The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-26
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SOLDIER BOY LETTERS
Letters from Perry Latta in France
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| 10 MY Dedi "ile anu Dduy.
will answer your letter l received
yesterday evening. ! was sure glad
letter from Maude. This leaves me
we'll. feeling fine, fat as can be,
weight 1872 pounds. Now what do
you think Of that? can't say that
army doesn't agree with me can l?
When did you hear from Jim? l
havn't heard from him since | came
over here Well. Nellie, l suppose
you are getting ready for the big
| dom So | saw in the paper that
you sent me that Davis City was go
enjoyed your trip to Clarinda. How
do you like it out there? l didn't
| like the place very we'll. OF course,
we can't all see alike. ! would
rather be on the farm. am sure
glad you have a, good crop. DC, you
haven't had any fried chicken since
/ left the States. Tell Lenore, mana
will look for her picture. | would
love to have one. have one that
| was taken last winter, but would
like to see how much she has grown.
in; have them with me all the time.
| Well. Nell, l can't answer your
question about being on the battle
line, but if | was home | could tell
you something about war;. You
know we didn't come over here to
play: How is father and the boys?
is Charlie e! still at oth as; SUP sup
papa would like to hear her sing that
song, Somewhere in France is
Daddy" Tell her to remember it so
when | come home she can sing it
to me. You say you haven't receiv--
ed those souvenirs l sent you. |
hnx wi
you some more. How would you
like a German helmet or gas mask?
ha. ha. | have one or two. That is
the only kind we would have but l
suppose you would rather have
something else. | will send you
SON SON! methiing Just as soon Don as | set a
that will suit you. Do you get your
allotments all right? suppose
you do though. How many chick
ems have you this year? You never
told me a thing about them. How
is your sugar cane, have you a good
crop of it? am going to live on
pan cakes and molasses when /
come home. | wish you would give
me Jim's address when you write
| to me again l know where he is,
but | don't know where to address
the mail. ! would like to have Lee
Visions address also. Send me
/
would like to read what the people
Well Nell, / will close my letter for
! this time and write you again soon.
l am going down to see Art Hawk
this afternoon and see if he has
received any letters from home. |
gave him the papers you sent me to
read. He sure was glad to get them.
Well SO long. Write soon, from
your loving husband
PVT. Perry Latta.
July 10, 1918.
My Dear Wife and Baby: | will
try to answer your letters that ! re-
ceived today. | also got two letters
from Maude and one from Loren
Sure ire hope hope you you are are all all right. How
is every body at home? You asked
France is beautiful country, al
though it is not as modern as the
U. S. OF course, they haven't the
chance we have. It looks rather
s scyth le or a cradle. Some Of the
farmers have binders and moving
machines, but most all of them are
made in the good old U. S. A. 1t is
nothing uncommon to see a house
and barn all under one. roof. OF
course, there is a partition, between
the living rooms and stables. The
buildings are brick OF. stone. Only
very few frame buildings. Inc
climate sure is fine; isn't bit hot
at all, and ALWAYS cool at nights.
One funny thing l have noticed is
that they don't raise any corn.
haven't seen g stalk AK, Of e, corn since &c
glad you have a dandy cane patch,
that means something good to go on
our pan cakes this winter and | am
hopeing | can be there to eat
'lasses' and pan cakes with you and
Lenore. l have had my supper but
/ am glad to know that you! have re-
membered me with a service fla"
also service pin. Makes me feel
good to know you and Lenore are
proud of their soldier husband and
papa. The French people are sure sure
Ee f TO see ongh the to ear me TAX
French. l can't talk very much, but
can make myself understand all
right Well | will finish writing
now. One Of the boys, put pack
on mule, and | guess he never had
pack-saddle on before, for he made
my soap box that l was using; for
| splinters. In the mean time, l was
doing little double-time getting
out of the way. Well Nell, you
spoke of quitting the farm and go,
f, in gto Leon. l don't believe ! would
if / were you. You would be. lots
more lonesome by yourself in Leon
than you are with Shorty on the
farm, Just go ahead, the same as if
l was there and when l come back
we will be together on the farm.
Just remember that / am coming
back some of these days and it won't
/ be hundred years either. Maude
said in her letter Jim was still in
the states, but was raring to. come
over here. Yes. Art Hawk. is still
with me. No Mallette isn't with
me. l don't know where he is. l
haven't saw him since we left Hous-.
ton. i wish you would can some of
those green beans SO | could have
some of them when l come home, or
do you think they would keep
all right or not. know they
wouldn't if l was there. Well Nell,
l will close for this time, so answer
| soon From YOUR loving husband.