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ALASKA ARIZONA CALIFORNIA IDAHO MONTANA NEVADA OREGON UTAH WASHINGTON

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TRADE MARK
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H. L. A. BATES
SECRETARY-MANAGER

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., ]

Tuesday 10 A.M.
Dec. 3rd 1918

My dear old Siredward:
Last night we got two letters from you, written
I think on Oct 26th and 30th and Joe Durney got one from
you enclosing, the salmon label. He seemed tickled to
death over it, and this morning read extracts from it
to his friends in the back of the ferry boat. I have been
wondering whether you will think we did not get your
cable, when you receive ours. We have no way of
telling when you sent your cable, as they only give on
cables the date of the receipt, which in your case was
Nov. 25th at 7.53 pm. I sent our cable about 2:30 pm
the same day. You cant imagine how differently
your mother feels since your cable arrived. We had
both been very anxious, but she more so, and it
was getting on her nerves. She must be at least
five to ten years younger now. Jos is not subject
to draft and all the draft men have been discharged.

Dick is sort because he hasn't seen anything
of the fracas. He says they promised to do something
for him last April and now they say "there are others
in the same boat." Nor thinks it outrageous that
he and Dick whose business it is to fight, should
not do so, and instead have their young brother
do it for them. Of course they cant help it.

You certainly have had and are having great
experiences that will be a joy to you in later life.
We had hoped that you would be back here