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Show . USV1 t'nTtO nte dr we f1 rrr 0,,VIAI'T VOLUME XIV NUMBER 8 KAYSVILLE, LAYTON AND FARMINGTON, UTAH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1918 ' COLORS FROM PARLEY WEBB of Mr. and Parley M. Webb, son E. M. Webb, of Kaysville who is serving with the 28th Infancy in the front line la France, has been to the follow-la- g and according trenches letter he is still feeling fine. He left for Camp Lewis in October, 1917, service in wd embarked for overseas . April of this year: October 19, 1918. France. -- Parents and Sister: I received your letter of September I 12 and was glad to hear from you. finds this and hope am fine and dandy same. the you We are having some awful weathei ever here now. It rains about of the time and there is nothing Dear ( lfr ds far-awa- hut mud. ask if I get enough to eat. 1 so much uy I do. I have been eating made almost have I week that the last You myself sick. Dont believe anything you hear about us not getting anything to eat Of course, when we are making a drive we dont get fed like princes, but that isnt anyones fault, for at that time they cant get very much chow to us. But dont worry. If ' sothing happens to me except starving to death, I will get back safe and ( sound. I sure would like to be home foi Christmas but that is impossible, we have"the Hans on the run as you can see by the papers. Will close with love. Your son and brother, PARLEY WEBB. gh JIM MORGAN IS WOUNDED. feel good again. I seems to be a miracle that the war hangs on so- long. Everyone here figures on being borne in the spring at least, but there may be many disappointments. They are sending some men home every few days. They are the ones who are badly crippled.They go from here In Red Cross ships. There is a fellow next to me who has a fracutred bone in his leg. He is from Garfield, He says if he goes back he is sure going to stop and see you, or at least call you up. He seems to bo a fine fellow. I havent even had a letter from either "Hen or Emil since I have been here and I have no idea where they are. This hospital is near the eoast and they say it only takes two weeks for a letter to get here from New York. I suppose you have heard of me being - France, October 21, 1918. Dear Mother and All: We have just got through feeding the fellows and have nothing to do hut read and write. It is as fine a morning as I have seen here. I only wish I was going out to plow this ' morning. I can stop and think and see everything there just like a pic- wounded. Write often. ture. I have to do it, too, when I Your loving son, who dont get any mail. I wonder JAMES MORGAN. father has doing the plowing. Its also about time the stock was coming off the mountain. I have never Newman Reives, Irul Simmons, heard how much grain you had, but Mansell and Mac Swan are rehope it turned out good. Yesterday's paper made everyone turning from Camp Taylor, Kentucky. ' AUTO INSURANCE AGAINST FIRE, raEFT AND ACCIDENT. IF YOU INSIST WE WILL INSURE YOUR WE WRITE f I J mounts n u , IF YOUR CAR WONT RUN, CALL US. WE HAVE MEN EXPERIENCED IN YOUR NUMBER PLATE FOR 1919 NEEDNT BOTHER YOU. WE MILL FILL OUT YOUR ANY APPLICATION CARD MAKE OF CAR FREE OF CHARGE. TELL THIS TO YOUR FRIENDS. RE- PAIRING ALL MAKES OF CARS, WHO CAN FIX IT, AND WE WILL DO IT BELOW THE CITY PRICE. HOME. n Ycqm - M&Fd tiEne News FORDS ARE TO BE MADE AGAIN! and we are coon to have a few of the new 1919, models for Davis county people. You who have been .waiting tor a Ford be patient a few days longer. LAYTON AUTO COMPANY LUCIUS LAUDIE, Manager - PIIONE 83 rrrsui wni u IF WE ISSUE FISH AND GAME LICENSES. TELL YOUR TO SELL GOODYEAR TIRES. ANY SIZE. FRIENDS REST BY GOVERNMENT TEST t - V -- n, Bow two-thir- over there selected to attend a RfKHtttl service training school. After finishing at the school he joined hia command and apparently was in good health until stricken by typhoid, from which he died in a base hospital on October 29. Hulert II. ljayto.i was born in Lay-toMarch 22, 1891, and received his education in the local schools, at tho I D. S. university amHhe University of Utah from which he graduated tn the class of 1918. On October 18, 1918, he was married to Mis Dora Jane Dunyon ef Draper. Utah, who with a old daughter, Jane Ruth, survive hun. Beesnles his wife and child and parents he leaves the following brothers and sisters: Basil, Camp Meade, Md., Bliss, E.ra, Delbert and Alvin all of layton, Mrs. fowls Hagen of Salt foke City and the Misses La Vora and Ruth Layton. The following interesting, letter, written by him bus been received by j his mother: x Mother: I am new ia y France, Thil 'act bus in ao way lessened my good iealth. The elimate would be hard to improve upon. We get enough t eat and a place to sleep. Luxuries and many things deemed at home mer( no ' ceHsities are lacking. All this must be n war. There has not been a serious case of sickaess in this outfit Bine we left the U. S. A. This is a eu a try created primarily Don't worry about me because I am or beauty's sake. Every hillside is lieve me, we all hope so. Everybody HEN' MORGAN SAYS IT aid inbeautiful vines or garden plants WAS SOME SCRAP eem in good spirits, but all look for O. K. now. XI will close for this time, hoping of some sort. Everything grows withan early peace. Poundkeeper for Syracuse Precinct. this finds you as well as ever. out irrigetiea. A lawn ia unknown. fathr 10 aU and , ake . France, October 19, 1918 i . Your son, There is ae place for one because the of things, because it won't b long Dear Mother, Father and All: GEORGE FREESTONE. houses joln eech ether and are built I suppose you have all been some- - htorfs weJwlU be,.back 1 a" aend'n Chri8tmaa Mr. and Mrs. Freestone have an uopn the street. Every domestic anialP what worried. in not hearing from before Other son in the service. He is Harvey, mal known is raised and used, here. Sterthom. O f0rPackJ-boPbut France-beeMr. and Mrs. Freestone's second son Rabbits are eatea as well as mutton or me to write at all, as I sure have the packafre Btartj for ill staying true blue and I is in the navy and has until lately other forms ef viands. A family pig, through some SCRAP, believe! I continue to do so. I will try and been seeing service on the battleship and at times a litter, may be seen at me. But I never got a scratch, and am : I can and hope all Maine. Since joining the colors he almost any hear ef the day by merely ften feeling fine and dandy, only the coot--1 writ peeping ia at seme front door, Doga same. wil do of the you iea are sure giving me Fritz. Pray for the has been promoted twice. infest ths towns, I shall never tolerwho been has George Freestone, come. soon I will which think Today is the only chance I have had peace, wounded in France, enlisted in the Ma- ate erne agaia. To speak in abusive Your loving son, to write for so long a time that I rines a year ago last August. He has and aakind terms to anything here in HENRY MORGAN. have about forgotten how. It has the aaimal line is not to be forgiven. been in France almost a year. been a long while since I heard from I received the letter you wrote, tell- Jim, but I can't help but feel that he I ing me about Jane and the baby. is all right, the same as myself. I GEORGE FREESTONE WOUNDED HUBERT H. LAYTON The relief work needed here is very The following letter from George just got a letter from Emil Whitesides. I bcKeve the Red Cross is doHubert Additional facts great. concerning He was well and had been on a leave Freestone to bis parents tells of bis more good than any other organito Paris. I get lots of letters from being wounded while on active service II. Layton, who made the scupreme ing we tee here, except possibly tho sation soil on have of sacrifice the France, home but never get to see anyone from in France: Y. M, C. A. The Reflex bis been furnished parby home, although there are hundreds of Dear Parents: I was erry te hear that Willie had ents, Mr. and Mrs. Orson Layton, ol new fellows here. I don't suppose I know I Layton. to with death. Tell me all about met I to will let write you you ever will get over those homesick in but hie the wounded am ealled the to was and he time At the mUfertae,iwhen hospital, you write again. spells, but I sm getting along fine, fine. I am wounded in service of his country he was practic- I have net seen him since , we left s along getting considering. I will be ing law in Salt Lake City, where he Camp Lewis, then he was feeling fine I wonder all the time how you art the side, but not very badly. two. in or month a well entrained for Camp Lewis April 27 o and was full ef life and good cheer. aB getting along, but I always hope this year. On July 27 he embarked He told me all about his wedding and me send to a send will a I slip you and pray for the best. The war looks HUBERT. for Franc and shortly after arriving his ambitions. I am to be about over at present and, be- Christmas package. -- WITH THE V- ' MM, YOU NEED A NO I Nl T PUBLIC. CALL US |