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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-09
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From Earl Snider.

NOV. !, lJl o.
Dear Sue: Received e your ,od letter tier
are having such a good time on the
farm and say please don't mention
cinnamon rolls or candy or fried
chicken for it makes me hungry.
I'm sure | could eat a barrel of that
fudge you used to make and not half
try. ! suppose you can have your
school opened up again before long
or maybe you have it going now.
I'm with about 25 other boys sitting
in school house by a fire writing on
desk like / used to when | used to
go. An 18 inch board about 16
feet long for desk and long board
for seat, three black boards and sew
boys are looking over the maps now
trying to locate certain places and
they can see just how far it is to the
main town. l walked about four
miles over where Harry was about
two weeks ago and then he left be-
fore we did and we made a trip of
several miles and landed about two
boys and / were down there one
evening and saw Harry and every
body | knew from home and we are
going down again today if they don't
come up There sure was some
bunch on the train we were on.
We struck town and had to police
it up and now it looks nretty good
day, the first time since we left
Camp Mills and it sure was some
work carrying water about two
blocks and many gallons Of it, This
place is getting pretty we'll filled up
now and | guess everybody wants to
write today as it gets pretty cold
trying to write, sitting in billet
iyc CT tn
This is a good place for sightseers
but we don't bother that part very
much. There is canal and a river
just over the edge of the bluff about
a block away. Sparkling and l went
down to the canal and done our
washing Wednesday. Had a big fire
and boiled them up and Just below
that cold water. They use pack
made of reeds that they carry on
their backs and some wheel their
clothes on wheelbarrows l should
think they would freeze their hands
about off: I started this Sundav and
this is Wednesday =, Sur Sunday days. some ce Of
pany came in and l quit writing and
now have good time to catch up.
Had to sew my four leaf clover on
my sleeve tonight as this SSth divis-
ion has been named the ClOverleaf
Division. Well this is puzzle what
will be done next with us but ] hope
I'll be home before July 4th. Sew
eral boys are arguing about that
now and then just about the time
their. arguing gets hot there is some
betting done and good bit Of it.
What is the talk out west now? l
see that several Montana boys have
been killed but thank goodness.
that is all done and over now. I
suppose there will be several boys
get back out there before long.
There was fellow here yesterday
that was in the Chateau Thierry bat
tie the last day; he said it was sure
awful. He sure could tell some
awful interesting tales about the
Yanks. Well, Sis. l must quit for
this time and hope ! hear from you
soon. Harry was o. k. the last time
heard from him, that was g couple
Of days ago. ! passed his billet yes
Write soon and tell me the news.
Thanks for that good. large letter.
Good bye, Earl.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-09
From George NJ. Lille.
Somewhere. in France,

Nov 20, 1918.
Mrs. Chef Pullin, Dearest Mother:
Will try once more to write you a
few lines to let you know that I am
time 1 wrote l thought l would be
on the way home by this time, but
Of course, something had to happen,
SO l couldn't be home for Christmas.
We are guaranteed for the measles
and won't get out for two weeks and
suppose some one else will get
them before then SO it is hard to
tell when | will get started home.
! think | will 60 to hospital in
get to the states but it won't be for
long, l hope. My arm is getting
along, fine !! really thought it
rather a bad wound and in a bad
place. The bullet went through the
left elbow and part of the joint is
gone but l can use my hand so l
much. One went in Just back of
the left arm and it is still in there;
it doesn't bother me now except my
left side is sore l can walk around
as much as any one needs to but
can't lift very much. tried to
carry a bucket of coal a few days
ago but it was too much for me-
don KNOW what VIII 10 Wien
get home. won't be able to go
back to the kind of work was do
ing before enlisting. l guess Uncle
Sam will look out for the boys that
have been crippled. see by the pa
pers where the U. S. intends to get
every one a job if they want it.. |
guess they will get chance to find
one for me. The trouble with them
finding something for me to do is
that it is apt to be too far from
home. l have been away now long
enough to suit me and then some:
Well what is every one doing? l
hope you like it at Shenandoah as
we'll as l do, or will when get back
there. hope Fay and Pauline like
their school out there. They have
pretty good schools there anyway:
Well it is about my bed time so l
guess l will bring this to a close
and go to bed | guess there isn't
any use for you to write for | sure
will elave here before I could get an
answer. Good bye, with love to all.
From your loving son,
Pvt. George NJ. Lille,
Co. E, 16S Infantry,
American Exp. Forces.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-09
From Dean Hale.
Mantis, France, Nov. q, 1915

Mantis, France, Nov. q, 1918.
Dear Mother: AS l haven't any
thing else to do thought ! would
drop you another line or two to let
you know that | am we'll and having
a mighty fine time and hope this let
ter finds you the same. Well we
have been having some mighty fine
weather over here for the past two
or three weeks but today it is rain
ing again. 1t hasn't been one bit
cold yet and don't think it. will get
very cold. Well mother, we are
about 35 or 40 miles from the sea;
to Hoboken, New York, and then
sailed, then you had ought to see
the way we came over here, going
east, west, north and then south.
We sure travelled around in round
about way to avoid the mines in the
seas and the subs. We got across in
first-class shape. The first place we
had ought to have seen how the peo-
pie greeted us there. We then To-
Gated for awhile in one of Napo-
Icons camps, one of the first ones he
ever built. You ought to have seen
the fortress around it, high stone
walls and everything. Everything
over here is built of stone. | have
II I seen d lIdme UulluiAS oAASC
landed, only Uncle Sans camps and
several places since l left Brest and
l certainly have been enjoying my
self. / will tell you more when l
get home. Well, we are here now
and tomorrow we may be some place
else. You know we can't tell any
thing about what the army might do.
l may stay here for year and then
I some
place else. Well we are still baking
bread and more bread all the. time
and we are sure putting out lot Of
it. Well how is everybody over
there, fine and dandy hope? And
about the sweater, ! won't need it.
! have got plenty Of clothes at the
1 said hello. Tell Starkey hello for
me and that I am having a fine time.
l haven't written Arthur letter for
some time, but tell him that I have
MT forgot him. ! just haven't had
the time to write. I will write him
some Of these times. Tell him that
| wish he was with me ! could show
Well mother, will send you a pic
ture of your big, fat, pussy boy.
Well mother, received letter from
you today dated the 4th of Septem-
Der and by the way it is marked it
has been the rounds. It has been
eight different places before it reach
ed me, so put this address on my
mail: Harry D. Hale, Baking Com
pany 331, instead Of 331 B. c., be-
cause that is the way this one was
marked and 1t has been to 331 Ma
chine Gun Bn., and the 331 tank
Corps and several other places 70 be
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-09
A Letter from Charles Horn.

Dun-Ser Meuse, France, Nov. 81,
Dear Brother Knights: Have
planned on writing letter to the
members of Hesperia No. 33 for a
long time but never had the proper
inspiration till today Every mem
Der of the A. E. F. is happy since
the armistice has been signed, and
believe me we certainly do have
80 days of this worlds war was
living hell for the divisions that were
on the front.
How is everything coming, having
lots of work in all three ranks.
suppose. Fellows l would give most
anything to be with you some even
ing when real live second was rid
l will be privileged to enjoy myself
to make up for lot of lost time.
Fellows some of the old lessons
have come in mighty handy several
times. In fact l think every man
wearing the uniform of an American
soldier, who really loves his God and
country, has had the lessons taught
in the old Castle halls impressed
upon his mind most vividly: Hon
estly it's a shame more Of them
haven't taken the work as it has been
impressed upon all of us who have
been privileged to enjoy the good
fellowship and study the old story of
real companionship, that it was time
we'll spent.
How long we will be here and
where we are going is an unknown
quantity but here's hoping we don't
have to stay away from the good old
u. S. A. very long as we know where
the sun is shining and where real
welcome await our return.
Keen the old fire place in the
Castle hall burning as its great work
you are doing by learning men to
be brothers
Yours in F. C. B.,
Sgt. Chas. Horn,
U. s. Amb Co. 25, A. P. O. 745.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-09
From Reese Gittinger.
France. Dec u. 19

France, Dec. II, 1918.
Dear Mother: have not written
| would get home almost as soon as
embarked I have decided to write.
l do hope you and the rest have
safely got through the siege of flu
have not yet heard how you were
getting along since l received
Ruth's letter giving the sad news of
grandfather's death: It is indeed
dawn dv a Of peace. The flu - certainly
has struck the troops over here
about as hard as back home, so far
as we can judge by the papers. We
have moved from the place where l
last wrote you. We are now near
Bordeaux, the port of southwestern
France. This is warm climate
here but like some other parts Of
Palm trees grow here and all trees
are green now. There has been no
frost. / don't know whether they
ever have it or not We are not
having very hard time now, if it
wasn't for the mud, mud, mud.
One never knows what dry feet are
like. We have football team.
we got beat yesterday by D Battery.
was playing quarterback and as
result 1 feel rather bruised and bat
tered today. We had a very pleas
ant surprise the other day. The
boys who came to Camp Dodge last
September and were transferred to
Pike, came over and paid us Wis
it. Those from home were Joe Rey-
nolds, Harold Carey, Don Bumgar-
ner and Howard McCleary. They
are camped near us. AS the candle
is almost finished will close. l am
hopeing every day to hear from you
and that all are safely over the flu.
Cpl. Daniel r. Gittinger,
Bat. +, .339 u. s. F. A.,
American Exp. Forces, France.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-09
On Active Service with the American
ExpeditiOnary Forces.
Nov % 1Q1Q

IT7N NOV. 20, 1910.
4 Dear Father and Mother: AS the
,censoring has let up to some extent,
/ will let you know a little of the
last few days of the war as l saw it.
We were In the town of Brfulles the
evening of Nov. 3, and our job was
to put pontoon foot bridge over the
Me1se river and the canal few
hundred yards the other side.
About FIVE O'Clock the morning Of
Nov. 4th (day Reichstag met In
Berlinl Ne started putting In the
ART bridge across the river ana
dawn broke before 1t was hardly
eomoleted. Al we were carrying the
Gat5riaf over the bridge to the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-09

Do you get up at night! Sanol is
surely the best for all kidney or
ref in "a hours from all backache
and bladder troubles. Sanol y .
guaranteed remedy. SEQ and $1.00
q bottle at 3. b. Bells Gug store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-09

sure and address me,
Harry D. Hale,
331 Baking Company, A. P. o. 767
American Exp. Forces.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
County Fair Day

Thursday, August 28. is the fair
date for the Crowley county fair this
year The one-day program and ex-
hibits has proved better than endea-
voring to have two or three days.
and this season the one day will be
filled with events.
The entertaining features will be
horse racing. relay racing, aeroplane
flights, broncho busting. bull dog
ging, ball games. with clowns, aero
bats and jugglers on the side
1t is stated that the exhibits will
be good as there has been assurance
from farmers in all parts of the coun-
ty that they would exhibit products.
The forenoon will be devoted to
exhibit viewing and the afternoon
to watching the entertainment pro-
gram.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
DIR. SWIFT ATTENDED,
MEETING AT BOULDER

DR.. II. c. Swift was in Boulder
last week in attendance at a five
days meeting of the osteopathic ply
sicians. The meeting was a national
affair and every part of the United
States was represented. He secured
while away a certificate under the
Harrison act, authorizing him to use
narcotics in his practice, the Harrison
bill proving for this for osteopaths.
DR.. Swift visited with F. j.
Winter and his mother, and he states
that Mr.. Winter has purchased a
$4,000 residence in one of the nice
parts of Denver, and that he is
engaged in the real estate business,
that having been his work prior to
entering the mercantile business in
Ordway.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

DR.. b. F. Estes and family went to
Grand Junction Thursday where they
intend making their home. DR.. Estes
will be associated with an optical
firm at that place.
Miss Clara Kissmeyer. of Ken
lucky, arrived Tuesday for a three
weeks visit with Miss Eleanor Budde
and Mrs. Fred Hilvert.
Roy Speer. of Columbus. o., ar
rived the. first of the week to Join
his wife who has been here since last
January with her sister, Mrs. Hugh
F. Lorimer, and family. Mr.. Speer
has been in the army service, station
ed in France. and he arrived from
there but few days ago. He had
been connected with the Standard
Oil Co. prior to entering government
service, and may return to Ohio to
take up that work again, however,
he is taking good look at Colorado
with a possible view of locating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G. Henrie left
yesterday for the east where they
will visit, and while away Mr.. Henrie
will attend the national Rexall con-
vention at Boston.
MT- anu mTs. LeSteT bOuuy anu
daughter who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Frank A. Bahr for the past
several weeks went to Colorado
Springs Monday by auto where they
will remain for fall and winter.
letter from Harley Case this
week states that he is in Denver
awaiting his discharge from the navy
and that he will be in Ordway soon.
Mrs. j. H. McFadden. from Little
Rock Ark. is here visiting ner sister.
Mrs. H. e. ingalls,.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Mashburn and
their two sons. Edwin and Howard,
are spending this week in the noun
tains.
Mrs. Faust and sister. from Mil
waukee, Wis, are visiting with Rev.
and Mrs. Chas. F. Hartmann.
Fred G. Hilvert was in Arizona and
New Mexico the past week looking
after business interests.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
Lawn Social

Olney.-The first year intermediate
class of the Olney Sunday school will
entertain their friends on. the Girls
wold lawn Friday evening, Aug. Is.
Ice cream, cake and coffee will be
served. A pleasant out door program
has been prepared and everyone is
cordially invited to come and enjoy
the cool evening and meet your
friends.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15

Note what these people say of the
Kansas-C Colorado Boulevard road east
to Kansas. Does this tally with the
knocks sent out by Santa Fe trail
towns few days ago? 1t was re-
ported by some of the towns along
the Santa Fe trail that the Kansas
Colorado boulevard road was almost
impossible; that there were long
stretches of sand and that 1t was
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
Exhibits Fine Fruit

Olney-O. F. Comstock Is exhibit
ing a peach this week with circum-
ference of ten inches. 1t is from
his farm, east of Olney. Mr.. Com
stock is also showing some beautiful
strawberry apples grown on his farm.
These trees are thought to be the
only strawberry apples in this part of
the country.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15

otherwise bad. Such unfair dope was
put out to keep tourists from travel
ing the K-C boulevard, and tourists
coming thru Ordway told business
men here what had been told them
by Santa Fe trail towns.
The people writing the above are
residents of Tonganoxie, Kans., and
had come thru Ordway to visit with
E. B. Strickland, enroute home from
the mountains.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
SOME INFORMATION

Interesting bits of Information are
CLEANED from the report of county
assessor. j. M. Smith, as follows:
There are 304 farm Iand owners
with $3.50 acres.
Renters in Crowley county are 1913
in number with ,49S acres.
The total farm lands reported are
,963 acres.
Average size of farms, 245 acres.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
CURTIS BUYS COOK
PROPERTY IN ORDWAY

Sam Curtis, of Olney Springs, has
purchased the Cook residence pro-
perty on Sherman avenue. between
Fourth and Fifth streets. The place
is now occupied by e. Fl. Day. Mr..
Curtis is with the National Sugar
Manufacturing Co., as agricultural
for the middle and west districts, and
will move here to better look after
his work.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
Gave Dinner Party

Miss Bernicc Mcdaniel, of Enid
Okla, who is visiting Mrs. Everett
Nelson, was the honored guest at
dinner party which Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson gave Monday evening at their
home. Covers were laid for Miss
Mcdaniel, Miss Marie Bass. Miss Cora
Sewers, Harry Lyons, r. b. Strick-
land. w. C. Walker and Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
Wheat Went ~ Bushels

Olney.-W. II. Hanen has a record
acre of wheat which yielded AZ bush
els Of fine plump wheat.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
Kansas-Colorado Boulevard is
Fine Highway Says Tourists

Ness City. Kans., Sat, $50 pm.
E. b. Strickland,
Ordway, Colorado.
We travelled $50 miles today over
the Kansas-Colorado Boulevard. Ele-
CANT roads all the way. Entire party
feeling fine.
FRANK HENRY.
FRANK ZOLLNER.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
CUCUMBER RECEIPTS

Cucumbers have been coming in
the past week at the rate of between
$4,000 and 10000 pounds.
The plant has made $50 barrels of
dill pickles SO far.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15

Ordway won the game last Sunday
from Olney Springs and Sugar City
won the game from Crowley.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
Report Shows
Crop Acreage

According to the report of ]. M.
Smith, county assessor, there are the
following crops in Crowley county
this season:
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15

Butter cartons and butter wrap
ming paper now on hands at the New
Fra office.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
OFFICIAL STANDING
SUNDAY GAMES

Ordway at Sugar City.
Crowley at Olney Springs.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
EsrRAYED OR STOLEN

ESTRAYED-TWO BAY FILLIES.
one year old solid bay, one
2 year old with blaze face. Each
branded M over a spear on left
shoulder. Notify John Murphy, Ord
way. Reward $1,000. 1922
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15

Chris Bauer brought in a twig of
crabapples the first of the week for
display, but there were so many ap-
pies on the twig that all could not
be displayed. However, the bunch
was put in the window and no one
was able to count the number of ap-
Piles which is between Is and 100.
The twig is about fourteen inches
long
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15


Firms which do NOT NEED
to Advertise are those who
have all the business they want
and those who have all the
business they can possibly get.
All others can profitably ad-
vertise.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
Among Exhibitors

Corn being grown on the unirrigat-
ed lands is making fine showing.
and few more days of favorable
weather and the crop is made. A
sample of the corn being grown by
w. W. Mcdowell and sons on their
ranch about 25 miles northwest of
Ordway has been on display at this
office. They have 40 acres and it is
making a fine showing. They also
brought in some sudan grass which
was about Ave feet high.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
CLASSIFIED ADS
MISCELLANEOUS

WANTED-SOME GOOD CLEAN
rags at this office. No socks used.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15

WINTER RYE SEED FOR SALE
First quality grain. A. G. Bowers,
Crowley. 1922
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
FARM PROPERTY

FOR SALE-80-ACRE TRACT. Az
miles vest of Ordway. go acres
in alfalfa, 20 acres plow land. Also
40 acres south OF Crowley. David
Thimgan. II.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15

FOR SALE-FRESH. HALF JER-
sey. half Shorthorn COW. Inquire
C. s. Wilson. Star route No. !, Ord
way. $40
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15

FOR SALE-TOMATO AND CAN
taloupes. One mile north of Crow
ley. w. M. NicklOs. 815
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

FOR sALE-AT DAvENPoRT's-
two walnut beds, dresser, COM
mode, table. rockers. garden hose. 1 5
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15

FOR SALE-13-INCH OHIO ENSI-
lage cutter, complete outfit, for
sale. Drescher Bros. ranch. Olney
Springs, phone 92R2. tt.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
How can
this be

1t can be realized if you will cooperate
with us.
We are putting in Touring mill.
This mill will be in operation in Oct.
Until then what?
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
LOST AND FOUND

LosT-PoCKET-B WITH REG
istration card and some money.
Reward. Fred r. Kimball. 8-15
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15
MACHINERY

RUMLEY ENGINE, OIL PULL. IS
h. p., steering device and gang
plough. Big bargain If sold at once.
Phone 98F11 or see Edd Walker. 81
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15

Just bear this in mind, my boy"
What, Dad?"
You don't find any epitaph in any
cemetery reading. Here lies a crack
erjack pool player"
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15

FOR SALE+A BUFFALO PITTS
thrashing machine, 38-in. cylinder
and 60-in. separator. Also 1880
Mogul tractor. H. r. Tubbs. Foun-
tain, Colo.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15

whats the row?"
1.-THE members of the committee
are scrapping violently over the Sc
lection of a loving-cup." ."-Wcrceste
Gazette.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15

Writing fuld-at this office.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-15

DEAD ANIMALS REMOVED
Any one having animals to die can
have them removed from their place,
free of charge, by calling Rocky Ford
Rendering Plant, Ford 95J3. at our
expense Do not call If hide has been
removed. Call Gs soon as possible
after death. 9-12
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-21

cess was taken az 2:30 o'clock in the
Afternoon. At this conference the op-
orators submitted contemporaries
which granted Is cents a ton increase
to pick and machine miners, 20 per
cent. increase for day labor The in
crease OF 10 cents ton it is held by
the operators, would represent an in
crease of 232 per cent TO pick min
ers and COL per cent to machine
workers
The operators also proposed that
the new contract should extend TO
March 81, 1922, thus obyiating the
danger of another strike occurring in
the fall They asked that supplies
and tools be supplied to miners a not
below cost Other provisions We're
THAT the national organization and ma
tional officers of the United Mine
Workers of America be made respon-
sible for the enforcement OF the con
tract, and that uniform automatic
penalty clause for strikes is viola
tion of the contract be drawn and in
cluded in the contract.
The representatives OF the miners
rejected these provisions,
A recess was then taken and the
conference was resumed at 4 o'clock,
continuing until nearly o'clock to-
night At that time the operators
permitted it to be stated that in their
proposals hey had not only gone the
limit" but had granted more than
some of their members felt should be
granted. 1t is reported semi-otficia-
ly that unless a settlement is arrived
at soon the government will take
charge of the situation and use dras
tic measures to break the deadlock
and produce the coal necessary to the
industrial life of the nation.