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Cue to an acute attack' of appendicitis, Hiss Kelly, a teacher
in the Haines High School had to "^e re no ve 1 to the Skagway Hospi
tal' V/eine Slav, March 25th. Sergeant Barrick and Private Midkiff
accompanied Hiss Kelly as litter bearers. Her condition has improv
ed and the operatjon has been postponed.
Mr. Heilson, lost Carpenter, is installing a dust-proof linen
locker in the Hospit il store room.
Private Cantrell after two years, five days and several hours
sailed fcr the TJ.S.A. on board the Sogers last Monday. Private Can
trell graduated from the Post E. f: R. schools last week and was
furnished a Diploma as Jo vie Operator and anticipates going into Hie
show business in the near‘future.
pfc. .Floyd Johnson of Company " jr recoi^ea orders aria uu
the AXameda for the states and Letts naan General Hospital for further
observation and treatment. His transfer is due to injury received
on a hunting trip last Sept.mber.
Tvvro privates ledical department have been ordered to this sta
tion and are expected cn the next Rogers.
COLPAVY "E".
Corporal Pringle and Private lcl. Rice, our much liked cook,
are on their way to the states. Corpora,! Pringle snowed much ner
vousness the last few days because of the late arrival of the boat.
The boys who played basketball last Saturday night are looking
pretty blue and it is rather dangerous to touch them.
Private lcl. Bennett has relieved Private Rice as dining room
orderly.
Privates Pitman and Strangle r are becoming studious ox iate.
It seems that they are taking a great interest in Interior Guard
^uty-Serge,ant Hogwood has returned from a month's furlough spent in
June au and o the r SvP.A!a ska civics.
private lcl. Shultz- has been given the rating Specialist 4 th Cl.,
Private Luther Specialist 5th.Cl. and Vera Wiseman Spr cialist 6th.Cl.
Privates Ackley, Be saw, Rvans, Tremble and Webster are promoted
to Privates 1st. Class.
COMPARY "F".
Corporal Gilbert arrived on the Rogers from a three month's fur*
lough in the states and reports peaches in bloom in Palestine, Texas,
and we believe you, Gilbert, as that is a "warm country”.
Cook Price was discharged March 28th.per E.T.S. and will remain
in Alaska for the summer"goli prospecting"around Haines.
Corporal Tanner is a short timer and you can hear him singing
in the barber shop "Everything is milk and peaches down in Georgia”.
Cur star pitcher, Sergeant Morris late of the Southern League,
late of the "Three I League” and 3iatc to bed has invented a new kind
of a throw he calls the "sky ball”.
If Durban had his way ho would make Cincinnati the Capital of^
the U. S. Private Margulies has received his club pin from the F. S. R.
Private Cimo asked Herman to draw an outline of Pleasant Camp as Cap
tain Cook drew it and Herman replied that the only thing he could
draw was canteen checks.
The boys were patiently waiting for the "Cootie Orchestra” to
play Saturday night' and when it at last arrived in the form of Cor
poral Hoffman and his saxaphone vat A. IT. 3. Hall, they went wild.