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Company K NotesThe boys of Company K were called upon the past week to mourn the death of one of their comrades in the person of Corporal C. 11. H. Duncan who expired Tuesday morning-, Au-*' gust 9th at 5:10 o’clock. Just two weeks previous to his demise the Com puny marched out to Cave Springs on out-post duty. It rained alUhe time while the boys were marching out and all were wet through when they got there. That night Ralph was on guard and the rain poured down all night and all the boys were wet to the skin. The next day Ralph was not feeling well; on the second day he grew worse and on the Friday following when the company came back to quarters he took to his cot from which he never arose. This fever took rapid hold of him,and he failed rapidly and in the course of a few days it became evident that he would have a hard time to pull through yet none thought that death, was so near-Sunday he was taken to the division hospital but his stay there ■was’ of short duration for Tuesday morning called home and quietly passed .oye^ 'th.e fiver of 'Death into 'that brighter and purer life beyond. ^ Almost from the beginning Ralph realized that he was going home and met death calmly and fearlessly-He was an exemplary citizen and a) , ways performed his duties in a conscientious manner. He was a true comrade and was thoroughly respected by every member of the company. His life was one of devotion and his ideas were of highest order. He was a devoted patriot and no nobler life has ever been sacrificed for the cause of liberty and humanity than the one he so %villingly laid down.The health of the company has not ■ improved any during the past week —indeed it seems to go from bad to worse sind to-day the sick list book shows seventeen unfit for duty. Of these Nutting, Theile, I^eighton, Hodg kinson, Hawk, Berry, Greaves, Welch I and Bauck show marked improvementand with no relapses will soon be convalescing. Raffenberger, Justice Lctson, Chandler, Friedley, Fritz and Clayton show but little if any improvement. However there seems to be no immediate danger and their pro gress toward recovery is as much as could be expected under the circumstances.To-day the word came of the death of Guv Wilson who was transferred from the band to Company K at Des Moines. He was the first to come down with typhoid fever and was transferred from the division hospital to Fort McPherson at Atlanta about four weeks ago. Captain RefseU wrote to Fort McPherson twice to learn concerning him but never received a word. Sunday be received word from Wilson’s mother that he had died some time ago and was buried.Some of the boys arc still receiving boxes of edibles from home. A. J. Schirmer received one Saturday evening* part of the contents of which fur nished considerable fun. Among other thing in the box were a couple of cans of salmon. The fun lies in thefact that the government issues salmon and the hoys have salmon to throw to the birds.Ross Hodgkinson received a furlough Sunday and before the Reporter reaches its readers he will be in Bmmetsburg. Quite a number of the other boys who are sick will also receive furloughs and be sent home for thirty days to recuperate. However the best thing for the government to do Is to permanently furlough all the volunteers.
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Palo Alto Reporter
Emmetsburg, Iowa, US
Thu, Jun 01, 1916
Page 5
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