TRANSCRIBED FROM THE LONOKE DEMOCRAT AUGUST 29, 1918 P. 1
(Sunday) 12:45 p. m.
Somewhere in N. Y. State.
Dear Mother:
Am well and feeling fine. Have stood the trip better than I thought I would. Got to see Olo, Uncle Frank and Will’s folks, also Aunt Mattie. Was in Decatur about one hour. We stopped one hour last night in Cleveland, Ohio, the Red Cross women met us at the train and gave us candies and cigarettes. I was taken over the town for a thirty minute auto ride. Of all the towns we have passed through, Ohio is the most patriotic. I never saw the like, I have shaken hands with hundreds of people. The girls come to the train when we stop and shake hands with all the boys; seems that every home up here has a big flag and they waive it at us as long as they can see us. We got into Buffalo, N. Y., this morning about six o’clock. Think we will get to our destination sometime tonight. The train is running about thirty miles an hour, so I don’t know whether you can read this or not. Mother, I wouldn’t have missed this trip for any thing. I want to go across just as soon as possible, get through and come back to you in Arkansas.
It is awful cool here today, a coat would be comfortable. I wonder when they have summer up here. This looks like a fine country from the train, so rolling and pretty. We have had one accident sofar, one man fell out of his birth and broke his arm, otherwise we are getting along fine. All of us bathed in Lake Erie last evening. It is near Cleveland, Ohio, sure was great, the waves would go over our heads.
Hope you are all well. Don’t worry about me, for I am strong and able to take care of myself.
With love,
Your son,
Bill (Bill Waggoner)
NOTES:
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON
(Sunday) 12:45 p. m.
Somewhere in N. Y. State.
Dear Mother:
Am well and feeling fine. Have stood the trip better than I thought I would. Got to see Olo, Uncle Frank and Will’s folks, also Aunt Mattie. Was in Decatur about one hour. We stopped one hour last night in Cleveland, Ohio, the Red Cross women met us at the train and gave us candies and cigarettes. I was taken over the town for a thirty minute auto ride. Of all the towns we have passed through, Ohio is the most patriotic. I never saw the like, I have shaken hands with hundreds of people. The girls come to the train when we stop and shake hands with all the boys; seems that every home up here has a big flag and they waive it at us as long as they can see us. We got into Buffalo, N. Y., this morning about six o’clock. Think we will get to our destination sometime tonight. The train is running about thirty miles an hour, so I don’t know whether you can read this or not. Mother, I wouldn’t have missed this trip for any thing. I want to go across just as soon as possible, get through and come back to you in Arkansas.
It is awful cool here today, a coat would be comfortable. I wonder when they have summer up here. This looks like a fine country from the train, so rolling and pretty. We have had one accident sofar, one man fell out of his birth and broke his arm, otherwise we are getting along fine. All of us bathed in Lake Erie last evening. It is near Cleveland, Ohio, sure was great, the waves would go over our heads.
Hope you are all well. Don’t worry about me, for I am strong and able to take care of myself.
With love,
Your son,
Bill (Bill Waggoner)
NOTES:
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON