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SOLDIER LETTERS
Camp M m I \ Md.. Aug. 26. '13.
Dear Folks:
FOR A L L K IN D S OF
I will try and write you a few
lines this evening to let you
know that we are still well anc
hope you are the same. We ar
having: a fine tinv* but it is aw
GO T O
ful hot. We are going on the ri
fle range for ten days. We wi
start about the 29th and will be
gone from eamp for ten days.
I was made Private 1st. Clas
A. W. Schrunk
on the first of August. 1 think
I will try for Corporal in
Highest Cash Price Paie! For Produce
month or so.
Ed will get a four weeks’ fur
lough about the 16th of Septem
270 N. Commercial Street,
Salem, Oregon
ber, I think. He is feeling tine
I have not heard from you for
over two weeks.
I am sending you a copy of
small poem I composed on the
train, in what little spare time
F A R M E R S 8c M E R C H A N T S B A N K
had. You can give this to The
AND
Stayton Mail if you wish anc
think it is all right.
STAYTON STA TE BANK
Well, write soon and tell me
all the news.
I remain as ever,
To Our C u s to m e rs :
Your son,
Oliver A. Forrette
The u n d e r s i g n e d , s t o c k h o l d e r s o f t h e S t a y t o n S t a t e Bonk an d t h e
Co. F., 63rd. Keg. Inf., Camp F a rm e rs an d M e rc h a n ts B ank, f e e l i n g t h a t i t i s t o t h e m u tu a l b e n e f i t
Meade, Maryland.
an d i n t e r e s t o f a l l c o n c e r n e d , h a v e u n a n im o u s ly v o t e d t o c o n s o l i d a t e
t h e a b o v e m e n tio n e d b a n k s .
FRUIT and
JARS
The Farmers Store
T H K J A I N'T O F T H E 0.5UH.
Rolled into S acra m en to
At 5 :3 0 Monday night,
And th e soldiers, those h e a r tb re a k -
ers.
Spooned th e girls w ith all th e ir
m ight.
W e le ft th e re on th e W P.,
T he F e a t h e r R iver line.
A nd th e scenery th r o u g h th e Canyon
W as c e rtainly sublime.
we a r e
STOCKHOLDERS
Lee T a te
J* P* D i t t e r
E . P* S c h o t t
Jo s * S u s b a u e r
C* H. B rew er
J o s ." B r e i t e n s t e i n
M a r tin E . S m ith
S ta n le y S t a r r
EMPLOYES
CASTOR IA
alw ays
B ears the Signature o f
In Use For Over 30 Years
T h e K in d Y ou H a v e A l w a y s B o u g h t
“THE CLADEK GARBAGE”
ANO MACHINE SHOP
ACETYLENE WELDING
S ta n le y S t a r r
J* M. R in g o
Edw ard B e l l
J . W. Mayo
ANO BRAZING
OVERHALL CARS
STOCKHOLDERS
W. H* T a te
H en ry M i l l e r
Jo h n K e r b e r
A* D. G a rd n e r
J* T* H unt
John S andner
W. W. E l d e r
J* M* R in g o
J . W. Mayo
The t r a n s f e r w i l l be made M onday, Sep* 2 , 1 9 1 8 , a n d w i l l be
r e a d y f o r b u s i n e s s i n t h e new q u a r t e r s T u e sd a y m o r n in g , S e p t , 3 ,
FIX FGRDS
All Kinds of Repairing done at
Reasonable Rates
Battery Charging. All kind»* of asHCHHories.
(¡as and Oils for sale
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All my work is Guaranteed First Class
CHAS. CLADEK,
STAYTON, ORE.
I f you h a v e th e m , C o n tin u e t o u s e S t a y t o n S t a t e Bank C hecks
F o r we w ent th r u P icqua City
T h e n down th e hill we glided.
W ith o u t even a slight pause.
Into U tah sta te we passed.
W
hile
F ra n c is raved an d roared
A s o u r tr a i n m ean d e re d onw ard
aro u n d
Som etim es slow an d sometim es
And cussed th e ‘‘C on” because
fast.
P icqua was bis hom e town.
And his folks he wished to spy.
So we w andered into Peublo,
Still he has th is consolation.
Colorado, la te at night.
H e m ay see them bye and bye.
B u t of th a t historic city
C ouldn’t even catch a sight.
T hen C olum bus into P itts b u r g h ,
in th e s ta te of iron an d coal.
W e th e n crossed the s ta te of K an sa s
Now o u r trip Is n e a r com p letio n —
Which is dry and w ith o u t booze
We a r e com ing to o u r goal.
Still a d rin k can be obtained there
If its w a te r th a t you choose.
In to " M ary lan d , My M a ry la n d ,”
And so into Cam p Meade,
W h e n we stopped a t K an sa s City
In th e early h o u r s of m o rn in g .
I t was late, about m idnight.
W ith us rav in g for o u r feed.
A n d with d u st an d grease and cinders
We were in an aw ful plight.
T hen the C aptain hiked us into ca m p
No m ore j u s t now to roam ,
To g et a bath and change o u r clothes
So we se ttle d down to so ld ierin g
We opened up our packs.
In th is “ O ur Home, ¿ r e e t H orae.’
B u t we got our bath In th e sam e old
Place w h ere the chicken got the
•
We hope to soon go "o v e r th e r e , ”
ax.
And get into the gam e,
And s t a r t to s h o o tin g up th e H u n s
Now we go across Missouri
And win im m o rta l fame.
W ith its co rn fed girls galore,
"When we left t h a t bunch of chickens
J u s t th in k how proud th* folks will
All th e m en were su rely sore.
be,
And th e y ta lk of how we wrote.
And w hen we reached 8t. Louis.
And told th e m bow- (he f am o u s <5;>rd
Did we ta k e a sw im ? I guess,
Helped to ¿ e t th " K a is e r ’s goat.
C o n s e q u e n tly all th e sewers
W e r e le ft in an aw ful mesa.
T h e n th e s u c k e r s ta te we tra v e lle d
GENUINE
We a l l th a n k y o u f o r p a s t b u s i n e s s a n d w ith y o u r f u t u r e s u p p o r t .
Y o u rs f o r a G r e a t e r an d B e t t e r Bank*
So we rolled into Ohio
T e n th o u s a n d feet we climbed up.
As th e Buckey s ta te ’tis know n.
Till we reached th e m o u n ta in s'
W
h
e r e S e rg e a n t F ra n c is o u r supply-
crest,
m an
"Where we le ft the d u sty coaches
Gave a m ost h e a r t re n d in g groan.
F o r a s h o r t b u t needed rest.
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n o r ie . P rop * unti .S ooth in g Hyrupa.
I t I n p leo m in t. I t
co n ta in * n e it h e r O p iu m , À lorplduo n o r o th e r N a r c o t ic
■ u b a te n e e . U n a g o I n U n g im r u u to o . I t d e str o y * W orm *
m id alla y * b’e veri «line**.
l'o r in oro lim it thirty year* It
I io n b e e n In eoiiN tnnt uno fo r th o r e lie f o f t'o iia tlp u tlo ii,
r ia t iile n e y , W in d C o lle , n il T e e th in g T r o u b le * an d
I>l*.trrhten.
It r e g u la te * th o S to m a c h a n d Ito w el* ,
iiMNtuillntcM th o F o o d , g iv in g h e a lth y a n d n a tu r ili B ice p .
T h o C h ild r e n ’« l ’u n u e e u - T h o M o th e r ’« F r ie n d ,
You a r e p e r s o n a l l y i n v i t e d t o f e e l f r e e a t a l l t im e s t o c a l l
on u s f o r a n y a d v ic e you may d e s i r e *
T h ro u g h hills we travelled slowly.
And o n to H oosier land,
T he G ra n d Canyon R o u te we took,
And at all th e d iffe re n t stations.
T o do ju stic e to th e scenery
W e w ere given th e glad hand.
You could fill a la rg e sized book.
A f t e r leav in g Old St. Louis,
W e w e n t ac ross th e Mississippi,
A n d a n u m b e r of th e so ld iers
H ad a bo ttle on t h e i r hippi.
What is CASTORI A
C a n to r ia I n a haritiIcNM «nltN tltuto fo r C antor O li, P a r o «
T h is c o n s o l i d a t i o n w i l l make p o s s i b l e m ore e f f i c i e n t s e r v i c e
a n d c o r d i a l r e l a t i o n s by b e in g c a r r i e d i n one i n s t i t u t i o n .
The c o n ti n u e d e f f o r t s o f t h e s t o c k h o l d e r s b e lo w , w i l l be d e -
v o te d t o u p b u i l d i n g t h e c o n s o l i d a t e d Bank a n d s e r v i n g y o u r i n t e r -
e s ts *
W e left Old San F rancisco
W hich lies n ea r th e Golden G ate
Via th e S o u th e rn Pacific
Across th e Golden State.
Soon we cross Into Nevada,
R o u te— D enver and Rio G rande,
H e a d ed s tr a i g h t for S alt L ake City
W h e r e wives a re in g r e a t dem and.
th e
T h u K in d Y o u H a v e A lw a y s U n tig h t, a m i w h ic h Ima h e n
l u u n o tor o v e r HO y c u r a . Ima b o rito t!io u ltim i tire o f
■ liu ti ItiiM b e e n m. Mio u n d e r lil* jut -
n o n n i ■ nporvlalou nln co Ita iu lu u cjr.
A llo w n o o n e to tlo e e lv o y o u In tlil* .
A ll C ountcrfcItN , Iin ltn tlo iia m iti •• .fin t-u N -g n o tl ” u ro b u t
£x|M trlaiontn (h o t t r i l l o w i t h m iti o m lu n u o r (h o lie u ltli o f
I n fu n i* a n d C h ild r e n —K xporhntco u g u in s t Lxpt. riiuuut»
F o r t h e p r e s e n t tim e , t h e b u s i n e s s w i l l be c o n d u c te d i n th e
b u i l d i n g o c c u p ie d by t h e t h e F a rm e rs & M e rc h a n ts B ank— w h ic h a f f o r d s
m ore room f o r a d d i t i o n a l b u s i n e s s *
W e got h ere Monday m o rning
A fter seven long days' grind.
B u t filled w ith p le asa n t m em ories
Of th e girls we left behind.
T h e n we hit the d e s e rt co u n try
J u s t a b a r r e n s tr e tc h of sand
A hot an d lonesom e section
And an u t t e r w aste of land.
Of Quality
The c a p i t a l s t o c k o f t h e two b a n k s w i l l be u n i t e d , b r i n g i n g
c a p i t a l o f t h e r e - o r g a n i z e d b an k up t o $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 * 0 0 , m ak in g one o f
t h e s t r o n g e s t b a n k s i n M a rio n C o u n ty .
Now all you soldiers listen.
A nd a ta le I will unto ld ,
\
Of the j a u n t of the fatuous 63rd
F ro n t t h a t f a r off s ta te of gold.
Children Cry for Fletcher's
Bordeaux. France, July 4. 1918.
Dear Brother and Sister:—
Your letter received a few
days ago and as there is no work
today will write, even if there is
nothing to write about. Today
I
is a big day here, also in Eng some of the railway engineers
land, for the Allies. As far as were badly butchered up and
possible all of the troops, except had to retreat, but they were
those holding the trenches, will with the British in the big push
last April.
celebrate.
Most of our fellows are going I hear that Oliver and Ed are
to lay around camp and take life in the army now. What branch
easy. It is so hot here now and are they in and where are they
the streets in Bordeaux are so stationed at? It is just about 11
warm and always crowded, that ! months since we started in for-
one is about all in after a day eign service. One more month
and we get a seven day fur­
spent in town.
It has been very hoc here for lough. Don’t think that I will
the past month, both day and take mine tho for I have not got
night, with no let up.
Have the money. It don’t take much,
had no rain for about six weeks, but money goes quickly here for
not even a thunder shower. laundry, tailor, barber, etc
Everything is beautiful tho and They say that after we are here
does not dry up like the vegita- 18 months we can go back to the
tion does in the states.
states and spend 30 days there
No, I have not seen Gus yet ^ am koing to take that in all
but know where he is. We are right for that is only 7 more
quite a ways from each other. months and time passes so
Win Benham is at the same quickly here.
Well, guess I had better stop
place he is. All of Co. M, the
old Salem N. G., are at the same this for there is no news and it
place. Don’t know, but guess is about time for dinner. We
that they are doing M. P. duty sure are hustling now and have
to work one hour longer each
there.
day.
I will finish on my piece
I had a letter from Guy and
Rosa the other day. Guy had of work S*tU1rtday and wiU «° to
been wounded slightly in the hip the new job Monday. I hate to
by an exploding shell but is all move, for it is so blame hard to
right again. They are on the finish a job, also start a new
Belgian front some where. one. It isn’t so bad after every­
They are sure fighting hard up thing is going good. Well, good
there now. Every day there bye for this time.
Corp. Glenn W. Porter
are several Red Cross trains
Co.
E, 18th. Engrs. Ry., A. P.
coming through here and are al­
0.,
705
A. E. F.
ways filled with wounded. The
Germans don’t know what to Bordeaux, France, July 31, 1918.
think of our style of fighting.
Dear Rex
So far our troops have never re- Your letter just received and
treated an inch since entering will answer this evening, for it
the trenches, but have always has been some time since I have
went the other way. Of course written to you. Have had some
‘Sampson Tractor*
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FOR
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Demonstrations at any time to those interested
CORNER COMMERCIAL and CENTER STREETS
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Summon* *11 the force* and resource* of the Republic to
the defense of Freedom
THE OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
which the United State* authoritic* have ranked *« one of (he
fifteen distinguished institutions of the country for excellence in
military training, ha* rcipondrd to the call. The College it
diitinguiahed not only for it* military inatruction, but
D iannct'ianeo also rot—
Ita strong industrial courtrt for men and for women:
In Affririilture. ( ommerre. Kneinrcrio*, Korittl y
Home Kconorak*. Minin*, Fbarmncy, and
Vocational KJucation.
Ita wholesome, purposeful student life.
Ita democratic college spirit.
Ita aucceaaful graduates.
Students enrolled last y e s r . ^ s j ; star* on ita service flag*, izjg ,
over forty percent representing officers.
Collag* span* Septem ber 23, ISIS
tot c*talo*. new llluMratad Booblet. and other information writs to tbs R e f i l l ,» , Corvallis, O rw n *
very warm weather for over two steel and lifting and ballasting
months and it is still hot. Have track. The crew is scattered a-
had no rain since May 15th. and long about 2 l-2mi!es of track,
so have to keep on the jump
everything is very dry.
quite
a bit. We are just finish­
We moved about three weeks
ing
the
work also and I would
ago and are living in tents now.
Like the tents better than the rather do moat anything than
chateau, only it is very warm finish a job.
during the day. Everyone is Just had a letter from Chas,
working rather hard. Have a- i I^arby this morning. He it at
wut all that I can do. I h ave St. Nazaire now.
They are
one company of negroes, (250 building docks there. He wat
men) under me and are laying,
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