World War I Collection

July 24, 1918.

Nelson, Butte Co., Cal.

P.S. Martha asked me when I wrote to say goodbye to you and to give you her best love, as did Mr. & Mrs. Linderman.

Dear Edward:

After staying around home the other day, I went down to Brookdale for Mr. Linderman as he went to Cuba, I came back and left for Nelson which place I arrived last night.

You remember me complaining of a bum cold and teeth aches, well I visited Dr. Eaves to find out if the after effects were causing the teeth to ache. He said impossible, so I went to Dr. James, who said my teeth were alright, so I left.

When I got there last night my front tooth ached terribly in fact I couldn't sleep last night and this morning Jewell made me go to Chico where I interviewed dentists. They all said it was an ulcerated tooth and an abscess was forming. So they drilled into the tooth and right into the nerve which was dead. They claim the dead nerve was forming gas and that I would

[Imprint: H. L. A. BATES 277 PINE STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. ]

July 12th 1921 Tuesday 10:30 AM

Dear old Sned:

Jos is home, came back Sunday night by rail, seems to be all right and went back to work yesterday. Mr. & Mrs. Linderman and Miss Linderman Sr. came back yesterday morning. Jos says that the girls are going to have friends down and he does not see where you could sleep at their house if you went down next Saturday.

Jos says that it was no doubt tomaine he had, as several of the men were taken sick at the same time, so it must have been what was served in the Cafeteria at the Mill. The food there is now kept on ice. Letter from Les yesterday, says he is getting along OK but the Dr. does not want him to go swimming for a while. He is trying to get into Fairbanks Studio for the summer. Also says he will probably sign up for another year at the High School at $2100.00 as times are very bad.

Let me know what you want to do next Sat & Sun. Lots of love from Jos & me. No letters yesterday or today from Mother.

Your loving father

H L A Bates