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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15

Swatty and Bony got to talking about
taking girls to parties and receptions
and things and the first thing you
know we said we would do 1t. I guess
! said Swatty was afraid, and Swatty
dared me back. and we both dared
the dare. So Bony asked Oracle Morton
and she said she'd go with him IL her
mother would let her. When Bony
told me I didn't believe him, but I
asked Oracle Morton, and she said
Bony had asked her and that Mamie
hadn't. asked Mamie. So said:
AW! how could I ask her when I
hadn't seen her yet"
"You could too see her, IL you want
ed to-" Oracle said. you could see her
s TasSt minute .flasa Of 81, every day. If you
Taint so. I'm not 'fraid cat" I
"'Tis so and you are! 'Fraid cat!
You amt going to take Mamie Little
and you're her fellow!
Il am, too, going to take her!" said
So then Oracle Morton stuck ont her
tongue at me and went away, but I
wasn't going to take Mamie Little, I
wouldn't have asked her for q million
dollars But didn't have to ask her
! met her that afternoon. She was on
the other side of the street and I just
went along as IL l didn't see her, So
she called across:
"Oo-oo! George! You know"
Jaw! What do I know? 1 asked
back. sort of cross.
You know! The receptionv she
said. So l just went along.
Well, that evening when I got home
my mother said:
I hear you are getting to be quite
beau, GeOrgfe."
I didn't know what she meant, so I
said: 'Huh?"
Mrs. Little called this afternoon"
my mother said, land she told mo
you had asked Mamie Little to 60 to
the new school reception with YOU. 7
think 1t is very nice. She came over
to ask II I thought it would be all
right and told her did think So"
I didn't say anything. 1t was that
Oracle Morton, and was mighty mad
at her for telling Mamie Little I was
going to take her, but was kind of
glad. too. thought: "WelI, any
way. Swatty and Bony are going to
taks girls, too, SO ! guess / won't be
too tshamed."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15

IN the yard under tho apple tree and
they would sit and talk. Or Jimmy
would talk. He would talk and talk
and talk and every once in. awhile
she learned 1t, MOI 80. after q cou-
pie Of years Jimmy began to hold
Annie's hand when he talked to her
and in . couple Of years More they
got engaged. I Euess they liked each
That was about when me and Swat
~ and Bony got old enough to 60
over and talk religion and things
with Jimmy. We had been doing that
FOR about q year when was in our
dining room one day. looking to see
Il Annie had put any fresh cookies in
the jar in. the closet, when I heard
my mother say, "Oh, Anniep in the
kitchen, as II she was sorry about
something. SO then Annie said:
Il bin sorry. to 60 away, too. nam,
but It is right everybody should get
married once or twice"
-! know" my mother said. hut I
0 aont za xno xn Mnst will ever do with
So then Annie cried and there were
no cookies, SO I went out.
been saving his money ever since
Annie came to our house and now he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
HE GRABBED THE BUM BY THE
HAIR AND STARTED TO YELL.

had enough to get married on and buy
2 couple OF acres, SO they were going
to be married and he. was going to
stun and peddle it. Annie was going
to raise chickens and sell eggs and
they would have q COW and sell milk,
to9: so that was all right.
Wei, one OF the things we had talk
me and swatty and Bo %ss s 1aaKf Sa nRa
were good. because we all had money
IN the savings bank. l had IS and
swatty had $64 and Bony had IS. But
Jimmy said banks were no good, be-
cause his father had had money in
one and # busted and he never got
cent. Jimmy said the safest thing
place where you could hide 1t. and to
put 1t there, and never to let any
one know where that place was. So
now I come to the story part Of the
story. / guess what the story is
about Is that sometimes 1t is a good
thing for a fellow to have girl,
because, IL Mamie Little hadn't been
my girl maybe Jimmy and Annie
would never have been married.
There were two parts about the
story; one was that q circus was COM
ing to town and me and Swatty
weren't going: the other was that the
schoolhouse wore out and they tuilt
new one.
1t was in vacation time and almost
time for school to begin again, so
they hurriedup the new scho ouse,
10 1t would be ready. 1t was a dandy
big one. SO they sent out q lot of in
vitations and printed it in the paper
that there would be a big reception at
the schoolhouse. and refreshmasits,
and the money was to start q s.tsooi
library. The next day altar the ~,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-27
Orphan Ridge.

Mrs. c. NJ: Piper and daughter
Marjorie of Centerville came Frida
to spend zen q few days with relatives
!, Mrs. Pat Guinon of Petersburg,
visit with her mother, Mrs. d. p
Leahy.
John Barlean went to Newton.
Kansas, last week to work in tie
Mr.; McHarness of Leon painted
the pig house on the DR.. r. d. Gard
ner farm last week.
Dan Barlean and daughter Ruth
S s m sunday at his brothers, the
y George Leahy and wife and Mrs.
C.. p. Leahy and Mrs. w. NJ. Baker
were calling on Mrs. Ann Ellis SIN
day afternoon.
J. NJ; and D. ]. Barlean spent Sun
day afternoon at Hi Manchester's.
=, Fred Jones and family and Milt
Irultt and sister, Miss Sarah, spent
sunday at Ern Easten's.
A. j. Piper and wife of Leon spent
Sunday at the home of their son. Lee
Davis. Ivy
G. NJ Axes of Leon spent courle
of days at Blockley last week overs
seeing his fine farms.
Ike Manchester and wife spent
Saturday at Davis City.
Jesse Bennett and Harve Phillips
of Leon are boring a we'll this week
for the Barlean boys.
Walter Fitch had legal business at
Davis City Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Piper of Leon
spent Saturday at the John Piper
home.
Dan Barlean commenced putting
up his clover hay this week.
Brothers car which he bought of Jim
The farmers are busy laying their
corn by this week for harvest is
about here.
c. E. Leahy and family of near
Lineville spent Saturday night and
Sunday at the home of his mother,
Mrs. d p. Leahy
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-27
THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, JUNE q, 1918.
Davis City.

Miss Leah Teale left the past
week for visit with her sister, Mrs.
Dean Gates at Graybull, Wyoming.
Lawrence Atteberry and wife left
last Wednesday for a trip down in
Missouri. They went by the auto
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Bailey have a
daughter visiting them from Atchi-
son.
Frank Robbins and wife visited at
Ithe Bert Adams home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orvall Frazier spent
the past Sunday at the Davis home
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Downey and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tharp and
Frank Stoneburner and family were
among the number who attended the
children's day exercises at the Eol-
den church last Sunday.
George Henderson and wife spent
Sunday with friends near Leon.
Leslie Cummings returned from
a trip to St. Joe last Monday.
Lee Flora and wife and daughter
left last Thursday for tour in the
west, They expect to be gone three
months and will visit in Wyoming,
turning. They went for their health
and expect to camp out, making the
trip in their automobile.
After weeks visit here and at
Decatur. Mrs. NJ. 3. Crane and son
Jack left for Chicago last Wednes-
day and from there Will return to
their home at Miles City, Montana.
part of the Shirley residence. S.
Bullock will occupy the other half.
The youngest son of Lalta Hagan
had the misfortune to fall out of a
cherry tree while picking cherries
last Friday and broke his arm. DR..
Reed was called and at present writ
ing. he is getting along nicely.
Joe Macklin and brother Lyman
were called to Lamars, Iowa, last
week on account of the serious i'll
ness Of their mother, Mrs. Adam
McClain, but the latest word receiv-
ed here she was getting better but
still in q very precarious condition.
Mrs. Turner and Miss lone Robbins
are. at Des Moines taking teachers
training preparatory to their duties
in our city school the coming year.
Harley Sly and wife are the proud
parents of a new baby born the first
of last week.
Mrs. Leslie Cummings and daugh-
ter are visiting relatives at Mt Ayr
this week
A new girl arrived at the home of
Lyman McClain and wife on Monday
of last week. All doing we'll.
Warren Hullinger left to join the
big family of Uncle Sans the past
week and add another star to the
honor of our little village. We now
have over twenty-five of our best
home boys who have gone to serve
their country. God protect them is
the prayer of all.
~, Mrs: VIM: Bailey returned last
Thursday from a trip to Atchison
where she had been called to see a
new grandchild
Since our last communication G..
F. Henderson has bought out the
Sam Bullock furniture and under
taking business and consolidated
it with his own.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-27
Hazel College.

Miss Helen Hawkins came Thurs
day to visit at the N. G. Spencer
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Booth of Corydon
came Saturday evening to visit Mr..
and Mrs. c.: W, Daugherty.
Mrs. Keister Saturday evening.
Miss Olive Collins was visiting her
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Spencer and
daughter Julia and Miss Helen
Hawkins were calling on Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Collins Thursday even
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Daugherty
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Booth
drove to Camp Dodge Sunday They
said the boys were feeling fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. John West and chill
dren were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Boles Sunday.
Carroll Spencer took dinner with
Willie Steen Sunday.
with Misses Martha, Ruby and AIDA
Fry Sunday afternoon.
A number from this neighborhood
went to the river Sunday.
(Delayed)
Mrs Charles West and sons were
visiting John Vests Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Clanton was visiting
her sister, Mrs. Wesley Steen last
week.
children were Wednesday, evening
callers at Wesley Stems.
Julia and Carroll Spencer and
Willie Steen were calling on the
Miss Lucille Grimm is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Jack Edwards.
Miss Nicolena Rasmussen was
visiting her friend, Miss Artie Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. Alma Brand and
Sunday visitors with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Spencer and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Steen and
son Willie were visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Aaron Fry and family Sun
day.
Grant Spencer sheared sheep for
Walter Briner Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of last week.
Several from this neighborhOod |
were in Leon to hear the soldier
from the trenches speak Saturday.
night.
Miss Gladys Davis was visiting
with Miss Velma and John Spencer
Sunday.
Mrs. r. B. Hawkins and little son
at the Weldon hospital Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Fry and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Steen and
family were visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. John West and family Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-27
White Oak.

Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Mccullough
and children Of near Corydon and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Honn were Sun
day guests at the Guy Mccullough
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Downing Shaw and
sons of Leroy spent Sunday at the
Harvey Northrup home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Quayle and Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Quayle were Sunday
guests at the Joe McVey home south
of High Point.
John Brazelton' and Mr.. Ellis of
Garden Grove are assisting Harden
Lillard this week to single his
Relatives of Mrs. James Hill from
Des Moines are visiting her this
week. q
Mr. and Mrs. u. w. Wagner and
family visited Sunday at the Earl
Wagner home in Garden Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Reynolds
visited Sunday with relatives near
Weldon.
Mr.. Hall of Weldon was in this vi
cinity buying wool last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-27
Pleasant Hill.

Clint Dye delivered hogs to Line
vile Saturday.
There will be children's day exer-
cises at Mt. Olive Sunday night.
Raymond Curry from Camp Dodge
visited Sunday at the John McClain
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross spent Sunday
at the A. Perkins home.
Miss Irene Bright spent Saturday
and Sunday with her friend, Miss
Ethel Moore.
Miss Genevieve Alley spent one
afternoon with her friend Hazel Will
son.
Misses Elsie and Nancy Spencer
spent Monday at A. Perkins.
Homer Bright spent Saturday and
Sunday with his cousins, Virgil and
Willard Bright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Vaughn spent
one evening last week at the Ira
Sears home.
Blunt Alley and family spent Sun
day at the Dave Alley home. y
Miss Thelma Curry spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her friend Miss
Bessie McClain.
Several from around here attend
ed the band concert at Lineville Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Farnum spent
Sunday evening at the A. Perkins
home
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-27
Burr Oak Ridge.

Camp Mills, Hampstead; n: ;
American EXpeditionary FORCES
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-27
New Buda.

Roscoe Mcdaniel and wife ana an!
hahV spent Sunday at Lew Frazer s.
Jake Hagan and family spent sun
day at John Hagan's.
Mrs. IneZ Flora was VlSltlhs
friends in this vicinity last week.
O. l.. Fetty and family spent Sun
Mrs. Goldie Bailey and children
spcn' Sunday and Sunday night at
Geo Fetty and family were Leon
callers Satu1 day.
Mrs. Myles Boeger and children
went to visit her mother, Mrs. Harp
on Saturday,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-27

Private William R. Chastain, VINO nc
,.s rr hean in the base hospital at
on fifteen day furlough to 2vi nlsl' his his
parents and in company nlGa ce Mtie Nc Nc
mother and aunt, Mrs: c;1f Hlt,e Wv
Gala WHO To 5 IS here few days at DAVIS
DIV oiflng With h the families of w. H. NC
a Gin ' Clay and wife and CHS ins shnfa
spent n Sunday at the Tom "eoslFi
home. ,e.,. ,d Family were
very pleasant lea nnen Gallef last t. week eel
'ai az, , Smith and family and opal
Benn met called at Hill Top farm sun
day evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-27
DeKalb..

Well, harvesting is very close to
us now. One farmer in our neigh
borhood has his wheat cut the earli-
est we know of wheat being cut for
some time in these parts.
John Cox left the past week for
Missouri where he expects to help
his brother with his harvesting for
about a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Miller and daugh-
tiers of Kellerton spent Thursday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Nc
Carl. S..ss
Several from the neighbprho0d~ 1T
tended the children's exercises Ut
Pleasant Hill school Sunday near
Delray.
The telephone llnes were being re-
paired by some in these parts Wed
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-27

nesday. It seems natural to have
some service after a spell of no SER
vice at all.
Mrs. Rose Lands and daughter
Emma came Tuesday to stay with
Harvey the rest OF the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cox were
Van Vert callers Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jink Wells and Mrs.
Nina Miller spent Wednesday even
ing at the Drew Kelley home.
Lee Ewing called at the Henry
Brammer home near Grand River
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plat Harris spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Wilson. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Beers and Mrs.
ink Wells visited In Leon Saturday.
Mrs. Leo Ewing spent Friday az
FtdrnOon with Mr.. Efaotuo WILSON.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-27
some Letters from willard Chastain.
Camp Funston, Kan, June e; %

Camp Funston, Kan, June "a.
Home Folks; Well this Is the let
ter You on aH @e been we Rw bs e to ne
here in day or two. Idon't know
where we Will go. We are all ready
now. l got your letter the other day
and thought wouldn't answer it
until I found out for sure what we
were going to dc. Suppose We, we VIII
will write every day can SO you
will know where | am. guess, all
the boys of the seth Division will be
away by the last of the week. !
haven't, been very well satlsf ne1
since the boys, left | came up here
e wler' since e' / told Id' them good.bye
would like to know how the boyo
feel that claim exemption when they
have no reason only to make money.
1t wouldn't do for any of them to be
around a bunch of soldiers. don't
think we will have to be gone very
zation. guess | will be the lieu
tenants orderly.
My address will be
Willard Chastain,
314 Mobile Veterinary Saiy, S @;uis}nn
American Expeditionary Forces.
Don't put A. r. F. for it will be
mixed up with the Australian, mail,
and be Sure to put seth Division. !
don't know if we will go to England,
France or Italv. Maybe | may see
some sght5 and nave fopget aBou
stopping the Reporter, and there is
no use to worry.
Camp Mills, N. Y, June 18th.
Home Folks: AS we have gotten
settled down | will write some. we
got in New York yesterday morning
boat and got Strengthened up this
morning ready to rest. but this was
a nice afternoon and the aeFoplanes
made SO much racket that / couldn't
go to sleep. There were about 80 in
the air all at once and 1t made some
tired riding on the train, but they
took us off the train as often as they
could and exercised us. Came
through Kansas City, st. Louis, In
dianapolis, Columbus, Erie, Bu1ialo
and on to New York. This is NC
is tents here. The Infantry boys have
left here. Guess they have started
over. Don't know when we will go.
We have been attached to the Mill
tary Police for clothing and rations,
but We are attached to the Quarter
know when they will go. | don't
nave any idea when we will get any
mail, but think we will get some be-
fore we leave. Well l don't know
much to write this time. Will prob
ably see something new. every day
from now on. Address letter to, me
here and maybe l will get it before
we leave. If l don't get the letter
here they will send it to me.
Willard Chastain,
Camp Mills, N. Y.
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HoW's This

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrk
Cure.
J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
y Toledo, q.
HANS Catarrh Cure 10 taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mv.
cous surfaces Of the system. Testimoniato
sent ffee. Price q cents par bottle. Sold
b. an OrugglotA
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-27
Camp Mills, N. Y, June 18th.

OdHP NII11S, ~; =, 1uHe Iot!.
Home Folks: AS / am not doing
anything this evening / will let you
know that / am alright and still in
the United States. / am a little tir-
ed as we have been drilling about
three hours a day and we are not in
the habit of doing anything. This is
a nice day, and there is nearly a.
ocean. Did you get the cards I sent
while we were on the road? We had
to give them to people along the
road and let them mail them |
think we will be here for awhile yet
as they seem to be sending the COM
Blatant forces over first. / have got
SO ! can. sleep now. the aeroplane,ss
send my mail here until you get q
letter that we have gone. Don't
know much to write.
Willard Chastain,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-27
Camp Mills, N. Y, June lat

Camp NILS, N. T., June l4tn.
Home Folks: I will write a few
lines and let you know I got your
letter today, also the last weeks pa
per from Coats. A bunch of Ills were
detailed to put up some tents today
SO. suppose they are looking for
some more men to come in. You
spoke about war bread. l haven t
eaten any war bread since 1 have
been here, only what l ate when |
was home. Don't worry about us
not having enough to eat for the
people at home will do without be-
fore we will We nearly always
have meat three times day. We
had dried beef made with a gravy
this morning, fish for dinner. and
mutton for supper, so we will always
have plenty to eat as supplies are go
ing over every day. And the clothes
we got about three weeks ago they
thought were not good enough SO We
got more new ones. I have more
clothes than l want to take care OF.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-27
Camp Mills, n. Y, June 18Th

Camp Mills, N. y, June StH.
Home Folks: Will write some this
afternoon as there is not anything to
do. This is nice day here: l guess
it is hot weather there by this time.
We drill about three hours OF "a
morning and don't do ANYTHING in
the afternoon Think ! will wash
some son clothes this. afternoon. T, Talked d
to Guy McMorris last night. Re satd
John l.. Grogan was here. rms is
Guite a good sized camp covers lois !.
of ground. Find out what John HoH-
mans address is or what 0rganlza,
ton he belongs to and maybe Will
see him sometime. There is part
of several different divisions mere
and | might find him. ! guess we
will be here for awhile longer. 1t is
about time for US to get get anot H3Se
BOYS out there got exempted unLll
after harvest who were called Tue
last time. Class will all be called
before long. | think several, or the
bows will be reclassified and When
they do have to go they Will nave TO
make IN for lost time. There were
few every place that has been .ge!..
t q ont of it someway. There ism !
much news here. How is ever !! dm - !:
WI can still send my mall mere 10
y" Willard Chastaln,
314 Mobile Vet. Sec,
seth Division,
Camp Mills, Hampstead; n. {.
American Expeditionary FORCES
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-06-27

l will name over what my equipment
is: Two suits wool clothes, two wool
en- shirts, six pairs of SOCKS, two par
trench shoes, one pair russell SHOES,
three suits underwear, one army NAT
and cord, one steel helmet, two PAIR
leggins, one suit denim with nat, one
overcoat, one .slicker, one poncho'
one shelter half (two make tent /,
three wool blankets, two bed sacks,
one pack, one mess kit with cups,
one Red Cross sweater with SOCKS,
helmet and wristlets, one revolver
with belt and shell pockets; IN win
ter time one wool cap and one par al
Then we have two cans to carry grub
in when in the danger zone, one gas
mask, and when we go over l VIII
have one horse, saddle, blanket,
bride, saddle bugs and spurs besides
toilet articles, towels, razor, thread,
pins and buttons, l think l nave AVE-
don't have to carry all of that but it
is charged up to us if we lose it. We
have to pay for it. We also have
canteen and cover to carry water IN
When we were in Funston we had
steel cot and two suits OF khaki. we
have folding canvass cots here we
ways get plenty to eat and our Or
ganization never gets very close 10
the danger zone and if anyone gets
sick we can get a doctor in five MIN
utes and it don't worry me any about
going over the way the ships are pro
tected that carry troops l expect
will get seasick but guess will
get over that. We haven't gone, yet
and some of them think we. will be
here quite awhile yet, but OF course
they don't know anything about 1t.
| don't know what we will do tomor-
row. | guess we will drill in the
morning and rest in the afternoon.
This island is nice place. There are
several millionaire's summer homes
here. This is all L know to, write
this time. l will get your letters
alright as long as they have the
division number on them as tney
know at the post office where we are
ali the time. Willard Chastain,