Dear Ones All: Just a
line again today to let you now that I am well, and wish you all the best of
health, spirits and luck. I have just
made the acquaintance of a young fellow just in from Chicago who is going down
into the 108th too. I have
already heard of them off and on by enquiring of different fellows and all
reports say they are as strait a bunch as you can find in the army, so I think
I’ll be well pleased, and feel quite cheered.
Don’t know
when I’ll get out of here.
Have just
written two letters to Charles Moss, the other to Henry De Farrer. I got one
from you to-day and a card from Herman so I can’t complain.
I don’t
think it best to send the Kodak or anything until I am assigned and shipped for
good – (or worse) as it may be.
Regarding
the wrist watch, the most satisfactory I have seen are the medium small ones
with the special treated faces and hands so that they radiate light at night, a
metal case, and some have light metal net over the crystal, tho this is not
necessary. I expect the only watch of
this style to be got as cheap as $4.50 is an Ingersoll,
but I understand they give fair service.
Of course a fairly wide leather wrist band of tan leather is to be
preferred.
How many
loads of hay did you get for your share off of Smiths, and how much did you put
in the new barn? How are the colts and
Leader? Well, guess I’ll ring off for
now.
Don’t worry
if you don’t hear for a few days as one never knows around here how busy they
will be.
Love
to all,Regards to all the friends around.
This was the construction of the horse barn which was built in 1915 on the same side of the road as the house. The horse barn was across the street from the dairy barn.
