The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-03-28
The Stones Like Kansas.
Stockton, Kan, March 10. 10

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EDITOR REPORTER have read
letters from old Iowa friends and we
vile, Okla, of A. Deck, one from Frank
Shy, of Neb., and it makes us feel good
when we get the REPORTER and read of
little better if we could shake hands
which we think we will if nothing con-
tagious comes along we will be back to
good old Iowa next summer to see our
friends and make them call or visit.
We like this country fine for health
We have all had better health since
coming here than we ever had. |
weigh more than l ever did in my life;
think sometimes might get as fleshy
as my mother.
Mrs. j. Il. Harris, am pretty sure
the most of the readers know her.
They moved out here little while be-
fore we came and they say they never
have any intentions of ever going back
to Iowa, but do, want to go back and
see my friends and relations. We get
letters from all of our relations but that
doesn't answer like seeing them and
having good old chat. Well, | have
said enough about our relations back
there, so will tell you about our sweet
little girl that came to our home Jan
uary 18th. We think she is all o. X.
because we have two girls now and two
boys. She has dark hair and eyes, looks
like Irene did when she was little. She
was two months old and weighed Ia
pounds, and we call her Marie Crystal
but call her by her first name. Orr is
putting in his oats now and we have
made some early garden, such as radish,
onion sets and lettuce. The wheat
looks fine, everyone says they never
saw any better prospect for wheat
crop in their lives and do hope we will
have it because it was failure last
year in just three counties in this state;
Rocks, that is this county, Ellis county
and Sherman county, and Oh! my good
ness, you ought to see the hail here in
the spring; l am not going to tell you
how large they were for fear you might
think it lie. But the actual truth was
last spring out northwest of Stockton
there were a great many cattle killed
and one or two horses and after the
hail storm was over it was in big drifts
five and six feet deep. am glad it
never came here. The school house is
on one corner of our farm and they have
been having church in it every since it
was built and this winter on Friday
evening every two weeks they would
have literary and this Friday is the
last day of school so they are going to
have program and of course am into
that. (The music partD The families
are going to take their dinners and put
them together and all have good jolly
time which we all enjoy.
| Orr's mother has already promised us
she was coming out this summer, so
when she gets back home you can ask
her all the questions you wish to about
Kansas but it is fine level country
and a healthy place to live and guess
that is what the most of us are looking
for. Harvest hands are going to be
scarce as hens teeth out here this year
and if you see any young men that
want good wages in harvest just tell
them about this, that the wages are
going to start at $3.50 and So day
right in the beginning.
| have got little chickens and hens
setting besides. My incubator holds
112 eggs and l intend to raise
turkeys too, so have my hands full
with the baby and little chickens, that
is just the reason do not write any
oftener than do, but expect you are
worn out reading so much nonsense SO
will close, hoping you all are enjoy
ing the best of health. This leaves us
all we'll at present. l must tell you
that today is like summer day. Well,
good bye.
Weremain as ever your friends,
MR.. AND MRS. j. o. STONE.