Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-25
Letter From Lee Knox,

f. NJ. Hobbs received a letter from
Lee Knox the first of the week, which
is the first to be received from him
In this city since he went to France
last fall. Mr.. Knox was in the stock
business at Bennett, and two years
ago was a candidate for county
commissioner With the outbreak
Of the war he disposed OF his ranch
and stock, and he and his son, Bill,
both enlisted in the Idaho regiment
They have been in France since the
first of the year. The letter is as
follows:
Somewhere in France,
Amer P. 3. 727 May LIST. 10.
F. NJ. Hobbs,
Auditor and Recorder:
Friend Frank / told you be-
foresI left | would write, it has been
a long time but better late than
never. We are all feeling fine and
are having as good time as a
bunch of soldiers could expect in
war time.
The weather here is sure fine at
present Peaches and Apricots are
as large as peas, apple and pear trees
are in full bloom. Strawberries are
going to be plentiful Frank. this is
sure a beautiful country, everything
is looking like spring and trees and
grape vines are leaving out. The
natives are very good to us foreign
soldiers. They are very queer
race of people One could not con-
ceive of their habits if they were
told. One could not believe it un-
less seeing; the old saying. seeing
is believing" is only too true. The
principal crop is grapes of which
they raise a very great deal We
soldiers can buy light wine and beer
and the boys sure make use Of the
opportunity. The farms are very
small and our tended in their native
way in very good Shape There are
some early vegetables now such as
radishes, lettuce green onions and
say they sure know how to raise
asparagus, some of the finest | have
ever seen and right in season. Cauli-
flower is another product they are
very good at raising and in market
now.
From where | am writing | can
look out on very beautiful river
and also a bridge over 200 years old,
built of masonery. There are some
very historical buildings here, some
that we're built in the 18th century
Al one time Joan of Ark had her
soldiers in the village we are eamped
in also a castle in which Napoleon
the Second lived | was iii another
city or village last Sunday in which
there Is a castle, part Of which was
built in the 18th century and fin
ished in the 18th, and say the
grounds surrounding it are most
beautiful. Most of the houses in
this village are very old, stone and
concrete are the principal building
materials. ! have talked to some of
the natives and they say there have
been no improvements only in re-
pairing roofs for over zoo years.
Buildings that have stood 1870 to $50
years look almost like new There
is sure some interesting history con-
nected to this old ntaion | would
like to spend a year or two looking
around in peace times, as then a per
son could get more history by travel
Ing through the country.
have seen only one Mountain
Home boy since | came over and
that was Harry Isaacs, or something
like that he was Bill Evans night
clerk for long time Most Of the
boys are at the training camps,
are situated all over France.
Give all my friends kindest re-
CARDS and say we are here until we
get the Kaiser or he is stopped and
then we will come back from over
here.
Your friend
COOK LEIGHTON b. KNOX,
B Co. 146th NJ. G. Bn.
Amer f. F France.
Amer p 0. 727.