The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-09
Local and Personal X
4 Continued Story of Current Events

We are told that September promises to be a
stormy month.
Mice MARGARET Murff of Shreveport is guest this
,reek of Mrs. c.. O. Gayle.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hill Of this place are among
the campers on Bodcau this week.
Mrs NJ L. Merrell of Coushatta is here on a visit
with her sister, Mrs. w. H. Scanland.
Rorn to Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Landlord of Spring
Hill webster Parish) on the Sd, boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Afford of Haughton spent
Yesterday and to-day IN benton, stopping WIN Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Edwards.
Mrs. Mariah Butler, who has been here some
ueaks as guest of her daughter Mrs. j. P Cres-
well left Monday for her home near Bluffs.
Mr. and Mrs. T. w. w. Stinson, two of Mr.. Stin-
CONS children-Irma and Dewey-and Matte Belle
Scanland are camping on Bodcau this week.
Mr.. Ed Logan, Parish Surveyor, left Tuesday for
South Bossier where he will be employed for about
two weeks. locating lines on the Poole plantation.
DR.. Emmett Wilkerson, son Of DR.. 'Watt' Will
kerson of Coushatta and until recently an inferno
at the Shreveport Charity Hospital, visited friends
in Benton last week.
Mrs. r. E. Wyche and her two sons who accom-
nanied her-Aylmer and Eugene-returned Tues
day from San Antonio, Texas, where they spent two
weeks with relatives.
home in Plain Dealing, after spending some weeks
here very pleasantly guest at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs j. F. Edwards.
Mr. John l.. Gayle of Gayle, Caddo Parish, spent
last night in Benton with his brother, Mr.. c. O..
GAYLE He reports good corn crops and fair
cotton yield in his community.
Rev. and Mrs. j. A. Parker, who spent the sum-
mer on the Mississippi coast and who are now Wis
ting their sons living at different points in this
State, are expected home next week.
Prof w. A. Fortson of this place, Parish Super
intendent of Public Schools, has requested US to
state that the School Board has ordered that all
public white schools in the parish be opened on the
18th, next Monday.
The old family residence on the Byrd place, three
miles east of Benton, was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday afternoon of last week. 1t caught from
sparks flying from dead trees on the premises that
had been fired by Mr. Fred Byrd.
~ The home of Jim Toliver (coored) who lives two
or three miles out from Benton, destroyed by
fire last Wednesday night The white people OF
this place have since given the family some furnl-
ture and many articles of clothing.
A bale of cotton weighing 465 pounds ginned
at the public gin at this place last Saturday ano
bought by Mr.. r. E. Wyche for II cents per pound
1t was grown by Mr.. T. A. Wikerson, who this yeal
has Mr.. J. W. Walace's hill place leased.
Miss Bessie Johnston left yesterday for Monroe
where she will spend several days with relatives
before proceeding to Cheneyville, where she viii
teach during the coming term. The young lady il
favorite here in Benton and her many friends
regretted to see her leave
From Mr.. J. T. McDade of McDade, who was
here yesterday, we learned that 139 bales of cottor
have been ginned at the public gin at that place
this season and that 14O bales and three cars o
seed have been shipped We had no idea the sea
son was well advanced.
The Bossier Parish Farmers Union will meet a
Emma on Tuesday, the 21st. All local unions ar
requested to have a full delegation present. Their
will perhaps be barbecue and basket dinner. Thu
first half of the day will be public. The executive
session Of the union will be held in the afternoon
A. Hoffpauir, Secretary.
The Parish School Board will convene in extr
session in this place next Tuesday, the 14th. TIL
session will be called for the purpose of selecting
some one to dispose of the Bossier City schoc
bonds recently authorized. The funds thus real
lied will be used chiefly in the erection of hand
some school building in that place.
Prof. Jos. E. Johnston left Tuesday for Arzon
tnow small interior town in Claiborne Parish, bu
manufacturing center of some pretension durin
earlier days. where big barbecue and celebratio
We're held yesterday. Prof. Johnston was invite
as one OF the orators of the day. and had the pleas
ure OF making his address on the plot of ground 0
winch the Arizona Academy once stood, in whic