The Oklasodak (San Benito, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 20, 1916 Page: 3 of 8
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WEDNESDAY. HEFT M. Iflfl
THE OELASODAE
PAGE I
KODAKS
We Are Brigade Headquarters For
Eastman Kodaks
and Films... *
Officers* Collar Ins»gna
Watches Repaired Stones Mounted
Jewelry • Cut Glass Silverware
J. W. BETTS
hook and t«it <m Fit* Weaael'a lino
a privates III ANY
By Frit* Klumenthal
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Camp* Santa Maria und I* Kona,
on the Rio ('.rand*
Since our last letter to The Okla-
sodak we have marie quite a few im-
provement*. both in uurselve* and in
our surrounding*. We have cleaned
a fine plat of ground for the use of
our daily drill*. And by the way. we
are doing some drilling the*e day*.!
that i* if the heaven* are not leak-
jing too nndly, for it »ure can lain!
M yeeterday, and had to pay the price.
■ in allowing herself to he *erved in a
a -mark” turtle *oup, which touted ex-
M -reding! y good. without wr having
■ the apices and other "paraphemate«"
to make it “a la Wfhlorf-Astoria" or
• Cecil Rhode*."
Tha river came up igain last
Thursday and toward* the evening
threatened to leov* the bed and
•pla*h out over the country.
New tenting ha* been received and
there will he no more drenching*
while in the tent*, which wan the rule
and not the exception nnuer the old
canvas when it started rating
Youm truly ha* been let off hi*
some out. here when it start* W<» diet of calomel and quinine, and is
have developed dome c* ine fine*;
sportsmen n the rrd gnd gun cla»*
out here, ar d Private Charles F. Bar-
nard, Pvt. ‘Dock" White of the fn-
firmarv. now aft* ('o. M. Pvt Clew
Wyant and I'vt. Noah Henry, and
Sergeant* Keller and William Kad*.
and Corporal Norman have, proven
them nelve* real nuntera, bringing
home a wild cat, a raccooon and an
armadillo, plu* all kind* of other
game from huzxards to dove* and
blackbird*
hack in the rank* trying to make up
for lout time. Pvt. Homer People*
received a big chocolate cake from
home which he divideu with hi* *quad.
ami everybody, including me. are lick
ing the comer: around our mouth* at
present writing Wr could g¥\ away
with one of them "sweet thing*” al-
mo*t very day in the week, hut do
not tell it to anybody, they might take
the hint, and Hraven help u*. and the
cake*.
The river I* *ti'l up, but *tationary,
Au re voir.
FRITZ.
PASSANT CU B HAM F.
One of the fnrermvd sorfrt/ event*
SOLDIERS OF
“Bullard’s Brigade
Wemissour friends from the ''Pelican" state, but
we ere glad two thirds of our friends remain
WE STILL SUPPLY
Vour toilet articles, drug*. "Skeeter Scoot," etc.
Don't forget our fountain is under a cool eleetric
fan and our dispensors are ready to serve you.
Symond’s Pharmacy
"WE SOLICIT YOIR PATRONAGE"
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
THE BEST ADVERTISMENI HI HAVE
is that th£
The South Dakota Boys
who come from a dairying country, buy all the milk
we can produce.
J. E. Smith Dairy
SAN BENITO. .... TEXAS
Lieut. Robert Carle ha* earned the *"** ****** ****** <*> the I
title of champion fisherman with a Prr!,en ■
strong contender for the title in Pvt.
Rue Well. Top Sergt Fred Hunter i*
the mo*t per*i*tent of them all, al-
though very unlucky a* a fisherman.
Kvery evening will find him sitting
on the hank* of the Rio Grande. rod
in hand, waiting for the fi*h that -z\- nf th#> **••*«» *«»k place la t Wedne*
i«r come*. Wednesday Private* Owen day evening, when the Oklahoma Dan-
and Aiken caught a big catfish, ae- Club gave their first dance at
'tual weight 19 pound*, which wa- ( *ctuH Club hall. The entire mem-
reverentlv opened, dissected, prepared hervhip of the guh and their lady
land greedily devoured hy the hoy* at friend* were present, together with
dinner I other guest*. A most enjoyable even-
Capt. Harold Lee went to San Ben- jn* *•* /‘TM>nt ••>. »nd the boy*
ito last Monday morning to attend to |n khaki found the girl* of San Hen-
bunines* for f.lie company. Some of **• clever and congenial. Capt. |
you hoy* there in the city mu*t hive Mr*. Wen Dark Locke led the
seen hi* smiling countenance, wonder ***™ march. There were nineteen
ing what wa* up But we’re quiet number* upon the program, and the
about it Ain’t going to tell Juat I Oklahoma orche*tra wa* very liberal
now He reported back to camp Tues- WIib en<orPs
day morning, assuring the hoy* that ! Those present were: Misses Helen
he got in short everything he went I ^,n- (Pupkin, Mildred Mr-
after. and hy the way he went after Kathryn King, Be** Rouse,
quite a few thin** not on the regular < **h: l™* i^nry. Knther
program The boy* wen- given tha Ul A**[. R“th Tolbart.
!averting off to attend to their own "'’•lard H*1™ aml Lthe, Clint from
,business because of good conduct fa «r^rn*^lk; “«•»- ^rricklow Soo-
the ahsenc# of their commander. £>• Ra#,f|r. Snyder. Busey.
A general leave wa, given to par- Ho*on’f »umham. Whittanberg. Bren- j
take in the good things not on the J?"™’ Ray'1
program, hut the captain left camp McKay. > ucry. Baker. I arker. Brown,
again, taking with him Sergt. William ‘ DpP'n. Haverfield, Waa*on.
Kad*. and went hack to Sari Benito j JJcCyllb. . ohn Jone*. Thcl: C-.11 in* and
on horseback, losing the fun of the ""“W Kymonds. The chaperones
evening He went after our August aPl an<* Mrs- B*n Davis
pay and brought himse.r *n aide. l/OC*e' * aP*- an,‘ Mr*- Rr* Bolen. Mr.
plu.- the maxuma. hack with him W«l **** ^ Madison, Mr*. SarfI Robert
nesday evening, and on arrival was ‘°n- ™r» * Mrs. Dodds, and
given a cheering welcome. ‘ °"f I '• * *
a . .. , , „___.. | rne club will give their second
Bom, of <h, P «nnml Ijge-Wor-1 ^ thi> w..lnr.,Uy ,v,ninC. and
‘’*77,. h, Ifv^oi, h, lh,„ doub, ,h. mrrmb,r
cause of the rain* during tile week. ... . 1 r,
-V., (rip. ar, I,kad vary mu. h ba- P , '"“T,
rauaa thiy *iva .ha individual a 'h"' ”"««
Ifhanca to -how paraonal qualifira- | ’ 1 _^ _
tion*, experience and alertness. By j _ 'v**-
tha way, ‘ara i, quita a lot of con, | TO Ml SlT.RJHT tOWSIANA.
petition among the hoy*, which al- j ^
way* make* for better ne-vire, and A letter from Deorge Washington
service is what's expected, and what's Booth’ bine gun company. I*t
nee«ied. l-ouiaiana Infantry. Camp Stafford,
Some long and tiresome drills have “,ales ’hat they are making pre-
been planned for the we^k to come. I>min*ry arr* gements for the mua-
but everybody is interested, and are
going to do their ’MurTKiest'' to meet
what’* coming
tering out of that regiment. Mr.
Booth also states that the camp is
under qu*e«ntinr ecr TOfa*;e5, there
SOLDIERS;
Ask the man in the restaurant where hfe
gets his pies, cakes and other good things
to eat. He’ll say
Gold Coin Bakery
Wo have the honor and reputation being one case. He continues that a
of Co. M in our keeping, and to de- w'ld rumor a week ago Sunday night
fend, and will always he willing to the camp in excitement, it was
compete with anvbody who may dis- hinted ’hat the Ixiuisiana hays would
pute.ps the title: “The best company r*turn to the border, going to El
in tfre Oklahoma Regiment." We be He says: "It .was not one of
lieve we’re able to hold our own. and
invite competition, for the sake of
bettering anything that may he im-
proved upon, ourselves included. This
is not a challenge, because we let
Capt. I/ee attend to these matters for
Co. M, hut simply an illustration as
to the spirit of the boy* of Co. M.
The big show of targat practice will
those juicy rumors forming the spice
of bonier life, because it was placed
on the town bulletin boarn, and a
certain major said it was true, anti a
group of officers believed it as we
were ordered not to leave the com-
pany street that morning."
His letter relates how the non-com*
were promised a court martial if the
i»e earning off in a day or so. We’ll m**n did not cease to cheer for pay-
further prove that we have some of <l*y- the ghost having failed to pay
the best rifle *hotH in the country his August visit. Gibson is s:ill gun
WI Arm4V»ATI THE ACCOUNT! Of ALL Mil mm
Save Fart of Your
Pay And Get
5 Per Cent On Time Deposits
Let /,l'9 Do Your Banking Bu9ine»9
No t rouble to An-
swer Question*
SAN BENITO .
BANK & TRUST
COMPANY
Things You Need
Safety Razors $ 1.00. Shaving Stick I 5cts.
Shaving Brushes I 5cts. to $ 1.25
f alcum I 5cts., Soap Boxes I 5 to 25cts
Colgates Tooth Paste 10 and 25cts.
Tooth Brushes I 5 and 25c., Peroxide 20c.
Pocket Match Cases I Octs.
Writing Material
PRICES NOT RAISED
BURKE’S VARIETY STORE
CIGARS CANDIES CIGARETTES
Soda Fountain
Enjoy a Cool Breezy Drink while
resting in our Parlor
OASIS CONFECTIONERY
GREFNSLADE A SCOTT, Propt.
SAN BENITO, TEXAS
TAP* *n<‘ h>' Xhr timr soun,W. now. We expect to be in the front
There »eem* to be a number of in- light* must he out and •verybody'^l nnka and to be haard from accord-
dividual* ir the regiments that do bed. For violation of the above alingly if luck '*4Jl he kind enough to
not realixe the meaning of tap* and number of squad* throughout thel*Um* by u* ,ike shr has ‘n the
.mi riiir *nuia in me country .... - . .—, • , . . 1—w a f e > *
within our ranks, and perhaps, some ning for a match with Ferguson, and H f kp ( )k I ,\ )| | k I IntTlP
who have never been heard of until * professed fighter in the machine LllC lYL-iisLy VZ L/ A Klv 1 1 v/ 111 U
for the benefit of tho*e individual*
the following i* quoted: Tattoo i* the
first warning, call to quarter*, mean*. Pnvilege of curing passes out
for everybody to get in their tenta camp for at least one week.
... . . _. . , ^ . . .. . .Somehow we believe more in hard
South Dakota h.v, l^tth„r work ,han |n |uck h^.u.. haril work
will get you there every time,
i A big soft shell turtle stole the
FOR SALE ON YOUR OWN TERMS
TWO OF THE BEST
10 ACRES OF IMPROVED LAND IN CAMERON COUNTY
Located I 1/j and 2VI miles from city of San Benito
All under irrigation and with substantial buildings
WILL SELL FOR CASH, HALF OR QUARTER CASH
Balance Can be Paid Monthly or Handled on Long l ime Notes
COME AND SEE ME AND MAKE YOUR OWN TERMS
==
GEO. H. WINDSOR, San Benito, Texas
gun company is on the war path.
KNTFRTAIN OFFICERS.
Friday night the non-commissioned
officer* of Co. L, First Oklahoma In-
fantry entertained their officers. Cap-
tain I.ocke and Lieutenant Hicks with
a Dutch lunch at the American apart-
ment*. Lieutervant Fdmond wa* un-
able to attend on account of his du-
ties. *
By unanimous consent Captwin
Locke wa* selected a* presiding offi-
cer. Kxtemporaneous speeches and
talks were delivered hy tne following.
ICapt. IxH-ke on what Company L ha*
done and can do; Lieut. Hicks, on get-
ting together for service; Bohanan on
how to enjoy life in **r Benito;
Thomas on why I like to go to the
laundry; Cooper on how to raise tur
nip*; Jone* on how to take a hath;
Ray on society; MrCalib on night
scene* across the resaca; Calmer on
how it feels to he covered with mud;
Fleming on how I love Company L;
Busey on life »- we find it; Bowling
on how to he a gentleman in aniform;
Folsom flfri obedience and respect to
our officers. Other* present were.
Mockle, Kee, Trotter. Jone* and
Thompson. The special guest of the
evening was Hon. J. A. Baldwin of
Ihirant, Ok la. Sergeant F'almer wa* j
chef for the evening and wa* ably
aasfeted hy Aiergeant Tratter.
F. A. Lister of (ialveston ha* been J
the guest of his son, Capt. Lister,
depot quart*rwta*tar at San Benito. )
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IS
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Buy a coupon |book and save
1Q%
on your purchase
On sale at
South Dakota Post Exchange
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Wasson, S. Deane. The Oklasodak (San Benito, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 20, 1916, newspaper, September 20, 1916; San Benito, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth852577/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .