The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-16

who have been attending summer
school in Natchitoches, are again at
home.
Mr.. R. D. Wilmington of Ivan, who
called yesterday, reports excellent pros
poets for crops. 1t would be fine if every
farmer in the parish could say the same.
Several times move has been made
to secure third rural mail route out of
this place, to lead out by way of Linton,
but we have heard nothing of it lately.
Don't give it up, neighbors.
The test well at Allentown had been
sunk to depth of 800 feet Tuesday, with
everything running smoothly. In the
event gas is struck it will be be used for
fuel by the operators and new location
nearby selected as site for the test oil
we'll.
Rev. S. DAVIS of the Arkana commun-
ity, who called Tuesday, left an adver-
tisement with US. He says he is offering
for sale or exchange the best small farm
in North Bossier, lying level, is well
drained, and there is no loss of acreage
because of branch bottoms, etc.
Mr.. Dallas Jones of Shreveport, known
to many of the Banners readers, has
severed his connection with the Shreve-
port Ice and Coal Company to become
joint owner of the business operated at
No. TO Texas Street, that city, under
the firm name of the Caddo Fruit and
Produce Company.
Messrs. w. M. Mccall and l. w.
Wilmington of the Brownlee community
called Tuesday. They were on their
| way to Ivan to drive out bunch of cat
tie. Mr.. Mccall said crops were burn
ing up and if it wasn't for his young
mule crop he wouldn't have thing to
boast about. He has ten, five now over
year cid.
Mr.. T. w. w. Stinson Of this place is
one of the extensive growers of alfalfa
of this community. We are told he has
made three cuttings this season, the first
two being full and good but the last not
turning out so we'll. If seasonable rains
fall he should get three more cuttings
but if there is no rainfall the cutting JUS
made will no doubt be the last for the
season.
| Messrs. M. B. Stampley and Henri.
Rodgers, residents of Ward -Four, wer'
callers Monday. Mr.. Stampley said thu
hogs Of his community continue to di'
! from some unknown disease, which
literally effect them all over. No on
has as yet been able to say what the dis
ease is. Some residents have lost al
{ their hogs and nearly all have los
{ heavily.
!, Messrs. G. w. Smith of Haughton an
r. T. Poole and T. d. Connell of War
One, who own Separately ABOUT 200
5 acres of land at Poole, have bonded thei
3 holdings to an oil developing compan
] who forfeit $1,000 if drilling is not begu
!. within sixty days. The two producin
4 wells on Col. B. w. Marsden's Red Rive
+ plantation are only some six or eigl
miles from this property.
s We learn that the Cotton Belts mote
: car service between Lewisvilie, Ark
d and Shreveport will be inaugurated c
], Sunday the Goth. At this time it is nj
n known definitely what the schedule wi
o be, but Officials Of the road have give
out the following, with the stateme1
S that there may be slight changes in
y Leave Shreveport at 6:35 am. and a
q rive at Lewisyille at sos am, and r.
n turning, leave Lewisville at $3.50 p.I
!. and arrive at Shreveport at 6:20 pm.
3, In an interview last Friday Mr.. E.
d Burt, farm demonstration agent for Il
Il parish said: "To Judge from prese
indication, we will make about ne-thi
: of corn crop. The stand of cotton a.
r. it's promise OF full yield is the best
# the parish for some years past. Fro
in Miller's Bluff east to Ivan there is
" stretch of territory some three or TO
ar miles in width that has not suffered
!. day for rain, and all crops are good. Z
is potato, peanut and such crops are pc
= nearly everywhere. However, there
40 still time to make good potato crop
in the vines can be secured for planting a
r. rains fall during September"
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