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ing!r iftory contest to be held Mondaydievening, February 11: Supt. Fobes of (, Northfield, Supt. Jacobsen of Waseca ,,i*townSupt. Sperry of Mankato,, tl--ichiicr jtheladtheTHERE”t 1leriVIhMorris Hagein, Jefferson Street (Writes From France Andy yjr Hove of This City.ingV n i I.1—r I I'll— l—BIscmfer ■ The following letter was received ing Wednesday by Andy Hove of this j j rty; city from Morris Hagen who is now 8f with Uncle Sam’s soldiers in France: ; tjy.»*wnuttIJan. 7th, 1918. j h« Somewhere in France1 elt; Dear Friend Andy:—Your most! tcJa welcome letter at hand just a couple; woolisso,ofdays ago and w as glad to hear from wryou again.Well 1 am off of the job of driving a motor truck. I am now back in aArailroad yard following a “smoker” and it is sure some yard in this town! I believe it a twin sister yardtcblt;to the Minnesota Transfer.ei'1 am on an 8 hour shift from 11 p.Am. to 7 a. in. but, believe me, these, u wagons, as they call them over here,! jc with their hook and eye draw bars, j j(] are slower to handle than theItaf-a\LedC.irdghlink and pin and you have to stand e, in between the ‘“wagons” with your! I); hook and turn-screw in your hand; vv when they come together to make aj t|, joint. That doesn’t exactly compare with the “safety first” rules in thegood old If. S. A., does it?rndi? * ► t1 see by the papers that the gov-! ha €% IIkeinghetleminent has taken over the railroads and may control them permanently,even after the war. How does that tl take with the men?mdll I Well Andy its Pretty hard to find! ai anything to say so—that is that Ij C can say -so I will close. I am feeling fine and hope you are feeling the in same way. Tell the boys I am feel-d- ing fine. I remainYour friend, nd MORRIS HAGEN,M•'; i rtlfrRdymsCo. B. 25th Eng.A. E. F. Via New-York.teloIK
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Albert Lea Times Enterprise
Albert Lea, Minnesota, US
Wed, Feb 13, 1918
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