The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
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SOLDIER BOY LETTERS
John Munyon Writes from France.
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Somewhere in France July 80, rs.
Dear Folks: Will write you a
few lines to let you know that l am
10. K. and hope you are the same.
What are you doing to pass the
bPeus sTa Harvesting sypp Sy tbs Hu tm ass
around here but are getting about
through 1t is pretty good. There
is quite bit of it going down that
| is under shell fire. that they cant
get at to cut: Well ! got letter eade ,l
Jess. But haven't had time to
answer them yet. Letha wrote for
me to write more often but tell
them all to write often and ! Will
write as often as | can and when L
have time; | am living IN ~, dug
seem to like it pretty good dow
is the crops looking? You wrote
that it was getting pretty dry. 1t
rained more the last two weeks
here than it has since came across.
| Where, are the boys at that were up
to Dodge, have they y, C. come ne a across
where some of our boys had landed
in Italy. | am in where there are
bunch of Australians and they treat
us fine, as good as they would
brother. l got the Reporter few
days back: Maybe ! h VII get get then EN-
dress all the time now. ; changed
addresses so often for awhile that
Won couldn't tell where they would
20 to. There was fellow here got
a letter the other day that was dated
in the first Prov. Reg. so you know
it had been on the roaa ong be wn Mas
trying to insult me. when he wrote
to me but he is all right. AS we
are quite a ways apart l could tell
him things that would beat that in
a thousand places. You wanted to
know if l got that package?
been here If you get it back write
me and i will try and get request
so YOU can send it to me. Tell Lee
land that | am going to send him AZ
picture that l got out OF the paper
here. Some Of the boys said we
can l may send him souvenir.
Well as it is getting late and news
is getting scarce | will close for this
time, Write as often as you can
and / will do the same. SO good bye
for this time.
Aug. 1, 1918.
Dear Folks: Will try and write
YOU a few lines this evening How
feeling fine. What are you all do
ing? Got letter from you yester-
day. Was glad to hear that every
thing is O. X. News here SOUNDS
brett pretty Busy for the last two or three
Weeks. Would write to you sooner
but couldn't under circumstances.
was in a pretty good town the 9TH
err evening, about as large again as
Leon Saw some OF the boys that
| used to know in ray old company
at Dodge today. u Have lay iys you folks
haven't saw him for some time. Got
YOUR letter with the boys addresses
will write to them soon Well as
it is getting dark | will quit for TO-
night. Well | will try and write write
some more today. II mas p ,Gea
farmers are still cutting, wheat here:
| heard this morning that we have
10 900 prisoners. | saw some OF
them. ! think that Dennis Owens,
Jess Mcdowell and Carl Clauson are
close to me here, but don't know II !
going E1 to try to. Got your letter stat
ing that you had put one of my let
tiers i'm the Reporter. suppose 1t
is all right. but if | had known it
could have done better. ! can near
a Scotch Highlander band playing:
They are dlHerent from oui JAM !.
is a home You wrote that Jim
NJ. was going to camp in July. Did
he go? If he did tell him wish
him much good luck. 1t is a pretty
nice trip over here, but don't think
he will make it, Tell Joe and Letha
| got their letter and was glad to
hear from them and for them to
keep on writing as l haven't, forgot
them yet and will write 20 them as
soon as possible, as ] don't know
When i will get to mail this one J
know how long l will be out. Well
as news is setting scarce | will
close for this time, hoping to hear
from you soon. ! will say good bye.
Pvt. John Munyon.
Co. C, 123d Nch. Gun Bn. - s3,375,
American EXpeditionary Forces.