The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-02-14
College Column
LEO s. LINTON suCCuMBs

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Below we give letter written by
his uncle, NJ. II. Nichols, and clip
ping from a Homer, Mich, paper
which gives details Of his death and
funeral.
Dear friends:-I am enclosing
herewith a clipping from our coun-
ty paper Of the death of Leo S. Lin
ton who was a student in your col
lcge up to the time Of his enlistment
in the U. 5. Army in December.
You know something of the merits
and true worth of Leo, and his I'M
timely death will undoubtedly be
shock TO his friends there as il
was to his relatives and friends
here.
The clipping gives the facts near
ly as they are, except the cause OF
his death was cerebro meningitis.
and he suffered great deal during
the week he was sick.
He was taken to the base hospital
or Sunday, January p. and died the
next Sunday, February 3, about $50
in the morning.
His sister Martha arrived there at
camp Macarthur Thursday about .
in the evening and was with him
from that time until the end, and
she brought the remains here to
Homer, arriving here at 1871 yes
terday, Wednesday, morning. The
funeral will be held today, Febru-
airy Z, at the NJ. f. Church here in
Homer.
Six of the college students and
Professor Larabee of Hillsdale Col
lege are here to attend the funeral,
and also five or six Of the Homer
boys who are at Camp Custer, Bat
tie Creek, Mich, in the U. S. Army,
are expected here to attend the
funeral.
The death of Leo S. Linton, son
of John S. Linton, of Homer. oc-
Cured at Camp Macarthur, Waco.
Texas, early Sunday morning, as
mentioned in the News-Statesman.
Leo was % years old and gradu-
ated from the Homer High School
in 1914. The following year he
taught what is known as the Quaker
Mills school, south of the village,
and the year of 1856 he tutored a
young man at Dowagiac, preparing
him to enter High school.
In the fall of 1915, Leo entered
Hillsdale College as a freshman in
the A. b. course and remained there
the college year. Last fall he went
to Berea, Kentucky, and entered !
college there as a sophomore and
remained until near the middle OF
December when he enlisted in the |
L. S. Aviation Corps and was sta
toned at Newport, Kentucky, until
about two weeks ago, when he was
sent to Camp Macarthur, Waco,
Texas. He arrived at Waco about
January % and on that day he wrote
card to his sister, Martha Linton,
saying that the weather was like
spring there. She received the card
Monday, January %, and as she was
about to answer the card a telegram
came to her father stating that Leo
was seriously ill with spinal men,
nights.
Tuesday morning, the next day
Miss Linton started from Homer on
the il:0i New York Central train
and arrived at Waco Thursday, to
find her brother beyond hopes of
recovery and death resulted early
on Sunday morning, February 3. At
i:O5 Sunday evening the lonely sis
ter started On her return TO Homer,
accompanying the remains of her
only brother, whose young life had
been snuffed out so suddenly.
Private Linton was a bright and
promising young man, student OF
more than average ability and am
bilious TO make a success in life.
The sister, Martha, is a trained
nurse, having entered the hospital
of DR.. l.. NJ. Henderson six years
ago and becoming a success at her
profession. The remains were ex-
pected to reach Homer this (Tues-
day evening and the funeral viii
be held Wednesday, though full de-
tails Of the services are not COM
pleted at this writing.
Leo leaves a father and three sis
tiers, Martha, Enid, who is a senior
in Homer High school, and Hor-
tense, who is about II years old,
having lost his mother two years