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Better Than Drlnklnt. .

New Orleans Christian .idrocafe.
We have seen all kinds Of results
attributed to the placing Of the han Oh
the sale Of liquor. The latest to come
under our observation is the statement
of New York hotel proprietor that
the American people are eating -
per cent more than they did prior to
prohibition. We have no means of veri-
flying the statement. but we hope it
is true. 1t brings to our mind the
picture of thousands of helpless women
and innocent children formerly clothed
in rags and pinched with hunger. who
now are able to dress decently and to
enjoy nutritious meal with some
degree of regularity because the wages
Of the husband and father do not regu-
larly 90 into the till Of the barkeeler.
Those wasted cheeks are beginning to
show signs Of vigorous development,
and those lllStrelesS eyes are beginning
to shine with the light Of Il new hope
and Il new purpose. Some of the people
of America are eating more than they
did before prohibition Went into effect
Yes. and we thank God for it.
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Tribute Of Respect.

Whereas. it has pleased Almighty
God to remove from our midst Brother
Il. NJ. Laughlin. Il jealous member Of
Cypress Lodge No. 80. Il. and \. NJ.
Il man of sterling worth to the commu-
nifty in which he lived. Il gallant soldier
of the Confederate Army, whose zeal
for his country's welfare has earned
the respect and love of his fellow men:
one who always stood for the right.
who lived consecrated Christian life;
therefore. as a last tribute Of respect.
BE it resolved We mourn for one who
was worthy Uf our respect. aIIf ti1at
while we bow with humble resignation
to the will Of our heavenly Father. the
great Architect of the Universe, we do
not mourn the less for our lamented
brother.
Resolved. That in the death of
Brother Laughlin. this Lodge has lost
a faithful member.
Be it further resolved. That copy
Of these resolutions he sent the he
reaved family. copy he sent the Bos-
sier Banner for publication and copy
he spread upon the minutes Of this
Lodge. ]. L. HANKS,
l.. q. SMITH.
J. W. HosIER. Committee.
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tOnfrlbufed.i
The question has been asked Where
did the idea of /; S:;tN.UOO memorial to
Ioui>ialIl'S soldier dead origilElte:
Not in the halls Of an American Legion
post in Louisiana; not In the hearts Of
some generous and patriotic citizens Of
the state: not in the councils Of our
great educators 10. not in any of
them True. it has found fertile soil
for growth in all Of these and In many
other Places. but the idea was born on
the bloody battlefields of Europe in the
hearts and souls of the boys who went
over the top. facing grim death with Il
smile upon their lips and the Spartan
like courage of young American man.
hood glorifying their faces as they
charged the enemy's lines. They saw
their buildies cut down on every side.
They took from lips soon to l'e forever
Silenced the last whispered messages
for mother and other loved ones. and
they ministered tentlerly to their dying
comrades who had made the supreme
sacrifice and We're soon going west.
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ture Of one thousand dollars navigation
for small boats could he opened to
Martins Ferry. three miles from the
Arkansas line"
We have been shown by Mr.. l.. G..
RaSlerry his commission as Tax Col
lector for Rossier Parish under the
late law. Mr.. james \. Heron has
already filed here his bond. legally al,-
proved. for the same office. Both are
competent. and between them we have
no preference. Why Mr.. Heron should
have had every ASSURANCE Of appoint
ment ~ much so rs to be at the great
trouble Of giving bond under the act of
1865. and then his promised office he
given to another. is hard to account
for. We hope that 10 trouble may grow
out of the affair in the collection Of
taxes. for we want to see this govern
mental machine run as smoothly as 1t
can until the conservative managers
can get control and fix 1t up right
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The Message From No Mans Land

And there bending over the silent
forms Of the fallen brave. they took Il
solemn vow that If they were spared
this sacrifice for which they had will
ingly offered themselves. and were per-
mitted to return home tn this fair land
of ours they would not rest until the
PEOPLE of Louisiana had provided Il
suitable memorial to their soldier dead.
The message they bring back to us
from No Mans Land Is that no memo
rial we may provide will measure up to
the duty that rests upon us to honor the
memory of the boys who did not return.
There the itle;, was born. and that Is
the message they bring us. What will
our answer he: The answer comes
from the hundreds Of busy men and
women Of the state that are or:aniZin.
to carry this campaign Oh to success.
and the answer will he complete when.
durin. the week Of May Sd to Sth the
grateful people Of Louisiana give gene
rously to this memorial fund and write
the final chapter Of our glorious war
record.
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Phillips Hill.

~ Monday. April %. Cold. cloudy
March weather again. and plenty of
rain. Some of the hail that fell Satur-
day night was as large as marbles.
Turner BurkS attended preachin: ut
the Ivan Church Sunday.
The water in Caney and Hodcau was
rising quite fast Sunday night.
1t Is reported that fishing in caney
il nothing like as good as it used to he.
Mr.. Walker. sawyer ut the saw mill,
spent Saturday night and Sunday in
Shreveport with his family.
Mrs. Molly Burks was quite sick
again last Wednesday. ir. Hall had
to he called in. hut she is reported
much better at this time.
Mildred Johnston. of Emma. and her
little brother spent few days Of last
week ut the home of their grandmother.
Mrs. Lottie Burks. Mrs. Johnston came
for the children Thursday. and all had
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CORRESPONDENCE
Belcher'S BUDGET.

Mr.. \. T.. Butler reports Il fine stand
Of corn and cotton.
Mr.. W. Hutchinson was indispoSed
several days of last week.
MIR. Eugene Hamiter made business
trip to Shreveport Thursday Of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pender. of Shreveport.
were weekend guests of DIR. and Mrs.
l.. Il. Waters.
The hoy Scouts of Helcher went on
all enjoyable and extended hike Friday
night of last week.
Dr. +. H. Waters left Friday after
noon Of last week for New Orleans to
attend the State and American Medical
Convention.
Mr. Tom Norris. ''Oil king" and cap
italiSt. returned the first of last week
been on business.
Mrs. Me.rail W. {. +. L. lecturer.
delivered Il lecture of interest on prohi-
hition ut the Methodist Church Oh the
evening of Sunday. the 18th.
Mrs. Jim Apple=ate. of Shreveport.
spent the past weekend here as Il
guest of, Mr.. and Mrs. \. +. Butler and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. McDade.
Mrs. W. f.. McDade returned home
some days ago from Baton Rouge
where she visited her daughter. Miss
Sadye. Il student in the State Univer.
sity.
Miss Mai Smith. the popular and eff
cient telephone operator Of this place
has been joined in her work by hel
sister and brother-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs
Il. II. Clifton. of Little Rock. Ark.
Friday afternoon of last week stu
dents from st. Johns Academy. Shreve
port. were here to play Il game OF base
ball with the local nine. The home boy.
won the game 'y il score Of ~ to $.
\ meeting of the directors of the Rec
River Gas Company WAS held in th'
auditorium of the school building on
night last week. AS reported. impOr
tant matters of business came up fO
general discussion.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. II. Parker. Mrs. 4
J. RurkS. Mrs. \. w. Gleason. Mrs.
X. Connell. Rev. ]. Nj. Brown and MI
Il. u. connell and son We're among til
Visitors to the district conference hel
ut MOOrin.SlOrt last week.
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Make all Remittances to the B0ssier Parish
Chairman-Mr. w. H. Hodges, of Elm Grove
She il said to have completed the course

She is said to have completed the course
and secured Il position in Shreveport.
Mr.. and Mrs. {. G. Burton spent
Sunday in Plain Dealing.
MeSdameS :. \. Gilium and +. II.
Wheeler went to Plain Dealing one day
lqst week.
Mrs. John Eewsom has returned to
spending several days here with rela-
tiveS. -IA.-ARK.
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Fifty Years AGO.

The Banner of April 80. 1S7o-Bellevue.l
IL. w. Hr;lShear has been appointed
Notary Public for BoSSier Parish. Office
ut Bellevue. Also. :. w. Thomas has
been appointed Notary for this parish
to fill the office formerly held by Vincent
Walker and J. J. Swindle. we suppose.
But two nOt;rieS. besides the Recorder.
are authorized by law for the Parish
of Bo>Sier. as We understand. One for
Bellevue and one for Ward Three.
This is entirely too few for the parish.
Every ward should have one in order
that work required to he done by nOta-
ries might be performed more conve-
nient to the people. If the wards were
erected into government corporations.
this notary should he one of the ward
officers and he member of the Board
of School Directors
"The Shark on Saturday last arrived
ut our l:tndiny from Shreveport with
twenty thousand pounds of freight for
Mr.. +. Il. Moore. and others. making
the trip from Shreveport in three days.
She took 10000 feet of lumber back.
This proves that il steamboat could run
from Bellevue to Shreveport whenever
one could run to Minden. There Is
much loose raft in the Bayou which
would have to be removed. but this
could he done by Il small boat and six
or seven hands In two or three days.
Above Bellevue the Lake is covered
with Il close thicket. and therefore
| some considerable work would have to
he done there If navigation Is to he
| opened further up. But we are con
tident that by the judicious expendi
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RETROSPECTIVE
Sixty Years AGO.

The Banner of April -, 1S60-Bcllevue.l
THE report. which we understand
is extensively circulated. that the cat
fish Of sodceau had projected an Under
ground railroad to import whales has
turned out to be il hoax
How is it that we. the original and
principal sinners of Bellevue. can't
have divine services as laid out for us
by the Gospel eXlnuntlerS every other
Sabbath! This state Of affairs won't
.,egin to do. We must have our regular.
share of preaching as Is promised us.
or there will he Il musS certain. If this
state of lniriarism continues much
longer the yo"ng men around Bellevue
will relapse into their old Sin-that of
playing seven up all day Sunday ut
> cents 'anti.''
The foregoing: paragraph would seem
to he more than half reprOachful-and
the surprise of it is that is seems not
aimed at the young men Of that day.
oh. well. it was before the war came
and many didn't have to work. and
the long. lazy" days of spring had
come-so the boys" just had to have
some way of passing the time.
I'VE are requested to state. on the
authority of those who KNOW that
there will I've Il general fiSl-fry given
somewhere at the usual place on Lake
1>.f sNf
May. Everybody is expected to be on
hand, if they SO desire: and If not. the
laws of the country do not compel them
| to 90. AS for OurSelves-we expect to
remain at home '-;lmuSin" ourselves
by composing Il Fourth of July ora
| ton. to he delivered next Christmas
for the benefit Of the INDECENT poor Of
Nova Scotia"
Who knew that Bodcau was ever
| spelled any other way than as spelled
| in this paragraph? We didn't. AS fol
the tish-fry. we expect it was fine
the promise of the fish and game that
might easily he procured for sucl
occasions sixty years ago. could bt
repeated to-day.
"On Monday. the 7th day Of May
there will he an election held Mt thi.
place for the purpose of electing &;
Mayor to serve the ensuing year. With
ont wishing to reflect upon any Of th'
officers. we would seriously ask. Is no
the Bellevue corporation defunct. o
nearly SO: 1t seems like it.. most as
Suredly. There are cllanceS for lie
sired improvement in the welfare o
our little town. and that. too. e;iSil.
within the reach of the authorities. lie
the streets be fixed up in an ortlerl
manner. and let those who are prom
to disturb the peace and quietude o
our sed;lte village be properly attends
to by the authorities
From all Of which it is to he learne
that Bellevue was Incorporated NOR
than sixty years ago. and that its loc;
> affairs ran along in Il like rut Of maj
another struggling inland village Of tn
day-lnd Of to-day. as to that.
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Arkana.

Monday. April 26.-Mr. J. Il. Burton.
of IewiSville. Ark. is here lookih.
after his mill interests.
Mr.. &. ID. Lester lost fine COW one
day last week.
Mr. II. Nj. Burton and Mr.. Thompson
are in the turkey business.
Mr.. q. ID. Lester made business
trip to Bradley. Ark. one day last
week.
Mr.. W. NJ Malone and family at
tended the concert at Oak Hill last
Friday night.
Every one wants to have Il beautiful
yard. it seems. from tine amount Of
flower seed planted. That's right: let
us all clean up and plant flowers.
Miss Myrtice Hamiter returned home
/ last week from Dallas, Texas. where
she has been taking a business course.
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a fish-fry on Caney. All report a good
81, fl,

fish-fry on Caney. All report good
time and plenty of fish.
Mrs. Mamie Bounds was ut Turner
Burks' Sunday afternoon and also WIS.,
tied at the home of her aunt. Mrs.
Warren Young.
Percy Northcott spent Saturday
night and Sunday in Shreveport with
his aunt. Mrs. Z. +. DeNIond. He made
the trip overland with Mi. and Mrs.
Lee deck. in their car. The roads We're
found quite slick Sunday night.
In the Banner of week before last
the correspondent read where the
farmers residing Oh the public road
leading from Benton to Ivan We're
doin. Il little road work. That's fine.
Let every one do IL little in this direc-
ton and it will help to better the coll
dition Of the roads. Cut Il few brush.
fill UP Il hole or lay IL load Of poles 1t
won't take long and it helps lot.
| There is some work BEND done on this
| road which makes Il hig temporary
| improvement -.4y... -FRECKLES.
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For Sale

\ self-feeding horsepower Hay Press
and Deering Mower. Have heen kept
out Of weather and are in good con-
dition. Write or call and see them ut
my home, ut Midway. Address-fsell-
ton. La, Route 3. l.. SHAcKELFORD
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THERE is no doubt but that the
sentiment will live. Then it
only remains to turn to the
labor of the monument that
may rear it's dome heaven
ward in token Of Il peoples
pride and love for those de-
parted ones who died in the
cause of freedom-whO over
and over again fought our
battles for us. This should he
only labor Of love.
IT is proposed to erect at
Baton Rouge. on the campus
of the Louisiana State Cniver-
sity. Il memorial builiin% to
cost $3OO.MO. 1t Is hoped that
this fund will he IA IS e d
through subscription from all
the people of the state, rathe;
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than to come from the plenty
Of just Il few. AS LOuiSiana's
forces in the great war We're
from all walks of life. it is
also fitting that this fund ,
should he raised through pop
ular subscription. 1t should
he a peoples monument to Il
peoples dead-erected by all
the people.
IT WILL be your privilege to
contribute toward the cost Of
construction of this handsome
memorial building. RosSier'S
quota Is small. Subscriptions
will he received during the
week of May Sd to Sth. Let
us resolve to see that it Is
fully subscribed in many small
amounts from many sources.
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Thirty Years AGO.

The Banner of May I. 1S!0-Bcllevuc.l
Died. Oh Sunday. April ~, 1850. at
his residence in Ward Five. William
l.. cOker: aged about thirty years"
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LouiSiana'S Soldier Dead

OH Their memory should be enshrined in our hearts
u lasting monument should be erected in commem-
Grafton of their many deeds of valor the battlefield
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a good many of our citizens will
attend the May Day picnic ut Fillmore
Academy to-day. That they will have
an enjoyable time goes without saying.
for the good people Of that community
never do things by halves
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The Banner of April %, lS6O-Bcllevue.l
THE report. which we understand
is extensively circulated. that the eat
fish Of Bodceau had projected an Under
ground railroad to import whales has
turned out to be il hoax"
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Mention was made OF the death Of
Wade Shaver. who died OH Sunday.
April ~. 1880. ut his residence in Ward
Five: aged about sixty years.
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The season is keeping up its ple-
nonlenal record. Sunday and Monday
were very chilly days for the last Of
Anri1 =
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4 paragraph credited to the Shreve-
,mrt rHacaxian read: The contract
for the building of the catldo l'ariSl,
court house has been awarded by the
Police Jury to MesSrS. Allen 4 White,
Of Admission. Ala. for $4,000"
From Mr.. w. J. Spurlin. who was
in our town Monday. we learned that
mad OK belonging to Sam Bryant.
colored. was killed ut Bryant's place.
in Ward Four. The OK waS bitten by
Il mad dog about month ago. and
Monday became so dangerous that it
was necessary to kill it"
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MRS. TURNER STUDYING
 BABY HYGIENE

"My dear Mrs. Turner" said the family physician, q can only repeat
 what I have said many times-that
 not only must we see to it that the
 child properly assimilates it's food
 but, equally important, that the
 waste products are properly eliminat- ed. Infant-or child--hygiene plays an immense part at this day. The
 proper feeding of children is today an exact science and it has brought
 with it the knowledge of how tc
 keep the child's ailmentary tract III
 the proper condition. Have you no
 ticed how many physicians now spe-
 cialize in children's diseases? Those
 men have at their command all the treatises on the maladies of infancy and chlidii,oodd. Naturally they nave the advantage over the general prac- tioneer. But, do you think the spe- cialist has more success i'll treatlng +he children than has the physician who brought them into the world; wnO day in and day out sees them' watches
 +bem and notices all their little lndi, vidual pecularities? The speciaiis' comes in as an outsider and has to learn of these things. The family physician knows them"
 lone of the best known physicians ;n this country puts the matter oi sanitation of the ailmentary cana, into I terse sentence-'Clean out ano l<een clean.' Surely what is true aho,,t tbe orown-ups is still more so
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in regard to children. The grown ups can think for themselves. But the baby? An! you get the point? ? Food that may suit one child may be absolutely unfit for another, the ice cream cone, the tempting watermel- on the ever to be desired gren apple, these and many more cause the woe which may be soothed by remedies that cannot be given to the infant or small child, such as castor oil a most nauseating old fashioned rem edy. Now to tell you the truth, l very rarely give Castor OiL For years and years in my own family as well as in outside practice, l give Fletcher's Castoria and l know of q score other physicians doing like wise. You ask why? Well l have had nearly thirty years experience with it, that it why. Experience teaches. You, Mrs. Turner, are still young and have only your first baby to worry over and because ms ilttie stomach is, out of kilter you are scar ed. Now, just do as I tell you. Give him Fletcher's Castoria as directed and you will find that your boy will be eryv comfy"
 But doctor,' broke in Mrs. Fur her, fare you sure there is nothing injurious in Fletcher's castoria 7" "Why my dear Mrs. Turner right on the wrapper of every bottle you will find the formula. And since you are of such an inquiring turn of mind, if you will some day come over to my office I will read to you what the textbooks say about those ingredi-
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PRESC0rr.HARDWARcC0. 0.

Dr. J. M. Workman, president of Henderson-Brown College will fill the pulpit at the Methodist church next Sunday morning at II o'clock in the absence of the pastor, Rev. J. A. Parker who is i'll. 13d2.
 We will buy your cattle and hogs and pay tie top market prices. Mum and Callicott, Phone No. s. 19tf
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,ov,r NEGLECT LITTLE ONES

hoNT NEGLECT LITTLE ONES
 sn,ffing. sneezing, coughing child ,.a;nly is a reflection upon the par To permit a child to suffer cold is more than negligence; 0a' ;s cruel. A cold that hangs on I.sfpns the system and can easily be sned into something serious. Mrs S '' pitson. 376 E. 158th St., Cleve- ,S Ohio. writes: q can't speak toe ' ablv of Foley's Honey and Tar Ren my little girl has a cold ; I her Foley's Honey and Tar and sf stops her coughing in a little kie' Children like it. It contains
 opiates.
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ents and explain it to you in every day lingo"
 The doctors candid talk convinced Mrs Turner that Fletcher's Castor ia was the remedy for her to keep in the house and any other mother who takes the trouble to ask her physi- clan will receive the same advice. adv.
 Go to church tomorrow.
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X 2 Barnes, Prescott route num-
 sour was in today and We thank : {, for renewing his subscription to @ ss Nevada News, our weekly pub ration.
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be Prescott Daily News Published by
 \. News Printing Company

r..sred as second class mail mat
 N November 4th, 1905, at the post |.s.. .t Prescott, Ark, under the act i. m ron0ress. March 3, 1879.
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.n, showing a wonderful line of
 L.,v su;ts. Mrs. T. G. Moody. If
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Go to church tomorrow.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-02-19
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

BE it ordained and 1t is hereby ordered by
the Village Council in regular session con-
vcnrd. That IN election b. held Tuesday.
March =, 1920. for the purpose of voting
on the proposition Of Il ;-mfll ten thousand
dolas bond issue. to run for period Of
ten years. for the purpose Of cutting Il
canal to drain the village and improve the
streets and sidewalks Of the Village Of
Plain Dealing. La.
All taxpayers living within the village
limits will be entitled TO vote in said
election!
The ballots used may be- either written
or printed and shall read: - For the prop
Osition to vote Il ten thousand dollar :;-mill
tax bond issue. to run ten years for the
purpose Of cutting Il canal in the Village Of
Plain Dealing. for the purpose Of draining
the village and improving the streets and
sidewalks. or Against the proposition to
vote II ten thousand dollar :s-mill tax bond
issue. to run ten years, for the purpose of
cutting a canal in the Village of l'l:in
Dealing. for the purpose Of draining the
village and improving the streets and side.
walks.
Amount of property voted. $------:
Name.
The following known residents are here.
by named as commissioners and clerk to
hold said election and make due returns to
the Village Council: commissioners. Il
Bixlrr. J. +. Lyon and 4. Il. Turnkey
clerk-';iiford Wright.
J. Il. WALKER. Mayor.
]. +. EUcKOI.I.s. Secretary.
January ~. 1920 Ifcb POI
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-02-19
Asks About Bossler Soldiers.

Under date of the 9Th. Dock Elmore.
who states that lie is Il sargent Of the
first class in the Air Service Mechani-
Cal School at Smithville. Texas, writes
the Banner as follows from that place :
s'Dtar Sir: viii you kindly publish
the following letter. or furnish NE the
information requested:
Il would like to hear from any of
the boys who were with the Secon1
Division and who were in the Argonne
Forest Or at Belleau Woods. Several
of the boys who were missing in action
were from BOsSier Parish. l have
never learned whether they returned
safely or not. was told that the
Roach boy twas killed. l would he
glad to know the true facts about him
He was wounded when l last heard
of him"