In the battery, promotions were
very much in order for this week
and quite a few men took small
jump up the ladder:
Promoted to the rank of End
class specialist:
Pvt Earl Lasher (selectee)
Pvt Kenneth Murphy (selectee)
Promoted to the rank of 3rd
class specialist:
Pvt Roy Jurek (selectee)
Pvt Harold Kleen (selectee)
Promoted to the rank of 4th
class specialist:
Pvt lei Stanley Burt
Pvt Vincent Bjorklund
Promoted to the rank of 9Th
class specialist:
Pvt Herman Ahrens
Pvt Norman Bohne
Pvt Arthur Kastler
Promoted to the rank Of 9Th