The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-05-27

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Rev. James Evans of this place filled
lis regular appointments at the Baptist
Church Sunday.
sag- Have you noticed S. H. Bolirger
& Company's advertisement? They an
nounce a removal sale.
The private school being taught in
old Benton by Miss Leila White will
come to a close to-day.
Miss Murl Leaves of Naples, Texas,
arrived in Benton last Saturday evening
and is guest Of her aunt, Mrs. w. A.
Fortson.
DR.. A. M. Eichelberger, veterinarian
located in Shreveport, was visitor in
Benton Tuesday. His card is to be seen
elsewhere on this page.
Rev. G. G. Woodbridge of Plain Deal
ing, assisted by Rev. w. F. O'Kelly of
Shreveport, began revival service at
the Presbyterian Church Tuesday night
Mrs. c. NJ. Meadows of Homer, on her
way home from Galveston, Texas, stop
ped over in Benton Tuesday and is a
guest at the home of her brother, Mr..
w. A. Fortson.
The public is cordially invited to join
the r. J. Hancock Chapter, U. D. c.,
in their celebration June Sd. A basket
dinner will be served at noon and an
interesting program rendered during the
afternoon. ~
Red River fell 3.3 feet at Shreveport
Monday, making the stage there 1916
feet. Tuesday it rose 6 of foot and
yesterday 2 feet, making the stage 1872
feet. Rises also occurred in the upper
river during the three days mentioned.
The following paragraph is contribut-
ed: "The Red Land Domestic Science
Club will meet with Miss Lille Stampley
at her home near Carterville, Saturday
afternoon, June 18th. All club men,
bers are urged to be present, there
being some business to be attended to-
Secretary Treasurer"
Taking advantage of the recent offer
made by the Police Jury, Mr.. J. E. Burt
of this place is having dipping vat put
in for his cattle and other stock. The
work is being done under the supervis-
ion of Drs. R. E. Noyse and w. A.
Clark, two veterinarians connected with
the United States Department of Agri-
culture and now located in Shreveport.
Both the school elections held in this
parish on the 18th carried. One was in
the addition to the Seventh (Haughton)
| District to authorize the S-mill tax in
the newly added territory. The other
was in the newly created Nineteenth
| (Koran) District, where 5-mill tax for
period of ten years was voted for
school purposes. Against the last
named proposition there was one dis
senting vote.
In the Thirteenth School District it is
proposed to ask for an election to in
crease the special school tax from 211a to
81 mills, the fund arising from the in
creased tax to be used in eRlarging the
Bossier City school building so thai
there will be ample room for another
teacher, who will be engaged to teach
domestic science. A special meeting Of
the School Board is being held here
to-day for the purpose of ordering the
election.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Scanland have
received an invitation reading as fol.
lows: "The trustees and faculty of thu
Bible Teachers Training School reques
the honor of your presence at the exer
cisies of commencement week, May 30tl
to June I'd, New York City, The in
vitation was forwarded by Miss Kati'
Belle Abney, who is their niece ant
eldest daughter of Mr.. F. w. Abney o
Charleston, w. Va. Her name appear
among the list of the twenty graduates
| Yesterday forenoon Police Juror M. G
Wright informed the reporter that tn
deep we'll in the Court House yard ha'
reached depth of about POS feet. H
thinks it will be necessary to drill abou
fifty feet more to strike good flow o
water, and if not found at that leve
about fifty feet additional to the bed Q
red sand. He said that asphalt (honey
.combed) Ignite, volcanic cinders, Sc
shells and two small pockets of gas ha
been struck, and Mr.. j. r. Honeycutt
the driller, added that small nugget 6
gold had been brought to the surface.
Mr.. Will Mercer of Gillian says in
: short letter to the writer that "now
, the time to make preparation for some
thing to follow OATS" and has sent us a
advertisement for his June corn. II
adds: "There is nothing better on poe
j, land than peas, but. the, next best thin
is June corn. Alternate with two row
, of each and you get fair crop of cor
and plenty of peas" Several times tn
season we have called attention to tt
$ value of June corn, which can be plant
; ed quite late and which is thes propt
: thing to plant when you fail to get
stand of some other crop. We ha,
:. seen it do well for number of season
> here in this community and would lii
:, to see much of it planted this season.
g Or. A. M. EICHELBERGEI