The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-07-03

in the issue of the 18th, if corrections
warrant it.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Hicks
last Saturday, girl.
Mr. John Brandon of Curtis was Wis
itor last Saturday. He reports fine crop
prospects.
Mrs. Will Seay Of Shreveport was a
week end visitor at the plantation home
of Mrs. Mary Vance.
Mr.. F.. E. Simpson of Hunter is here
on a ten-day visit with her sister, Mrs.
L. G. Smith, and other relatives.
Mr.. J. w. Wallace, a prosperous Ward
Two farmer, who called to-day, reports
plenty of small bolls on his cotton.
Miss Pauline Dawson has as a guest
little Miss Louise Mccall, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Mccall of Bossier
City.
Mr.. E. NJ. Carstarphen of Plain Deal
ing is here doing contract carpenter
work. He is at present working at Mrs.
Belle Wise's residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sid Umstead and family
are now occupying Mr.. ]. A. Rogers
cottage. Mr.. Umstead is team con-
tractor and only recently moved here.
Mr.. T. H. Farrar, the Cotton Belts
local agent, while away on months
leave OF absence, is being represented
by Mr.. Linton Perry of Plain Dealing.
We are told that Mr.. William Dunn,
recently of Alden Bridge, but now work.
ing with the Oil field operators near this
place, has applied to rent the Gulledge
cottage.
Mr.. jim Edwards car, a pretty five
passenger Oakland, was brought in
Tuesday by Mr.. Leo Cunning, the
Shreveport agent. Mr.. Cummings ad-
Vertisement appears elsewhere.
Little Miss Mamie Burt, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Burt, brought in an
extra large ripe tomato Tuesday-the
first we have seen this season. The
family used it on the table and very
much enjoyed it. Thank you, little one.
ns1s~ We have been requested to state
that box supper, for the benefit of pay
ing off the debt on the w. O. w. hall in
Rocky Mount, will be given in that place
on the evening of Friday, the nth.
Cold drinks and other refreshments will
please bring boxes.
The Shreveport Journal of last Satur-
day says the Meridian Fertilizer Com
pany has arranged to build in BossieI
City plant representing an investment
of something like $4,000, with an out
put much larger than the plant it has
been operating in Shreveport. 1t viii
occupy the site formerly occupied by
the American Creosoting Company.
A regular meeting of the Parish
School Board was held here yesterday
and to-day, all members being present
Schools for the coming scholastic yea
we're let and the usual routine bushes.
disposed of. Mr.W. A. Fortson, who hat
no opposition, was reelected Superin.
7 tendent of Public Schools for term O
four years. We expect to publish tn,
proceedings in full next week.
Movement For I5-Cent Cotton.
Mr.. C. E. Jenkins of Shreveport wa
l in Benton this week in the interest O
the cotton growers of the parish ant
promises Is cents per pound for all cot
2 ton he can get.
He represents the Southern State
i, Cotton Corporation, whose headquarter
4 are at Dallas, Texas. He reports tina
q the 15-cent movement is making won
derful strides in every cotton-growin'
S section and speaks of the price as al
e assured fact. Fifteen cents a poun
n certainly sounds good, and it is our pur
r pose to look more deeply into the pla
r that makes such price possible. TIL
: business-ike way in which this corpo
d ration goes about the introduction of tn
d plan argues we'll for it.
}. Mr.. Jenkins is the bonded agent fc
= Bossier Parish and it is his object an
h purpose to organize the parish perma
d nently for the corporation. The paris
e is to have secretary and six or moi
/, committeeman, whose future bushes
% will be to look after the cotton in the
,e districts and see that it finds markt
st through the Southern States Cotto
3, Corporation.
n New Date for Cemetery Work.