The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-03-18
| News Notes
| OF the Week

Born on the 7th to Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Stinson of this place, boy.
Mr.. G. L. Demoss of Plain Dealing
was business visitor in Benton Monday.
The motor car now leaves Shreveport
at six O'Clock am. instead of 6:1O, as
heretofore.
Mr.. w. w. Lay, representative citi-
zen from Linton, was visitor in Benton
last Friday.
MANY old friends were glad to greet
Mr.. A. r. Tompson of the Collinsburg
community, who was a visitor in Benton
Tuesday.
Corn is one of the oldest crops. 1t
should every season be one of our most
carefully guarded and cultivated crops.
Plant more corn!
Sunday was clear and inviting day,
not cold, and large crowds gathered at
the Methodist Church to hear the two
sermons delivered by Rev. J. M. Brown
of Haughton.
Mrs. Eugenia Cannon of Baton Rouge
came in last Friday evening and will
spend some weeks here at the homes of
her brothers, Messrs. w. G. and J. E.
Burt, and in Shreveport with relatives
and friends.
Why not join the Louisiana Corn
Growers Association - plant more
corn, learn how to increase the yield of
that crop, and at the same time help
along a good cause? For handsomely
illustrated booklet and other information
address the Secretary at Baton Rouge.
After a short stay here with relatives
and friends Mrs. Tom Maryman returned
last Friday to her home in Bradley,
Ark. She was accompanied by Mary
Sue and Dan Logan, children of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Logan, who spent three
days with her, returning home Monday
afternoon.
A visitor Tuesday was Mr.. T. P. Gar
rett of Red Land, who made the entire
trip by private conveyance. He says
the public roads of our parish are again
in good shape. Up his way plows have
been steadily busy for ten days past and
much corn has been planted and ground
prepared for other crops.
Mr.. J. B. Arnold, who, because of an
accident on the 23d of December in
which his spinal column was injured,
became patient at a Shreveport sani-
tarium, was removed to his mothers
home, near VAUDEVILLE, last Saturday.
It will be matter of regret to his friends
to learn that he is even yet unable to
walk without assistance.
Rev. A. w. Turner has written Sheriff
]. F. Edwards of this place as follows
81 expect to be in your town to represent
our cause next Sunday at eleven O'Clock
am" Mr.. Turner is the State Super
intendent for the Louisiana Antisaloon
League and, as previously announced, he
is coming for the purpose of lecture,
which will be delivered at the Presby-
terian Church.
Preparations were begun here Monday
to drill deep we'll in the Court House
yard to secure sufficient supply of soft
water to supply all needs Of the Parish
Jail. The work is being done under the
direction of Police Juror M. C. Wright.
Mr. j. R. Honeycutt of Plain Dealing il
the driller and he has as an assistant
Mr.. Dick Wright of Shreveport. 1t is
thought the final depth of the we'll viii
be about 265 feet.
Judge John N. Sandlin was here the
first of the week to hold nonjury tern
of Bossier District Court. J. w. Ryan,
and Henry Brown, aged about eighteer
and seventeen years, respectively, ane
who state that Shreveport is their home
plead guilty to carrying concealed wea.
pons and were given 100 days each il
jail. These two boys were arrested three
or four weeks ago as suspicious charac'
ters at VAUDEVILLE by Mr.. A. c. Gray
Aside from the pistols, on one was found
screwdriver and a mask. Ryant, de-
spite his youth, has already served ;
short term in the Penitentiary.
An invitation to reach this Office
reads: "You are invited to attend thu
marriage of Myrtis Lucille Aldridge tt
George Clifford Smith, Wednesda.
morning, March "a, 1915, t0:40 O'Clock
First Methodist Church, Minden, La.
Mr.. Smith is we'll known in this com
munity, where he grew to manhood. HI
IS brother of Mr.. L. G.. Smith, still +;
resident of Benton, and Mr.. G. B. Smitl
OF Homer. He is known as a young
man of energy and resourceful turn o
mind. We wish, in advance, to exten'
congratulations and best wishes owe
THIS coming happy event in his life ant
mat OF the young lady of his choice.
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