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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1918)
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS THURSDAY, FED. 7, .1018. SPRINGFIELD M LIKES TREATMEh T: 1 GAMPS Edwin H. Olson, Son of Mrs.' Emma Olson, Writes from ! New Jersey J6 15 TO 18 BECOW ZERO Kit Seen Many Placet-of Interest Since Being Transferred to Camp Merrltt Camp Merritt, New Jersey, Jon. 11, 3S1S. Dear Mother: I Just received your fetter a tew minutes ago and will try to answer It right away. I ant feeling fine and dandy now since I left tho iospltal. My cold is getting belter sad hope to be over it soon. Tho officers wo have here are of Qe best that 1s in tho army, most of Siem are from former Oregon cavalry and 66 It is fine to havo men over jou from your own homo state. "Would like very much to seo the "News" once In a while, as I have sot seen one since I left last sum mer. Don't know when we .will leave Sere, but don't think It will be for some time yet. Wo never know how oon we have to leave a place or where we are -going. . The people here Just treat us fine. raid not expect better treatment any where, unless it would be from the Oregon people. Of course we are quarantined now for measles and scar let fever and cannot get out any where; Christmas day about 300 of the 148 T. A. went to New York and had one ef the finest dinners I ever ate. Wo went hp to the Hotel Majestic and at X P. M. the big affair started, with a short address by the manager of the hotel and then the introduction to or Hostess which was Mrs. Billings, ai very prominent lady In New York. Then we had dinner which consisted af turkey, roast pork, frozen clams, sashed potatoes, gravey, bread and fcntter cranberries" salad, coffee, cake, and cookies all kinds of Jelly pie. Ice cream-and; Soft drinks Believe me Tate until! I. was ashamed of myself sndTthlnK all the rest "did the same. .After dinner 'we air'went into, the Ball room and p short program was rend ered to us after which, they had n dance. The Jolly pary broke up at 10 P. M. for which we were all sorry. Ye will-go a long ways before we have ts tune like that again, the people reat us that way all around here. Christmas eve j was vaimng around n 7th Ave. about 8 P. M. wondering rfiat to do to- pass ' awaV the time, riiea I happened to walk down the theatrical, district, the largest in the world",, and while I 'was standing in treat of the Gaiety theatre, one of lie largest there,, wondering if I should go in or not a fellow tapped ne cn the sholder and he asked me if T wanted to go - to the show, of coarse I accepted the invitation right away and went with him to the show. The show was one of the best I have ver seen. After the show he took are around the city, and New York is some city too. I believe; I would get fest ff I should wonder around by juyself. Seen all the all buildings and some of them sure are tall. Peo ple used to go to the top of the Wool worth building and commit suicide y Jumping to the ground. One day a woman did it and now they have to pay 55 cents to go to the top. So it eosts 55 cents to kill yourself in New York now. J also saw the statue of Liberty, and went down Ttlver Side drive, a dHve way along the 'Hudson like the Columbia Highway in Oregon. We ould see about 10 U. S. Cruisers laying-in the harbor and several hun dred" DUtch trading ships. It sure is Interesting to take a trip like this and I would not have missed being Br the 3rd Oregon for- anything, as Iliave seen some of 'the-best country W.ke U. S. 1 vnj left In the hospital in New Yor'.t when the 102 Inf. formerly tho 3rd. Oregon, wont across, so I am attUthed to tho 148 P. A. Hd'q. Co. here which is made up of" mostly Ore gon Cpvalry boys from T;roops A, B, C, amj' D. Thero 'are ' some Colorado' J3L 43L Real GRAYJELYS Chewing Plug Orr Clititr Yr Alt Ptytn Qravtty M th Flnl Plug Tohtat Uitt rt wt miO. II atwar h ktin SrtltfyUt CMmr. a !&. m,ucM Js.pnoor or it I rnr V SEE HOW. HAPPY THE BIO KUOW IS! HE READ MY BtlLBOARr - AND NOW HC $ JUST COME. WITH A PLUO I REAL GRAVELY. 3NOW f If, BACK J XQOKFDRTHB PROTECTION SEAL IT IS NOT RHAL CBAVBLYJWTTHOl THIS TiKAL. aw Basketliall 1 : u S r ' and1 "JKyoming Tojrduiierd" too, and they aro.jMne fella w.Well I .must close hoping I wiljTje able (o join my Iteslraent soon asQ'jj'feel lke an orphan. without a. homfy while away fronVth'onJT "'" - Regards to everybody. Lovingly your son. ' EDWIN H. OLSON. 14S Field Artillery, Hcadquartors Co., 66 P. A. Brigade, 41st Dlv., Camp Mcr rit. N. Y. P. S I forgot to tell about tho weather Wo have about 3 feet of snow and It gets down to 15 and 1S below at night, but vre don't mind that as we live In barracks hero and have plenty of coal and warm clothes and lots of good eats too. It's snowing out now. WMe down South a colored man asked mo "where we all were from," and I said Oregon. He then said what state is Oregon In. That shows what little some of them know about this great country of ours. EDWIN. Transferred to Medical ,Corp A letter from Ray Bally to bU mother, Mrs. Ethel C. Bally, says thai he has been transferred to the medlca1 corps and likes the work very much "Tell all the folks hello and that I am feeling fine" he says. He 1; stationed at Waco, (Texas. D. W. ROOF JEWELER SPRINGFIELD, OREGON FINE WATCH REPAIRING A SPECIALTY Dr. N. W. Emery DENTIST SUTTON BLDG. - PHONE 20-J RESIDENCE PHONE 129-W W. F. WALKER UNDERTAKER FUNERAL DIRECTOR Office Phone 62; Residence 67-J West Main St. SEE US ABOUT Sealing your cream. It will pay yoitfABk us about feed. EUGENE FARMERS CREAMERY. ED. DOMPIER saVs Be Patriotic Your country needs metal of every description and you that have old copper, brass, aluminum, nickle, steel, iron or any kind of metal are not doing your duty if you fail to put it on the market. Ed. Dompier buys all kinds of and offers to pay real cash for it. READ THEN ACT ED. DOMPIER TELEPHONE 30 SPRINGFIELD, OREGON Chemical Works, dealer in Junk, Hides, Pelts, general "BlackSniith. : Horseshoeing a specialty'.' ': SaturdfeFelruary 9 Big Dohble'Hcadtr Springfield High Vf. HSrrisburg High S.H. S. Midgets vs. The Giajnts; 1 ..... r . . i Morrison's Hall Game starts 7:30. Admission 15c,, 25c i Everybody come and help Springfield win The Springfield News MAKES CLUBBING ARRANGEMENT WITH THE OREGON FARMER 'V. J, Offers Unusual Opportunity , To Its Readers MONG our large circle of readers there are a great many . who are interested directly or indirectly, in fruit growing, dairying and other Branches of farming. All of these nat urally wish to keep in close touch with agricultural activi- , ties throughout the state; and to know about any fight which is being waged for the measures Oregon farmers want and against all sorts of schemes that are detrimental to the' people and agri cultural interests of this state. 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We are confident thaf. our readers will congratulate us on our being able to make this splendid and attractive clubbing offer. ' ' ' i The Springfield NetAts , one yean h Oregon Farmer, I $1.5Q 2. SO-' By our special chibping plan, both for l.'So" THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS ;