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SEATON GRIMM KILLED IN ACTIONFell With Canadian Highlanders Sept. 29, in FlandersNEWS IS REGEIVED THURSDAYBritish Army Wire Parents Here—No Further Information -*Thursday a telegram was received by G. W. Gritnm from the Canadian army officer at Ottawa, stating that John Seaton Grimm was killed in action in France Sept. 20.The news came aa a shock to the community, ' a» they all re-•pected and admired Seaton aa a friend, and many of them laid that it seemed so sudden after reading the cheery letter in the Review of the day before.Seaton was among the best known of the bojs who had gone to the front from here, as he had grown up in the community, and for sometime had been telegraph operator here.A year ago last April he went to Canada, where he took up some land, and worked for the Canadian Pacific for a short time, joining the 72d Battalion, Sea-ford Highlands, of British Columbia, last winter. He soonreaved parents, aadl this death will strengthen the determination to aupport the government to a settlement with the nanpiakable germane that will forever do away with the power to start another such war to devastate the world and makes desolate the homes of its people.PVT. SEATON GRIMM •72d Bat,, Seaforth Highlanders, B. C., Can.went across, and has been in England for sometime, going to France in last few months. Ha had been over top several times, and it it supposed that lie was in the Cambrai sector,, where the English and germans haye been doing some of th« most stubborn fighting of the present campaign.He was nearly 24 years old-, being born at Herman, Knox county, 111.,' Nov, 13, 1894. He was a member of the Methodist ckprch of Sharpsburg, and «»si splendid boy, manly and industrious, liked by all who koaw hirni He was a capablo young telegraph operator, and would have gone far in railroad circles, had he bean spared;A older brother, Corp. Leopard Grimm, it witn the 88th Div. in France, and a youngtr brother, Tom, is ill of influenza at the hospital at Ft.. Snelliag, Minn. This means that the lass comes doubly' hard to Mr, and Mrs Grimm, but they art unswerving in their loyalty to the nation, and have been extremely liberal in all their share of the war activities. Mr. Grimm is one of the liberty Idea and war savings stamp solicitors, and at the start of each campaign he has always started bin work by a large personal subscription, thus doing all hn cap help to back the boya at the fropt^i.': ,s--rXTkft'1 nv m oath rFROM SEATON 6RIMMLetter Written Two Weeks Before Death in FrnoeSome where in France.Sept. 16, 1918. Dear Dad and Louis: . .Received both your lettara last nigh dated Aug. 17-18; I had a letter from Louis the other day dated later than thean but mail in quite uncertain hern as tknrn la no much and so many of.,us man they have not got us straightned out yef.This is three days I have been . excused duty from my knta wham I cut it, it will be better aoon an they put seme stuff on it te heal the cut this morning.This is the start of a nice day justN like our autumn daja in America. I received a package from Lytton and have another one coming. I alio 'got a nice package qf^ eats from Kamloops, made ^some *icr rniiih: pudding yesterday and it was fine.' Canned milk or evaporated milk is very high here, two francs or about fifty cents in our money.I am getting lazy from laying around, guess I will do a little washing this afternoon.Gee, it is hard to keep the grey boys off you here. We had a change of clothing yesterday and a bath, but they stick in the kilt.Have never heard from my pal yet who went td Blighty two weeks ago. Am afraid of tka worst for ke said ha would write.Hope Lawrence gets along all-right. Pcrley never writes. I don’t see why unless he never receives my letters.Haye a Fritz cap here all* fixed for mailing to Harlan but haven’t taken it around to Mr. Decker, our offcer, for censoring,^buf will today if I can. •Suppose Louis will have a goad job in the hank next simmer. Does he drive the car muck? Wish thers to usa it a while.*1I wasYoung men sure must be scarce aropnd them if they are taking them so fast. Ineversai a Ysak over here but there ate theuasndn in England.I sure would love to mnnt Ltn. Expect he will get alon*’1 flan over here aa I think he would like It in the line. kIf 'eyer anything; of interest comes out in the papere out it out and send it as it will bs news to me., Think I will close and get a lirtla sleep before dinner. We gat fed fine over here. The field kitchens are a great stunt. It is sura wondsrful to sea tke working of our army, aver/thing—moyea along so nice.Expact they work you pretty hard, Dad,; but don’t try tp do too much. I think beyond -a doubt we/will be home for fiekt summer, so try to do yonr best untill than* Maybe Tom will not have to go.Wall/ IwMclose,
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North Taylor Review
Sharpsburg, Iowa, US
Thu, Oct 24, 1918
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