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ton,) used to drive a small vehicle like a jeep to make house calls with Dr. de Montluzin. He died in his 20?s after a bout with . yellow fever he caught from a ; patient,? she said.	'
Travel out of Logtown ? included boarding mail boats, ! which were owned by the Wes- | ton and Otis families, to Engl- , ish Lookout, where residents ? would ride a train to New 1 Orleans. Mrs. Otis and her friends would often depart for i New Orleans early in the morn-' ing and spend the day shopping on Canal Street, board the train back and return by boat.
She recalled family dinners of homegrown vegetables, fruits and beef steaks purchased for 25c. Dairy cows, pork, chicken and ducks were all raised on 1
a barge from New Orleans and came equipped with an instructor.
she became one of the ?designated drivers? of the automobile, navigating the crude coun-
?I believe it was a Hudson,? ty roads, she remembered, noting that ?My brother (Dr. Henry Wes-
acreage surrounding the family home.
After graduation from Logtown Public School, Mrs. Otis
Bettye Otis in the early 1900?s on horse ??Bessie


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