The Bossier banner., 1915-08-19
| News Notes
| of the Week

Mr.. Gillum Wyche is again up and out
after rather severe attack of fever.
Mr.. F. K. Johnson has written from
Zwolle to ask that we forward his paper
to that place instead of to Plain Dealing.
Rev. James Evans asks that we an
nounce that he expects to fill his reg
ular appointments in this place Sunday.
Miss Jessie Wyche returned home last
Saturday from Haughton, where she
spent some days with her aunt, Mrs.
G. w. Smith.
Messrs. J. R. Kirklin and Charles Cor
man of Antrim and I. A. Gleason of
Plain Dealing were business visitors in
Benton yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommie Demoss of near
Plain Dealing and their two boys are
visitors at the home of Mrs. Alice Heif-
ner, Mrs. Demoss' mother.
A number Of campers went out on
Bodcau the first of the week. They
have experienced anything else but
agreeable weather for camping.
Mr.. H. NJ. Spruill writes that he again
claims Bossier Parish as his home and
wants his paper forwarded to Plain
Dealing instead of to South Mansfield.
Rev. T. J. Embree of Plain Dealing
writes that he has been called away and
that no services will be held at the
Methodist Church in that place Sunday.
Judge John N. Sandlin of Minden has
just forwarded us souvenir Panama
Pacific Exposition post card from Los
Angeles, Cal. He and Mrs. Sandlin
have been in San Francisco seeing the
sights Of the exposition and, we pre-
sumo, are now visiting other points on
the Western coast.
Here you are-popped pop corn on
the ear, right from the garden. Such
an exhibit was brought to this Office one
day last week by Mrs. Elizabeth Daw-
son. Though we have all seen hotter
days than have been experienced this
summer, no doubt the heat of the past
week popped the corn.
The Secretary of the Red Land Do
nestle Science Club asks that we state
that "the August meeting of the club
will be held with Mrs. R. R. Cheshire a
her home, near Red Land, Saturda!
afternoon, August 2Sth. 1t is hoped al
members will be present as there art
important questions to be discussed a
this meeting"
Exceptionally hard and continued rail
falls have been experienced Throughout
Bossier Parish ever since Tuesday. To
day but little rain has fallen, but tn
clouds are low and there seems to b
promise of more rain during the after
noon. This is no doubt our share in tn
big Texas storm. Rain also fell here tn
{ latter part of last week.
Readers of the Banner and resident
of the parish generally are urged t
bear in mind that the 26th (the fourt
Thursday win be Louisiana Good Road
Day. Last year throughout the State
including several points in this parish
the day was observed by many and muc
work was done on public roads. Resi-
dents of each community should 81
together and name some one as leade
to rally the forces for road work on thu
day. There is no question as to th
need OF work on our roads-you can
make them too good-and just now croI
are all laid by and do not need attention
Let's all go in for better roads.
AT q good roads mass meeting held
Minden on Wednesday of last weel
which was largely attended, represer
tatlye citizens from every portion ,
0 Webster Parish being present, the prt
posal made that met with general fave
was for the parish to build system
sand-elay roads. 1t is proposed
make CT the parish one road distric
road commissioners to be elected fro
each ward. The Police Jury will
asked to order an election, at which
bond issue OF $500, 900 will be submittt
to the people. 1t is estimated that SUI
bond issue would be sufficient for Il
construction of 250 miles of cand -cl.