Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 9, 1917, Page 5

Lt. Frirby’s Interesting Letter On Border Life in Militia By LT. J. E. FRISLEY Deming, New México Editor Tribune: Upon leaving Hot Springs on. the 10th, I spent two days in the mountains in northern Arkawisas vis- iting some relatives who are spending the winter there. On the evening of the 13th I took the Rock Island at Mansfield, Ark., and went west ‘thru Oklahoma to Amarillo, T 9 then south west to El Paso and De ing, arriving here Saturday, Dec. 16. Ozark and Oklahoma was having a real blizzard want to know how I felt, if I was very | After u few days these in-} as I passed thru that state. I could almost imagine I was in Wyoming. By the time we got to western Okla- homa and the Panhandle of Texas, the storm was over and the snow nearly all melted. Thousands of cattle were ranging at large and all seemed to be in the best of flesh. Oklahoma was at one ‘time the laughing steck of the western coun- try but they are certainly producing the goods now. Wheat, corn, cotton, broom corn, etc. Every little town we went through seemed to be putting up new. dwellings and business houses, There are cities in ‘western Oklahoma that I had never heard of before that are larger than any city in Wyoming. Take Elk City for ex- ample of about 5,000 people. They have extraordinary fine school build- ings and grand _ business sections. They also boast of 17 blocks of pave- ments. After you leave the Panhandle of Texas and enter New Mexico, little can be said of the country.’ It is a dry, barren waste. It seems to me that the description one of the sol- diers of Gen. Pershing used in de- scribing Old Mexico would cover the country very nicely from Tucumca™i to El Paso, a distance of 300 miles: “You can rther and see less see more riv and less water than any country in the world.” Upon returning to Deming I found an epidemic of measles in camp. The doctors at the camp hospital were tell- ing me that, up to date, they have nearly 100 cases. There have been several deaths resulting from pneu- monia, which developed from the measles—most all from the Arkansas regiments. Altho we lost one man from Company G on Tuesday ev: ening. This is only the second death in the Wyoming infantry since we went into camp at Cheyenne six months ago. Compare this with a town of 500 peo- ple anywhere in the world, and you will see that it is very remarkable. It was certainly nice to get back to camp and see all the officers and all that came in sight during the day| men again. I was off duty just 68 days, and found that I had missed a greai. deal of field experience which I really needed. It will only make me work just that much harder from now on, but with my former expe- rience I expect to catch up with the rest of the officers very soon. I am now with Capt. Glenn’s C8m- pany C, of Powell, Wyo. I have had some very unusual experiences dur- ing the past week. I have been un- der quarantine for spinal meningitis for seven days and just got out today. At first I didn’t think I would say anything about it, but I might just as well, as somebody else is sure to write home about it. To begtn with, note that I was sent to the “hdspital on Friday, the 13th of October, (lucky day, yes). At that time there was a Lieut. Wilson of the Second Arkansas Regiment in the officers’ ward with rheumatism in his instep. ioekprines ten days he was sent to Ho: rings for treatment, and I followed in just sixteen days. I found Wilsof }doing nicely, but about November @5th he took very sick. Had a high féyer and complained all the time about, having such an awful headache. In‘ the meantime they had moved béth. Wil- son and-myself to adjoining rooms on the third floor, and soon after that I was permitted to move around a lit- tle. JI would go into his roem and visit an hour at a time. About De- cember 1 he got so bad they moved ~ off qui - winter near Deming. all about it. I didn’t slight the small- jest detail. After a consultation an ‘order was issued that I should be iso- lated ut once for seven days, a total of 15 days since I was exposed. I found men putting up a 200 feet north of our camp. All my belongings were moved to the ent. The first two or about three day At least a hundred times hollow and a day somebody would sick, etc. quiries got on my There wasn't a healthier man in camp than myself. But did you ever sit around a whole week waiting to take a dis- ease believe would be fatal? Well, take my advic nerves and don’t try it. It would be av trying experience for paper man. The doctor gave me per- mission to’ go out walking each day, with instructions to stay clear away from everybody. I would yo to the a news- north end of the camp and shoot rab- ; come! expert |; bits and crows. I have really to be regarded as quite an pistol shot. But if our commanding officer really knew just how many hundred rounds of ammunition I have fired during the past week I would probably be court-miartialed. No doubt people who received Christmas cards from me wondered why they were addressed in pencil, instead of ink. I used a pencil at Dr. Turner’s request, so he could give them a bath in alcohol. “Safety first,” you know. Jack rabbits are here and the Ark tainly fond of them. trips across the count I suddenly came upon a supply sergeant from one of the Arkansas regiments, He had eleven jack rabbits, and said he wanted four more, so as to have a rabbit pie for his company. It seem that they have rabbits about: three or four times each week. They have eaten so many that they seem to have an inclination to hop, instead of walk. Did you ever notice how thick the blackbirds are around Casper in the spring of the year? If s very plentiful as boys are cer- On one of my give you some idea crowds are here in New Mexico this winter I really believe they emi- grate from all over the western half} of the United States just to spend the} to say that if it was possible to count the number would run close to 10,000. This sure seems like a queer Christ- mas to the Wyoming men. ind the weather is mild. taeda . FAIRCHILD LADIES’ QUARTET. The personne! of this company is as {i follows: Bessie Fairchild, praue; Mildred Mereness, soprano; Dorothy Fairchild, and contralto; Lela Fairchild, reader. violinist, contralto and piano St. The demand among L- um commit tees everywhere for a quurtet of la dies who, in addition to being are versatile upon orchestral pianist years. Few demands of the Lyceum have been more difficult to fill, accounts for the small number of such companies now on the Redpath list. A company may be found which has the requirements for an instruments! program, but not good vocalists, and vice versa. The members of the Fairchild La dies’ Quartet are both vocalists and instrumentalists. Their program will Include instrumental and yocal quar- tets, plano, violin, cello, soprano and rontralto solos, readings, pianolozues making tent! that you have every reason to} , this will how thick the 1 will venture} No snow, | and 80- | cellist and | violinist | vocalists, | instru- | ments has been insistent during recent | which j +4 IN. MOVIELAND Short Reviews of Playsto | be seen on local screens | } AT THE IRIS THEATER TONIGHT “THE WAR BRIDE’S SECRET” WEDNESDAY'S BILL AT IRIS Upon the death of her beloved mother, Virginia Blaine, a swect, live- ly young girl,-is thrown on her own resources with no one except a mar- ried sister to turn to for help and consolation his young girl might easily be your own daughter or sister and were ich the case you could not be more erested in her struggle for happi- ss than you will be in the charac- played by Alice Brady in the success, “Bought! biggest Broadway And Paid For.” This latest World Picture, Brady- Made, is coming to the Iris Theatre tonight and has been causing a sen- sation wherever shown. The demand for the play was so great that it was rather a difficult matter for the man-) nt to obtain the attraction for agemé such an early date. POPULAR ALICE BRADY IS AT THE IRIS TONIGHT Virginia Pearson is the beautiful tar of the new photoplay which Wil- liam Fox presents, “The War Bride’s Secret,” Wednesday at the _ Iris Theatre. Supporting Miss Pearson is an ex- Style Means Appearance Quality Means Service PI ny So, cenent cast. or rox Players. Waiter _— . 'Law and Glen, White have leading! fed with the f Sysepus $17 roles, and Miss: Pearson ‘herself has! | |the only girl’s part in the film. The} blankets and floor rugs in nice pat- fo Wel haye 2 few Navaje . saddle t | terns left over from Christmas. - Jno. 'photoplay was made under the direc-| uM, Whiseqhunt ES: ares tir bv Kenean Buel. This is the) A. Beech of Gheyennc is one of | Jean MacDougal is a Scotch pea |1ne ‘visitors in Casper todas > beast jant girl, whom two men love. She} | ‘marries one secretly, just as he is! jabout to leave for the front. Then, when she hears that he has been kill-| ed, her father’s insistence compels her to marry the other, Robin“Gray. 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