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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1918)
EAGLE JAJtiLMY NKEW VOLUME if; NO 41 MUTUAL CREAMERY CO. HUYKIW OP Cream, Milk fi Eggs 11. M. Kirk, Resident Manager Highland . . . oregon wfTlTSTOAYER Attorney at Law fourth Floor Sonmors Building; Bnkcr, Oregon A Irvine Lodge No. 86 Knights of Pythias i it , Mi'ol ovary Wednesday nllit nt (er Oantlu Hull In Klchlnnd, Oregon. VIIt Iiik UrotliorH made welcome. c.n.couiiit.c. o. W. l ItAI.V.Y, K.oflt. ,V K." - ....,. W..R, BAIRD FUNERAL DIRECTOR LICENSED EMBALMER rtVtt Ml Plitnudt n( All .!( Alnnr In StiH-li ItlCJII.ANl), on kg on I , Onlloii(i J Phono : Two Miorl W. R.. USHER : Notary Public S Conveyancer ? ()Hlce,lM!cond nml Walnut Sta. v Oinmlto Clirlittluu Cliumli 2 FREDERICK R. WILSOI' .Physician and Surgeon Richland Oregon Night 'phono, ono long ring on nil HneaV Day 'phono,, call central office. ffify Rog'ers Baker's Popular Hotel NEW MODERN CiLEAN Un'ler Direct Supervision of The Owner fcOPULAtf PtifCES Hr.ecial HutoH to IVr.imncnt Guests NILSON TRACTORS. Ilullt up tm a atandard, not down td a prleo. UiTht vfolnht Strong pull Superior Quullty. . j , i Automatic Tractldh t? "pull" Instead of donil w night. , , . Stands up to hard sorvlcb will! mini mum oxpenso. . . , NlUon Heritor, 24-30 It. P.J NIIhuV Junior. ID. 28 II. P. ' Hco our locul agent, or solid for catalog, NII.B0N TItAGTOIl HAL1C8 COMPANY, -Jt'Af Morrison and Kant Third Uts, Portland, Oregon. . . tev across; At mi American Rest Camp inf England, July , 1918. Dear Folks: I hovo got as far ns England already and expect to tfot to ! ranee before the war ia over, Don't know how long we will bo hero but probably not long, I would liko to toll y6u all about the transport and our trip across biit maybe I will have more time to do so later. I wus fortunato enough not to got ono bit seasick; had fino weather all Ufa way. 1 am tfuro in love with England already and think I will Ijko it hotter after 1 got accustomed to tlw ways of the English people. 'Everything Is so old and so much different from anvthiwr at home. Farms" arc all small, with no wi'ro fences and hardly any of board, all hedge and stone. It is so thickly copulated I don't sec how so many people mnko a living, It seems like thcro is more land covered by towns than is farmed; you just get out of the suburbs of ono towh right into another one, and somo of the quaintest old towns with houses hundreds of years old. I haven't saw Alfred Barber slnco wo fanded so don't know whether jic is in this camp or not. Saw Clate Makin and Gene GVo- son the night wo IcfbCamn Mills, They are the only ones I've neon that I knew except the boys that are with Alfred. 1 got somp money changed into English money a while ago but 1 haven't learned to count it yet, so when I buy anything I just give them a handful and let them take what they wajitof it. We can buy only a certain amount of anything and it seems like a small amount but 1 guess we'll soon get used ta i ti.i.1. yi i . ..ii i u. uuy iiumpuen got ms money changed into French money in Now Yorfc. now he has to get it changed again. T ho English are "stumped" as bad as vd are about getting1 used jto each otlur. The ship we came on had been hauling.lroops from Aiiairunu aim uanaua anu ono oi 4 . l? 1 l r i i. tho English sailors said they were always reading their bibles and praying the ship wouldn't sink, but tho Yanks were all tho time cussing tho ship, hoping it would bo sunk, and hollering for more to eat. . Tracy 'it. Mntthows, UHii. Co., 03rd Art., O.A.O. OHM Brigado American Exp. Forces, via N.Y; VULCANIZING J have installed a hew pldht and am prepared td vulcanize anything that it is passible to re", pair in that manner (oven hot Watef bottle's dnd rubber boots) CASINGS and INNER TUBES a specialty. All Work guaran teed satisfactory. .W. E. HOLMES, Platit at Richland Auto Co. adv Jim CronD returned yesterday from a. trip to. Portland. ..Banks.. and other Western Oregon'poihta, RICHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, A ,T'Ho following letter was com menced when tho writer was in tho training detachment at, tho Benson Polytechnic School at Portland, and finished after being transferred to Camp Lewis. August 8th, 1918. Dear Friend: Captain (Roos, our commanding officer, got tho orders for our leaving the Gth. Gol'y, wn never know how many good quartettes we had here till we got our orders to leave; it sure stirred us up. 1 don't think we will lie "going ovqr" for a while, because we turned in our blank-- eta and bed sacks. Wo certainly jiave some fine officers here, and' wo all rather hate to leave bufcstill we are glad J-becaiiBo wo are anxious for sonic- thing new. We are throwing in and will get each Lieutenant and the Captain a "pair of puttees. I think that is fine for they have given us every privilege they possibly cpuldi . Today is Thurs day and we aro oil pass till 10:00 p. m. today since G p. m. yester day. We have &ur class cards which we take with us wherever we go. I was classed as a-journey man in carpentry and got next best grade in my class; a manlwith jiev.cn years experience -got- theTbest gril le. I've made ii lot of good friends here. There is a lot of good sports among the "wood butchers" who will be with me il . everything goes as they think. We went on a 12-milo hike about a weekago and sure had a lino time. But we almost tost a man; ho was swimming and gave out, went down and was under for two minutes (no, he isn't there yet) ; a little fellow weigh ing about 115 pounds dived and brought him up. A boat was se cured and (although all in the thing rushed to 013c end and near ly upset it) they finally got him to shore where the school doctor brought him to. Tho Captain gave those who helped save him a special recomendation On their cards as "excellent private, "etc. The drowning fellow weighed about 200 pounds so the little fellow who brought him up sure deserved something. This is a fine school; I wish 1 could stay hero till I knew more. Our instructors are practical men and sure don't spond much time on theory Our oats are1 good enough for anyone. Camp Lowis, August 16th, Just bond tho News up here I arrive tho 13th. This is sure Borne place. Wo n.re not assigned yet simply attached. Tho First Battalion is down to TaCOma to day putting on a parade and sham battle. I savr thorn rdhearse and it sure wasi fi ne. Would like to seo them toc'Iay but I cah't. They have a flag pole here which is over 800 feet long: atid a flag thut cost $1000. I guess it will take-half ho cump tti raistf tlff fyiffWl' don'rt belioVd they AUGUST 22, 1918 can oyer et the.nolo up anyhow, I'd like, to. acetljem do it for it is three feet through at the bottom and', spout ten inphes at top.( The pulley, takerf an inch rope for he flag cord'. -t. v Tho Army Y.M.C.A. is sure a fine institution. They ,urnwh amusement and schooling abso lutely free all of the time. One can take instruction in mathe matics, science, French or Eng lish, and they have amusements every night. Each Fuilding is fixed for movies and other enter tainments. They surely make ono welcome. WilLsend permanent address later, in the meantime send the News to temporaryntddress here with given for it sure looks good coming every week. Ralph L. Byrne. YOUNG HEN MUSI REGISTER SATURDAY Every young man in the United States who was not 21years old last June 5th, but who will have become 21 years old on or before Saturday, August 24, must regis ter on the last named date. Young men of Eagle Valley and adjacent sections will regis- terlh Richland at the "Nca:s pffice-j No excuse will be accepted for not registering; failure to- regis ter means one year in prison. This Registration Day must not be confused with the big Regis tration Day which will come early in September when all men be tween the ages of IS and 45 must register. Stationed in Wyoming'. Fort IK. A. Russell, Wyoming. August 14th, 1918. Dear Editor: Knowing that my friends in Eagle Valley would like to know where I am located, I ask you to publish this letter. I was at Fort Lawton, Wash., but was transferred here a short time ago. This Is a nice place and the weather is about like that of Eagle Valley only that it rains here two or three times a week. This Fort is about the size of Richland; all the houses are of brick, all of same size and look alike, sd it is kind of hard to find the right ono until you get used to the place. A bunch left here yesterday for France. I will bo in the next bunch that go from here pro viding we are not sent to some other camp. Anyone desiring to write me should address, Pvt. Theodore E. Holcomb, Medical Corps U. S, Army, Fort D. A. Russoll, Post Hospital Wyomibg Ask Anyone Who lias Used Ih Thoro aro families who nlwtiya aim to koop a bottlo of Clmn.borluiii's Colioand Diarrhoea Remedy in tho hotiao for usb in ease it is needed, aud find that It is not only 11 pood investment but fenves thorn no end of Buffering. As to Its re liability, ask, anyouo who hns used it. Comb Honey in 3-lb cards for salo at V T. Bennehoff's,43p $1.50 A YEAR NEW SUGAR RULES So real the sucrar shortage in' fthe United State, the food ad ministration has issued stringent rules governing the purchase and , use of sugar, and violators are subject to heavy fines. Two pounds for each person iV the allowance, but only five pounds can be purchased ii one time without special permit from" County Food Administrator. You cannot buy sugar until you sign a card upon which is placed. your name, address, number of persons in family, date, amount purchased and dealer's name and address. At the end of every month these cards aiil be sent to the county administrator and new crds issued. A card will be kept' for each customer, but only one card for each family. New Cards will not be issued until old cards' are turned in. "Repeaters" and "hoarders".'; will be punished. You'll Get Wet Don't wait until it begins to " sprinkle before laying up money for a rainy day. You'll get wet sure.' The "rainy day," the, day of , uuvciaxi,y. uitr uuv oi irouuiG ana. iisfortuneconea'jp' .us sometime. It yours hasn't ar rived yet, consider yourself lucky but it will come. Be prepared. Start a bank account at our bank now while the outlook isgood. Don't put it off till trouble comes. We will help you in every way we can. but for your, own good we would rather help you start a bank account than to make you a loan. ad) Eagle Valley State Bank . Watch for Date to Register The registration of all men from, 18 to 20, and from 32 to 45; inclu sive, will be the most difficult; -feat of its kind ever attempted by any nation, for it is estimated that close to 13,)00,000 men will be registered irt one day next. month, the date as yet undeter mined. Even ignorance of the day for registration will not be accepted as an excuse for failure to regis ter, so it is imperative that a. close watch be kept for announce ment of the exact date. I Announcement Having complutely, reno vated my old place "of .busi ness and put in a now, fresh stock of goods, I am ready to furnish tho public, with tho bestof ico c renin, soft drinks,' candy, lunch goods, 'oigars, tobacco, eto. I will appreciate thop.atrou ngo of tho pooplo of this com munity, assuring to nil a squnro deal. ttdv FRANK CLARKE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 an b n fffi