The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-07-18
Local Happenings
r.ws of a Week In Paragraphs

showers Tuesday and yesterday and
again to-day.
siss Beth Gayle is in Lewisville, Ark,
visit with Miss Carrie Garfield.
Mrs. NJ. S. Bolinger of Bolinger spent
,.st Friday in Benton as guest of Mrs.
W. j. Dawson.
Miss Kate Carter left Monday for
rneson. Ariz., to spend month with her
brother, DR.. Harry Carter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rogers, until re-
oontlv residents of Arlington, Texas,
have again removed to Benton.
Mr.. Dan Rogers, after an absence OF
come months, is at home on a visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Rogers.
Miss Lucille Edwards returned home
last Friday from Sweetwater, Texas,
where she spent some weeks with old
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. McCorquodale left
Monday for their home in Shreveport
.fter a short visit here with Mr.. and
Mrs. 3. A. Kelly, Mrs. McCorquodale's
parents.
The revival service held at the Metho-
dist Church in this place nearly all OF
last week was brought to a close Sunday
n;oht There were no new accessions to
the church.
META. Wikerson, WHO'S now farm
ing on Capt. Thomas Lyles' place, at
midway. reported that he had been eat
ing sweet potatoes from his this years
crop for some weeks.
Miss Irma Stinson returned home
Tuesday from Mooringsport, where she
snept three weeks as guest OF Miss
Marion Arnold, her cousin, who is now
here on visit with her.
Mrs. Katherine Bum and her daugh'
ter, Miss Dorothy, of Pine Bluff, Ark.
are here on visit of several weeks witt
relatives. They are at present guests a
the home of Mrs. Belle Wise, Mrs
Bunn's aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. jeff Smith have com
back to our parish to reside permanently
They are at present located about nv
miles east of Benton, on the Benton an
Bellevue road, and near the home OF MI
". II. Smith, Mr.. Smiths father.
After spending some days in this com
munity with his wife and relatives. MI
Newt Ogden, jr., left last Saturday &c
his home in Baton Rouge. He was &C
companied by his uncle, Mr.. G. Ogdel
who expects to spend some weeks in tn
Capital City with relatives.
Mr.. J. B. Booker, a successful wal
five farmer, was caller yesterday. 4
reports all crops as fairly promising, b.
stated that the ravages of several inse
enemies were noticeable, chiefly amor
which were the cotton boil weevil and
grass worm. His pea crop, he adde
was extra fine.
All having relatives buried in Il
Rogers old graveyard at Emma, and
Others who feel sufficient interest b
cause of friends being buried there, a
requested to meet there on Thursda
August ist, to clean off the grount
This notice is given by request OF N
D. Il. Cole of that community.
News reached Benton Tuesday OF
death that day of Mr.. ]. G. Hodges
his home in Sweetwater, Texas. HeW
former resident of Haughton and h
many friends amoung the readers OF t
Banner. He had been in failing hea
for some time. Deceased was. son
the late Edmund w. Hodges OF Colt
Valley, one of the most prominent a
influential citizens of this parish bef'
the War Between the States.
Mr.. J. F. Adair of Ivan, perhaps
successful a farmer as there is in Boss
Parish, was interviewed one day t
week by the writer as to the condition
his crops and the promise OF yield.
our surprise, he stated that present
dications pointed to a full crop. On
home place he has seventy-five ac
planted to corn, sixty acres planted
cotton, twenty acres planted to pean
and fifteen acres planted to peas -
looking we'll and doing their best.
has been told by State crop expert
there is no better cotton in the pal
than that to he found on his place.
says the entire Ivan community has
best corn prospect it has had for
years past. Boil weevils are not so
in his cotton as during previous ye'
He has lost practically all OF bis nc
valued at about 500, from cholera.
germ of the disease he believes to b
been brought to his place during
past winter by black birds.