The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-17
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SOLDIER BOY LETTERS
From VIM. IL. Campbell.
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Dear Mother. Father and

From VIM. IL. Campbell.
Dear Mother, Father and All:
Prela. Penn, Sept. 80, 1918.
Will drop you few lines to let you
nave been feeling pretty tough. |
am Just getting over having that in
fuenza. They took me to the hos
pital a week ago Sunday and l am
Still here, but will go pack to the
ship right. way. l wasn't SO very
pad but they take a fellow to the
a cold Now don't worry the least
about me for l am feeling fine now.
| | have had good care and plenty to
| eat but say how | did wish for some
good old potatoe soup that mother
used to make. | sure am glad l had
wouldn't tell you any thing. about
being in the hospital put l thought
that wouldn be right but now dom
worry the least for | am feeling fine.
l suppose you think ! have waited
| a long time to write and bet you
have been worrying about me, put
this is the first paper ! have been
able to get hold OF since | have been
in the hospital. AS soon as | gel
back to the ship | am going to put
in for my furlough. get twelve
days from the time | leave the ship
and it will take thirty-siX hours to
make the run if the trains make con
days at home. Tell James to prac-
tice up running that car for | want
| him for my chauffeur when | come
back. Tell him | will bring him a
little white cap just like mine. Well
suppose father and Clarence are
about through sowing wheat. I'll
bet those shoats are looking fine.
III be glad when | get to come
home. Tell mother to have plenty
of potatoes on hand for | feel like
eating all Of the potatoe soup she
can make and that sour kraut that
Marie is making, will take about
fifteen gallons for me and l suppose
you thought you would sell your
ROSTERS before / came back so you
wouldn't have to kill them for me,
for two dozen would have been about
what would have eaten Of those
Leghorns. Well III bet M -, mother ths4 has has
some LETT adoa any y bow for We'll m that D b
i don't want to sell them for feel
like | am going to be home next
summer. Those dirty Huns are sure
getting theirs now and, they are go
Ing, to get more l ! don't wd think KIT it
got one from you folks; it was mail
terday. Say, maybe you think !
wasn't a happy sailor for l had been
wanting something to read. The
boys said | must be very popular 10
get all OF that mail. | got a letter
from Letha Munyon; with two two sticks s. Gi
taste good. got a letter from
Jesse and Clair yesterday. There
are about 400 of the boys here in
the hospital, some very good, look
ing nurses | make my own heu OF
morning ane n snd T lad m sbe 9Gd INF
think | did a very good job of it. |
told her | wasn't used to making
such beds. Oh, she was just kid
ding" me anyway Well this will be
all for this time so good bye to all.
From your loving son and brother,
VIM. R. Campbell.
Oct. 2, 1918.
Dear Mother, Father and All:
VIII drop YOU few lines to let you
know | am feeling fine this morning.
| am up all the time now You
wanted to know what this disease
was like; it is a good deal like the
in your mouth. ] am getting plenty
to eat and a good bed to sleep in and
can sleep as much as | want to SO
| am very we'll satisfied. Has Clar.
ence and Clair been classified yet!
Let me know. Say am sending
YOU a piece | found in the paper
about Charley Binks from Malvern,
Iowa. Well, | think l will get to &c
back to the ship tomorrow. | don !
care though, | am getting fed good
, and good place to sleep. II they
leave me in here very long / Will pc
fat as hog. Well, it looks like
rain here this morning. but has been
very nice weather. The chaplain
from our ship has been up and saw
me several times. A chaplain in the
navy is the same as minister IN
civilian life. / am going to put IN
for my furlough as soon as gel
back to the ship. The guy from New
Virginia is going to try and come
back with me if we get to come
back together we will come all the
way to Osceola together. l haven, t
got James picture vet but probably
will get it today. Well, l. see by the
morning paper that the Huns are
still getting it put to them. Tell
James / said hello, and wish he was
here to sleep with me. Now mother
don't worry about me for | am 1eel-
ing fine and taking good care OF my
self. Say l sure am drinking the
milk here at the hospital. Ihey
give us all that we want and 1t Is
ice cold so you know about how l
drink, Well / guess | better close
SO good bye to all. From your loV-
ing son and brother.
- . ~ VIM. R. Campbell,
U. S. S. Missouri, New York, N. Y,
20 P NJ, Box 9.