The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-14
From Harry F'inkbone.
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SOnlCW ilClS IL
Dear Mamma: Hello, mamma, how
are YOU and papa and Sis! an
getting along fine and dandy ! nag
a spell of la grippe and a PAD cold
hhut cot over that and am feeling tine
again. it is awful cloudy today, put
has not rained much. l o tnreg
letters from you the other DAY ana
was sure glad to get those plGeuiG;I IN
Tell Lena she was aSe some those 3seNe gray
t try eeGs!ie'i The pictures yer al
FOOD but papa looked awful dark.
We'll, | suppose Mr.. Tyler's are u
there by this time. Say the h0gS
done pretty we'll didn't they? Ieil
papa i said to have a time or my
ha ha' Say / had the crystal broke
m nv watch for didn't suppose |
would ever get it fixed and b0ught
another one for so francs II got
nv old one fixed up the other d
and then l had two thought tW9
watches we're too many SO ! sold
the one l bought today Tor oO llaiEa,
I mau Of f Bows broke: expect / have
nretty near as much money as there
+. in the company. OF course, there
is not much to spend it for, u buy
q hottie of beer once in a while n
that is all. Beer is a franc or ~
cents a quart. Say | ougnd u, n1eg XIV
fat drink iRgg bee beer b ana ha Mashed Riep po-
tatoes. onions, bread, pudding and
light bread for dinner, The only
Nae YOU get me bested is on fried
chicken. I don't like to have you
talk about that because we aoh 7
GET n of that here. some OF me
boys talked of frying some fhat do ar
think they have. Well all the boys
are we'll that you know. Lloyd
Hright from Lineville, left for oftic-
er,s training school about a week
ago. Three days from today is
Tena's birthday SO you know Wne4
this letter was written. e her l.
would like to be there ana az s'r rece avt
ad anY Of those papers but got three
letters from you the other. day n
from O and Lena and four from
GLADYS B. and one from irene Bear
ahonf a week ago. Well will ave
to close and 60 to- supper, So gooa
bye, from your iov IN ! a, Hoh VIII"
anu 'es' Harry Finkbone.
Dear Mama: Hello, how are you
and all the rest of-the family? |
am we'll excent have a little colo
You know that is notnlns -
for me. Well it Is pretty colo 10
dav as I have my overcoat on, we
had a frost the other night ana YOU
know I am always froze up a1teI tne
first frost. Say l got four letters
from from YOU folks today. Say, sun
nose YOU folks and Gertie's a qu1le
a time. Say the old lady here Where e
II stay came in here. am using q
big box for a writing desk. one
fathers around a lot. l couid not
tell whether she wanted me to use
III or not so l just quit until sne
went out. Say l bet you are gag
that you are going to move, or VII
be moved by the time you get ny y
like to have one of o ch1cKens
fried you sold. They are sure pre-,
Nv high here but l believe could
stand a dollar on n of them. Inc
Ibid lady here where we boys stay,
gave us some fried cakes with u
ter on them awhile ago. 1t sure
tasted fine. l have a cup or Two o.
milk every day; it ure is fine. !
just just heard a fellow 60 by with with
Sleigh bells on his harness. 1t made
me think of Christmas and snow
back home. well l must close. Be
sure and tell papa to write too pc
cause / would like to hear from MIN
III remain your loving son,
Harry Finkbone.