The Bossier banner., 1912-06-20
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The News of a Week In Paragraphs

A heavy rain fell here Monday night.
Mr.. S. Arbuthnot of Belcher and his
con Paul were visitors in Benton
Tuesday.
Mr.. Aylmer Wyche has written US to
forward his paper to Asherton, Texas,
for the present.
A car of Irish potatoes, in which
several farmers of this community were
interested, was shipped from this place
last Thursday.
The Banners May subscription re-
ceipts, which have been crowded out of
print for the past two weeks, appear in
to-day's issue.
Mrs. Dallas Jones of Shreveport ar
rived Monday for visit of some days at
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Fl. Scanland.
Mrs. L. L. Lankford and children of
Cotton Valley were recent visitors here
with Mrs. Landlords parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. NJ Montgomery.
We have been instructed to forward
Mrs. r. NJ. Burton's paper to Shreve-
port, instead of to Mansfield. We pre-
sumo she and Mr.. Burton are now re-
siding in that city.
Mr.. J. A. Byrd, successful farmer
who resides three miles east of Benton,
was a caller Tuesday. He says there
was four inch rain out his way Mon
day night. His oats did well and his
corn promises good yield.
A friend informs us that big Fourth
of July celebration will be held in Alden
Bridge this year, patterned after those
held there on this date of former years.
There will be big dinner, dancing, a
ball game and perhaps other attractions.
Mr.. C. NJ. Matlock, a former Bossier
citizen who is now one of our nonresi-
dent subscribers, has just remitted 50 on
subscription, and writes that he is always
glad to receive the Banner. He is still
in the hotel business at Trout, this State.
MIR. J. 7. Ford of Rocky Mount, while
in Benton yesterday on business called
at the Banner Office and renewed his
subscription. He said that everybody
in his community was busy with crops
and that there was heavy rainfall
there Monday night.
The next regular meeting Of the Par
ish School Board will be held in this
place on Tuesday, July 9th, the day fol
the regular meeting of the Police Jury.
The board has been called to convene on
that day because petition from it will
be presented to the Police Jury.
Mrs. J. S. Swami of Swanhaven re-
turned home Monday from visit OF
several days in Shreveport. From her
we Termed that her niece, Miss Mamie
Johnson, left the previous day for Sal,
Lake City, Utah, where she will spend
the summer with married sister.
Rev. B. C. Conant OF Gibsland last
night closed series of meetings which
have been held regularly at the Baptist
Church ever since Thursday night OF
last week, and in which he was assisted
by Rev. J. T. Moore of Mt. Lebanon
There were no new accessions to the
church as result of the meeting.
Our good friend, Capt. w. j. Hughes
OF Shreveport, has new automobile, in
which ne made quite an extensive triI
in our parish last Saturday, going from
Bossier City to. Haughton, from tha
place to Bellevue, from there to this
place and then back to his home in the
city about sixty miles, we should think
The many friends among the Banners
readers of Miss Annie Johnston o.
Shreveport will be pleased to learn tha
she will be one of the teachers in Cente.
nary College, that city, during the COM
ing term. This is deserved promotion
as the young lady has earned for hersel
an enviable reputation as successful
instructor.
Monday we saw check for $500
given by the Standard Oil Company fo
a twelye-months mineral rights lease OF
500 acres of Bossier soil-the Dillart
place near Bossier City. 1t is expected
that the company will at once put dow
test oil well on the property. So ia
as we are informed, this is the first leas'
the Standard Company has ever mad
in Bossier. 1t will no doubt make other
interested ''sit up and take notice.
Ii you have something on your farm
you would like to convert into none,
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