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available nit of lnnd. There is no waste land in England, except such as Is reserved for largo estates or forests.Emorv was at Le Mans when the armistice was signed, and says the town 'put on a first-class celebration, although he was prevented by an ulcerated tooth from taking part In It himself. He Is now looking. forward fo his return to the States, and hones eventually to return to Algona. Emory. is with the headquarters detachment of F. H. Sec. J09th Sanitary Train, Am. E. F.COUNTY MUTUAL TO HOLD ANNUAL MEET NEXT WEEKThe annual meeting of the county mutual insurance association will take nlace next Tuesday. Secretary Pax-son's annual report was published last week. Under the very efficient management of the secretary, the board of direotors, and other officers, the association’s total Insurance In force during the year preceding December 1 increased to $7,020,000, a re^ markable gain of $700,000. One thing which has not Increased In cost in this er% of high prices is the county mu-tjial's insurance rate. The association's business Is* so quietly and efficiently conducted that comparativelyceau-1 nierry drive, which was a hummer. Then- we were in the fighting on the Vesle, and by September 12 we were at St. Mihiol.. On September 26 we bejan what turned out for me to be our last drive. This was, in the Argonne. In this drive, on October 2,I got knocked out of the game, and have ever since been.at this hospital.Now that' the war Is ended, and old Kaiser Billthas been trimmed up, I am looking forward to the time when I can stretch my legs under dad’s table again and. eat some Qf'-mother’s good cooking once more; and when I go upstairs to bed, that night I shall feel llko singing, -‘This is the End of a Perfect Day,':And say, Dad, I have something olso to look forward to. Our captain says wo shall all meet in heaven. When we get,to.the Golden Gate, we may be asked what we did on earth, and in that evpnt, all we shall need to Bay that wo took, part with the Am. E. F. |n .this world's war. They may- ask u§ further .what branch we sorved 1n, and when we tel! them It was the infantry they will throw the gato wide open anil invite' us right in on the ground that we-iave. seen hell enough on earth and don't need any more. You'remember what Sherman said war was, Wen, i think that If hebad been in this one he would have W* a haPdep name than:that. •Viuthmtbraww:1nheIn
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Kossuth County Advance
Algona, Iowa, US
Thu, Jan 09, 1919
Page 6
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Algona L.
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