TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SCOTT COUNTY ADVANCE REPORTER AUGUST 15, 1918 P. 2
CAMP BEAUREGARD, LA.
Auxiliary Remount Depot No. 314
Aug. 3, 1918
Mr. Jim Cox,
Dear Editor:
I will write you Scott County people a few lines tonight.
Well everything is on the hustle here at present time. The 39th Division will soon be “over there.” I have a number of old friends leaving every day. I hope we will soon follow them up. We have more stock here now than we ever did have at one time before. There was nearly four thousand turned in here last week and we had about that many all summer. It sure takes a lot of feed.
We are looking for them to ship us and the stock any time. We have a troop of cavalry, also a company of Inf. Of course we don’t drill much, for we don’t have time. We have our veterinary corps to look after the sick stock and a blacksmith shop that work about 50 men. Every job has its detail of men, so they know what to do. We have a large pack train and wagon train. We also have our own canvasses to turn. The Capt. Just bought a big Reo car that will carry 20 men. We need a few luxuries along with so much work.
Well I am at my same old job, pressing clothes. I have a nice little shop in one end of the exchange bldg. I have one helper Luther Taff whom you all know. Come on boys with some letters to the good old A. R. We all read it every week. I just read the letter Denver Brashier wrote. Come again Bud, I enjoy reading your letters; and don’t you know I had a surprise tonight; who should I walk up on but John Benson, the little John that used to live in Waldron now a grown up soldier. Said he was going over the top soon. It sure is a treat to meet with old friends that you were raised with.
Well I will have to hunt the hay pretty soon. By the way, does it ever rain any in Ark. Now? We have not had a rain in so long everything is burned up. I don’t know what the people live on. We have some visitors to camp. Tom Payne was over last week to see Omer before he left. Omer is a fine boy; we wish him all the good luck possible.
Mr. Hawkins of Parks and Charley Whitlow and family are visiting here this week.
I read in the New Orleans Times with much regret of the death of John Tollison in France. He died for humanity’s sake. I extend my heart felt sympathy to the bereaved ones.
If I see this in print I will come again.
Emmett E. Hines
NOTES: Emmett Earl Hines was born on December 3, 1891 and died on March 3, 1977. He is buried in the Pilot Prairie Cemetery in Waldron, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Pvt. in the US Army during WWI.
TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD
CAMP BEAUREGARD, LA.
Auxiliary Remount Depot No. 314
Aug. 3, 1918
Mr. Jim Cox,
Dear Editor:
I will write you Scott County people a few lines tonight.
Well everything is on the hustle here at present time. The 39th Division will soon be “over there.” I have a number of old friends leaving every day. I hope we will soon follow them up. We have more stock here now than we ever did have at one time before. There was nearly four thousand turned in here last week and we had about that many all summer. It sure takes a lot of feed.
We are looking for them to ship us and the stock any time. We have a troop of cavalry, also a company of Inf. Of course we don’t drill much, for we don’t have time. We have our veterinary corps to look after the sick stock and a blacksmith shop that work about 50 men. Every job has its detail of men, so they know what to do. We have a large pack train and wagon train. We also have our own canvasses to turn. The Capt. Just bought a big Reo car that will carry 20 men. We need a few luxuries along with so much work.
Well I am at my same old job, pressing clothes. I have a nice little shop in one end of the exchange bldg. I have one helper Luther Taff whom you all know. Come on boys with some letters to the good old A. R. We all read it every week. I just read the letter Denver Brashier wrote. Come again Bud, I enjoy reading your letters; and don’t you know I had a surprise tonight; who should I walk up on but John Benson, the little John that used to live in Waldron now a grown up soldier. Said he was going over the top soon. It sure is a treat to meet with old friends that you were raised with.
Well I will have to hunt the hay pretty soon. By the way, does it ever rain any in Ark. Now? We have not had a rain in so long everything is burned up. I don’t know what the people live on. We have some visitors to camp. Tom Payne was over last week to see Omer before he left. Omer is a fine boy; we wish him all the good luck possible.
Mr. Hawkins of Parks and Charley Whitlow and family are visiting here this week.
I read in the New Orleans Times with much regret of the death of John Tollison in France. He died for humanity’s sake. I extend my heart felt sympathy to the bereaved ones.
If I see this in print I will come again.
Emmett E. Hines
NOTES: Emmett Earl Hines was born on December 3, 1891 and died on March 3, 1977. He is buried in the Pilot Prairie Cemetery in Waldron, Arkansas. His military headstone identifies him as a Pvt. in the US Army during WWI.
TRANSCRIBED BY SHANNON SOUTHARD