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life at the Nerth
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boya are la training.
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th e G o v e rn m e n t
OP .» F U C A T I ON POR
Here Is qa
Clan Mintonye waa ao n e M tlj a
Coquillo achool boy and haa a» many
fri«inda bara that wa ara aur» moat al
our raadara will ba lntaraatad in tha
following Iettar juxt raceived by Frank
Burkhoider frani Sergèant C. J. Min-
tony», Co. D.—U. 8. Infantry, aow at
Dear Mr. Burkholder—Yon might
be surprised to boar irons am at least
across tho United States. *
Two weeks ago wo thought we
would winter on tho Pacific const but
after n four-day journey on a troop
train, or rather seven trains as it re-
guires seven to move n regiment, we
landed in Camp Greene, North Caro­
ling, which is only one hundred and
fifty miles south of tho PaUfie lati­
tude we would have boon at Palo A l­
to, California.
One of tho Oerding boys is here in
camp I believe but I have not hod time
to look him up. Yon may thii»y it
strange n soldier not having time hut
from five forty-five in the forning to
six fifteen in the evening on a ll days
except'Wednesday afternoon, Satur­
day afternoon and Sunday, we are on
duty and have to*be in our tents from
ten in the evening tq first call in the
morning. You so# by that, that four
hours a day is all of our visiting
hours.
We came bare for
intensive training; then wo will am
service some
There are
soldiers in camp and more to
We have our own
tionery stores, “ canteens" or “poet ex­
changee” aa they vara called in
army. The Y. M. C. A.
buildings in camp and on Tuesday ev­
ening (tonight) they have n “movie"
show, then on Baturday evening eith­
er n “movie” or n vaudeville, an
nights the boys entertain
but Sunday evening we have church.
Each regiment has n
ranks as n commissi«
hie chief duty, outside e f holding
vices an Sunday, is to look after the
mail for the regiment. Wo have a
government portofltea in camp
are a city of our own and throe miles
from any other. Wo even have <
of those baseball scorn boards i
have watched nearly every game of
the world’s aeries.
Saturday after­
noon twelve thousand men
the flrat of tho series.
The camp is seven miles square
making forty-nine square miles to
drill and live on. Electric lights
throughout camp, it n
at night, a light in each tent, tha
tents all brown making n colored
light.
Every company street lined
from tho moor hall back to
house. Tho mom hemes ere on the
brigade street, fifteen mem hells to
tho regiment, or one block. Thera are
ten such blocks ia the bri«
Across tha street from the mem hall
of each company are tho company of­
ficers* tents and beyond them are tho
batalion officers’ teats then the colon­
el’s tent is beyond that. In order to
speak to tho colonel n man moot have
permission fle a hie first sergeant to
speak to Us captain and tha captain*»
permission to ip M k to tho foldBfl; bo
the arrangement is
I f it is possible you might hand out
my address to some of tho people I
know in Coquillo. I never hear from
there any more since the folks left
there.
This country and climate remind mo
of old ^ in j
different from North Dakota where it
is five below now, but a t that I like
North Dakota climate tho beet of tho
two.
Call to quarters has just blown that
means every body ia tho “ kipp” be­
fore next call end Inst call e f the day,
ery man waa invitai ant to dinner and
Iben if that waa not enough an toe
ta'kd at the ▼aritui bornea where
the boya wane vLfting and brought
them back to earn ) again. “Talk about
yonr hospitality,” aaid one group,
“why, they didn’t treat ua better than
this even in California.** Thirty-one
men ware included in-the party. I f
they ean poeaibly gat to town tomor­
row it’s a safe bet where hi boya will
?
A t thin critical period ia oar history our m anufac-
offerinff thair mllle, and our young man are
to the United States Govern­
m ent
W ould you like to do your share and help by put­
ting your money where it w ill support the new Federal
Reserve Banking System, which the Government has
established to stand back o f our commerce, industry
and agriculture?
You can do this by opening an aeeountw lth us, as
part of every dollar so de­
posited goes directly into
MEMBER
FEDERAL RESERVE
the new ayateqt, where it
SYSTEM
w ill atways'be ready fo r you
when wanted.
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First National Bank
The Oldest Nat i onal Bank
in Coq.fi b o u n t y
“The men wore at flrat astonished
and theo amused at the hasy ideaa
eome people in the South have of the
Weet and Westerners. *T reckon you
Tho Coquille Valley Sentii
all nerer aaw a trolley car before,“
lis hod at Coquille, Oregon.
aaid one carpenter to a Portland, Ore.
Young la the editor, man
man. “ It eure moat aeam strange for
you to aae a real city aa big aa Char­
lotte,“ aaid another native. The aol-
PICK'S Second Hand STORE
First and Willard Streets
STOVES
HOBSB COLLARS
KITCHEN aad DOTINO Ti
BED SPRINGS, Now aad OM
BEDSTEADS
: riUBAM SEPARATORS
i CHURNS
GREEN BONB CUTTERS
,8H EEP SHEARING MACHINE
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STANDS ‘
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and many other Now and Second Hand Goods
W ill exchaage Gana, Phonographe, and Kodak far other eeeeea
aUe geode.
Aba make opedal siso SCREEN DOORS aad W IN­
DOWS.
Call and See These Bargains
informed by thaaa oAoara that aneh
action w ill aoan bo ta ken in ail paru
of the United Sûtes and that Britteh
■ubjecta who hâve tnkaa ont thair
1 awarding to tho plaintiff the caro and
’ custody o f thair children and far auch
other and further relief aa to tha court
may emus meet and equitable.
Thle summons ja published oersu-
: aat to an order of publication duly
made by tha Hon. John S. Coke, Cir­
cuit Judge, and entered herein on the
11th day of Soptember, A. D. 1917
’ and tho data of tho first publication of
papara. Mr. Wilkinson is n British
subject had bps taken out his filet pa­
para, but has not had time ta eompieto
his ciUseruhlp. Ha has a w ife ani
family in this city and is umfar 46
years of age.
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If this action la taken by tho Brit­
ish goveramont it will mean ¿hat aer­
erai hundred thousand men will bo
Some people on tho outside
der how an enlisted man likm to be
in service. Well with am I like it
fine and if I-make a commission dur­
ing this war I expect to stay with the
army after the war is over. It ia na­
tural for mo to soldier any way.
Give my regards to Mrs. B. and the
rest of tho folks around aad I’ll “fall
in” for “ bunk fatigue" until five forty-
five a. m. “ Bunk fatigue" is the moot
enjoyed dfity of tho “ Sammie’s duty.
Respectfully, Clara.
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